About the LTTC

Roisin Donnelly

Learning Development Officer/Programme Chair of MSc in Applied eLearning
Tel: +353 01 402 7886
email: roisin.donnelly@dit.ie

Qualifications
- Doctorate in Education, Queens University Belfast, 2007
- Masters in Education (with distinction), University of Ulster, 1996
- PG Certificate in University Teaching (with commendation), University of Ulster, 1995
- Masters in Science, Computing and Information Systems, University of Ulster, 1991
- BA Hons Economic and Social History, Queens University Belfast, 1990

Areas of Expertise (Teaching and Research)
Roisin has a wide range of peer reviewed conference proceedings, journal article and book chapter publications to date reflecting her specialist teaching and research interests in the fields of:
- Learning and teaching in higher education
- Professional academic development
- eLearning / technology-enhanced learning
- Supporting virtual communities
- Enquiry and Blended problem-based learning
-Curriculum design

Roisin delivers workshops and consultancies on such topics as lecture design & delivery, active learning strategies, development of problem solving & critical thinking skills, academic writing, conducting literature reviews, qualitative research and undergraduate & postgraduate supervision.

Membership of Professional Bodies
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy UK (HEA); Steering Group Member of Facilitate [http://www.facilitate.ie/];
Member of Educational Developers in Ireland Network (EDIN); All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) [invited reviewer for AISHE-J]; Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA).

International Journals [invited reviewer]
European Journal of Teacher Education; Journal of Further and Higher Education; Studies in Higher Education; Asia Pacific Education Review (APER); ALT-J Research in Learning Technology; British Journal of Educational Research; Computers & Education
 
Two co-edited books are available through IGI-Global Publishers:
Applied eLearning and eTeaching in Higher Education:http://www.igi-global.com/reference/details.asp?id=7958
Critical Design and Effective Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education: Theory into Practice
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=40285

View Roisin Donnelly's publications.