The Academic Practice Series - Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development (TUS).

Dr. Jonathan Vincent is a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Educational Research at Lancaster University, and a central figure in the field of inclusive educational and employment research. His current positions at Lancaster University—lecturer in the Educational Research Department, Programme Director for the Education and Social Justice MA, and Director for Internationalisation. His wo...

This podcast is a recording of a Panel Discussion held at the Technological University of the Shannon during Academic Integrity Week 2025 on the topic of “The Use of GenAI in the Knowledge Creation Process”. The discussion is chaired by Dr Denise Mac Giolla Ri, Artificial Intelligence Champion with CPID. Denise is joined by • Dr. Des Cawley, Head of the Department of Nursing and Healthcare, Facult...

Professor Phillip (Phill) Dawson is the Co-Director of the Centre for Research in Assessment and Digital Learning (CRADLE) at Deakin University, which is the world's leading higher education assessment research group in terms of publications and citations. Phill is most known for his research on feedback, cheating and artificial intelligence in assessment. His work is highly cited, and he ranks 6t...

Professor Sarah Eaton is a professor and research chair at the Werklund School of Education, University of Calgary, Canada and an Honorary Associate Professor, Deakin University, Australia, an ethicist, writer, and speaker and is a strong advocate for integrity and ethics in educational contexts. Sarah has received research awards of excellence for her scholarship on academic integrity from the Ca...

Dr. Geraldine McDermott is a Senior Lecturer and Researcher within the Centre for Pedagogical Innovation and Development in TUS. She currently teaches on the MA in Academic Practice, focusing primarily on digital learning and teaching and educational research. She has a specific interest in digital education and supports academic and professional staff as they explore digital solutions to encourag...

Seán Connell is a Senior Lecturer in Hotel and Catering TUS. His research interests focus on learning and teaching innovations for hospitality, tourism and leisure education. Sean speaks with Dr. Mike Russell, a lecturer with CPID, about the SATLE funded project that he undertook with other colleagues from TUS: Dr Noelle O’Connor, Dr Emma Reardon, Ms Nicola Ryan, Ms Nora Shine, and Mr John Lydon....

Dr. Martina Cleary is a lecturer, artist, writer and researcher based in the Dept. of Fine Art & Education at TUS and (PI) of the ADEPT Research Group. Her areas of research focus include; Neurodiversity in Art & Education, New Media & Immersive Technologies, Socially Engaged Arts & Activism. She holds a PhD from the European Centre for Photographic Research e(CPR), an MEd from Aal...

William Carey (SFHEA) is a Certified Trainer with the European Centre for SI-PASS at Lund University, Sweden. As a UK-based, European-focused, Educational and Academic Developer, Will is deeply interested in the partnership between learners/educators to inform/enhance learning and teaching practices. His involvement with SI-PASS began in 2000 and he acknowledge the impact this peer-learning model...

Valerie Lewis is the Director of the Take 1 Programme, which supports post primary schools to communicate, raise awareness of, and embed Education for Sustainable Development in learning and teaching, as part of a transformative 'whole school' curriculum approach. The Take 1 Programme is funded by the Department of Education under Priority 2: Transforming Learning Environments, as part of ESD to 2...

Martin Oliver is a Professor of Education and Technology at the Institute of Education in University College London (UCL). Throughout his career he has combined research, teaching and service roles, working at various times as an educational developer, learning technologist, programme leader and Head of the IOE's Learning Technologies Unit. He was the Pro-Director for Academic Development at the U...

Dr Karen Gravett is Associate Professor and Associate Head (Research) at the Surrey Institute of Education, where her research focuses on the Sociology of Higher Education. She explores how theoretically informed approaches can help us to understand education and society: for example, in the areas of digital education, student engagement, relational pedagogies, belonging and literacy practices. Sh...

Jack Whitehead is a Visiting Professor of Education with the University of Cumbria and was previously an Adjunct Professor at the Liverpool Hope University and a Lecturer in Education with University of Bath. Jack's professional career has embraced a discipline of educational research, which recognizes the contribution of enhancing professionalism in education by adding the educational knowledge g...