Events & Media

Due to its success last year, the Irish Independent has worked again with EPI•STEM to produce Science Scope, the Science supplement for the Junior Cert Cycle. This 9-issue series, published on a monthly basis throughout the academic year, is a curriculum based teaching and learning resource covering important aspects of the syllabus, which proves valuable when preparing for the Junior Continue Reading

This year the International History and Philosophy for Science Teaching (IHPST) conference was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and was hosted by The Federal Center of Technological Education of Rio de Janeiro (CEFET/RJ). This conference was in good attendance by members of EPI•STEM and the Education Department from the University of Limerick, namely Sila Kaya, Onur Imren, Alison Cullinane Continue Reading

From Sunday July 12th until Wednesday July 15th 2015 Dr Niamh O’Meara, Dr Richard Walsh, Ms. Aoife Smith (EPI*STEM), Professor John O’Donoghue (former director of the NCE-MSTL) and Dr Fiona Faulkner (formerly of EPI*STEM) attended the 22nd International Conference of Adults Learning Mathematics in Virginia, Washington. The theme of the conference was “Opening Our Mathematical Eyes: Seeing Math in Everything Continue Reading

EPI•STEM researchers Dr Peter Childs, Dr Anne O'Dwyer, Dr Sarah Hayes and Professor Sibel Erduran have contributed chapters to a new book entitled "Relevant Chemistry Education: From Theory to Practice" published in 2015 by Sense Publishers. The volume edited by Professor Ingo Eilks and Professor Avi Hofstein consists of 20 chapters from international contributors. Each chapter focuses on a certain Continue Reading

Professor Sibel Erduran will collaborate with Professor Zoubeida Dagher, University of Delaware, USA, Professor Saouma BouJaoude, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, and Dr Ebru Kaya, Bogazici University, Turkey on a project funded by NARST for a year in 2015. The project's objectives are (a) to promote the use of scientific practices in science lessons in Lebanon, (b) to support in-service Continue Reading

Department of Education,  University of Alcala, Spain   Wednesday 8th July, 12h00 to 13h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: Preparing teachers for the 21st century: An intersection of UDL and TPACK    Abstract: The educational system should provide a common education background for the diversity of students recognizing and meeting the individual learning needs of each one of them. Continue Reading

Department of Biology Education, College of Education, Pusan National University   Wednesday 17th June at 12h00 - 13h30, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: ‘Some Issues and Problems of Policy and Professional Development in Science Gifted Education in Korea’   Abstract: Beyond educational needs in general, science gifted education in Korea was emerged by social forces about forty years ago Continue Reading

Chain Reaction (CR) is a European project looking to recruit 10 teachers(2 teachers from 5 different schools) interested in enhancing approaches to Inquiry Based Science Education.  All methodologies used are coherent with the revised science syllabus and the work is conducted as a community of practice that emphasises sharing ideas in a truly developmental process.  The school is paid directly Continue Reading

Visitors to the Locke Bar on Monday night 18th May and White House Bar on Tuesday night 19th May were thoroughly entertained with the subjects of health, science, technology, environment and maths while enjoying a drink this week. Pint of Science took over the Locke with discussions not just about science but science in our society - well-known and renowned Continue Reading

School of Engineering Education, Purdue University   Thursday 16th July, 12h00 to 13h00, Room A1-065   Title of Talk: ‘Untangling and Assessing Design Reasoning in Engineering’   Abstract: Although engineering, as an integrative field, incorporates many aspects of other STEM disciplines, it also differs from these disciplines with its purpose as well as its focus on design context, constraints, and Continue Reading