A new window on Irish via the iPad

Student Teachers on the MGO (Máistir Gairmiúil San Oideachas, NUIG), Teacher Education Programme

Although the cachet of the Irish language has increased dramatically in recent decades, it’s still rarely associated with high technology. But that may now change, given an initiative to equip múinteoirí at Gaelscoileanna with digital media skills that could transform both the teaching experience and their careers.

MGO – Máistir Gairmiúil san Oideachas – is about more than learning how to use apps, though.

The course is led by Seán Ó Grádaigh, a ...