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James Brunton

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Assistant Professor/Chair - DCU Connected Psychology Major programme
School of Psychology, Faculty of Science and Health
Nursing Building
Dublin City University Glasnevin Campus
Dublin 9, Ireland
T:Ext. 8797

E:James.Brunton@dcu.ie
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Dr James Brunton is Assistant Professor and Programme Chair of the DCU Connected Psychology Major programme at Dublin City University, which is an online, open education programme accredited by the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI). He graduated from University College Cork with a BA (Hons) in Applied Psychology, and with a PhD in Psychology from the Business School in Dublin City University. James is a Chartered member of the Psychological Society of Ireland (C. Psychol., Ps.S.I.; C. Work & Org. Psychol. Ps.S.I.), and a Chartered member and Associate Fellow with the British Psychological Society (CPsychol BPS, AFBPsS). James is also an EDEN (European Distance Education Network) Fellow, an Advance HE Senior Fellow (SFHEA), and Professor Extraordinarious in the University of South Africa (UNISA).

You can contact James: james.brunton@dcu.ie or on Twitter @drjamesbrunton

Peer Reviewed Journal

Year Publication
2025 Lynch, S.; Brunton, J.; Farrell, O. (2025) '[In Press] - Experiences of Disabled Students in Online Education: A Systematic Review'. Distance Education, .
2024 Nascimbeni, F.; Burgos, D.; Brunton, J.; Ehlers, U.D. (2024) 'A competence framework for educators to boost open educational practices in higher education'. Open Learning, 39 . [Link] [DOI]
2024 Voce J.; Bennett L.; Brunton J.; Downes Rolewicz E.; Flavin M.; Honeychurch S.; Varga-Atkins T. (2024) 'Exploring 30 years of research in learning technology: an analysis of the RLT journal'. ALT-J: Research in Learning Technology, 32 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v32.3332
2023 Brunton, J.; Bennett, L.; Drumm, L.; Flavin, M.; Honeychurch, S.; Thomson, S.; Varga-Atkins, T. (2023) 'Research in Learning Technology: making friends and influencing people'. Research in Learning Technology, 31 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.25304/rlt.v31.3212
2023 Costello, E., Brunton, J., Bolger, R., Soverino, T., Juillerac, C. (2023) 'Massive Omission Of Consent (MOOC): Ethical research in educational big data studies'. Online Learning Journal, .
2022 Padilla-Zea, N., Burgos, D., García-Holgado, A., García-Peñalvo, F. J., Harquevaux, M., de la Higuera, C. Brunton, J., Tlil, A. (2022) 'Catch the Open! A gamified interactive immersion into open educational practices for higher education educators'. Frontiers in Psychology, 13 . [Link] https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.812091
2021 Brunton, J. & Buckley, F. (2021) '‘You’re thrown in the deep end’: Adult learner identity formation in higher education'. Studies in Higher Education, 46 (12):2696-2709. [DOI]
2021 Ní Shé, C.; Farrell, O.; Brunton, J.; Costello, E. (2021) 'Integrating design thinking into instructional design: The #OpenTeach case study'. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 38 (1). [Link] https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.6667
2020 Farrell, O.; Brunton, J. (2020) 'A balancing act: a window into online student engagement experiences'. International Journal Of Educational Technology In Higher Education, 17 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Farrell, O.; Brunton, J.; Costello, E.; Delaney, L.; Brown, M.; Foley, C. (2020) 'This is two different worlds, you have the asylum world and you have the study world’: An exploration of refugee participation in online Irish higher education'. Research in Learning Technology, 28 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Farrell, O.; Brunton, J.; Trevaskis, S. (2020) '‘If I had missed it I would have been the lost little sheep’: Exploring student narratives on orientation to first year'. Journal of Further and Higher Education, 44 . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Teräs, M., Teräs, H., Arinto, P., Brunton, J. Daryono, D., & Subramaniam, T. (2020) 'COVID-19 and the push to online learning: Reflections from 5 countries'. Digital Culture & Education, . [Link]
2019 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2019) 'Pre-induction supports for flexible learners: The Head Start Online MOOC pilot. A Practice Report'. Student Success, 10 (1):155-161. [DOI]
2019 Brunton, J., Farrell, O., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Foley, C., & Brown, M. (2019) 'Duelling identities in refugees learning through open, online higher education'. Open Praxis, 11 (4). [Link] http://dx.doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.11.4.1018
2018 Brunton, J.; Brown, M.; Costello, E.; Farrell, O. (2018) 'Head start online: flexibility, transitions and student success'. Educational Media International, 55 . [Link] [DOI]
2018 Costello, Eamon and Brunton, James and Brown, Mark and Daly, Laurence (2018) 'In MOOCs we Trust: Learner Perceptions of MOOC Quality via Trust and Credibility'. International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 13 (06).
2016 Brunton, James and Brown, Mark and Costello, Eamon and Walsh, Elaine (2016) 'Designing and developing a programme-focused assessment strategy: a case study'. OPEN LEARNING: THE JOURNAL OF OPEN AND DISTANCE LEARNING, 31 (2).

