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Biographical Details:

Tá MSc sa Ríomhthráchtáil agus BSc in Airgeadas, Ríomhaireacht agus Fiontraíocht ó DCU ag Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl. Chaith sí tréimhsí ag obair leis an gcomhlacht Murex i bPáras agus comhlachtaí airgeadais sa Lárionad Institiúidí Airgeadais Idirnáisiúnta i mBaile Átha Cliath i rólanna airgeadais agus ríomhaireachta. Is Cathaoirleach í ar chláracha acadúla FIONTAR. Feidhmíonn sí mar ionadaí na Scoile ar an gCoiste Teagaisc agus Foghlama na Dáimhe agus Comhairle Acadúil na hOllscoile.Tá Mairéad i mbun taighde dochtúireachta le hOllscoil Durham i Sasana ag scrúdú athrú in institiúid ardoideachais agus nuálaíocht acadúil.Is ball í de choiste teicneolaíocht na faisnéise an CNCM.

Mairéad Nic Giolla Mhichíl holds a MSc in E-Commerce and a BSc in Finance, Computing and Enterprise from DCU. She has spent time working with Murex in Paris and in the IFSC in Dublin in financial and computing positions.Mairéad is the academic programme Chairperson of FIONTAR's programmes. She is the School's representative on the Faculty's Teaching and Learning Committee and Academic Council. Mairéad is currently completing her Doctorate with the University of Durham in England on Academic Reform and Organisational Change in a Higher Education Institute. She is a member of the information technology committee of the NCCA

Research Interests:

Ar a cuid spéiseanna taighde - athrú san eagras agus nuálaíocht acadúil,teicneolaíocht an eolais agus an ardoideachas.

Her research interests include oragnisational change and academic reforms; information technology and higher education.

Selected Chapters

• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2004. Maoirseacht. Cúnamh

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• Nic Giolla Mhichil, M. 2007. Exploratory Study of Educational Policy and ICT Implementation in Programme Provision in the University Sector in Ireland. School of Education, University of Durham, Working Papers,
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2007. A Critical Review of Lindsay, G. & Muijs., D. (2006) Challenging Underachievement in Boys, Educational Researcher, Vol. 28 No. 3, pp.313-332. School of Education, University of Durham,Working Papers,
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2007. A Critique of Self-Determination Theory and Approaches to Academic Learning in Higher Education: The context of discussion groups in Virtual Learning Environments. School of Education, University of Durham, Working Papers,
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2006. Evaluation paradigms & models: Learning and virtual learning environments. School of Education University of Durham, Working Papers,
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2006. The Irish Language in Primary Level Schools in the Republic of Ireland: A Focus on Gaelscoileanna, Language Planning and Bilingual Education,. School of Education, University of Durham, Working Papers,
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. 2006. Participation in Higher Education in the UK. School of Education, University of Durham, Working Papers,

• Ó Ciardúbháin, C. & Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M. , Giving Constructive and Accessible Feedback on Written and Oral Tasks Using ICT: Lessons Learned, CALL: using, learning, knowing: Eurocall, 22-AUG-12 - 25-AUG-12, University of Gothenburg
• Blin, F., Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M., Ó Ciardúbháin, C., Langblog: An exploration of Affordances for Online Oral Production and Interaction, The Call Triangle: student, teacher and institution, Eurocall, 31-AUG-11 - 03-SEP-11, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, Mairéad, Comhtháthú na Meán: Ceisteanna Oiliúna agus Iriseoireachta? , In: Uí Chollatain, R. ed.Ó Bholg an tSolair go Gaelscéal: Breis agus 200 Bliain d'iriseoireacht chlóite na Gaeilge, 13-NOV-10 - 13-NOV-10, Humanities Institute of Ireland, UCD
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M., DRIVING AND IMPLEMENTING TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE IN IRISH UNIVERSITIES ¿ NATIONAL AND SECTOR ICT RESPONSES TO FLEXIBLE LEARNING AND DELIVERY, In: Fernstrom, K. ed.International Conference of Information Communication Technologies in Education, 10-JUL-08 - 12-JUL-08, Corfu, Greece, 354 - 364
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M., Methods of Evaluating Student Learning Experiences in VLEs: A Partial Literature Review, AISHE Conference 2006 Creating and Sustaining an Effective Learning Environment, 31-AUG-06 - 01-SEP-06, NUI Maynooth
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M., Ó Foirréidh, C., Reflections on teaching and learning activities in an open source virtual learning environment in a minority language context, EdTech2005: The Sixth Annual Irish Educational Technology User's Conference, 26-MAY-05 - 27-MAY-05, Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M., Technology, virtual learning environments and the future of lesser used language medium course provision, SEDA/AISHE Spring Conference Inspiring Learning: Diversity and Excellence, 13-MAY-05 - , Wellington Hotel, Belfast
• Nic Giolla Mhichíl, M.,Ní Ghréacháin, B., Uí Bhraonáin, D., Current practices in the use of technology on an interdisciplinary degree programme: FIONTAR, a case study, The Fourth Annual Irish Educational Technology Users' Conference , 22-MAY-03 - 23-MAY-03, Waterford Institute of Technology