On a national level, the department participates in a range of Enterprise Ireland funded work, primarily through a range of innovation vouchers; such work generally involves the provision of education and training-related services to a range of local and national clients. Some of this work, as is the intension behind the innovation voucher scheme, has and should continue to lead to actual commercial work.
DEIS is also the institute co-ordinator for the HEA-funded National Digital Learning Repository project in the Cork Institute of Technology.
Nationally Funded Projects
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National Digital Learning Resources
Project description: DEIS has developed a variety of OERs (Open Educational Resources) funded under the NDLR (National Digital Learning Resources) initiative both on a local level (here in Cork Institute of Technology) and on an inter-institutional level whereby larger collaborative [...]
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Blackrock Observatory Game
Project description: DEIS was involved in the development of an education game for the Blackrock Castle Observatory (www.bco.ie). The game involved the creation of a classic-arcade “asteroid” style game which aimed to inform young learners on astronomical subjects which they [...]
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National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning
Project description: Development of an explanatory video for the National Academy for Integration of Research, Teaching and Learning (UCC). The client required 2 animated features to promote the NAIRTL grants initiative and to encourage applications for the next call for [...]
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Notetaking Solutions
Project description: This project involved the development of a content management system website with a focus on accessibility and adherence to accessibility standards to promote the notetaking solutions service offering electronic notetaking & real time communication service for students/adults with [...]
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Assembly Point
Project description: This project involved the development of a number of interactive video tutorials to support users of Assembly Point’s Online HR Application. DEIS also developed a number of standalone modules for clients which were ultimately delivered to the financial [...]
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Velopi
Project description: The client, specialising in software validation and project management, commissioned DEIS to develop a set of video tutorials to aid potential users in using a piece of financial projection software. The end product comprised of two interactive tutorials [...]
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Sigtec
Project description: DEIS worked closely with the client in this project to script and develop a set of 3 different animated features explaining Sigtec’s products. A total of 10 minutes of animation was produced which the client now uses as [...]