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2025 Brunton, J.; Brown, M.; Costello, E.; Farrell, O. (2025) '[In Press] Facilitating online learner success during the transition to higher education: An emergent model from practice' In: Shaping the Digital Edge: The dualities of Learning Technology in Irish Higher Education. New York : Springer.
2025 Farrell, O.; Brown, M.; Brunton, J.; Costello, E.; Glynn, M.; White, B. (2025) '[In Press] Reflections on feedback in action' In: Shaping the Digital Edge: The dualities of Learning Technology in Irish Higher Education. New York : Springer.
2023 Brunton, J.; Beatty, C. (2023) 'Supporting Digital Learning Design at an Institutional Level' In: Reimagining Higher Education: Case Studies on Designing for Inclusion, Equity, and Access in the BUKA Project. Zenodo : BUKA Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632
2023 Teras, H.; Brunton, J. (2023) 'Introducing the BUKA Project' In: Reimagining Higher Education: Case Studies on Designing for Inclusion, Equity, and Access in the BUKA Project. Zenodo : BUKA Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632
2023 Brunton, J.; Beatty, C. (2023) 'ABC Learning Design in Practice' In: Reimagining Higher Education: Case Studies on Designing for Inclusion, Equity, and Access in the BUKA Project. Zenodo : BUKA Project. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632
2022 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Ní Shé, C., Costello, E. (2022) 'Professional learning for open online educators: The #Openteach story' In: Learning to teach online: Continuing professional learning and development for tertiary teachers. NA : Springer.
2021 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Ní Shé, C., Costello, E. (2021) 'Professional learning for online educators' In: 7th e-Learning excellence awards: An anthology of case histories. Reading, UK : Academic Conferences and Publications International Limited.
2020 Brunton J. & Brown M. (2020) 'Learner success and digital technologies' In: Encyclopedia of teacher education. Singapore : Springer. [Link] https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1179-6_107-1
2018 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Walsh, E. (2018) 'Designing and developing a programme focused assessment strategy: A case study' In: Assessment in open, distance, and e-learning: Lessons from practice (1st Ed.). Abingdon-on-Thames : Routledge. [Link]
2018 Brunton, J. (2018) 'Psychology' In: Eportfolio Based Assessment - Inspiring Exploration and Supporting Evaluation for Practitioners. Dublin : Dublin City University. [Link]
2017 Brunton. J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2017) 'Developing a systematic programme focused assessment and feedback strategy' In: Technology-enabled feedback approaches for first-year: Y1 Feedback case studies in practice. Maynooth : Y1 Feedback Project. [Link]
2017 Brunton J., Brown M., Costello E., & Farrell O. (2017) 'Developing a Systematic Programme-FocusedAssessment and Feedback Strategy' In: Enhancing programme approaches to assessment and feedback in irish higher education: case studies, commentaries and tools. Dublin : The National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. [Link]
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Cleary, A., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Gilligan, J., O’Regan, L., & Ward, J. (2016) 'Developing a suite of flexible learner transition tools: The student success toolbox project' In: e-Learning excellence awards: An anthology of case studies 2016. Reading, UK : Academic Publishing International. [Link]

Published Report

Year Publication
2024 Farrell, O., Aceto, S., Brown, M., Brunton, J. (2024) D4.2 Business Strategies involving OER. Encore+ Policy and Strategy Report. Encore+ project, . [Link] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10698025
2024 Boran, Lorraine, Radhakrishnan, Aiswarya, Laverty, Brona, Gormley, Claire, Brunton, James, McCashin, Darragh, Schmaus-Klughammer, Anna, Escher, Regina, Gimpfl, Marion, Kajander-Unkuri, Satu, Suikkala, Arja, Sidiropulu-Janků, Kateřina and Ströckl, Daniela (2024) e-Wellbeing and mental health in older adults: Curriculum Design. Dublin City University, . [Link]
2022 Farrell, O., Aceto, S., Baldiris, S., Brown, M., Brunton, J., O’Regan, M., Whyte, A. (2022) OER Policy and Strategy: Where next? - Position Paper No. 2. Encore+ project, . [Link]
2022 Farrell, O., Aceto, S., Baldiris, S., Brown, M., Brunton, J., O’Regan, M., Whyte, A. (2022) Strategic support for OER value proposition. ENCORE+ OER Policy and strategy, research paper, No.2. project report. Encore plus project, .
2021 Farrell, O., Aceto, S., Baldiris, S., Brown, M., & Brunton, J. (2021) The current state of OER in Europe: Going beyond altruism. OER policy and strategy position paper. Encore plus project, .
2021 Farrell, O., Breen, E., Brunton, J., Cox, R., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Gallagher, E., Smyth, V. (2021) Go Open: A Beginners Guide to Open Education. DCU, . [DOI]
2021 Brunton, J (2021) OpenGame Transferability toolkit. OpenGame Project, . [Link]
2020 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Donlon, E., Trevaskis, S., Eccles, S., Ní Shé, C. (2020) Openteach Pilot Evaluation Report. #Openteach Project, . [Link] [DOI]
2020 Garcia-Holgado, A.; Nascimbeni, F.; Garcia-Peñalvo, F.J.; Brunton, J.; Bonaudo, P.; de la Higuera, C.; Ehlers, U.; Hvarchilkova, D.; Padilla-Zea, N.; Teixeira, A.; Teixeira Pinto, M., Vazquez Ingelmo, A., & Burgos, D. (2020) Handbook of successful open teaching practices. Universidad Internacional de La Rioja (UNIR), . [Link] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4062529
2020 de la Higuera, C., Pauly Harquevauz, M., Masse, B., Garcia-Holgado, A., Nascimbeni, F., Garcia-Peñalvo, F.J., Brunton, J., Bonaudo, P., Ehlers, U., Hvarchilkova, D., Padilla-Zea, N., Teixeira, A., Teixeira Pinto, M., Vazquez Ingelmo, A., & Burgos, D. (2020) OpenGame Course Curriculum and Content. OpenGame Project, . [Link]
2020 Ní Shé, C., Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Donlon, E., Trevaskis, S., & Eccles, S. (2020) DCU Case Study: Using ABC to Design an Online Teaching Course for Open Online Educators. ABC to VLE Case Study. ABC Learning Design, . [Link]
2019 Ní Shé, C., Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Donlon, E., Trevaskis, S., Eccles, S. (2019) Teaching online is different: Critical perspectives from the literature. Dublin City University, . [Link] [DOI]
2019 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Donlon, E., Trevaskis, S., Eccles, S., Ní Shé, C. (2019) An investigation of effective online teaching: a needs analysis of online educators and online students. Dublin City University, . [Link]
2016 Brunton, James and Brown, Mark and Cleary, Ann and Costello, Eamon and Delaney, Lorraine and Fox, Seamus and Galvin, Ciara and Gilligan, Jennifer and O’Regan, Lisa and Ward, Jamie (2016) Lost in transition: A report on enabling success for flexible learners. Dublin City University, .

