Ollscoil Mhá Nuad Maynooth University Oifig um Fhoghlaim ó Thaithí Experiential Learning Office
Annual Report 2021
Contents Introduction Introduction and Welcome
The Experiential Learning Office Team
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Who We Are
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Our Purpose
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Our Values
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Experiential Learning Office Strategy
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What We Do
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Our Journey
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Our Reach and Impact: Students and Stakeholders
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Our Impact Online
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Our Programmes and Numbers 2017-2021
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Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
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Upskill
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Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Awards
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Alumni Mentoring
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Micro Internships
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Project Live
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Research Live
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Our Highlights
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INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
MU Experiential Learning Office Dr Aisling Flynn Experiential Learning Office Lead
“Experiential education first
to develop new skills, new attitudes, or new ways of thinking”.
–Lewis and Williams 03 |ELO| Annual Report 20-21
Since its inception in 2016, the Maynooth
Whilst this has been an incredibly challenging year
University Experiential Learning Office (ELO) aims
for the Experiential Learning Team, it has been a
to enrich the education experience, by facilitating
year of firsts where resilience, collaboration and
MU students directly or indirectly to experience
innovation culminated in the introduction of four
more
new
from
their
degree
programme
by
programmes,
a
new
Careers
and
developing, enabling and cultivating high-impact
Employability portal, the exponential growth of
learning experiences, both inside and outside the
student and stakeholder engagement, as well as
classroom, where students learn by doing and
the successful delivery of multiple inaugural virtual
reflecting.
The ELO has a key role in the
events ranging from an Undergraduate Research
cultivation,
expansion
of
Symposium to a Project Live Expo. A sincere thank
experiential learning, presenting a portfolio of
you to our student, academic, community and
opportunities that develop MU student’s skills and
industry partners who enabled our success.
competencies
Together we are empowering MU students to
for
work,
and
life
promotion
and
citizenship (MU Strategic Plan 18-22).
engaged
become Future Ready.
MEET THE EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OFFICE TEAM
Aisling Flynn Experiential Learning Lead
Aisling founded the Experiential Learning Office in 2016, which exists to enable a diverse range of high impact learning experiences that equip MU students with a repertoire of skills, as they prepare for work, life and engaged citizenship. She is an experienced and award-winning higher education professional with a career that spans over a decade in this area. She holds a PhD in Management and is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Jennifer Lloyd-Hughes Civic Engagement & Community Partnership Coordinator
Jennifer is a professional Community Development practitioner with 20 years’ experience in capacity building with people experiencing poverty, project management and anti-poverty policy development in Ireland and Europe. Her current role involves embedding civic engagement policy and practice and broadening access to community engaged learning and research for staff and students at MU.
Máire Buckley Employer Engagement & Work-Related Learning Coordinator
Máire is a professional with experience working in Management Consulting, Financial Services and Higher Education. She is a member of the Association of Higher Education Careers Services and the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services. Her work involves enhancing the provision of experiential and work-related learning opportunities for MU students, with the aim of augmenting their employability and career readiness.
Nicola Kavanagh Educational Technologist
Nicola holds an MA in Technical Communication and eLearning is experienced in the delivery of online and blended learning; the creation of audiovisual content and instructional design. She works with both the Critical Skills and the Experiential Learning Office to utilise technologies that create engaging learning experiences, facilitating dialog ue towards collective learning, and sparking self and peer reflection.
MEET OUR STUDENT AMBASSADORS 2020 – 2021
Stephanie Joyce 2nd Year, Irish and German Studies Student
Jemma Molloy 3rd Year, Computer Science and Mathematics Student
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Kirsten Dowd Final Year, Physics with Astrophysics Student
Ryan Lynch 3rd Year, Computer Science Student
Lisa Sheridan 2nd Year, Media Studies and Business Student
Beth McKeague Final Year, Psychology Student
Jessica McMahon Final Year, Business Management and Anthropology Student
OUR PURPOSE
To equip students for work, life and engaged citizenship directly or indirectly, through empowering academic departments to deliver high impact experiential learning experiences that are of value to all stakeholders involved.
