DT Quin

Wednesday, 4 February 2015

Crypto Museum

I must put this link up to the brilliant Crypto Museum website, particularly their information on the pre-war Polish decryption 'bombas' - forgotten in most histories on the subject.

http://www.cryptomuseum.com/crypto/bombe/index.htm

Thanks to Cartoon Saloon's immensely talented Fabian Erlinghauser for a really valuable 2 day visit to DL832 Animation in IADT - very timely for our 3rd years and for 4th years who'll shortly be entering the closing stages of production on their Major Projects. Hopefully, we'll all see Fabian again very soon! In the meantime, best of luck to Song of The Sea at the Academy Awards!

Fabian surrenders (just acting out the scene)

Very impressed with El's work...

http://songoftheseamovie.blogspot.ie/

Thursday, 22 January 2015

IADT Plagiarism Policy - staff briefing

Yesterday, as part of my Teaching and Learning Committee responsibilities, I assisted Dr. Marion Palmer in a staff briefing on IADT's revised Plagiarism Policy in the STAR. A (tellingly) small group, but excellent questions and a lively, engaged debate commences the Committee's cross-Institute briefings.

We need to get all heads (lecturers and students) around the fact that reliable and appropriate sourcing, referencing and attribution of all types of media is not just an academic exercise, but is a key research skill and a crucial part of the development of professional practice.

Uncontrolled mash-up, reuse and blasé or willful ignorance of copyright and IP issues can be the paths to amateurism, IP theft and ultimately bad business. The debate will continue over the next few months!

http://www.iadt.ie/en/InformationAbout/TeachingandLearning/PlagiarismPolicy/

Thursday, 15 January 2015

Oscar Nomination for Song of The Sea!

Congrats congrats to Cartoon Saloon's Tomm Moore and Paul Young, and to all the Cartoon Saloon crew for their 2015 Oscar nomination in the Animated Feature category for 'Song Of The Sea'.

A word of commiseration too to Alan Holly for missing out the Oscar (Short Film, Animated) shortlist with his wonderful 'Coda'.

Fingers crossed for the Oscars on Sunday 22nd of February! And we can't wait to see 'Song' soon on the big screens here! Go Tomm, Paul and The Saloon! Bring back that little golden man...

http://oscar.go.com/nominees/animated-feature-film/song-of-the-sea

Friday, 19 December 2014

People of Ar Blog

Armenian myths, culture and news.

https://peopleofar.wordpress.com/2014/12/

2014 IADT Christmas Card!

Congrats to Kayleigh Scullion and Fionn Boland, two of my star 3rd Year Animation students for winning the 2014 Christmas e-card competition! Well done and a Happy Christmas to all!

http://www.iadt.ie/christmasgreetings2014/

Monday, 15 December 2014

Tempus ALIGN WP1 Dublin Training is Done!

From the 8th of December to the 12th of December, IADT hosted 55 Tempus ALIGN participants from Armenia, Russia and Ukraina for a week of ALIGN WP (work package) 1 capacity building training. Thanks to Dr. Tara Ryan for her organisation of the WP1 Dublin training and the cultural events. Thanks also to our European experts Andre, Zbigniew, Inna, Durdica, Sergei and Almantas, Special thanks from me to IADT's Cliona Flood, Laura Venables, Therese Moylan, Marion Palmer, Kay Doyle and Mary Anne O Carroll, as well as to my 3rd Year students Caoimhe, Fiona, Fionn, Glen, and Sophie. Thanks also to our expert IADT guide David Doyle and to RCSI's Martina Crehan, QQI's Bryan Maguire and Laura Harmon (President USI), Kevin Donoghue and Conor from USI!

We thoroughly enjoyed the teaching and learning discussions, and especially the debates around learning outcomes, student assessment and the infamous Driving Test exercise!

We hope the Dublin training will benefit all of the ALIGN HEIs, agencies and stakeholders! WP1 (capacity building) is officially done, though we envisage a continuation of capacity building training for the duration of the ALIGN project.

Onwards to 2015 and to the rest of the ALIGN work packages!