Book

Year Publication
2023 Teräs, H., & Brunton, J. (Eds.) (2023) Reimagining Higher Education: Case Studies on Designing for Inclusion, Equity, and Access in the BUKA Project. Zenodo: BUKA Project. [Link] https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8427632
2021 Farrell, O.; Bruton, J.; Ni She, C.; Costello, E. (2021) #Openteach: Professional development for open online educators. Dublin, Ireland: #Openteach Project. [DOI]

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2022 Costello, E., Brunton, J., Bolger, R., Soverino, T., Juillerac, C. (2022) Massive Omission Of Consent (MOOCs)? Ethical research in educational big data studies . In: Ubachs, G., Meuleman, S., & Antonaci, A eds. Digital Reset: European Universities Transforming for a Changing World, Innovating Higher Education [DOI]
2021 Brunton, J. (2021) 2021 ICE: Digital Transformation for a Better Future in Education Fitter, happier, more productive: Post-pandemic norms and wellbeing in higher education 20/09/2021- 21/09/2021
2021 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Breen, E., Costello, E., Cox, R., Delaney, L., Gallagher, E. & Smyth, V. (2021) Open Education Global 2021, Nantes, France/Online Go open! Supporting higher education staff engagement in open educational practices 27/09/2021- 01/10/2021
2021 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Ni She, C. (2021) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2021 Annual Conference . In: Kucina Softic, S., Andone, D., Szucs, A., & Roman, G eds. #Openteach: Open course, open online teaching, open textbook Madrid, Spain, 22/06/2021- 25/06/2021
2020 Nascimbeni, F., Teixeira, A., García Holgado, A., García Peñalvo, F., Padilla Zea, N., Ehlers, U., Brunton, J., & Burgos, D. (2020) 11th Eden Research Workshop The OpenGame competencies framework: An attempt to map open education attitudes, knowledge and skills 21/10/2020- 23/10/2020 [Link] [DOI]
2020 Farrell, O., & Brunton, J. (2020) European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN). Human and artificial intelligence for the society of the future . In: Kucina Softic, S., Andone, D., & Szucs, A. (eds) eds. Walking the tightrope: Online student engagement experiences Online/Spain, 22/06/2020- 24/06/2020 [Link] [DOI]
2020 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., & Costello, E. (2020) Open Education Global Conference Pivot and the pandemic: professional learning during the time of Covid-19 Online, 15/11/2020- 20/11/2020
2020 García-Holgado, A., García-Peñalvo, F. J., de la Higuera, C. Teixeira, A., Ehlers, U., Brunton, J., Nascimbeni, F. Padilla Zea, N., and Burgos, D. (2020) Eighth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM'20) Promoting Open Education Through Gamification in Higher Education: the OpenGame project 21/10/2020- 23/10/2020
2019 Farrell, O. & Brunton, J. (2019) OE Global 2019 conference Open, future, online teaching: Enabling excellence in the student experience Milan, 26/11/2019- 28/11/2019
2019 Brunton, J., Farrell, O., Delaney, L., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Foley, C. (2019) OE Global 2019 conference Providing open opportunities for access to higher education to refugees through an open education initiative: A Case Study of Dublin City University’s University of Sanctuary Scholarship programme Milan, 26/11/2019- 28/11/2019
2018 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2018) Open Education Global 2018 Opening up access for flexible learners: A case study of going beyond OERs [Link]
2018 Costello, Eamon and Brown, Mark and Brunton, James and Bolger, Richard and Soverino, Tiziana (2018) 17th European Conference on eLearning (ECEL) Textbook costs and accessibility: Could open textbooks play a role?
2018 Farrell, O., Brown, M., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Foley, C. (2018) 10th EDEN Research Workshop, Towards personalized guidance and support for learning Can you give me sanctuary? Exploring the transition experiences of refugees and asylum seekers to online distance learning Barcelona, 24/10/2018- 26/10/2018 [Link] [DOI]
2018 Costello, E., Brown, M., Brunton, J., & Daly, L. (2018) Open Education Global 2018 Trust me I'm a MOOC: Trust and credibility in informal online learning 24/04/2018- 26/04/2018
2018 Brunton, James and Costello, Eamon and Farrell, Orna and O’Keeffe, Noeleen (2018) ECEL 2018 17th European Conference on e-Learning Attaining 21st Century Skills Online: A Programmatic Approach
2017 Brown, M., Brunton, J., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2017) ICEM Conference Head start online: Plugging a gap in the study lifecycle Naples, Italy, 22/09/2017- 22/09/2017
2017 Brunton J., Brown M., Costello E., Farrell O., & Mahon C. (2017) Digital Education: Out to the World and Back to the Campus. EMOOCs 2017. Springer, Cham . In: Delgado Kloos C., Jermann P., Pérez-Sanagustín M., Seaton D., White S eds. Giving flexible learners a head start on higher education: Designing and implementing a pre-induction socialisation MOOC Madrid, Spain, 22/05/2017- 26/05/2017
2017 Nic Giolla Mhichil, M., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Brunton, J. (2017) Annual European Association for Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU), Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference MOOC platforms, participation and business models: Tensions in focus Milton Keynes, UK, 25/10/2017- 26/10/2017
2017 Brunton, J., Brown, M. Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2017) Expanding the Horizons in Open and Distance Learning, Open and Distance Learning Association of Australia conference Head start online: A good start is half the work Melbourne, Australia, 06/02/2017- 06/02/2017
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Farrell, O., & Mahon, C. (2016) 9th European Distance and eLearning Network (EDEN) Research Workshop Head start online: Thinking about, or preparing for, flexible study Oldenburg, Germany, 04/10/2016- 05/10/2016
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E. & Farrell, O. (2016) Show me the learning. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education . In: S. Baker, S. Dawson, A. Pardo, & C. Colvin eds eds. Head Start Online: A MOOC for effectively supporting flexible learner transition into higher education Adelaide, Australia, 28/11/2016- 30/11/2016
2016 Farrell, O., & Brunton, J. (2016) Conference Proceedings of The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference Using online primary sources to foster historical thinking Rome, Italy, 19/10/2016- 21/10/2016
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L. (2016) European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN) conference Student success toolbox - Supporting transitions from thinking about study to the first few weeks Budapest, 14/06/2016- 17/06/2016
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Cleary, A., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Gilligan, J., O (2016) Show me the learning. Proceedings of the International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in the Use of Educational Technologies in Tertiary Education, 2016 ASCILITE Conference . In: S. Baker, S. Dawson, A. Pardo, & C. Colvin eds. Staying the distance: Using digital readiness tools to support effective transitions into higher education for flexible learners Adelaide, Australia, 28/11/2016- 30/11/2016
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Clinch, G., Costello, E., Farrelly, T., Gilligan, J., Murphy, A. (2016) Conference Proceedings of The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference Teaching for Transitions: Reflecting on three nationally funded projects that developed digital tools to facilitate transitions into Higher Education Rome, Italy, 19/10/2016- 21/10/2016
2016 Brown, M., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Fox, S. (2016) Global Learn 2016 . In: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) eds. Making better choices: Self-regulative tools for flexible learner success Limerick, Ireland, 28/04/2016- 28/04/2016 [Link]
2016 Brunton, James and Brown, Mark and Costello, Eamon and Farrell, Orna (2016) The Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference ‘A good start is half the work’: Developing a MOOC to aid flexible learner transition into Higher Education
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Fox, S. (2016) Open Education Global Conference Creating a toolbox of OERs to facilitate flexible learner transition into higher education: A collaborative project between four Irish higher education institutions Krakow, 12/04/2016- 14/04/2016

