SJOG Research Foundation’s 34th Annual Research Conference Day.
The digital coaches were at the St. John of God Research Conference at the Talbot Hotel Stillorgan Dublin, Ireland, on Tuesday, November 12, to present the SAID Project poster. It was a day filled with insightful discussions and groundbreaking research presentations....
The Digital-coach in Dublin and Kerry got the opportunity to work in a local primary school
Our DigiCoaches across the country have been very busy the last few months. The SAID project in Ireland is a collaboration between Liffey Services and Skills for Life in Kerry Service. The Digi-coaches in Kerry got the opportunity to work in a local primary school....
Digital Coach from SJOG Dublin and Kerry Services are travelling to Helsinki
We want to wish Niamh Fortune, a DigiCoach from Dublin, and Ian Coleman Horgan, a DigiCoach from Kerry Services, all the best as they travel to Helsinki at the end of August to share their experience of training to become a DigiCoach with support staff Klara and...
The Digital Coaches from SJOG Day services learning new educational games
The Digital Coaches from Ashtree, Hazelwood and Avila Day services have been learning new educational games over the past few weeks that they will use when they go and work in local primary schools. This is part of the SAID Erasmus plus funded project and the...
Patrick presented the SAID project at the National AT Conference GATHER
On the 21st of May, Patrick Fitzgerald presented the SAID project at the National AT Conference GATHER, run by Ahead and NALA. Patrick shared what it means to be a Digi Coach and about learning to use assistive technology (AT). Patrick shared how he and the men and...
Digital Coach training with Klara
The SAID project team are busy upskilling the new Digital Coaches for their new role working with young people and introducing them to accessible digital learning apps and tools. The Digital Coaches in the SAID - School Assistance Inclusive and Digital project have...
Fifteen years UN-Disability Rights Convention in Austria
Fifteen years after the ratification of the UN-Disability Rights Convention in Austria, LebensGroß GmbH and FZIB invited participants to a conference on September 26, 2023, to take stock of the situation. Attendees were encouraged to examine what has been achieved in...
Bank Austria Award 2023
Our project is nominated for the Bank Austria Social Award. Please vote for us!
Week of Inclusion
3rd– 9th of July, 2023 - Once again this year, the Week of Inclusion took place in Graz. Within this framework, there were various free events, guided tours, consultations, and workshops available for people with and without disabilities. It was a week filled with fun...
NIB – network of inclusive education
15thof March, 2023 - NIB is a network of teachers organized by the University of Education. The University organizes quarterly meetings about inclusive education. The network meeting was attended by 20 people. Our Digial Coaches presented the project and different...
Partnermeeting in Graz
On November 10thand 11th2022, the project partners met in Graz to discuss and set the next milestones of the project. The development of the curriculum was concretized.
Focus group interviews with the DigiCoaches
In order to get to know the Digital Coaches, the framework conditions of their work in schools and their areas of responsibility, partners from the University of Graz met with them for two focus group interviews at atempo. 1stof September, 2022 - At the first...
Sjog Digital Coach Showcase Event in Tralee, 7th November 2024
St. John of God Liffey Services, in collaboration with SJOG Kerry Services, hosted an engaging and inspiring event at The Rose Hotel, Tralee, as part of the SAID Project (School Assistants for Digital Education) initiative. The theme for the afternoon was "Enhancing...
School Assistance – Inclusive & Digital – Ireland Showcase
St John of God is delighted to invite you to an interactive event focusing on enhancing educational inclusivity and digital literacy in Ireland! Join us at The Rose Hotel for an afternoon of insightful discussions, interactive workshops, and networking opportunities....
St John of God Liffey Services SAID project training event
In early September, we at St John of God Liffey Services were thrilled to host a week-long training event for the SAID project. We enjoyed collaborating with dynamic teams from atempo in Graz, Austria, University Graz, and Trycamps from Finland. We joined Liffey...
Day of Competence
13th of July, 2023 - On the Day of Competence, the focus was on the term "competence". The event was organized by the Styrian University of Education. Exciting keynotes, informative exhibitions and action-oriented workshops took place on the topics of media...
AESF Spring Meeting
On May 5th, 2023, we had the opportunity to present the SAID project at the Spring Conference through a poster. The Empirical Special Education Research (AESF) forms a network of researchers who specialize in empirical methods and are active in the German-speaking...
IFO 2023
8th of February, 2023 -The IFO 2023 conference in Zurich aimed to explore the relationship between inclusion and democracy and justice from an interdisciplinary and international perspective. Participants were asked to go beyond the traditional framework...
Workshops mit österreichischen Schüler*innen
Im Oktober und November 2022 besuchten wir drei Volksschulen in Graz und besuchten insgesamt fünf Klassen. Alle diese Klassen arbeiteten zu diesem Zeitpunkt aktiv mit den DigiCoaches. Die Hauptaufgabe bestand darin, die Eindrücke, Erfahrungen und Meinungen der...
Workshops with Austrian students
In October and November 2022, we ventured into three elementary schools in of Graz, visiting a total of five classes. All of these classes were actively working with DigiCoaches at the time. The primary mission to gain an in-depth understanding of the students'...
Kick-off (online)
20thof June and 1stof July 2022 - Due to Corona restrictions, we had to do our kick-off online. We met for 2 days to get to know each other better as a team and to review the project processes and goals.