Tagged: Fiona O'Carroll & News
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Developing the digital curriculum News
02.10.2011 A digital school isn't just about having the technology. Schools need to fully take advantage of it to find new ways of teaching and to prepare students for the 21st century. -
Education and the cloud News
02.10.2011 There’s a major opportunity for the Irish education system to take advantage of the revolution in cloud computing to deliver the much-needed digital curriculum. -
The fast lane News
02.10.2011 While the Government rolled out 100Mbps broadband to 78 schools across the country, many more lag behind. LAURA O’BRIEN finds out why high-speed broadband is as essential as... -
Digital education today means digital workforce of tomorrow News
27.09.2011 One of the world’s biggest digital education providers has its global R&D headquarters in Dublin. Heading up Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s innovation operations, Fiona O’Carroll...Categories: R&D, Mobility, Leadership & Management, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Digital 21, Development -
The big leap forward in digital education News
21.07.2011 Ireland has an opportunity to leapfrog the rest of the world in digital education. All that is missing is a visionary State strategy for digital schools.Categories: Jobs, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Education, Digital 21, Development -
Global Education Challenge seeks ideas from Ireland online News
19.05.2011 Game-changing ideas to dramatically improve education worldwide are being sought from Ireland for the Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Global Education Challenge, which will be...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Mobile, Internet, Education, Apps -
Driving the digital future News
10.03.2011 Global education publisher HMH is spearheading a €350m R&D strategy from Dublin and is on course to generate 450 jobs. -
Content of substance News
02.02.2011 Before everyone gets hung up on the hardware, the real gift of technology is the kaleidoscope of content that can be brought into the classroom and the home and usher in a... -
The 21st-century worker News
02.02.2011 "Picture the Victorian classroom in your mind, with the children sitting in rows and the teacher at the top at a blackboard,” said John Lawlor, director of Bridge21, a programme... -
Fiona O’Carroll, senior vice-president, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt News
03.02.2011 I would hope that we, as a country, understand the critical nature of continuing to invest in our human capital. It has served us well in the past and I would hope there is... -
The teaching profession and the digital opportunity News
02.02.2011 Teachers have as much to gain as their students from the onset of digital education. The opportunity to grow personally and professionally is at their fingertips.