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2025 Brunton, J. (2025) Education after the algorithm: Co-designing critical and creative futures Dueling discourses on AI in higher education: Critically surfacing tensions and grounding narratives in context DCU, Dublin, 20/02/2025-21/02/2025.
2024 Carroll, E. & Brunton, J. (2024) Psychological Society of Ireland Conference Who am I to them? A discursive psychological analysis of post-primary educators’ identity struggles when fostering teacher-student relationships Athlone, Ireland, 13/11/2024-15/11/2024.
2024 Costello, E., Brunton, J., Donlon, E., Welsh, S., Farrell, O., & Grigorescu, I. (2024) ILTA EdTech 2024 Hack this course! Digital pedagogy rewilded ATU Sligo, 30/05/2024-31/05/2024.
2024 Boran, L. & Brunton, J. (2024) Psychological Society of Ireland Conference Empowering Student Innovation through AI: Co-developing strategies for Creativity, Productivity and Engagement in Futures Psychology Workshops Athlone, Ireland, 13/11/2024-15/11/2024.
2024 Costello, E., Brunton. J., Prajakta Girme, L., Mohammadi, N., Cooney, R. I., & Brunton, M. (2024) OER24: Open Education Conference Go Wild to Stay Well: A hackathon to explore AI, digital education and learner wellbeing Cork, Ireland, 27/03/2024-28/03/2024.
2024 Costello, E.; Brunton, J.; Otrel-Cass, K. M.; Lyngdorf, N. E.; Brown, M. (2024) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2024 Annual Conference Hacking Happier Futures: An AI-Augmented Student Hackathon to Address Affective and Ethical Digital Learning Challenges Graz, Austria, 16/06/2024-18/06/2024.
2024 Lynch, S., Blacoe-Dyas, S., Beatty, C., & Brunton, J. (2024) Psychological Society of Ireland Conference It's been infinitely better than I expected: A qualitative study of community in Online Education Athlone, Ireland, 13/11/2024-15/11/2024.
2024 Brunton, J.; Beatty, C. (2024) Psychological Society of Ireland Conference “What does accessibility and inclusion mean to you?” Online student discourse on accessibility and inclusion in an undergraduate psychology programme Athlone, Ireland, 13/11/2024-15/11/2024.
2024 Brunton, J.; Ehlers, U.; Teixeira, A. (2024) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2024 Annual Conference The ‘Open Educator’ as a Force for the Promotion of Fairness In Digital Learning Futures: Charting a Course Using a Competence Conceptual Framework for Open Educational Practices Graz, Austria, 16/06/2024-18/06/2024.
2024 Farrell, O.; Brunton, J.; Lynch, S. (2024) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2024 Annual Conference Navigating Assessment in the Age of Generative AI Graz, Austria, 16/06/2024-18/06/2024.
2024 Lynch, S., Farrell, O., & Brunton, J. (2024) Psychological Society of Ireland Conference Students with Disabilities in Online Education: A Systematic Review Athlone, Ireland, 13/11/2024-15/11/2024.
2024 Lynch, S., Farrell, O., & Brunton, J. (2024) AHEAD Ireland Conference How do students with disabilities experience online education: A systematic review Dublin, Ireland, 20/03/2024-21/03/2024.
2024 Carroll, E.; Brunton, J. (2024) PSI Early Graduate Group Annual Conference A double-edged sword: Irish post-primary educators’ discursive construction of teacher age as an influencing factor on teacher-student relationship quality Carlow, Ireland, 14/09/2024-14/09/2024.
2024 Brunton, J. (2024) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2024 Annual Conference Promoting Fairness in Digital Learning Futures: Designing for Inclusion, Equity, and Access Through Open and Distance Learning in the BUKA Project Graz, Austria, 16/06/2024-18/06/2024.
2023 Costello, E., Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Brown, M., Donlon, E., & Cooney, R. (2023) EDEN Conference 2023 (“Yes we can!” – Digital Education for Better Futures) Who are you (and what do you do)? Being and doing in learning design Dublin, 18/06/2023-20/06/2023.
2023 Brunton, J., Beatty, C., & Pallaro, S. M. (2023) The Possibility Studies Network Conference: Cultivating the possible Engaging with students, staff and ‘critical friends’ to identify creative solutions to improving accessibility and inclusion in open, online, undergraduate, psychology teaching and learning Dublin, Ireland, 17/07/2023-21/07/2023.
2023 Farrell, O., Costello, E., Brunton, J., Brown, M., Donlon, E., & Cooney, R. (2023) ILTA EdTech23: Reporting from the Digital Coalface: How EdTech is Enhancing the Learning Experience What is it like to be a learning designer? Law Society of Ireland, Dublin, 01/06/2023-02/06/2023.
2023 Brunton, J. & Gaffney, M. (2023) The Possibility Studies Network Conference: Cultivating the possible Rethinking an undergraduate psychology assessment to make it ‘more real’: Adopting an open pedagogical approach where students communicate knowledge to the public Dublin, Ireland, 17/07/2023-21/07/2023.
2023 Brunton, J., Buan, A., & Malabanan, C. V. (2023) The BUKA Project Conference, Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education Through Open and Distance Education The power of Open Educational Practices: Facilitating systemic institutional change through a structured online lecture series Georgetown, Malaysia, 17/10/2023-18/10/2023.
2023 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., and Brown, M. (2023) Educational Studies Association of Ireland 2023 Conference Addressing the challenge of creating a sustainable Open Educational Resources ecosystem Belfast, Northern Ireland, 30/03/2023-01/04/2023.
2023 Malabanan, C. V., Buan, A., Borinaga, N. S., & Brunton, J. (2023) The BUKA Project Conference, Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education Through Open and Distance Education Improving skills through InFLeX Faculty Mentoring and Certification (IFMC) Program Georgetown, Malaysia, 17/10/2023-18/10/2023.
2023 Farrell, O., Farrow, R., Granly, J., Ehlers, U., Brown, M., & Brunton, J. (2023) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2023 Annual Conference Open Education in Europe: A panel discussion Dublin, Ireland, 18/06/2023-20/06/2023.
2023 Brunton, J., Beatty, C., & Pallaro, S. M. (2023) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2023 Annual Conference Listening to students on accessibility and inclusion in online learning modules: A ‘from the trenches’ case study Dublin, Ireland, 18/06/2023-20/06/2023.
