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• Dr Pauline RooneyHead of Academic Practice Pauline is Head of Academic Practice, Trinity Teaching & Learning where she leads a team of professional academic developers, education support officers, student interns and teaching fellows.
• Nicola ByrneProject Manager Nicola works as a Teaching and Learning Projects Manager, collaborating with professional and academic staff, including College Academic Officers, to oversee Teaching and Learning Projects.
• Jade ConcannonProgramme Administrator Jade Concannon has been a member of the Academic Practice team since 2005. Jade looks after communications and administers all of the academic professional development programmes.
• Dr Claire McAviniaAcademic Developer Claire is an Academic Developer working closely with colleagues to provide expertise in learning, teaching, and assessment in higher education to support Trinity’s key objectives and respond to national initiatives.
• Dr Caitríona Ní ShéAcademic Developer Caitríona’s role in Academic Practice involves the development and delivery of evidence based professional development for academic staff within Trinity, and contributing to funded projects on educational developments, such as the HCI initiative. Caitríona has worked in higher education across a variety of roles since 2008.
• Dr Cicely RocheESD Fellow Cicely is an Associate Professor in the School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences and is a Trinity Education Fellow/Academic Developer with the Centre for Academic Practice. Her key expertise is the design of curriculum to drive development of moral reasoning competencies.
• Dr Ana SchalkAcademic Developer, Digital Learning Lead Ana has worked as a lecturer, researcher, academic developer and academic manager for more than 30 years. Most recently she has worked with TU Dublin’s Learning, Teaching and Assessment Team where she led a number of strategic learning initiatives, and taught on the MSc Education and Post Graduate Certificate in University Learning and Teaching.
• Kevin O'ConnorLearning Technologist Kevin works as a Learning Technologist in Academic Practice where he supports staff with implementing technology and digital pedagogies in their teaching practice. His role involves researching digital education, designing and developing online resources and presentations, and contributing to the delivery of staff professional development in digital teaching and learning.