OUR VALUES Our values express what we stand for, are core to our offering and reinforce our purpose.
Students First
Better Together
Be Pioneers
Act with Integrity
Celebrate Diversity
Make a Difference
Be reflective practitioners
Deliver Real Value
OUR STRATEGY Our strategy is focused on driving growth and creating long-term value for all stakeholders. It has three key pillars:
Build a Portfolio of Experiential Develop Mutually Beneficial & Learning Opportunities Sustainable Stakeholder partnerships
Enrich the Student Experience
Develop our portfolio of curricular, co-
Connect, engage and deliver real value to
Empower MU Students to develop their skills
curricular and extra-curricular experiential
academic, employer, industry, community
and competencies for work, life and
learning opportunities available to Maynooth
and alumni stakeholders through
citizenship, through their engagement in
University students, in collaboration with
experiential learning partnerships.
high impact experiential learning
relevant stakeholders.
experiences.
WHAT WE DO MUSE Awards
MU SPUR
The MUSE Awards recognise and reward student contribution to extra-curricular and cocurricular activity and present distinctive MU students and future graduates to employers.
The Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research offers MU students the opportunity to secure a six-week paid summer research placement, across a range of disciplines.
Project Live
Upskill
Project Live is a collaboration between external stakeholders, academics and students and is concerned with the enhancement of teaching and learning using community engaged and work-related learning principles and practices.
MU Alumni Mentoring The MU Alumni Mentoring programme supports the development of student preparedness for work, life and engaged citizenship through informed career insights and empowering students to achieve their career aims.
MU Micro Internships MU Micro Internships offers valuable professional experience outside the traditional placement cycle for Maynooth University Students, whilst enabling organisations to quickly access a diverse pool of talent. 16 |ELO| Annual Report 20-21
Students can upskill for the future with our professional development and employability electives, MU Forage virtual work experience insights and Upskill pathways and resources on MU FutureConnect.
Research Live Research Live is a partnership between external stakeholders, academics and students doing individual/group research projects that increase the knowledge of key issues affecting community and industry partners, enabling change.
MU Future Ready Connect Future Ready Connect is a careers and employability portal that connects MU students to relevant opportunities, programmes, events and resources.
OUR JOURNEY Roll out of the Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Award and SPUR
Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Award Task Group set up
2016-17
Design & delivery of the Skills for Success: Professional Development & Employability Electives
Established MU Alumni Mentoring Programme
Delivery and assessment of the Professional Development and Employability Electives
Launched MU Future Ready Connect and social media channels
2019-20
Successful in securing HEA Innovation and Transformation Funding (€1.4 M) for a MU Future Ready Project (Lead Partner) Expansion of the team to include 3 new members to deliver on the MU Future Ready Project
Established Project Live Launched our Simulated Interview Platform to enable students to enhance their performance at video interviews Led on the Virtual Professional Services Career Fair Rolled out Alumni Mentoring Programme
2018-19 Establishment of the Experiential Learning Office 24/10/16
Continued growth & delivery of SPUR, MUSE Awards & Electives
Secured Forage and Careerset
2017-18
Reintroduction of the MU Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) Continued delivery & growth of all experiential learning programmes
Established Micro Internship Initiative
Hosted several virtual events including inaugural virtual MUSE Awards Ceremony, MU Alumni Mentoring Celebration event and Project Live Expo Panel Rolled out 2 Upskill Pathways
2020-21
Developed Research Live Inaugural Placement and WorkRelated Learning Fair 15/10/19
Secured €150k (Europe for Citizens programme) to develop a network of HE & Civil Society partners to engage in research on the future direction of the European project.
