Educational Issues
Current NUIG Students to Start College on September 28th, University Says
First-year students are set to start college in November, with Christmas exams likely to be pushed back until January 2021.
Editorial
Online Teaching May Be Unavoidable. If So, College Must Get it Right
Trinity is considering moving large lectures online as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Munar Féidir Múinteoireacht Ar-Líne A Sheachaint, Caithfidh an Coláiste É a Chur i bhFeidhm i gCeart
Tá an Tríonóid ag smaoineamh ar léachtaí móra a bhogadh ar líne mar thoradh ar phaindéim an choróinvíris.
I dTríú-Leibhéal, Údar Imní é Bagairt ón bPropast. Ní Dócha go n-Éisteofar Leis
An tseachtain seo bhagair Propast Patrick Prendergast go bhféadfadh an Coláiste €120 milliún a chailliúint mar gheall ar an bpaindéim choróinvíris.
Analysis
Could Online Teaching – Ushered in Mid-Pandemic – Be Here to Stay?
Online teaching certainly isn't without merit – but long-term policy changes shouldn't get their start during a crisis, writes Cormac Watson.
College Moves Four Exams Beyond Designated Exam Period Amid Technical Fears
Four exams were moved due to concerns that Blackboard servers could be overloaded by too many students sitting exams at the same time.
Students Will Be Asked to Sign ‘Honour Declaration’ Ahead of Summer Exams
Senior Lecturer Kevin Mitchell told students that ‘it is essential that you submit your own original work for all assessments’.
Editorial
A Recruitment Freeze With Ominous Echoes of the Past – and Eerie Implications
College this week informed heads of department about a freeze on staff recruitment due to the consequences of the coronavirus.
Editorial
Trinity Has Made Exam Blunders Before, But This Year’s Are Especially Damning
Errors of varying degrees of seriousness appeared in many students’ exam timetables this week.
Tá Botún Scrúdaithe Déanta ag an gColáiste Cheana, Damnú Faoi Leith atá ann i mBliana
I rith na seachtaine, fuaireadh amach go raibh amchláir morán mac léinn lán le botúin, cuid acu níos dáiríre ná a chéíle.