Fiona O'Riordan
Dr.
Dr. Fiona O’Riordan, SFHEA, works as an Academic Developer in the Teaching Enhancement Unit at DCU. She has vast teaching experience in higher education across a host of programmes including Business, Computer Science and Education. Fiona is one of the founding members, and current committee member of the Irish Conference on Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP). She is one of two DCU National Academic Integrity Network (NAIN) members. In November 2022 Fiona began a four-year secondment with the European Consortium of Innovative Universities (ECIU) as Educational Portfolio Coordinator.
Fiona's current work areas are Challenge-Based Learning (including Hackathons), and assessment design to promote academic integrity with a particular focus on Interactive Oral Assessment. Her research areas include assessment; challenge-based learning; academic integrity; and curriculum development.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Gillanders R.;Karazi S.;O’Riordan F. (2020) 'Loss aversion as a motivator for engagement with peer assessment'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, . [DOI] | |
| 2020 | O’Riordan F.;O’Sullivan Í.;Fitzpatrick M.;Keane M.;McAvinia C.;Risquez A. (2020) 'Structured professional development for academic developers: A collaborative approach'. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, . [DOI] | |
| 2018 | O'Riordan F. (2018) 'Curriculum Development Discourse and Practice'. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics, 256 :561-571. | |
| 2018 | O'Riordan, F. (2018) 'Transformation Pedagogy through Curriculum Development Discourse'. International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Vol. 23 (No.2):244-260. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2017 | O'Riordan, F. & Broughton, F. (2017) 'Care to Share? A study of the extent to which an expectation sharing and setting induction exercise is an effective pedagogical tool for first year law students'. All Ireland Journal of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (AISHE-J), Vol. 9 (No. 1). [Link] |
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | O'Riordan, F. (2017) 'Authentic Assessment as a Change Catalyst' In: Teachers as learners: exploring the impact of accredited professional development on learning and teaching in Irish Higher Education. Dublin : AISHE. [Link] | |
| 2017 | Hegarty, D. & O’Riordan, F. (2017) 'Demographic Trends: Possible Solutions to Urgent Higher Education Access Challenges' In: Ireland’s Yearbook of Education 2017-2018. Dublin : Education Matters. [Link] | |
| 2013 | Risquez, A., McAvinia, C., Raftery, D., O’Riordan, F., Harding, N., Cosgrave, R., Logan-Phelan, T. & Farrelly, T. (2013) 'An Investigation of Students’ Experiences of using Virtual Learning Environments: implications for academic professional development' In: Emerging Issues in Higher Education lll: From Capacity Building to Sustainability. Athlone : EDIN. [Link] | |
| 2013 | O'Riordan, F., Bergin, S., McNutt, L., & Casey, K. (2013) 'Discourse and Connectivity: Capturing the Voice of Educators' In: Emerging Issues in Higher Education lll: From Capacity Building to Sustainability. Athlone : EDIN. [Link] | |
| 2013 | O'Riordan, F. (2013) 'Internationalization: What is it?' In: Cosmopolitanism and Diversity: Concepts, Practices and Policies in Education Abroad. Boston, USA : CAPA International Education. |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | O'Riordan, F. & Lowney. R. (2019) ICEP 2019 Reflections on 'Promoting Academic Integrity Week' UL, Limerick, [Link] | |
| 2019 | ORiordan, F. (2019) ICEP 2019 Academic Development Provision: Impact and Sustainability Challenges UL, Limerick, [Link] | |
| 2018 | Fitzpatrick, M., O’Riordan, F., McAvinia, C., O’Sullivan, I., Risquez, A., Keane, M. (2018) SEDA Motivations, outcomes and implications of structured professional development for academic developers – a collaborative approach | |
| 2018 | O'Riordan, F., Glynn, M., Buckley, K. (2018) ICEP 2018 What can educators do to promote academic integrity? DCU, [Link] | |
| 2018 | O’Riordan F., Fitzpatrick M., O’Sullivan I., Risquez A., McAvinia C. and Keane M. (2018) ICEP 2018 Structured professional development for academic developers: A collaborative approach [Link] | |
| 2017 | O'Riordan, F. (2017) Learning Innovation Network (LIN) Authentic Assessment as a Change Catalyst in Curriculum Development. In The impact of accredited professional development in learning and teaching on assessment in Irish HE | |
| 2017 | O'Riordan, F. (2017) International Conference of Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP) Implementation of the Professional Development Framework: Industry Active Part-time Lecturers Experience [Link] | |
| 2016 | O'Riordan, F. & Broughton, F. (2016) International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP) Care to Share: Expectation Sharing and Setting as a Pedagogical Tool to Aid Induction | |
| 2015 | O'Riordan, F. (2015) International Conference on Engaging Pedagogy (ICEP) Developing a Module in Mindfulness Approaches to Teaching and Learning in Higher Education [Link] | |
| 2014 | O'Riordan, F. & O'Leary, E. (2014) IDRAC Conference in Lyon, France Benefits and Challenges of International Mobility in Higher Education |
Conference Contribution
Case
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | O'Riordan, F. (2017) Professional Development with Industry Professionals. Dublin: CASE [Link] |
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Research Interests
curriculum development; engaging pedagogy; academic integrity; assessment strategies; transformative curriculum; diversity; internationalisation