1,038 Students Completed Our Programmes 2020-2021
411% Increase in Student Programme Completion Compared to 2019-2020
OUR STUDENTS Our Reach and Impact To Date: Key Facts And Figures 20-21
1,237
Students engaged with the inaugural Placement and Work-Related Learning Fair 2019 & the Virtual Professional Services Fair 2020
793
Students engaged in experiential learning within their modules, as a result of Project Live funding
18,044
544
Verified Student Hours Recognised by the MU Student Experience (MUSE) Awards this year
Student Simulated face to face & Video Interviews Facilitated (2017 – 2021)
752 Active users of our eportfolio platform, PebblePad
13,025 Future Connect logins since September 2021
4,294 Interactions with our new virtual employability tools
100% Of Students surveyed rated the MUSE Awards very good / excellent
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Voluntary Charity Community Public Sector Micro Enterprises SMEs Multi Nationals
80 Organisations
❖ Project Live ❖ Micro Internships ❖ Mentoring ❖ Virtual Fair ❖ Skills for Success Module ❖ Research Live ❖ FFE Partners
partnered with our programmes and attended the Virtual Fair 2020-2021
OUR STAKEHOLDERS Our Reach and Impact To Date: Key Facts And Figures 20-21
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Needs were highlighted by 37 Organisations as part of Project Live
100% of academics rated their experience with Project Live as Very Good/Excellent
92
Alumni registered their interest in the MU Alumni Mentoring Programme
181
Stakeholders attended our virtual events
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Academic mentors have participated in the Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR) 2020
54 Employer opportunities advertised on Future Ready Connect
Organisations participated in our Professional Services Virtual Fair
100% of academics rated their experience with SPUR as Very Good/Excellent
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ACADEMIC STAFF PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAMMES 2020 - 2021
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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS DIRECTLY BENEFITTED FROM OUR PROJECT LIVE AND SPUR PROGRAMMES 2020-2021
OUR IMPACT ONLINE We run two social media accounts, MU Experience More and MU Future Ready
350
Students watched our Virtual MUSE Award Ceremony
Established our “Future Ready” Social Media Accounts, gaining 720+ followers across all platforms in less than 12 months
Designed and delivered YouTube videos to support students using our new tools for the first time (ShortList.Me, CareerSet, Future Ready Connect and Forage) Launched a student-led social media campaign for our 2021 MUSE and SPUR Programmes via Instagram Live and Ambassador Video Testimonials
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Facebook Followers
443
Twitter Followers
1,065
245
Instagram Followers
2,174 YouTube Hits
views our MU Alumni Mentoring Celebration Event
ELO Programmes and Impact
2017-2021
Collaborating with Academic Mentors to Create Undergraduate Research experiences
SPUR SUMMER PROGRAMME FOR UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
2017-2021
An active research based and paid experiential learning programme for successful undergraduate students who wish to learn more about the postgraduate experience and possibly pursue a career in research is held for six weeks during the summer. It affords students the opportunity to work closely with faculty mentors on research projects across a range of disciplines, offering an academically enriching environment and exposure to a myriad of learning and research opportunities, thereby enhancing students’ confidence and discipline knowledge.
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INFO SESSION ATTENDANCE
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MOODLE REGISTRATIONS 2017
2018
2019
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APPLICATIONS
2020
SPUR SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTED
2021
MU SPUR
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218 Scholarships granted to date
92% Students surveyed rated their SPUR experience ‘Very Good’ or Excellent
100% Of academic mentors surveyed highlighted that they would Likely/Very Likely recommend SPUR
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SPUR 2021 Cohort “I have learned endless things from my experience as a researcher. I gained several skills in data input, analysis, and representation. I got to work with different people from my department and operate in an office with postgraduate students. This was an invaluable experience”
“My research experience taught me a great deal about what working in academia is like, the different areas and skills that a single project requires and the generosity and kindness that is out there in the academic community”
“SPUR has already been helpful to me in terms of employment. I successfully secured a position at Amazon AWS as part of my third year CS placement, they were very much interested in the project in terms of teamwork & learning experience” “Great Programme overall”
67 SPUR Scholarships
60 Academic Mentors
44 SPUR Projects
MU SPUR
Creating relevant transferable skills for the future
UPSKILL
Skills for Success Electives 2017-2021 250 Experiential learning professional development and employability modules are available to
eligible second year students. The key purpose of these modules is to facilitate students in their academic, personal and professional career development, so that they will be well
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will provide students withskills, the opportunity range of employability which will to be develop a strong sense of self-awareness, as fundamental to their career. well as enabling themfuture to identify and develop a range of employability skills, which will be fundamental to their future career.
