Creative Technology in Challenging Times
Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI)
National Conference 2010
Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, 5 Feb PM
Portlaoise Community School, 6 Feb
New Date! New Place!
The Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) National Conference will be held Friday and Saturday, 5 & 6 February 2010. The change in date, one week earlier than previously announced, presents the exciting opportunity of holding the conference at Portloaise College and the nearby Portloaise Heritage Hotel. This change in location marks the first time in many years that the conference will be held outside of Dublin.
Similar to the 2009 conference programme, the conference weekend will consist of two events – a Friday evening CESI Meet (Portloaise Heritage Hotel) and a Saturday full day conference programme (Portloaise Community School). For those new to CESI, a CESI Meet is a semi-formal evening of sharing information, ideas and projects with colleagues. The Saturday programme will consist of as many as 30 presentations/workshops aimed at highlighting good practice in ICT usage from primary, post-primary and third level teaching settings. Joe Dale, leading practicioner in the area of ICT and modern foreign languages, will be presenting on the Saturday. Joe’s blog, www.joedale.typepad.com, has been nominated for two Edublog Awards in the last there years.
The Heritage Hotel will be offering a special overnight rate to conference attendees. For further details on the special rate and conference news, be sure to read your upcoming CESI Conference News emails or visit www.cesi.ie in the weeks ahead.
CESI, www.cesi.ie, has promoted the use of ICT in education at all levels in the Irish Education System since 1973. It is a voluntary body that draws its members from primary, post primary and third level teachers. The CESI Conference is generously supported by Teachers Professional Networks, www.tpnetworks.ie, and the National Centre for Technology in Education, www.ncte.ie.
