N-TUTORR Showcase 2024

Croke Park Conference Centre provided the perfect setting to bring together several hundred students from across the technological university sector to showcase their projects, share learning, celebrate their achievements and involvement in the N-TUTORR project.

Over 500 people attended The Partners in Innovation and Change Fellowship Showcase & Conference on Wednesday 17th April. 130 fellowship projects were showcased in various forms of media at this national event that included inspirational keynote speeches from Prof. Liz Thomas and Dr Katrina O’Sullivan.

IADT staff and students were an integral part of the successful event. They presented 10 posters, 3 lightning talks, 7 interactive displays, participated in a panel discussion, moderated a lightning talk and shared several artefacts developed by students for their fellowship projects, for N-TUTORR week initiatives, class projects and as part of their role as student champions for specific N-TUTORR thematic areas of interest. In addition, 2 IADT Student Champions were part of the successful Event Operations Team.

Artefacts Developed were showcased by students Xin Wu, Julia Kuczera and Jacques Reidy – a Table Top Game ‘Bubble Talk’, and an Ice Breaker Game ‘Awkie Talkie’ for the Playing for Inclusion project led by Rory Bradley created by students Louise Kelly, Hazel Murray, Ivan Dimitrov (Isko), Julia Pereira Gasparotto. IADT also showcased a highly practical sustainability resource: The Good Guide to Creative Practice for Students created by students Heitor Laforga de Araujo Monteiro, Claire Long, Evan Tobin and led by Hilary Kenny.

Totem poster presentations by students Natasha Cloran, Joseph Eustace, Anamarija Kuran, Cormac Lalor supported by Marian McDonnell + John Greaney for Digital Safety Outreach Project and Assessment Time Management projects. Morgan Lynch and Adelicia Boayke Yiadom also presented their poster showcasing their work as EDI student champions “Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Events in IADT”.

Event Operations Team included IADT N-TUTORR Student Champions: Oisin McKeogh and Mark Butler.

+ Digital Posters created for the Poppintree Project by students, Deva Cervera and Alice McQuail supported by Mark Joyce and the Eco-Friendly Print Studio poster created by students Alice McQuail, Audrey Gildea, Eabha Maher, Rosie McGagh, Hanna Isseyegh supported by Cora Cummins.

Well done to all the fellows, student champions, academic champions, the IADT N-TUTORR Team, the national Programme Management Office + our 6 Higher Education Institution partners for their commitment and dedication to making this large-scale event an incredible success.

All images: Jonathan Lavery Media.