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		<title>The whole is greater than the sum of its parts</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a case of planes, trains and automobiles last week as I made my way to Plymouth for the Pelecon conference.  I&#8217;ve followed the conference via twitter over the past few years, and decided that this was the year I would make the trip to Plymouth, to see for myself what everyone seemed to enjoy [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2268&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>They came &#8230;they kicked ass</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/16/they-came-they-kicked-ass/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:03:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230; and boy did they kick ass!! The Coder Dojo Conference 2013 took place in Drogheda and Slane Castle last weekend and what a whirlwind it was. Friday night in the Brú Bistro in Drogheda was a great kickstarter for the conference.  People shared their experiences and highlights from Coderdojos across the world with MC [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2214&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Generation Game</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/05/the-generation-game/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coder Dojo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday we went along to &#8216;The Generation Game&#8217; family fun day in Dell in Limerick.  The event was organised by the Event Management students in LIT in conjunction with the Limerick CoderDojo.  There was lots to see and do on the day as you can see from the photos Well done to the Event [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2156&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Breaking Traditions</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/breaking-traditions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:47:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coder Dojo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conferences]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Breaking Traditions Online conference took place on Friday 22nd and Saturday 23rd March.  It was an online conference sponsored by Albemarle County Public Schools and the William Glasser Institute &#8211; US.  This is the third year of the Breaking Traditions conference.  The aims of the conference are to help create community between the Glasser [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2062&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Coder Dojo Divas</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/coder-dojo-divas/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coder Dojo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday saw the first Coder Dojo Divas event in the Limerick Coder Dojo.  This event was aimed specifically at girls between 12 and 17 to encourage more girls to get involved.  We&#8217;ve noticed in Limerick over the past while that, although we have a healthy balance between girls and boys in the younger age [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2063&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ESAI conference</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/26/esai-conference-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coder Dojo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conferences]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[About 2 months ago Aisling Leavy, a mentor at CoderDojo Limerick, asked me if I&#8217;d be interested in submitting a proposal for a symposium at the Educational Studies Association of Ireland Conference with her and some others.   The theme of the symposium was &#8220;Teaching children to code&#8221;.  Aisling lectures in Mary Immaculate College, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2061&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>ICT in Education Conference 2013</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/ict-in-education-conference-2013/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 09:39:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As many of you know, the 9th ICT in Education conference will take place in Thurles on Saturday May 11th this year.  As in previous years, the conference will be preceded by a CESI Meet on the previous night, Friday 10th May.  This conference is for educators across all levels to meet and share. The [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=2027&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Why Maths Matters</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/why-maths-matters/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Mar 2013 18:28:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday 8th of March I attended the &#8216;Why Maths Matters&#8216; conference in University of Limerick.  The day was about &#8216;taking stock, examining practice and developing policy&#8217;. At the start of the conference Sean Sherlock TD reminded us of the Thomas Davis quote &#8220;educate that you may be free&#8221;.  There were a few threads which [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=1988&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Social Media in Education</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/21/social-media-in-education/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 15:55:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I delivered a couple of &#8216;Social Media in Education&#8217; workshops as part of a Staff Development Day in LIT.  Bernie Goldbach and I were scheduled to give the sessions. Unfortunately Bernie couldn&#8217;t make it on the day, but in his inimitable style he didn&#8217;t let that small detail stop him, and despite not [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=1922&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Enhanced Learning</title>
		<link>http://pamobriensblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/20/technology-enhanced-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:10:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Pam O'Brien</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[image from http://enhancingteaching.com/ Yesterday I started a Technology Enhanced Learning module &#8211; it&#8217;s a 10 credit Learning Innovation Network module that is being facilitated in LIT.  I signed up for it back in September but for various reasons it has only started today.  The module is scheduled to run for 15 weeks with 4 face to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=pamobriensblog.wordpress.com&#038;blog=26467606&#038;post=1930&#038;subd=pamobriensblog&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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