Presentation of Darragh Coakley (Cork Institute Of Technology in Ireland) on the kick-off meeting of SME 2.0. (Budapest, November 2011.)

2. • The DEIS Department of Education Development is an
academic department residing within the School of
Humanities in the Cork Institute of Technology.
• DEIS began life in 1993 as a research centre set up to
carry out an EU-funded project in the area of what was then
called open and distance learning (ODL).
• In 1996 it became an official Department of Cork Institute of
Technology with a mission to “innovate in education for
quality and access”.

3. • Significant research and development activity has been
undertaken by the DEIS Department both at a European and
national level:
o The department continues to be involved in EU-funded
research as both project lead or research partner.
o Nationally, the department is participating in a range of
Enterprise Ireland funded work
o Work is also ongoing with regard to a range of commercial
projects typically involving the development of e-learning
resources for corporate clients.

4. ELVIN (Language Practice Network)
Trans-national project which aims to develop a Social
Networking Platform and integrated digital repository solution to
support language learning in the Public Sector.

5. ENGAGE (Game-Based Learning)
Project to create and sustain a European network for
increasing activity in game-based learning in education, including
the development of a European Games-Based Learning portal.

6. NATIONAL DIGITAL LEARNING REPOSITORY
DEIS is involved in creating learning resources for the
repository under the subject of educational technology for higher
education. Resources created so far include:
animations, podcasts, instructional videos, infographics, mobile-
friendly resources, etc.

7. Mainstream E-learning Support (CIT)
DEIS was commissioned to develop a portal website for the
blackboard learning management system in CIT. This website
includes information on the blackboard learning management
system, useful links and other resources for lecturers,

8. Animation and Video Production
DEIS was asked to provide a series of prmootional video of
CIT across the different schools (Business and
Humanities, Engineering & Science, CIT Cork school of music, CIT
Crawford College of Art and Design and the National Maritime
College of Ireland)