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Experiential professional development equipped learning to secure internships and to and employability modules are available to successfully enter graduate labour market. eligible second yearthe students. The key purpose
equipped to secure and to develop a strong sense internships of self-awareness, as successfully enter the graduate labour market. wellmodules, as enabling them to identify of and develop a The involving a number employers,
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2018/19
EX202 STUDENT REGISTRATIONS 2019/20
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Upskill
Creating Confident and Capable Future Employees “I loved this elective and picking it was the best decision I made this semester!”. “I feel very prepared for entering the workforce in the near future”.
“I really enjoyed how the weeks were broken down and I gained a valuable insight into the practical examples of the companies and the key skills and competencies required”. “Overall I found this module very interesting and beneficial as it helped me challenge myself and step
out of my comfort zone. I would definitely recommend this module to anyone entering second year”.
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361 Students have participated in the modules to date
93% Of students surveyed in 2020/2021 said it was “likely/very likely” that they would recommend this module.
80% Of students surveyed in 2021 rated their experience as “Excellent”
Upskill
Equipping MU Students with the Relevant Tools to Upskill MU Future Ready Connect MU FutureConnect is Maynooth University's online careers and employability portal enabling students, graduates and organisations to engage with our programmes and services. MU Future Ready Connect is managed by the Experiential Learning Office and connects MU students to relevant opportunities, programmes, events and resources including;
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Student registrations on
CV reviews completed on
CareerSet
CareerSet
✓ Upskill Pathways: Students can get career ready and avail of our interactive Application and Interview short courses. ✓ CareerSet: An online tool which uses AI to assess a CV and gives immediate feedback to help improve it.
✓ Shortlist.me: An interview preparation platform which helps students practice a range of different careers and recruiter video interviews. ✓ MU Forage- A virtual employability, experience and insights platform that enables the development of real world skills direct from world leading organisations virtually.
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648
903
Interview registrations on
Enrolments on MU Forage
shortlist.me
Upskill
Recognising and rewarding student contribution to non credit bearing activities
MUSE AWARDS
Maynooth University Student Experience Awards
2018-2021 657
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150 100 The Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Awards recognise and reward student contribution to non credit bearing activities such as work experience, volunteering, club and society involvement, student representation etc. As well as being a fantastic addition to their CV, this Award will help them to articulate the skills to develop them on their journey towards becoming a distinctive Maynooth student and future graduate.
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MUSE AWARDS GRANTED 2021
MUSE Awards
Creating Opportunities for MU Students to get Rewarded and Recognised The Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Awards are comprised of six themes. These include University and Campus Life, Volunteering and Civic Engagement, Enterprise and Work Experience, Social and Cultural, Leadership and Internationalisation. There are two awards available for MU students to apply for to
get rewarded and recognised for the activity beyond the classroom. These include the
“I have developed into a mature, confident person ready to further their studies and further in life as a result”.
MUSE Award and the MUSE Advanced Level Award.
58,713
217 Awards granted to date
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Student hours
100% Of students surveyed indicated that they would recommend these awards to their peers
MUSE Awards
Connecting Access Students to Maynooth University Alumni
MENTORING
Connecting Access Students to Maynooth University Alumni The Maynooth University Alumni Mentoring Programme was established by the Experiential Learning Office, Access Office and Development and Alumni Relations Office in October 2020 and funded by
the HEA innovation and transformation project "Future Ready". The purpose of this pilot programme was to support the development of student preparedness for work, life and engaged citizenship through informed career insights and empowering students to achieve their career aims. It also sought to advance the networking propensity of Maynooth University students from underrepresented groups (Access Students). Due to its success, this programme will continue to be developed and be offered to all penultimate and final year students in 2021/22, while 30% places on the programme will be reserved for students who avail of supports from the Access Office.
