e-Learning Support Specialist and Academic Development

Oscail
Dublin City University
Dublin 9
+353 1 700 5662
elaine.walsh@dcu.ie

BIOGRAPHY

I have been an e-Learning Support Specialist in Oscail, Distance Education provider at Dublin City University since 2003. Recently, I have begun work on the Academic Development of the Bachelor of Arts (Hons)/Diploma in Arts in Humanities. I hold a B.A. from the Waterford Institute of Technology, a higher diploma in Education from University College Dublin and a Masters in e-Learning Design and Development from the University of Limerick. I am currently studying for a Doctorate of Education from Queens University in Belfast.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

My research interest lies in promoting higher order learning within an online environment and the development and evaluation of online assessment techniques.

PUBLICATIONS/CONFERENCES/PAPERS/SEMINAR

Conferences and Papers

Walsh, E., Fox, S., Mullally, A.. and Costello, E. (2008) ViCoCITY – A Virtual Company Environment used in Distance Education to teach key professional skills. Paper presented at AISHE 2008, Encouraging Student Engagement

Walsh, E. (2007) Investigation of the Effects of Different Assessment Techniques on Student Study Patterns. Paper presented at AISHE 2007, Teaching and Learning in the Changing World of Higher Education

Boyle, L., O'Keeffe, N. and Walsh, E. (2007) Widening Access to Distance Education Using Mobile Technologies – A Pilot Project. Paper presented at EdTech 2007, the Eighth Annual Conference for Irish Educational Technology Users

Fox, S. and Walsh, E. (2006) How to Foster Collaboration in an eLearning Environment – Lessons from Oscail. Paper presented at AISHE 2006, Creating and Sustaining a Creative Learning Environment

Fox, S. and Walsh, E. (2006) Task Oriented Online Learning (TOOL) - Social Interaction in an Online Environment. Paper presented at EdTech 2006, the Seventh Annual Conference for Irish Educational Technology Users

Munro, M. and Walsh, E. (2005) Online Tutors as Online Students: Preparing Tutors to Teach Online. Paper presented at EdTech 2005, the Sixth Annual Conference for Irish Educational Technology Users

Seminar

Fox, S. and Walsh, E. (2006) How to Foster Collaboration in an eLearning Environment – Lessons from Oscail. Lunchtime Seminar Series, Learning Innovation Unit, DCU

Publications

Fox, S. and Walsh, E. Task Oriented Online Learning (TOOL) - Social Interaction in an Online Environment, O'Neill et al (2007) in Case Studies of Good Practice in the Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education AISHE/HEA, Dublin

Costello, E., Fox, S. and Walsh, E. A Reappraisal of Online Mathematics Teaching Using LaTeX (2009) in International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning