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This is my first Blog posting of 2013 and it reflects my concerns about teachers in Ireland and their attitudes towards reading educational research. The post has generated some interesting comment from Ireland and the USA. I would be really interested in hearing your ideas.

A meeting of teachers, academics, administrators and others will take place in Dublin, Ireland early April to discuss how they use Moodle for teaching and Learning. Moodle is a popular open-source online learning environment built on the principles of social- constructionism.

I am a teacher blogger from Ireland for the past three years. This is the first of two reflections on what I am at. Teachers considering blogging might find it useful.

An interesting online grouping of teachers is developing in the Republic of Ireland in order to support the development of the Junior cycle of education for students aged 12-15 years of age. This is my short posting about this development.

A major survey of ICT use in European Schools was published recently. This is my initial reaction to it - really an outline of contents and one piece of data relevant to the Republic of Ireland.

Some thoughts after my participation in the Inaugural National Digital Education Summit in Dublin, Ireland recently.

Some personal and professional thoughts on cyber-bullying as a secondary/high-school teacher in Ireland.

The UK and Ireland MoodleMoot 2012 was held in Dublin recently. This is my blog on the community aspect of the Moot.

A comment on the idea that senior teachers in the Republic of Ireland might join the schools Inspectorate for short fixed periods.

Report from Ireland on improving Second Level (High School) education.

Some thoughts on social media and education in Ireland as 2011 draws to a close.

The Teaching Council (Ireland) has published a Draft Code of Professional Conduct for Teachers - I have examined it under four headings in the context of eLearning,

Some comments on the 2012 Horizon Report k-12 from the perspective of a Secondary-school teacher in Ireland. I particularly like the strong line it takes on "the system" ....As long as maintaining the basic elements of the existing system remains the focus of efforts to support education, there will be resistance to any profound change in practice. Page 10.

"Collaborative problem solving is not a traditional domain, in that it is not explicitly taught as a school subject, rather embedded as a practice in the classroom" (PISA 2015 Draft Collaborative Problem Solving Framework p.27) - some thoughts from the context of education in Ireland

Digital Media Literacy is the title of a Short Course being developed by the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA) in the Republic of Ireland. These are some of my thoughts! I draw particularly on the ideas of Howard Rheingold.

We are beginning to dip our toes in the water in Ireland where e/digital Portfolios are concerned. This is a blog post I wrote on a poster from Scotland on ePortfolios. Scroll down and look at the individual elements of a portfolio - excellent!

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