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Dr. Ciara O'Farrell

Visiting Adjunct Associate Professor (Trinity Teaching and Learning)

 Ciara.OFarrell@tcd.ie

 


Biography

Dr Ciara O'Farrell is Senior Academic Developer in the Centre for Academic Practice, Trinity College Dublin where she is responsible for academic practice and teaching and learning. She is also a lecturer and co-ordinates modules on the Postgraduate Diploma and Masters in Education (Higher Education). Ciara publishes in the areas of academic practice and has recently co-edited Emerging Issues in Higher Education III: From capacity building to sustainability.
Johnston, J.; Rooney, P.; Ni She, C.; O'Darrell, C.; Roche, C., Podcasts: taking educational enhancement conversations online?, Irish Learning Technology Association/ 'EdTech' annual conference, University College Cork, 26-27 May 2022, edited by ILTA review panel , 2022, Poster, PUBLISHED
McNabola, A., and O'Farrell, C. , Can teaching be evaluated through reflection on student performance in continuous assessment? A case study of practical Engineering modules, Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 52, (5), 2015, p464 - 473, Journal Article, PUBLISHED
Challenges and opportunities for Teaching and Learning in Irish Higher Education in, editor(s)Loxley, A., Seery, A., & Walsh, J. , Higher Education in Ireland: Practices, Policies and Possibilities, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, 2014, [O'Farrell, C ], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Farrell, A and O'Farrell, C. eds. , Emerging Issues in Higher Education 111: From Capacity Building to Sustainability., 2013, Book, IN_PRESS
Ciara O'Farrell & Marian Fitzmaurice, Academic developers using narrative to support our professional development, Innovations in Education and Teaching International , 5, (3), 2013, p1-12 , Notes: [ ], Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  DOI  URL
Ciara O'Farrell, Supporting academics to write for publication: A holistic approach, AISHE-J: The All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, 5, (1), 2013, p1031-, Journal Article, PUBLISHED  URL
Carton, J., O'Farrell, C., Kelly, A.,, Developing an institutional framework for supporting supervisors of research students: lessons learned from a unique inter-institutional project in Ireland. , Journal of the European Higher Education Area, 2013, p1-23 , Journal Article, PUBLISHED  TARA - Full Text  URL
Establishing Identities in Professional Academic Learning Communities in Ireland in, editor(s)iPED Research Network , Academic futures: Inquiries into higher education and pedagogy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2009, pp96 - 111, [Ciara O'Farrell and Jac Potter], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Writing Identity through the Educational Developers in Ireland Network (EDIN in, editor(s)Higgs, B and McCarthy, M. , Emerging Issues II: The Changing Roles and Identities of Teachers and Learners in Ireland , Cork, NAIRTL, 2008, pp11 - 22, [Ciara O'Farrell], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED  URL  URL
Ciara O'Farrell, Teaching Portfolio Practice in Ireland: A Handbook, Dublin, AISHE , 2007, 177pp, Book, PUBLISHED  URL
  

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Kelly, A., Byrnes, L., Campbell, V., Carlton, J., Harkin, S., Leonard, AM., Morgan, P., O'Farrell, C., O'Mahony, C., , Developing an Institutional Framework for Supporting Supervisors of Research Students: Supervisor best practice., Cork, NAIRTL, 2012, Book, PUBLISHED
You're not just writing a chapter, you're contributing to a book': Facilitating review and supporting writing in, editor(s)Marcus-Quinn, A., Bruen, C.,Allen, M., Dundon. A., and Diggins, Y. , The Digital Learning Revolution in Ireland: Case Studies from the National Learning Resources Service , 2012, [O'Farrell ], Book Chapter, PUBLISHED
Subgroup of the Graduate Studies Committee , Supervision of Research Students: Best practice guidelines, Trinity College Dublin , Trinity College Dublin , 2012, Report, PUBLISHED
O'Farrell, C. , Enhancing student learning through assessment: A handbook for academics., 2009, -, Notes: [booklet], Miscellaneous, PUBLISHED

  

Research Interests

Description Of Research Interests

Her current research interests include: Professional Development for Academics and Academic Developers; Writing for Publication; Scholarship of Learning and Teaching; Promoting and Supporting Pedagogical Research in Higher Education; Sustainability in Higher Education; Promoting Academic Integrity through Academic Writing Support; Assessment and Feedback; Reflective Practice; Narratives of Practice; Teaching Portfolios; Teaching philosophy statements; Teaching Awards.