President's Teaching and Learning Awards 2003/2004
Eilish McLoughlin

Eilish McLoughlin plays a key role in further improving the teaching and learning of physics at DCU. Her involvement runs the gamut of teaching-related activities: from science outreach and student recruitment, to developing physics modules for industrial training and research in physics education.

Eilish has adopted the Peer Tutoring and Problem Based Learning methodologies and promotes the use of Moodle (and previously WebCT). As First-Year Laboratory coordinator, she has played a vital role in modernizing the methodology used, transforming the labs from a prescriptive to an exploratory learning environment, and introducing project based learning at first year level.