Thursday, May 10, 2012

Applied A Levels

Applied A Level Pilot

Current Status

Various documents, forms etc for the Applied A Level pilot scheme.
3. Programmes for inclusion (I have separated this from the overview and summary to avoid duplication)
5. Application form
- Word docx form for filling out and e-mailing back (restricted editing capabilities; password: pilot)
- PDF for printing and posting
6. E-mail / Newsweaver doc for sending to NI schools
7. Sample letters for acknowledgement of valid app / invalid app

Before going live:

1. Check that all required courses are included in all the above.
2. Check that admissions are happy with the application form / application process / contact name & e-mail address
3. Assign resposnibility for managing/processing applications  
All will have to be approved/smoothed by the External Communications gurus!
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

1st Year Survey

We carried out a Polldaddy survey in November 2011 to set down an information benchmark for 1st Year Computing students.

A summary of the results was presented to the Computing lecturers at the Programme meeting on 19th Jan 2012.

A full report is now available. It will be placed on the shared space for the Computing Department, probably Basecamp. I have also e-mailed it to staff who are involved in the mentoring programme.
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Scratch at the Ursuline College, Sligo


The Transition Year classes in the Ursuline College, Sligo are doing a Scratch programming as part of their Technology module. Over a period of 6 weeks the different groups will be working on some Scratch projects. It is hoped that some of them may enter the Scratch competition.
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Computing Courses pull-up featuring the Imagine Cup

The new set of marketing material for the computing Courses kicked off with the "pull up" for Computing. The new colours, design, logo and QR code are included. The Imagine Cup photo is used in the background.

Of course nothing is perfect...  Given the shape and size of a pull-up not all of the photo could be used, so some members of the team are left out...in the overall scheme of things this is not likely to be a problem for anyone. It is also likely that the image will date - however, marketing material is never for life, it's for today!

It has its first outing in St Mary's Secondary School in Ballisodare at their careers evening on Monday 16 January.
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012

Summerhill School Visit

I talked to approximately 50 "pre-leaving" students from Summerhill College today. They enjoyed the ICS Choose IT movie. Some interest in computing courses. Careers teachers Teresa Kelly/Grainne Brehony would probably like another talk for LC students after CAO applications are done (Change of mind options).

Need to find easier way of hauling equipment around. PC with strong speakers or Projector with speakers would be very useful.
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