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Dr Peter Cantillon
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- The relationship between teachers’ personal biographies and their development as teachers.
- Teachers’ implicit theories about teaching, learning and learners (and how teachers’ implicit theories influence how they teach).
- Work based faculty development approaches
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Dr Sylvia Draper
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- Sylvia has devoted her working life to the promotion and understanding of Chemistry and teaches it with great effect at all levels, from demonstration lecturers to primary-school children right through to the presentation of cutting-edge innovative research to specialist audiences. She believes that Chemistry research is profoundly important to devising sustainable solutions to global problems and in the health and development of future generations.
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Sylvia Draper has been working as a lecturer and then Associate Professor in Trinity College Dublin for the last 15 years. She is Head of Inorganic Chemistry and Synthetic Materials and is passionate about the subject of Chemistry and its communication. Her research involves the synthesis and investigation of novel molecular materials. Many of these are molecular models of graphite and designed specifically to interact structurally with each other in a particular way and/or to transfer energy e.g. via luminescence. As a result the systems have desirable opto-electronic properties and applications e.g. in solar-cells. |
Dr Irene Hartigan
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- Simulation and Problem Based Learning to embrace student-centred teaching and learning approaches
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Dr Ray Murphy
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- International Humanitarian Law/Law of Armed Conflict (IHL/LOAC): this involves research into areas such as contemporary challenges to IHL. This includes an analysis of, among others, the rights of Prisoners of War, the laws governing a situation of occupation, the conduct of hostilities, and peacekeeping and international humanitarian law.
- Peace Operations: this involves analysis of UN peacekeeping operations and doctrine. The role of regional organizations such as the EU and African Union in support of the UN. It also often involves case studies of operations in paticular countries or regions with a view to drawing lessons for future missions. Research in this field will include examinating national policy in relation to international peace operations
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| Dr Christine O'Connor | Request a workshop |
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- The first year experience – ‘making a transition into higher education’Undergraduate chemistry course development, curriculum design, validation and implementation.
- The development of ICT as a support for teaching and learning Chemistry at third level.
- Introducing innovative methods into teaching and learning chemistry. [Blended learning approach]
- Curriculum design and alignment.
- Context based and project based laboratory practicals.
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| Dr Michael Seery | Request a workshop |
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- Laboratory Pedagogy: My aim in laboratory teaching is to encourage active laboratory participation by use of project-based learning, contextualised laboratories and the development of meaningful pre-laboratory work. In addition, valuable laboratory time can be effectively harnessed to develop a wide array of transferable skills.
- E-Learning and Blended Learning: Computers and mobile learning is increasingly impacting higher education and there is a need to develop quality learning resources that engage students in a meaningful way.
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I teach physical chemistry (photochemistry, thermodynamics, materials analysis, introductory physical chemistry) and ancillary areas (maths and statistics for chemistry, computers for chemistry). I am a member of the Chemical Education Research Team at Dublin Institute of Technology. My webpage is www.michaelseery.com. Resources
Podcasting and screencasting for supporting lectures (download pdf, 7 pgs) |
