Conroy, Patty(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
The purpose of this case study is to investigate blogging as an e-learning tool. The era of e-learning has truly arrived. Educators have at their hands many free e-learning tools. It can be no longer the case of how ...
Background: Multiple Scelrosis (MS) is a progressive demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. It is recognised that people with MS (PwMS) who require a mobility aid, experience higher levels of disability, ...
Kane, Geraldine(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
This case study set out to explore the benefits of participating in an eTwinning project for small collaborative groups in a primary classroom setting. A class in France was chosen as the European partner for the project. ...
Garrard, Doireann(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital storytelling as a
narrative writing tool. The case study was conducted with a sixth class group in
a primary school in the south west of Ireland. The study also ...
Lawlor, Louise(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
This case study examines the nature of Internet use by students and teachers in a post primary school and attempts to determine to what extent students’ online activities reflect unsafe practices and patterns. It investigates ...
O'Shaughnessy, Kathleen T.(University of Limerick, Department of Education and Professional Studies, 2011)
ICT use in the classroom is very important to provide the opportunities for adult students to learn in this information communications technology (ICT) age. Studying the barriers to the use of ICT in education may assist ...
Obesity is a global epidemic and is defined as excess fat accumulation to the
extent that health may be impaired (WHO 2000). However, body mass index (BMI),
the metric used to quantify obesity, does not adequately represent ...
This study examines the discourse of science presented at lower Post-Primary level in
Ireland. In the investigation the text materials for the course were qualitatively examined. The data analysis revealed five key themes ...
The sport of clay target shooting is a complex sequence of minute movements completed within a very short time frame, less than 1 second. Following the shooters call for release, a target is thrown from a trap positioned ...
While research has investigated the development of coaches and athletes in top-level sport limited research exists that has examined the consequences to coach and athlete development when sources of development are removed. ...