2022 Brunton, J., Beatty, C., & Pallaro, S. M. (2022) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Proceedings, 2022 Annual Conference Working towards more accessible and inclusive teaching and learning practices for online, higher education students Tallinn, Estonia, 20/06/2022-22/06/2022.
2022 Brunton, J., Beatty, C., & Pallaro, S. M. (2022) Annual Conference of the Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology (BPS) Improving accessibility and inclusion for students on an open, online, undergraduate psychology programme Online, 24/11/2022-25/11/2022.
2022 Farrell, O., Brown, M., & Brunton, J. (2022) ILTA EdTech Winter Conference [online] How do we create a European open education ecosystem? Online, 13/01/2022-13/01/2022.
2022 Beatty, C., Brunton, J., & Pallaro, S. M. (2022) OER Conference 2022 Improving accessible and inclusive teaching and learning practices for online, higher education students London/Online, 26/04/2022-28/04/2022.
2022 Beatty, C., Brunton, J., & Pallaro, S. M. (2022) ILTA EdTech Winter Conference [online] Improving accessible and inclusive teaching and learning practices in online, undergraduate modules Online, 13/01/2022-13/01/2022.
2022 Brunton, J., Beatty, C., & Pallaro, S. M. (2022) Irish Conference on Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP), Teaching & Learning: Making it Work Lessons learned from the Accessibility and Inclusion Project Online, 08/12/2022-08/12/2022.
2022 Farrell, O.; Brown, M.; Brunton, J.; O (2022) Innovating Higher Education Conference 2022 Creating a sustainable OER business model: Free+ open? Athens, Greece, 19/10/2022-21/10/2022.
2021 Drumm, L., Brunton, J., & Honeychurch, S. (2021) Annual Conference of the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT) Getting published in ‘Research in in Learning Technology’: A Workshop with the editors Online, 07/09/2021-09/09/2021.
2021 Farrell, O., Breen, E., Brunton, J., Cox, R., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Smyth, V. (2021) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Education 4.0 - Go Open: A beginners guide to open education Online, 27/05/2021-28/05/2021.
2021 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Ni She, C., Waters, M., Olohan, C., Shornikova, A., & Farrelly, A. (2021) OER21 (OERxDomains 2021) Open course, open textbook, #openteach Online, 21/04/2021-22/04/2021.
2021 Brunton, J. (2021) Annual Conference of the Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology (BPS) Where information comes from: The impact of an open pedagogy assignment on psychology students’ perception of knowledge production Online, 23/06/2021-24/06/2021.
2020 Brunton, J. & Gaffney, M. (2020) OER20: Open Education Conference Exploring the influence of an open pedagogy assignment on online learner perceptions of knowledge production in society Online, 01/04/2020-02/04/2020.
2020 Brunton, J., & Delaney, L. (2020) Educational Studies Associate of Ireland (ESAI) conference A tale of two students: Off-campus, online adult learners and the systemic barriers they face in Irish higher education Online, 03/09/2020-05/09/2020.
2019 Brunton, J. (2019) Annual Conference of the Division of Academics, Researchers, and Teachers in Psychology (British Psychological Society) Supporting undergraduate psychology student transition to a higher education online distance learning programme Cardiff, 04/06/2019-05/06/2019.
2019 Brunton, J. & Gaffney, M. (2019) 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning From disposable assignment to a social good. Piloting an open pedagogy assignment in an undergraduate, developmental and educational psychology module Dublin, 03/11/2019-07/11/2019.
2019 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Donlon, E., S., Eccles E., Ní Shé, C.,Trevaskis, S. (2019) 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning Plugging the gap in CPD for part-time online teachers Dublin, Ireland, 03/11/2019-07/11/2019.
2019 Brunton, J., Farrell, O., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Foley, C., & Brown, M. (2019) 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning “You have the asylum world and you have... the study world”: Duelling identities in refugees learning online Dublin, 03/11/2019-07/11/2019.
2019 Brunton, J., O’Mahony, D., & McDonnell, D. (2019) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) GDPR, a DPIA, and don’t forget the PDSS: Teaching data ethics & responsibilities to online psychology students Dundalk, 30/05/2019-31/05/2019.
2019 Brunton, J., Farrell, O., Eccles, S., Giblin, M., O’Shea, H, Byrne, P & Martin, M. (2019) 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning Strength in numbers: A co-teaching pilot in online Humanities modules Dublin, 03/11/2019-07/11/2019.
2019 Brunton, J. & Gaffney, M. (2019) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Using simple digital technologies to produce a public communication: Students first experience of an open pedagogy assignment in an online undergraduate psychology module Dundalk, 30/05/2019-31/05/2019.
2019 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Conole, G., Donlon, E., & Trevaskis, S. (2019) Educational Studies Associate of Ireland (ESAI) conference #OpenTeach: Rising to the challenge of supporting part-time online teachers Sligo, Ireland, 11/03/2019-13/03/2019.
2019 Brunton, J., O’Mahony, D., & McDonnell, D. (2019) 28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning What's a GDPR? Teaching data ethics & responsibilities to online psychology learners Dublin, 03/11/2019-07/11/2019.
2019 Farrell, O., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Conole, G., & Trevaskis, S. (2019) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Mind the Gap: Supporting the professional development of part time online teachers Dundalk, Ireland, 30/05/2019-31/05/2019.
2018 Costello, E., Brown, M., Bolger, R., Brunton, J., & Soverino, T. (2018) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) What do textbooks cost? An open question Carlow, Ireland, 31/05/2018-01/06/2018.
