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Link & Learn webinar – Boosting Academic Motivation: An Evidence-Based Approach

Our keynote Peter Gillis, Learnovate’s Innovation Team Lead, will share our evidence-based research results into an intervention model to support academic motivation. We have been working on this for the last five years and now is an exciting time to share these findings.

  • May 22, 2025
  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
  • Webinar
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A light touch, technology-based, personalised model, to promote academic motivation which, through our research, has shown to improve not just academic motivation but also performance.

Peter’s presentation will include:
– The process of profiling the nature of students’ motivation.
– The design of an intervention model.
– The deployment of an implementation framework.

We will also include a panel of industry experts who will share their experience on this topic.

Keynote – Peter Gillis | Innovation Team Lead at Learnovate
Peter has a PhD from Trinity College Dublin in the area of motivation for learning and has a wide range of commercial and research experience.

Panel Chair – Dr Ian O’Keeffe | Technology Lead at Learnovate
Ian is a passionate and energetic technologist with a proven record in leading the design and development of innovative technology solutions at the cutting edge.

Dr Mary Kelly | Academic Dean of Hibernia College
Mary has been a driving force in the strategic direction of research initiatives and innovation in academic development since she joined Hibernia College in 2012.

Prof Conor McGuckin | Director of the Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Trinity College Dublin
Conor is a leader in the development and provision of post-school education and work readiness opportunities for students who have an intellectual disability.

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