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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Aug 27

Ahh cheers Maren 😀

Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Aug 27

My new blog post - The Art of the Gasta: How This Presentation Style is an Expression of Openness

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The Art of the Gasta: How This Presentation Style is an Expression of Openness

In the world of public speaking, we’re constantly seeking new ways to connect with our audience. We’ve moved beyond the stale lecture hall, embracing everything from interactive worksho…

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Jul 19

Never Forget: "Native American nations gift handwoven rug for 'kindness' during pandemic" www.rte.ie/news/politic...

Native American nations gift rug for support during Covid

Two Native American nations have gifted a handwoven rug to the people of Ireland to recognise the "kindness" shown to them during the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · May 16

Funded 2-year Master's by Research. “Assessing the impact of the South Kerry Social Farming Project” is funded by @mtu.ie and supported by TU RISE funding #EUinmyregion
Link to Doc: drive.google.com/file/d/1gTNL...

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · May 13

Great day in Galway

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Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · May 8

Oh hey looks like we contributed a "must read book" glad to see this @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social and @gasta.me send.successbyemail.com/prvw_message...

September 4, 2024 – In Today’s Online Learning News – Navigating the Challenges of Hybrid Learning – Bulletin de l’apprentissage en ligne

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 22

Well done Tomás, pleasure to work with you on this OA paper. First Systematic Review article, learned so much along the way!

Tomás Aylward @aylward-tomas.bsky.social · Apr 22

Two open access articles on Ourdoor Learning in Ireland published by @Jaeol in two months. Fantastic to work with the inspirational @mauracoulter.bsky.social & @gasta.me (A.K.A. Tom Farrelly!) on today's publication of a systematic review of OL research from Ireland doi.org/10.1080/1472...

Outdoor learning on the edge of Europe: a systematic review of practice from Ireland

Outdoor Learning (OL) programmes are a small but impactful part of the Irish educational landscape. This paper presents an overview of the sector through a systematic review of the literature publi...

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 16

"I have long argued that the 21st century presents hitherto unimaginable possibilities for graduate outputs and formats. However, rather than embrace multi-modal theses, the standard monograph output differs little from a 16th-century book in terms of style and presentation." (2/2)

Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 16

Delighted to be asked to be part of a team of great presenters at the @athabascau.bsky.social "Faculty of Graduate Studies Professional Development Series:
Multimodal and Alternative Dissertations/Theses – Meeting the Needs of our Time" (1/2)

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 2

@gosuilleabhain.bsky.social host of #NDLN2025 launch hosted by @mtutelteam.bsky.social

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 2

A great series of reports

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Apr 2

Delighted to be at the hybrid launch of the National Digital Leadership Network chaired by @gosuilleabhain.bsky.social evebt hosted @mtutelteam.bsky.social Great series of reports...

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Tom Farrelly @gasta.me · Feb 27

Vancouver Community College's CredX symposium kicks off. Looking forward to presenting tomorrow.

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Donna Lanclos @donnalanclos.com · Feb 20

This by JR Dingwall is a marvelous engagement with our edited volume, I missed it in November&want to make sure y'all can see it. This is just Part 1! Looking forward to the rest of JR's review, and grateful for his and @greeneterry.bsky.social 's chapter in the book. jrdingwall.ca/blogwall/how...