Centre for Distance Learning

Staff Publications

O’Brien, O. (2012): ‘Revisiting Governance: The Bologna Process and a reconstituted local education policy field’, Ireland International Conference on Education, Dublin, October 30th

Glowatz, M. and O’Brien, O. (2012): ‘Facebook in an Academic Environment: Advancing Practice from Information-Sharing to Collaboration and Innovation (ICI)’, All Ireland Society for Higher Education, Dublin City University, 30th August

O’Brien, O. (2013): ‘The Bologna Process and its impact on local governance: a case study, International Journal for Cross-Disciplinary Subjects in Education, Volume 5, Issue 2

Dowling-Hetherington, L. (2012): 'A Changing Higher Education Landscape in Ireland', Institutional Management in Higher Education Conference, OECD, Paris, 17-19 September

Dowling, L. (2011): Change in Higher Education and its Impact on Academic Staff: The Case of the School of Business at University College Dublin, unpublished dissertation, Doctor of Education, University of Bath

Ryan, O. (2010): Modularisation at UCD: An exploration of governance in higher education, unpublished dissertation, Doctor of Education, University of Edinburgh

Dowling, L. (2006): 'Mature Students and Distance Learning: A Student-Centred Approach to Measuring Success', Explore, No. 3, Summer: 14-5

Dowling, L. (2006): 'Mature Students and Distance Learning - A Student-Centred Approach to Measuring Success', Poster Presentation, The Challenge of Diversity: Teaching, Support and Student Learning, 4th Annual Conference on Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, 8/9 June, National University of Ireland, Galway

Dowling, L. and Ryan, O. (2007): 'A Framework for Supporting Adults in Distance Learning', Adult Learner, May

Ryan, O. and Dowling, L. (2006): 'A Holistic Approach to Learner Support', All Ireland Society for Higher Education, Maynooth 31st August and 1st September 2006

Ryan, O (2006): 'The Use of Assessment in Study Skills Development for Mature Students' in G. O'Neill and S. Huntley-Moore, Case Studies on Student Assessment, Maynooth: AISHE

Dowling, L. and Ryan, O. (2007): 'The Role of Study Skills Development and Fromative Feedback in Enhancing the Learning Experience', All Ireland Society for Higher Education, Maynooth 30th and 31st August 2007

Ryan, O and Dowling, L (2008): Developing Academic Competencies: Engaging in Dialogue with Stakeholders, International Colloquium on University Teaching and Learning: Exploring the Dialogue of Communities of Practice, UCD 10th June

Ryan, O (2009- forthcoming): ‘Policy Paradigms and Power in Irish Education’ Discourse: studies in the cultural politics of education. 30(2)

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