Learnovate’s Thought Leaders Circle Welcomes TCD Provost Dr Linda Doyle
Learnovate were delighted to welcome Trinity College Dublin Provost Dr Linda Doyle to our Thought Leaders Circle on Thursday, 11 November. The Provost is the Head of Trinity College Dublin and equivalent to the title of President in other universities. Dr Linda Doyle took up office in August 2021 and is the 45th Provost to be appointed since the foundation of the University in 1592. Her appointment marks the first time in its 429-year history Trinity, with 17,000 students and 3,000 staff, has been led by a female academic.
The Provost addressed the online meeting on ‘The Future of Third Level & Higher Education. After the Provost’s address, industry leaders, expert academics and researchers from the Learnovate team shared their perspectives on themes arising from the Provost’s address in virtual breakout rooms. Learnovate heard views from Gates Ventures, Zoom, SAP, Poly, Microsoft, Learning Pool, Mastercard, United World Colleges South East Asia, Akari Software, Hibernia College, LearnUpon, Technology Ireland DIGITAL Skillnet, SoapBox Labs and Trinity College Dublin.
The Thought Leaders Circle also heard about the latest Learnovate research from researchers Ilse White, who presented on ‘Enhancing Teacher Engagement with Online Communities’; Peter Gillis, who presented on the ‘Assessment of 21st Century Skills in Project Based Learning’; and Janet Benson who presented on ‘Collaboration for Learning: Reducing learner isolation & improving wellbeing.’
The Thought Leaders Circle is open to Patron Members of Learnovate. Patron membership is the highest form of Learnovate membership and Patron members are invited to sit on the Centre’s Thought Leaders Circle and participate in its Research Working Groups. The global Learnovate community has grown significantly in 2021. Membership ensures organisations benefit from a wealth of cutting-edge research and thought leadership on the future of work and learning.
Learnovate Director, Nessa McEniff, said:
“We were delighted to welcome The Provost, Dr Linda Doyle, to our Thought Leaders Circle to hear the views of industry on the future of higher education. Learnovate plays an important role connecting academic expertise with the needs of industry and our Thought Leaders Circle is a key part of facilitating this essential flow of knowledge.”
Head of Membership Services, Dave Farrelly, added:
“We greatly value the contributions and support of our Patron members and other members of our global community of industry leaders and academic experts who care about the future of work and learning. We would especially like to thank our outgoing Thought Leaders Circle Chair, Bob Regan from Gates Ventures, who has steered our meetings with wisdom and humour over the past 18 months. We are excited to welcome Jane Ross from Zoom as incoming Chair of the Thought Leaders Circle for 2022.”
Learnovate, an industry-led technology centre funded by Enterprise Ireland, provides thought leadership to the world’s learning and development community on the innovative use of learning technology. Based at Trinity College Dublin, it empowers organisations through the exploration and application of transformative technology solutions.
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