2018 O'Keeffe, N., Brunton, J., & Farrell, O. (2018) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Making group work visible through innovative online assessment: Wikis, group contracts and more Carlow, Ireland, 31/05/2018-01/06/2018.
2018 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Farrell, O., & Delaney, L. (2018) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Sanctuaries of Study: An Online Initiative for Refugees and Asylum Seekers Carlow, Ireland, 31/05/2021-01/06/2021.
2018 Brunton, J., & McTiernan, K. (2018) 48th annual conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Supporting transitions in education: A division of academics, teachers, and researchers in Psychology (DATRIP) Workshop Wexford, Ireland, 08/11/2018-10/11/2018.
2018 Farrell, O., & Brunton, J. (2018) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Whats up with Whatsapp? Formal & informal online student communities Carlow, Ireland, 31/05/2018-01/06/2018.
2018 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2018) 48th annual conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland “I expect to come up against some obstacles, but I expect to overcome them”: Facilitating transitions into higher education with a pre-induction socialisation MOOC Wexford, Ireland, 08/11/2018-10/11/2018.
2017 Brown, M., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Glynn, M., & Gormley, C. (2017) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) Why Technology fails to transform pedagogy: Lessons for professional learning Sligo, Ireland, 01/06/2017-02/06/2017.
2017 Brunton, J., Brown, M. Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2017) UK/Ireland MoodleMoot Head start for online study: Reflections on a MOOC for new learners London, 11/03/2017-12/03/2017.
2017 Boran, L., Glynn, M., & Brunton, J. (2017) 47th annual conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland How to gamify your research literacy teaching Limerick, Ireland, 08/11/2017-11/11/2017.
2017 Farrell, O., Curran, C., Brunton, J. (2017) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) The History Lab: Developing digital research skills Sligo, Ireland, 01/06/2017-02/06/2017.
2017 Brunton. J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Farrell, O. (2017) 27th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning Promoting effective, strategic pre-entry and on-entry socialisation for flexible learners in higher education Toronto, Canada, 16/10/2017-19/10/2017.
2017 Nic Giolla Mhichil, M., Brown, M.,Beirne, E., & Brunton, J. (2017) 27th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning Language learning MOOCs: Classifying approaches to learning Toronto, Canada, 16/10/2017-19/10/2017.
2017 Brunton, J., Brown, M. Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2017) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) New models of flexible learner socialisation in the digital age: The Head Start Online MOOC Sligo, Ireland, 01/06/2017-02/06/2017.
2017 Brunton, J., & Farrell, O. (2017) 22nd annual conference of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA), Developing teaching excellence: Supporting and developing the work of groups and teams Distributed and disaggregated: Developing excellence in teaching and learning in online distance learning teams Cardiff, Wales, 16/11/2017-17/11/2017.
2016 Brunton, J. Farrell, O. (2016) 46th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Retaining students and supporting transition into Higher Education Athlone, Ireland, 09/11/2016-12/11/2016.
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L. & Fox, S. (2016) The Next Generation Digital Learning Research Symposium Digital readiness tools for use in supporting flexible learner transition into higher education Dublin, Ireland, 01/11/2016-01/11/2016.
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Fox, S. (2016) OLC Accelerate:Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide ‘Begun Is two-thirds done’: Giving flexible learners a head start with a suite of online transition tools for supporting student success in higher education Orlando,Florida, 17/11/2016-17/11/2016.
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2016) The Next Generation Digital Learning Research Symposium A MOOC to facilitate flexible learner transition into higher education - Head Start Online: first steps to flexible study Dublin, Ireland, 01/11/2016-01/11/2016.
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Fox, S. (2016) OER16: Open Cultures Making and sharing OERs that faciliate successful transition into higher education for flexible learners Edinburgh, Scotland, 19/04/2016-20/04/2016.
2016 Costello, E., Brunton, J., & Brown, M. (2016) MoodleMoot Ireland UK 2016 Before we begin: Guiding learner expectations via a preparatory MOOC London, UK, 22/03/2016-24/03/2016.
2016 O’Brien, R., Brunton, J., Costello, E., & Farrell, O. (2016) EdTech 2016, ReConstituting TEL: Rising to the Challenge, Annual Conference of ILTA Developing a MOOC: My journey Dublin, Ireland, 26/05/2016-27/05/2016.
2016 Costello, E., Brunton, J., Farrell, O., & Brown, M. (2016) EdTech 2016, ReConstituting TEL: Rising to the Challenge, Annual Conference of ILTA Rising to the challenge of flexible learner transition: A pre-induction socialisation MOOC initiative Dublin, Ireland, 26/05/2016-27/05/2016.
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Cleary, A., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Gilligan, J., O’Regan, L., & Ward, J. (2016) Effective Practice Award Discovery Session at OLC Accelerate: Accelerating Online Learning Worldwide Student success toolbox for flexible learners: Supporting transitions from thinking about study to the first weeks Orlando, Florida, USA, 09/11/2016-18/11/2016.
2016 Farrell Orna & Brunton James (2016) EdTech 2016, ReConstituting TEL: Rising to the Challenge, Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association Fostering Historical Thinking with Digital Primary Sources Dublin, .
2016 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Cleary, A., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Gilligan, J., & O’Regan, L. (2016) Annual Conference of the Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA) How to support an effective transition process for flexible learners using digital readiness tools: A workshop Dublin, Ireland, 26/05/2016-27/05/2016.