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All students reported an increase in their knowledge, skills and confidence PreMentoring (Average Result out of 5)
Student Self Evaluation
PostMentoring (Average Result out of 5)
2.9
Knowledge of the skills needed to succeed in their career area
4.3
3.0
Confidence in making conversation with professionals already employed in a field that interests them
4.5
2.3
Familiarity with the application process for their career area and confidence in completing application forms
4.5
2.6
Ability to illustrate and present skills effectively to employers on my CV and in application forms
4.5
2.6
Ability to identify and articulate skills to future employers in interviews
4.4
100%
Mentors and Mentees surveyed rated the programme “Excellent” or “Very Good”
40
Mentors and Mentees completed our 2020/21 MU Alumni Mentoring Programme
100%
Mentees surveyed would recommend the programme to their peers
Mentoring
Creating Opportunities for all MU Students
MICRO INTERNSHIPS
Creating Opportunities for all MU Students MU Micro Internships aim to provide valuable short term professional experiences for Maynooth University Students (Undergraduate and Postgraduate), whilst enabling organisations to quickly access a diverse array of skills and a wider pool of talent.
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Short Term
Year-Round
All Students
Co-Curricular
20 – 100 hours (P/T and F/T)
Opportunities advertised on a rolling basis
Open to students from any discipline and level
On MU FutureReady Connect
Micro Internships
Facilitating Collaboration in the Curriculum
PROJECT LIVE
Facilitating Collaboration in the Curriculum Project Live involves all levels of students and academics working with community or industry organisations as part of a module. The projects are ‘live’ (i.e., a real partner with a real problem / need) and are done in real time with a defined end result. This programme was established as part of the Future Ready initiative in October 2020 and aims to:
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Prepare students for their chosen career by equipping them with the expected skills to be successful and providing them with insights into different industries
700+ Students
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10 Projects across
all Faculties
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Enrich the curriculum by supporting academics to embed external engagement into their modules
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Enhance Teaching and Learning by building lasting and sustainable relations with community and industry organisations that have impact across the University
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Support external partners by providing value to their organisation
Project Live
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Engineering and Intel Ireland: Processed Water Offset and Conversation Students investigated different ways of reducing or reusing processed water. The final solutions were delivered via presentation to Intel and the Project Live team. Media Studies and Safe Amigos: :The SafeAmigos story through video Students delivered short form video content that SafeAmigos can use to solicit ideas for the SafeAmigos video campaign and to see how such ideas might be realised in the form of a video.
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Media Studies, Beauty Buddy and Maynooth Community Employment Project: Digital Media Industry & Community Convergence Students worked in teams and used existing digital media tools, platforms and techniques to tell the story of Beauty Buddy and the Maynooth Community Employment project.
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Sociology and The Rights Platform: Re-House that Data: Building Skills for Social Change Students analyzed both quantitative and qualitative data on housing and experiences of living in different forms of housing and communicated the findings of that data.
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Sociology and Oxfam GB: Social Movements in the Virus Students contributed to a larger piece of research on how the agency of poor people and communities worldwide changed during the Covid-19 pandemic by delivering case studies to one cluster of the project (social movements, the subject of the module).
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Collaborations Semester 2 2021
“Students see that the theory has a place in the real world” – Andrew Meehan, Tutor at MU Engineering Department
Project Live
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School of Business and NCBI: Entrepreneurship Live Students worked in teams to develop a draft business plan for an NCBI shop then solicited feedback from the store manager and updated the plan. This project provided NCBI with useful ideas in terms of innovating within their retail network.
