RCE Dublin-2015
a) Criteria/ indicators used to assess aspects of RCE work/ project: Character count 300 words:
Professor Ros Wade, Chair of London RCE, and the renowned climatologist Professor John Sweeney agreed to act as expert advisors to RCE Dublin. The draft Annual Report of RCE Dublin was sent for review to expert advisors, and the feedback is now informing the focus of our work in 2015-2016. We were advised to engage more closely with the education division of An Taisce, the National Heritage Body in Ireland, who have now become a partner to RCE Dublin. We were further advised to continue to look for more sustained sources of funding, which we have been doing an on-going basis since the acknowledgement of RCE Dublin.
b) Successes of the RCE and lessons learned: Character count 300 words:
The successes are as follows:
1. The launch of RCE Dublin took place at Dublin City University in November 2014, and there was a good degree of publicity about the proposed projects in the Irish media - http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/educating-students-about-making-the-world-a-better-place-for-all-is-key-30793257.html The RCE Dublin website was launched in June 2015, and acts as both a means of communicating project activities and of disseminating on-going research – http://www.rcedublin.ie/. This website will also in time provide access to modules in the aforementioned online courses.
2. Since the last annual report submitted in August 2014, the partnership of RCE Dublin has been actively engaged in progressing activities across the six designated projects for 2014-2018, as described in the annual report.
3. The design and launch of the RCE Dublin website has been a major achievement. The work of RCE Dublin has been highlighted, and there is a facility to communicate and disseminate information about the work of the RCE.
1. The launch of RCE Dublin took place at Dublin City University in November 2014, and there was a good degree of publicity about the proposed projects in the Irish media - http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/education/educating-students-about-making-the-world-a-better-place-for-all-is-key-30793257.html The RCE Dublin website was launched in June 2015, and acts as both a means of communicating project activities and of disseminating on-going research – http://www.rcedublin.ie/. This website will also in time provide access to modules in the aforementioned online courses.
2. Since the last annual report submitted in August 2014, the partnership of RCE Dublin has been actively engaged in progressing activities across the six designated projects for 2014-2018, as described in the annual report.
3. The design and launch of the RCE Dublin website has been a major achievement. The work of RCE Dublin has been highlighted, and there is a facility to communicate and disseminate information about the work of the RCE.
c) Challenges experiences: Character count 300 words:
The partners of RCE Dublin have been actively striving to attract resourcing for each of the projects. In this regard, we have been very successful in attracting skills-sharing from partners, and some small amounts of funding for specific projects from Dublin City University. However, the focus for 2015-2016 must be on sourcing financial resourcing to further develop as an RCE. In order to fulfil its obligations, RCE Dublin needs to:
1. Engage in and disseminate high-quality, evidence-based research on innovative pedagogies, processes and practices of ESD,
2. Attract high profile academics, post-doc researchers, PhD students, and/ or visiting scholars to progress the research work of the centre ,
3. Expand and diversify the projects base of RCE Dublin to attract more funding from a broader range of bodies (corporate, commercial, philanthropy, etc.),
4. Identify new partners for RCE Dublin that can contribute financial resources (as well as expertise) to the centre,
5. Formalise links with the Irish Department of Education and Skills to progress the agendas of both the Irish National Strategy for ESD, and that of RCE Dublin,
6. Develop a research communication and publication framework, so that on-going research within the centre is disseminated in a timely manner.
7. Develop formal partnerships with those engaging in ESD research at global levels (UNESCO Chairs / UNITWIN networks/ Global RCE-network)
1. Engage in and disseminate high-quality, evidence-based research on innovative pedagogies, processes and practices of ESD,
2. Attract high profile academics, post-doc researchers, PhD students, and/ or visiting scholars to progress the research work of the centre ,
3. Expand and diversify the projects base of RCE Dublin to attract more funding from a broader range of bodies (corporate, commercial, philanthropy, etc.),
4. Identify new partners for RCE Dublin that can contribute financial resources (as well as expertise) to the centre,
5. Formalise links with the Irish Department of Education and Skills to progress the agendas of both the Irish National Strategy for ESD, and that of RCE Dublin,
6. Develop a research communication and publication framework, so that on-going research within the centre is disseminated in a timely manner.
7. Develop formal partnerships with those engaging in ESD research at global levels (UNESCO Chairs / UNITWIN networks/ Global RCE-network)
