Critical, cognitive linguistics, media & adventure. Dev. educator, adventurer & axe grinder extraordinaire. Blog below on analysis & stuff!

Joined December 2013
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23 Nov 2025
Two days @ Brumoytura in Sligo with the Irish contingent of #GlobalspACEs delving into information literacy, #critical #theories of #race, #gender, & language and design thinking to help shape how embedding #GCE into #ACE can best be achieved. #GlobalEducation #DevEd #Community
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24 Apr 2025
🌍 Introducing Global spACEs by Saolta 🌍 Global spACEs is a two-year transformative Global Citizenship Education Programme for Adult & Community Educators from Liberia & Ireland. Led by DEN-L (Development Education Network - Liberia) and Saolta, participants will engage in immersive learning experiences in Ireland and Liberia, interactive workshops, and peer-led initiatives to deepen their understanding of GCE principles, methodologies, and real-world applications. This dynamic training programme equips educators with tools to address global justice issues, critical thinking, and participatory learning in their teaching and community work. 👉 Learn more and get involved: saolta.com/global-spaces #GlobalspACEs #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #AdultEducation #Saolta #TransformativeLearning #CommunityEngagement
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17 Apr 2025
🌍 Something powerful is coming... An international exchange. A transformative learning journey. Ireland ↔ Liberia. 📣 Stay tuned for Global spACEs – where adult and community education meets global citizenship education. #GlobalCitizenship #AdultEducation #ComingSoon #GlobalspACEs #IrelandToLiberia #Saolta #DENL
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Issue 38 of the @CGEbelfast's bi-annual, peer reviewed and open access journal, Policy and Practice: A Development Education Review, has just been published on the theme ‘Development Education and Migration’. Find out more 👉bit.ly/2O08ln8
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11 Apr 2024
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION WORKSHOP FOR INITIAL TEACHER EDUCATION FOR FURTHER EDUCATION PROGRAMMES - MAYNOOTH UNIVERSITY - APRIL 2024 Fun and Fruitful session exploring Global Citizenship Education (GCE) with this lively and motivated group of trainee teachers of Higher Diploma in Further Education programme at the Department of Adult and Community Education, School of Education, Maynooth University this week. Looking forward to the second session and diving deeper into embedding GCE into their teaching work with other Higher Education Institutes running Initial Teacher Education (ITE) for Further Education programmes across the country! #WeAreSaolta #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #GCE #InitialTeacherEducation #FurtherEducation
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26 Mar 2024
Delighted to have Jennifer McCartney from @AskPayPal facilitate an input on "Unconscious bias" today for our team. #Partnershipforthegoals
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20 Mar 2024
An incredibly productive team meeting over the last two days in Portmarnock. It's always inspiring to take time as a team to collaborate, brainstorm and support each other's efforts. Looking forward to the exciting projects ahead!
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19 Mar 2024
The @SaoltaEd team going full deep dive exploring practice, budgets, beaches, and identity and their interconnectedness. The 4 pillars of #GCE: #SystemsThinking, #CriticalThinking and #ProblemSolving, and #ActiveCitizenship reflected back on our own practice. #ACE
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An incredible day at the @aontas #StarAwards2024 announcing the winner of the @SaoltaEd #GCE Award winner @LYCSDublin. Incredible work being being carried out in #GCE 4 #AdultandCommunityEducation across Ireland. The level of uplifting spirit in the room was exceptional 🤗
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8 Mar 2024
Well done to all the nominations and all the submissions to the @SaoltaEd #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #Starawards2024. Thank you to all the team at @aontas for an inspiring and uplifting event. Brilliant work happening embedding #GCE into #ACE. Well done @LYCSDublin on winning
An incredible day at the @aontas #StarAwards2024 announcing the winner of the @SaoltaEd #GCE Award winner @LYCSDublin. Incredible work being being carried out in #GCE 4 #AdultandCommunityEducation across Ireland. The level of uplifting spirit in the room was exceptional 🤗
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8 Mar 2024
"Everybody is a winner here. It's such an empowering place to be," said @NickJDoran from @SaoltaEd when presenting the #STARAwards2024 Global Citizenship Education category. #ALF24 #FindYourselfHere
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7 Mar 2024
Hear from our CEO @BobbyMc2014 about why YOU should do the SDG Advocate Training 2024 📷📷 Take the challenge - Be the change! Sign up today at developmentperspectives.ie/a… #changemakers #SDGs #SDGchallenge
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24 Feb 2024
A Research Repository has been created as part of Saolta that is available at developmentperspectives.ie/s… #GCE #AdultEd
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26 Feb 2024
We have a huge library of resources on our website. Find them at: saolta.com/elements/resource… #resources #adulted #gce
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23 Feb 2024
Our first Training of Trainers of the year began this week. We delved into what Global Citizenship Education (GCE) means and why it is important to take a critical GCE approach in our practice. We were welcomed to Siolta Chroi for our in-person session! Fab day out had by all!
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20 Feb 2024
Calling all PPNs - Saolta is offering FREE Sustainable Development Goal workshops to your members. Contact Sara at sara@developmentperspectives.ie for more information. #SDGs #PPNs
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16 Feb 2024
ThankU to our strategic partner @aontas for hosting a stimulating event in Belfast: 'Connecting People and Sharing Practice in #AdultLearning' Fascinating to hear insights: Emma Shaw @Phoenix_ed_ni John Morgan @BelfastTrust Pauline Kersten @CECConwayEdCent & @NickJDoran #ACE #GCE
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16 Feb 2024
Insightful practice sharing event yesterday in #Belfast hosted by @aontas. We could've spent a week sharing ideas. Thnks to @DearbhailLawles @ConorT201 & all Aontas staff for the opportunity to speak on @SaoltaEd's #GCE work & connect with the great #ACE work in Northern Ireland
15 Feb 2024
1/2 It was a great morning at the 'Connecting People and Sharing Practice in Adult Learning' event in Belfast. Thank you Emma Shaw from @Phoenix_ed_ni, John Morgan from @BelfastTrust, Pauline Kersten from @CECConwayEdCent and @NickJDoran from @devperspectives for speaking.
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12 Feb 2024
Come join this exciting event by @aontas Sharing Practice in Adult Learning in Northern Irl. this Thursday Feb 15th @NICVA Belfast, @NickJDoran will be inputting on @saolta and Global Citizenship Education in #AdultEducation. #GlobalCitizenshipEducation #SharingPractice
24 Jan 2024
Want to connect with and learn from others in the adult and community education sector in Northern Ireland? Join us for our upcoming "Connecting People and Sharing Practice in Adult Learning" event on 15 February in Belfast. Register now: bit.ly/48I13Mi
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We had a lovely morning with the @aontas judging panel for our shortlisting for an AONTAS Star Award under the Global Citizenship Education Category for our play "How Long Is A Piece Of Rope". Thank you to the amazing group of women for coming today. #ALF24 #FindYourselfHere
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