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Computer Science and Albatel Ltd: Human Resource Health Check Report Generation Students developed a new report generation component for HR company Albatel Ltd. This project helped to bring a real-world software development experience to the class.
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Computer Science and Safe Amigos: Text Message Processing and Event Management Functional Modules Students delivered prototype functional modules that can potentially be integrated with the SafeAmigos’ existing platform. Overall, students provided high-quality solutions such as packaged software, source code, design documents, instructions, presentations and technical support on request.
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Geography and Pavee Point: Travellers' Tales Students worked with Pavee Point to create a toolkit, so that storymaps can be used by other community groups. Froebel and Maynooth Green Campus: An Tairseach Students created a bilingual Tairseach Tree Trail (TTT) on MU campus for students, staff and the wider Maynooth community focusing on sustainable signage and user experience.
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Collaborations Semester 2 2021
“Being able to see the practical implications of work instead of just read the theory is very beneficial to understanding its use” - Student, Semester 2 2021
Project Live
Creating Opportunities for Real World Research Collaborations
RESEARCH LIVE
Supporting student participation in collaborative research Research Live is a partnership between organisations, academic departments and students that involves the co-creation of a piece of research, in response to a need/issue defined by an organisation. Research Live is concerned with increasing the knowledge and understanding of key issues affecting our community and industry partners and building partnerships that have the capacity to transform this knowledge into practical actions for innovation and social change. Research Live benefits most postgraduate research-based programmes and can be tailored to suit the relevant credit weighting and assessment. This programme is also suitable for final year dissertations and special topics where primary research is required.
Submit your research needs year-round
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Work with Undergraduate, Postgraduate students and Academic departments
Access Relevant research skills to create resources that benefit student, department and stakeholders
RESEARCH LIVE
Promotes the innovative adaptation and sharing of existing resources
Resources
Empowers participants on both sides by considering them as agents of change
Empowerment
Promotes co-learning by valuing stakeholder expertise and knowledge
Value
Provides a forum that can bridge differences and challenge inequality
Equality
Opens up possibilities for future student participation with the organisation
Civic Engagement
Benefits of Participatory and Engaged Research to Civil Society and Industry Partners
Relevant Allows partners to feed into defining and managing the research process to deliver maximum value
Objective
Profile
Recruitment
Network
Provides an objective outside viewpoint/analysis
Gives visibility beyond the usual target audience and into new promotional spaces
Offers possibilities for graduate recruitment and equips students with Organisational knowledge
Provides opportunities to engage with stakeholders at the cutting edge of innovation within the sector
OUR HIGHLIGHTS
Reintroduction of the MU Summer Programme for Undergraduate Research (SPUR)
2016/17 Establishment of the Experiential Learning Office
Design & delivery of Skills for Success: Professional Development & Employability Electives
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Continued delivery & growth of all experiential learning programmes
Successful in securing HEA Innovation and Transformation Funding (€1.4 M) for a MU Future Ready Project (Lead Partner)
2017/18 Roll out of the Maynooth University Student Experience (MUSE) Award and SPUR
2018/19
Established Research Live, which supports students in undertake individual research projects for organisations
Hosted the inaugural Placement and Work-Related Learning Fair
Expansion of the Experiential Learning team to include 3 new members to deliver on the MU Future Ready Project
2019/20 Launched a suite of employability tools and resources to support our students (ShortList.Me / Careerset / Forage / Future Ready Connect)
Implemented the Alumni Mentoring Pilot and hosted the inaugural celebration event
Established the Micro Internship Programme, which provides a new pathway for all students to access work related learning opportunities
2020/21
Launched Project Live across all faculties and hosted an end of year Expo celebrating all participants work that impacted 700+ students
Ollscoil Mhá Nuad Maynooth University Oifig um Fhoghlaim ó Thaithí Experiential Learning Office
Experiential Learning Office Office of the Dean of Teaching and Learning Rowan House, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Co Kildare. https://www.maynoothuniversity.ie/experientiallearning