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Papers by Jean Hughes

Her current research encompasses service learning and the transformational benefits it can bring ... more Her current research encompasses service learning and the transformational benefits it can bring to students in terms of interpersonal skills and positive emotions. Hannah has presented and written on the benefits of using new pedagogies and technologies in the teaching of psychology.

Hughes Jean and Et Al the Dynamic Curriculum Shared Experiences of Ongoing Curricular Change in Higher Education Dublin City University, 2013

(NUIM) and Ciara O Farrell (TCD), were instrumental in developing the initial idea and putting sh... more (NUIM) and Ciara O Farrell (TCD), were instrumental in developing the initial idea and putting shape on the book, the themes and the chapters. Dr Ciara O'Farrell played a vital role in the early, developmental stage of the process by providing support for the academic writing process. In addition to facilitating writing sessions for the authors Ciara played an essential role also in assisting us to agree an overall shape and focus for the book. As copy editor, Louise McDermott had the unenviable task of identifying our mistakes and ambiguities, providing corrections, feedback and suggestions, all of which made each chapter more coherent and readable. One seldom spots one's own mistakes and Louise's critical reading of each chapter enabled us to ensure that we said what we meant to say as clearly as we could. A book such as this does not come together without significant effort and nobody has invested more time, effort and dedication to this project that my co-editor, Eloise Tan. From overall project management and coordination, to liaising with authors, critical friends, graphic designer and printers, Eloise brought professional, thoughtful, reflective and insightful approaches to ensure that everyone kept on track and that the book was of the highest quality. Her tireless dedication to keeping the project and all of its contributors on track, her feedback and her constant eye on the big picture has, above all else, brought the book to successful completion. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the HEA. The provision of SIF funding and support for the DRHEA in general, enabled this collaborative publication to come to fruition.

Education and Information Technologies, 2005

This paper describes how a number of unlikely publishing partners unexpectedly found themselves e... more This paper describes how a number of unlikely publishing partners unexpectedly found themselves exploring eLearning as a medium for teacher and pupil learning. Blackrock Education Centre supports teachers through professional development programmes and the publication of educational resources under the auspices of the Department of Education and Science (DES) in the Republic of Ireland. This paper describes how the intention to create a standard primary school classroom resource by the Education Centre has been unexpectedly transformed in ways which have enabled us to explore eLearning in partnership with a local Institute of Technology, IADT. In doing so, we have ourselves become learners in unexpected ways with our teachers and students. The paper describes how intentions emerge in conversation in processes of local interaction and that the strategic direction of an organisation (in our case, our unexpected involvement in eLearning) is best understood in retrospect. It is about how our identity is transformed in our learning and how strategy can be viewed as an emergent property of relationships. The learning resource is entitled Something Fishy, a humorous play on an English expression meaning something a little suspicious, even subversive. Somethnig Fishy can be viewed at www. somethingfishy.ie

Her current research encompasses service learning and the transformational benefits it can bring ... more Her current research encompasses service learning and the transformational benefits it can bring to students in terms of interpersonal skills and positive emotions. Hannah has presented and written on the benefits of using new pedagogies and technologies in the teaching of psychology.

Hughes Jean and Et Al the Dynamic Curriculum Shared Experiences of Ongoing Curricular Change in Higher Education Dublin City University, 2013

(NUIM) and Ciara O Farrell (TCD), were instrumental in developing the initial idea and putting sh... more (NUIM) and Ciara O Farrell (TCD), were instrumental in developing the initial idea and putting shape on the book, the themes and the chapters. Dr Ciara O'Farrell played a vital role in the early, developmental stage of the process by providing support for the academic writing process. In addition to facilitating writing sessions for the authors Ciara played an essential role also in assisting us to agree an overall shape and focus for the book. As copy editor, Louise McDermott had the unenviable task of identifying our mistakes and ambiguities, providing corrections, feedback and suggestions, all of which made each chapter more coherent and readable. One seldom spots one's own mistakes and Louise's critical reading of each chapter enabled us to ensure that we said what we meant to say as clearly as we could. A book such as this does not come together without significant effort and nobody has invested more time, effort and dedication to this project that my co-editor, Eloise Tan. From overall project management and coordination, to liaising with authors, critical friends, graphic designer and printers, Eloise brought professional, thoughtful, reflective and insightful approaches to ensure that everyone kept on track and that the book was of the highest quality. Her tireless dedication to keeping the project and all of its contributors on track, her feedback and her constant eye on the big picture has, above all else, brought the book to successful completion. Finally, I would like to acknowledge the contribution of the HEA. The provision of SIF funding and support for the DRHEA in general, enabled this collaborative publication to come to fruition.

Education and Information Technologies, 2005

This paper describes how a number of unlikely publishing partners unexpectedly found themselves e... more This paper describes how a number of unlikely publishing partners unexpectedly found themselves exploring eLearning as a medium for teacher and pupil learning. Blackrock Education Centre supports teachers through professional development programmes and the publication of educational resources under the auspices of the Department of Education and Science (DES) in the Republic of Ireland. This paper describes how the intention to create a standard primary school classroom resource by the Education Centre has been unexpectedly transformed in ways which have enabled us to explore eLearning in partnership with a local Institute of Technology, IADT. In doing so, we have ourselves become learners in unexpected ways with our teachers and students. The paper describes how intentions emerge in conversation in processes of local interaction and that the strategic direction of an organisation (in our case, our unexpected involvement in eLearning) is best understood in retrospect. It is about how our identity is transformed in our learning and how strategy can be viewed as an emergent property of relationships. The learning resource is entitled Something Fishy, a humorous play on an English expression meaning something a little suspicious, even subversive. Somethnig Fishy can be viewed at www. somethingfishy.ie