Transnational Education and Community Health Collaborative (Teach CoLab) was established in 2017 between universities based on the West Coast of the US and South East of Ireland. We are primarily concerned with an exchange of information and experience with respect to methods of inquiry, digital technologies and innovative pedagogy to prepare emerging health professionals to practice in a diverse and global society.
Contact details and affiliate biographies can be found on the relevant pages.
This conference presentation video provides a good overview of the partnership.
Latest Blog Posts
- Podcasts as Learning Materials
Since 2017, I have been involved with producing podcasts at Waterford Institute of Technology (and elsewhere before that). Some are linked directly to subjects whereas others are extra material. They all span multiple disciplines and provide another way for us to engage with our students and college community. In this blog post, I won’t get into the technicalities of creating podcasts, but instead lay out some benefits that podcasts can bring.
Latest Podcasts
- Student Exchange: Americans in Ireland 2022
Two exchange students from Washington State reflect on their experiences of life in Waterford, Ireland. In a very open and easy fashion, students Mindy Vu and Jennifer Dinh talk with Rob O’Connor (from Waterford) about the people they met and places they’ve visited during their time in Ireland. They also compare discuss differences in the academic approaches of the Irish and US systems. - Re-introducing Teach CoLab in the Physical WorldThe TEaCH CoLab group has enjoyed a number of onsite visits over the course of its life to date, but Covid called a halt to all of that for two years. However, this March (2022), faculty from University of Washington, Bothell travelled to WIT to work on a variety of aspects of the TEaCH CoLab project. At the end of the visit, five members of staff recorded a podcast to reflect on the experiences of the previous few days …
- Community Engagement during the PandemicThe panel talk about academic community engagement during the COVID pandemic. They discuss projects they’re involved with, how they worked pre-COVID, how things changed during COVID and what lessons can be learned for future unforeseen events.This podcast features Dan Bustillos and Kara Adams of the University of Washington Bothel and Aisling McGrath of Waterford Institute
