EPI•STEM PODCAST EPISODE 4

In the EPI•STEM PODCAST Episode 4, co-hosts Geraldine Simmie PhD and Michelle Starr PhD discuss aspects of the STEAM Education project. This Transition Year project is a partnership between EPI•STEM at UL, the Limerick Education Support Centre and the Hunt Museum in Limerick.

Geraldine and Michelle speak to the holistic aims ofTransition Year as a year to find oneself and to explore one’s talents as well as taking an active part in social justice and outreach projects that help make a difference to the greater good of society, the local environment and the planet. Transition Year was recently reviewed by Zoe Williams in The Guardian newspaper (16 Oct 2024) and showed how Irish actors, Cillian Murphy and Paul Mescalstarted acting during their TY years.

Geraldine and Michelle discuss how the UN sustainable goal #17 addresses our TY partnership project. They share how SDG #10, aimed to reduce inequalities, can beincorporated within the project in nuanced and subtle ways that understand and recognise that ‘equality of condition’ is not the same for everyone.

The musical selection is Gan Anam Jig, a lively traditional tune played on keyboard by Ciara Geaney from Dingle, an accomplished piano player and a second-year student in the BA in Irish Music in The Irish World Academy of Music and Dance, Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Limerick.

The EPI•STEM podcast comes to you from EPI•STEM The National Centre for STEM Education at the School of Education, University of Limerick. The co-hosts, Professor Geraldine Simmie and Dr. Michelle Starr, chat with their guests about the Research and Partnership projects at the Research Centre in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) and STEAM education in UL for inclusive STEM practices with the Arts (e.g. Ethics, Music, & Politics). The focus is on supporting teachers' knowledge and CPD within a need for Social Justice, Climate Justice and Sustainability.

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