2015 Costello, E., Brown, M., Brunton, J., & Delaney, L. (2015) Shaping the Future of Learning Together, Association for Learning Technology Annual Conference (ALT-C) It's on the exam! Affecting student engagement through crowd-sourced assessment Manchester, United Kingdom, 08/10/2015-09/10/2015.
2015 Brown. M., & Brunton, J. (2015) European Distance and e-Learning Network (EDEN) Conference Flexible toolbox project Barcelona, Spain, 09/06/2015-12/06/2015.
2015 Brunton, J., Brown. M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Galvin, C., & Lonergan, N. (2015) Irish Learning Technology Association Conference, Limerick Digital readiness tools for use in supporting flexible learners: A research and development transitions project University of Limerick, 27/05/2015-29/05/2015.
2015 Costello, E., Brown, M., Brunton, J., & Delaney, L. (2015) Irish Learning Technology Association Conference Learning beyond the horizon: Using Peerwise to increase engagement for students in transition University of Limerick, 27/05/2015-29/05/2015.
2015 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., Fox, S., Galvin, C., & Lonergan, N. (2015) European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) Conference Free, focused and flexible: A suite of online transition tools for supporting student success FernUniversitat en Hagen, Germany, 27/10/2015-30/10/2015.
2015 Walsh, E,. & Brunton, J. (2015) International Assessment in Higher Education Conference Assessment strategy: Online distance education Birmingham, United Kingdom, 25/06/2015-26/06/2015.
2015 Brunton, J. (2015) The 45th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland The programme-level, strategic design and development of undergraduate psychology assessments Galway, Ireland, 11/11/2015-14/11/2015.
2015 Brunton, J., Brown, M., Costello, E., Delaney, L., & Fox, S. (2015) OER15 Student success toolbox: Digital tools for use in supporting flexible learners Cardiff, Wales, 14/04/2015-15/04/2015.
2015 Brunton, J., & Walsh, E. (2015) Northern Ireland Branch of the British Psychological Society Annual Conference Assessing ‘off-campus’ psychology students: Strategic design and development of psychology assessments from a programme level perspective Armagh, Northern Ireland, 21/05/2015-22/05/2015.
2014 Walsh, E., & Brunton, J. (2014). (2014) Annual Conference of the Irish Association for Learning Technology Designing and developing assessments - the assessment matrix and training for online distance education assessment writers University College Dublin, Dublin, 30/05/2014-31/05/2014.
2014 Walsh, E., & Brunton, J. (2014) Development of assessment plan and training of writers for online distance education degree programmes .
2014 Brunton, J. (2014) Northern Irish British Psychological Society Conference Facilitating the Creation of a Student Identity through an Effective Socialisation Programme Belfast, 03/04/2014-05/04/2014.
2014 Walsh, E., & Brunton, J. (2014). (2014) Eight EDEN Research Workshop, Challenges for research into open and distance learning: Doing things better - doing better things. Oxford, United Kingdom, 27th October Assessment strategy – Designing and developing assessments for online distance education Oxford, United Kingdom, 27th October, 26/10/2014-29/10/2014.
2014 Brunton, J. (2014) 44th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Psychology programmes’ teaching and learning models in the Irish context Kilkenny, Ireland, 12/11/2014-15/11/2014.
2013 Brunton, J., O'Keeffe, N., Costello, E., Fox, S., Walsh, E., Delaney, L. and Morrissey, A. (2013) European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) Conference Student Socialisation within Online Distance Education Programmes – Starting at the Start Université Paris-Sorbonne, 23/10/2013-25/10/2013.
2013 Brunton, J. (2013) 43th Annual Conference of the Psychological Society of Ireland Facilitating the Creation of Positive Student-identities through Pre-emptive Socialisation in a Virtual Learning Environment Sligo, Ireland, 05/11/2013-09/11/2013.
2012 Brunton, J. and O'Keeffe, N. (2012) EdTech Conference Utilising Online Activities in Assessment of Online Distance Education Students to Enhance Collaborative Learning NUI Maynooth, Ireland, 31/05/2012-01/06/2012.
2012 Delaney, L., Brunton, J., Costello, E., Fox, S., Morrissey, A. O'Keeffe, N. and Walsh, E. (2012) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Research Conference Online, Face to Face or Blended what tutorial delivery do students want in distance education? KU Leuven, Belgium, 22/10/2012-23/10/2012.
2012 Brunton, J., O'Keeffe, N., Costello, E., Fox, S., Walsh, E., Delaney, L. and Morrissey, A. (2012) European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) Research Conference Facilitating Pre-induction Socialisation for Distance Education Programmes KU Leuven, Belgium, 22/10/2012-23/10/2012.
2011 Walsh, E. , O'Keeffe, N. , Brunton, J. , Fox, S. , Morrissey, A. , Costello, E. (2011) European Association of Distance Teaching Universities (EADTU) Conference Implementing Web Conferencing on Oscails Online Programmes Anadolu University Eskisehir, Turkey, 03/11/2011-04/11/2011.
2010 Farrell, O. and Brunton J. (2010) AISHE International Conference Series Creating a first year experience Dublin City University, 22/02/2010-23/02/2010.
2009 Brunton, J. (2009) Conference on Social Psychology in Ireland An examination of identity-portfolio-management processes in organisational entrants University of Limerick, 28/05/2009-29/05/2009.
2005 Brunton, J. (2005) Annual Conference of Irish Academy of Management (IAM), Sept 2005 Different Faces for Different Places: An Investigation of Identity Creation and Management Galway, 08/09/2005-09/09/2005.
2005 James Brunton (2005) XII. Congress of European Work and Organisational Psychology Determinants of Organisational Socialisation: An Identity Creation and Management Perspective Istanbul, 12/05/2005-15/05/2005.
2004 James Brunton (2004) Annual conference of the Irish Academy of Management (IAM) Identity, Life Domain Context interaction and their impact on perceived Life Domain Context compatibility Trinity College Dublin, 03/09/2004-04/09/2004.

