Head of School of Management

• Aug 2021 - Present

Sectoral Project Manager - National PD Framework Initial & Scaled Implementation

• Nov 2016 - Aug 2021

Project Manager for the initial implementation and evaluation of the National Professional Development Framework for those who teach in Irish higher education. Aligned with this was development and delivery of 15 PD Open Courses with Digital Badges as entry routes to framework engagement. Project Manager for the initial implementation and evaluation of the National Professional Development Framework for those who teach in Irish higher education. Aligned with this was development and delivery of 15 PD Open Courses with Digital Badges as entry routes to framework engagement.

Head of Learning Development in Business @City Campus

• Dec 2018 - Sep 2020

Academic Developer/Lecturer

• May 1999 - Oct 2016

Secondment from role as: Academic Developer at the LTTC, DIT [May 1999-Oct 2016] Programme Chair; Programme Co-ordinator MSc Applied eLearning https://lttcprogrammes.wordpress.com/msc-in-applied-elearning/ Lecturer (with examining responsibilities) on a number of core and elective modules and classes on each of the three LTTC PG programmes. Specifically, Learning Theories, Professional Development, Academic Writing and Publishing, Creativity and Critical Thinking in Higher Education, Supervising Undergraduate Dissertations, Supporting Virtual Communities, Research Methods, Advanced Literature Review, Collecting and Analysing Qualitative Data, Writing for Journal Publication, Lecture Design and Delivery, Interactive Teaching Methods, Peer Observation, Microteaching. Also deliver classes on Teaching Portfolios, Reflective Practice, Blended Learning Strategies/Media. No. of Current Research Students (2014-15): Co-supervising 1 Phd student; 2 Masters students; Previously have supervised 27 MSc and MA students to completion. Show less

Lecturer/Research Fellow

• 1996 - 1997

Lecturer on Systems Analysis/Design and Computer Information Systems Programmes in the Faculty of Informatics. Lecturer on Systems Analysis/Design and Computer Information Systems Programmes in the Faculty of Informatics.

Lecturer/Research Officer

• 1991 - 1996

LECTURING ROLE: - Management Information Systems lectures/tutorials for the Public Administration & Legal Studies Programme - Information Technology lectures/tutorials for the Professional Development in Nursing Degree - Information Processing & Systems Analysis lectures/tutorials for BA Accounting Degree - Integrated Packages practical course for Computers in Psychology Degree - Artificial Intelligence lectures for HND Computer Studies - Paradox and Excel tutorials for BSc Radiologists Degree - Visual Basic tutorials for BTEC HND Commercial Computer Programming - Multimedia and Audio-Visual tutorials for PGCTHE - Faculty of Informatics Short Course Programme RESEARCH ROLE: Specifically, working for The Northern Ireland Knowledge Engineering Laboratory (NIKEL) in joint collaboration with ICL Ltd. Main work emphasis was on the research and development of Knowledge Based Systems (KBS) for Industry, Commerce and the Medical domain. Specific R&D projects included: • Industry - NORTEL; Short Brothers PLC; Finlay Packaging Ltd. • North-South medical partners - Adelaide & Meath Hospitals, Dublin; Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast Show less

Invited Role

• 1990 - 1996

- Designing and Conducting eLearning Activities (University of Queensland, 2005) - Online Tutoring (Oxford Brookes University, 2005) - Remote Supervision: advising off-campus research students (University of Queensland, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009) - Using Technology to Support Problem-based Learning (University of Tampere, Finland, via Video Conferencing, 2005) - Designing and Facilitating eLearning (University of Queensland, 2006) - Certificate in Action Research for Educators (2012) - Guest Tutor/External Assessor (Carlow Institute of Technology, 2012-14) - Guest Lecturer (Marino Institute of Education) Show less