Education Studies

Biographical Details:

Yvonne is a Lecturer in the School of Education Studies and coordinates and teaches on the e-Learning strand of the M.Sc. in Education and Training Management programme. She also teaches on the specialist e-Learning modules on the M.Sc. in Guidance and Counselling and the Graduate Diploma in Education. Yvonne coordinates the Teaching Methodologies module and is involved in Teaching practice supervision. She has taught at second level education for 15 years. Her subjects include Music and Performing Arts, RE, Art, English, SPHE and Spanish. She has also worked in industry and training. Yvonne has a Degree from Mater Dei Institute and an M.Sc in Education and Training Management (eLearning) from DCU. Her PHd is in Educational Entrepreneurship. She was a recipient of a DCU Learning Innovation Award in 2007 and 2010 and was nominated for the President's Award for Teaching and Learning Excellence in 2009, 2010 and 2012. She was overall academic winner of this award in 2011. www.dcu.ie/news/2011/may/s0511k.shtml Yvonne was a finalist in the Jennifer Burke Award 2009 http://jenniferburkeaward.ie/finalists2009.html.

Research Interests:

Yvonne supervises students who are carrying out Masters dissertations/practicums on the e-Learning strand of the M.Sc. programme. She is particularly interested in promoting creativity and visual literacy in higher education and her work as director of the research group Video linkEd highlights this. She produces her own podcasts and videos and is involved in the 'Ubiquitous Learning' in Higher Education project with the Applied Learning Technology Institute (ALT^I) in Arizona State University. She spearheaded collaboration between DCU and the Global eSchools and Communities Initiative (GeSCI) in the development and evaluation of the Graduate Diploma in Leadership Development in ICT and the Knowledge Society programme. The programme is geared towards building capacity and raising the awareness of African leaders and policy makers on the role and contribution of ICT, Education, Science & Technology and Innovation to the development of Knowledge Societies in Africa. She is also involved with a collaboration between Vance Martin University of Illinois, United States of America Ingrid Lynette Bruynse University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa , Steve Hull Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Bristol University. https://vimeo.com/45502097 Yvonne has acted as an evaluator for the EU Leonardo projects. She has carried out research and developed learning resources for use in the post primary school curriculum e.g. Cancer Awareness Programme for use in SPHE Senior Cycle curriculum. She is founding member of the ICT and Educational Innovation Team in DCU. She was director of the DIverse Conference which took place in the Helix in June 2011 www.diverseireland.com She is Co- director of the Centre for e-Innovation, Pedagogy and Workplace Learning. http://www4.dcu.ie/cwlel/index.shtml With vast experience in the music industry Yvonne also has a special research interest in marrying the head and the heart in the Academy to effect a much needed creative approach to education.

Selected Peer Reviewed Journals

• Crotty,Y. 2011. Education Journal of Living Educational Theories. Through the enlightened eye and I, am I bringing creativity and visual literacy into Higher Level Education?. Volume 4, 1, pp1-36.

Selected Books

• Crotty, Y & Farren M. Digital Literacies in Higher Education, Peter Lang, 2013.
• Crotty, Y & Farren, M. Technology,Action Research and Workplace Learning, 2013.

Selected Chapters

• Yvonne Crotty. .
• Farren, M, & Crottty, Y. 2013. A Computational Approach to IBSE. Transforming Education. University Press in Sofia University.
• Crotty,Y. 2013. The Diverse Conference - The Importance of Marrying the Head and the Heart and the Sense and the Soul in the Academy. Digital Literacies in Higher Education. Peter Lang.
• Crotty, Y & Farren, M. 2012. Creative Journey of eLearning In DCU, Peter Lang.
• Crotty, Y, King, P, Tobin, I, Deavaney, F. 2012. Guiding the Way Forward: Piloting the design, implementation and evaluation of a career development programme for senior cycle students in disadvantaged school settings. Transforming Education. University Press in Sofia University.
• Crotty, Y. and Farren, M. 2009. Promoting Creativity in Higher Education Encouraging creativity in education. Profil International, Zagreb.

Selected Non-peer Reviewed Journals

• Farren, M. & Crotty, Y. 2010. 2010. Learning Through Action Research and Technology. Teaching Reflections. Learning Innovation. Dublin City University., 1, pppp16--18..

• Crotty, Y, Farren, F, Dean, C , Fitzsimons, S. , , Value and Virtue in Practice-Based Research Conference, 10-JUL-12 - 14-JUL-12, York St John.
• Crotty, Y, Farren, M & Gately, L , The Design and Development of an 'Online Teaching' module for teachers and lecturers, Diverse, 03-JUL-12 - 06-JUL-12, Leuven
• Crotty,Y, "What's the impact on learning of moving from a literacy culture to a media culture?, Medea and Learning , 24-NOV-11 - 25-NOV-11, Brussels
• Crotty, Y, Creativity - Enhancing our vision for the future., Creativity - Enhancing our Vision for the Future, 26-JUL-11 - 28-JUL-11, Dublin
• Crotty,y, Should We Judge a Book by its Cover? ¿ Addressing Visual Literacy and Creativity at a Third Level., Diverse 2010, 06-JUN-10 - 08-JUL-10, Portland, Maine,USA
• Crotty, Y, Promoting Creativity in Higher Education, In: Branko Bognar, Mira Peric Kraljik, Ladislav Bognar ed.Creative Approach to Teacher Education, 28-SEP-09 - 30-SEP-09, Pozega, Croatia
• Crotty,Y, The importance of assessment for learning when creatively using digital technology and web 2.0 technologies in a research based masters programme, DIVERSE 2009, 24-JUN-09 - 26-JUN-09, Aberystwyth University, Wales
• Crotty.Y, Having a vision for your own learning by creatively using digital technologies in a research based Masters programme , Computer Education Society of Ireland Conference., 02-APR-09 - 04-APR-09, Kilkenny, Ireland
• Crotty,Y & Farren,M., The Production of Web based artefacts to support teaching and learning , Diverse Conference 2008, 01-JUL-08 - 04-JUL-08, Haarlem, INHOLLAND University, The Netherlands,
• Crotty, Y., How Do I Create A Visual Narrative That Contributes to my Learning And The Learning Of Others?, Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications., 26-JUN-07 - 30-JUN-07, Vancouver
• Farren, M. & Crotty, Y, Creating a World of Educational Quality through E-Media accounts of learning. , American Education and Research Association. The World of Educational Quality, 06-APR-07 - 12-APR-07, Chicago, USA.
• Crotty, Y.& Farren, M., Use of technology for creative expression and learning in schools., Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) International, Disruption, Development & Debate, 26-MAR-07 - 28-MAR-07, Trinity College, Dublin
• Farren, M. & Crotty, Y., Legitimating new living standards of judgement in the Academy., The World Congress on Action Research., 21-AUG-06 - 24-AUG-06, Holland
• Crotty, Y. and Farren, M., Educational influences in learning using e-media., Computer Education Society of Ireland Conference., 10-FEB-06 - 11-FEB-06, Dublin, Ireland