Pre-print

Year Publication
2019 Farrell, Orna; Brunton, James; Trevaskis, Samantha (2019) Induction by Design: Strategically supporting student transition into higher education. PREPRINT [DOI]

Other Publication

Year Publication
2021 Farrell, Orna; Brunton, James; Brown, Mark; Aceto, Stefania; Baldiris, Silvia (2021) The Current State of OER in Europe: Going Beyond Altruism The Current State of OER in Europe: Going Beyond Altruism ENCORE+ OER Policy and Strategy Position Paper No. 1 Coordinator of this work: Report Authors. [DOI]
2020 Farrell, Orna; Brunton, James (2020) OEU Humanities Team Module Learning Design Guide 2020. [DOI]
2020 Caitriona Ni She; Farrell, Orna; Brunton, James; Costello, Eamon; Trevaskis, Samantha; Sinead Eccles; Donlon, Enda (2020) DCU case study: Using ABC to design an online teaching course for open online educators. [DOI]
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Education

Start date Institution Qualification Subject
Dublin City University Ph.D. Social/Organisational Psychology
University College Cork B.A. Applied Psychology

Research Interests

Working within DCU’s School of Psychology, in the Faculty of Science and Health, James’ research interests include the psychology of identity, identity formation and identity management processes, socialisation/orientation processes for ‘off-campus’ higher education students, online learning design, open pedagogy, and digital assessment. James is available to supervise doctoral students in any of these areas of research interest. James is currently the principal investigator/DCU principal investigator on a number of locally and EU funded projects, including the Opengame (Promoting Open Education through Gamification) project and BUKA (Advancing Equity and Access to Higher Education through Open and Distance Learning) project.

James' research has been published in journals such as Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, Open Praxis, Educational Media International, Frontiers in Psychology, and Studies in Higher Education. James is an Editor/Senior Editor for three peer reviewed, open access journals: Editor for Research in Learning Technology, published by the Association for Learning Technology; Editor for ASEAN Journal of Open and Distance Learning; and Senior Editor for Europe’s Journal of Psychology.

Research Projects

Title Role Description Start date End date
ENGAGED: Co-Creating Ireland’s Public Engagement and Open Research Road Map DCU PI 01/04/2024 31/03/2026
BUKA (Better Universities and Knowledge for All) – Advancing equity and access to higher education through open and distance learning DCU PI 15/11/2019 14/11/2022
Student Success Toolbox for Flexible Learners: Supporting Transitions from Thinking About Study to the First Weeks DCU PI 01/02/2015 31/01/2016
The Open Education Game DCU PI 01/10/2019 30/09/2021

Current Postgraduate Students

Student Name Degree Supervision
Lynch ,Sinead PhD-track Supervisor