The National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN) has now published their Framework for Academic Misconduct Investigation and Case Management.

This podcast contains an interview with Dr Yvonne Kavanagh and Aisling Reast, Co-Chairs of the NAIN Working Group, which developed and produced the framework after a process of extensive national consultation across the higher education sector in Ireland. The interview explores the inspiration for the development of this ‘cutting edge’ new resource and the extensive process of consultation, revision and feedback which enabled the production of the final version. The Chairs reflect on the challenges encountered in producing a resource which was developed by the sector for the sector. Yvonne and Aisling, along with the Working Group members, were core to the framework’s development with a clear vision of the intended impacts they hope it can achieve and they discuss and explain what this driving vision was and how they hope it will enable further positive developments across the sector in enabling institutions and staff to manage academic misconduct and, most importantly, to further safeguard and protect learners. 

Read the new Framework document

The role of academic libraries and librarians in supporting academic integrity

For the latest in our series of podcasts from the National Academic Integrity Network, Marie O'Neill interviews Lorna Dodd, currently Deputy University Librarian and Director of Library Operations at UCD. A former member of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) World Library & Information Congress National Committee in 2022, Lorna is currently Honorary Treasurer and Director of the Library Association of Ireland and represents the Library Association in NAIN.

Marie O'Neill a professionally qualified librarian with thirty years experience and is the originator and co-founder of the MSc in Information and Library Management at Dublin Business School. More recently she worked as Head of Enhancement and Head of the Centre for Teaching and Learning at CCT College Dublin where she was the institutional representative along with Naomi Jackson on the National Academic Integrity Network.

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QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration.

During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities to be creative and innovative. National and international experts shared their perspectives on the many factors that currently, and in the future, will impact on our education and training qualifications and quality assurance systems.

To view presentation slides for this and other sessions, please go to our dedicated event page: https://www.qqi.ie/events/qqi-10th-anniversary-conference

CEFRL Conversations: a series of podcasts for language educators in which key aspects of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRL) are discussed with language specialists and experts.

In this conversation, we speak to Aoife Ní Ghloinn, director of the Centre for Irish Language Research, Teaching and Testing in Maynooth University.

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In this conversation, we speak to Julie Butters, teacher and academic coordinator at UCC Language Centre.

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration.

During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities to be creative and innovative. National and international experts shared their perspectives on the many factors that currently, and in the future, will impact on our education and training qualifications and quality assurance systems.

To view presentation slides for this and other sessions, please go to our dedicated event page: https://www.qqi.ie/events/qqi-10th-anniversary-conference

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration.

During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities to be creative and innovative. National and international experts shared their perspectives on the many factors that currently, and in the future, will impact on our education and training qualifications and quality assurance systems.

To view presentation slides for this and other sessions, please go to our dedicated event page: https://www.qqi.ie/events/qqi-10th-anniversary-conference

QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration.

During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities to be creative and innovative. National and international experts shared their perspectives on the many factors that currently, and in the future, will impact on our education and training qualifications and quality assurance systems.

To view presentation slides for this and other sessions, please go to our dedicated event page: https://www.qqi.ie/events/qqi-10th-anniversary-conference

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QQI's 10th Anniversary Conference, "Strengthening strategic partnership to effect system change” linked the past decade of QQI’s work with stakeholders to future ambitions for continued collaboration.

During the day and a half conference, speakers, panellists and attendees considered the need to anticipate disruptive change and the system challenges ahead and contemplated the unique opportunities to be creative and innovative. National and international experts shared their perspectives on the many factors that currently, and in the future, will impact on our education and training qualifications and quality assurance systems.

To view presentation slides for this and other sessions, please go to our dedicated event page: https://www.qqi.ie/events/qqi-10th-anniversary-conference