Community Links Programme - creating opportunity for all

Ciarán O’Leary, Computer Science lecturer, DIT

It is clear that in the future, as we attempt to produce graduates with excellent skills for industry and a strong community oriented ethos, service learning will be one of our most valuable tools.

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Joe McGrath, Marketing Lecturer DIT

This has been a particularly effective learning experience for the students involved. I have rarely encountered so much enthusiasm, creativity and real interest in applying marketing to a real life need.

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Leslie Shoemaker, Professional Development Lecturer, DIT

This experience provides a direct, real life application of the skills they are learning about in class.

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Leah Mitchell, Engineering Lecturer, DIT

The SLWC project was more challenging than group projects we have carried out in the past. The experience to date has been positive from both the student and staff point of view. It did allow us to meet the learning outcomes of the course while doing something that helped both the students and a community group.

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Dave O'Connor, DIT lecturer - BSc Planning and Environmental Management

The live situation is the best way to practically demonstrate concepts and to achieve learning outcomes.

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