Denis Moynihan
Dr.
Dr Denis Moynihan is an assistant professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies. He is the co-director of the DCU LEGO Education and Innovation Studio (LEIS). His doctoral research examined the Digital Competence and Intentions of Pre-service Primary School Teachers to use Digital Technology in their Professional Practice.
Currently his main responsibilities include researching, developing and facilitating teacher education predominately in the area of Digital Learning. Denis is a member of the Centre for the Advancement STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL), the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (ACCE), and the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI).
Denis began his teaching career in a primary school in north Dublin and prior to joining the Institute of Education, DCU, was seconded to the Digital Technologies Team in the Professional Development Service for Teachers (PDST). Denis has been involved in several national initiatives including the design and national rollout of the Digital Learning Framework, the Schools Excellence Fund; Digital & STEM, as well as contributing to training and materials for Webwise.ie, Scoilnet.ie and teachercpd.ie.
His current research projects include BRICS: Building a Real-World Integrated Curriculum in STEM, and ongoing studies alongside the FIRST LEGO League Teacher Guide for Ireland.
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Moynihan, D.; Gorman, A.; Leahy, M.; Scully, D. (2023) 'All the World’s a Stage: Examining the Actors That Influence the Development of Primary Pre-Service Teacher Digital Competence in the Republic of Ireland'. Education Sciences, 13 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Denis Moynihan (2021) 'In the Era of Zoom, are school leaders under a lens? An analysis of the contemporary discourse surrounding educational leadership in Irish primary schools'. Irish Teachers' Journal, 9 (1):24-34. [Link] |
Book
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Deirdre Butler; Nicola Broderick; Joe Usher; Denis Moynihan (2022) First LEGO League Explore Cargo Connect Teacher Guide for Ireland. Stevenage: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. [Link] | |
| 2022 | Deirdre Butler; Denis Moynihan; Joe Usher; Nicola Broderick (2022) SUPERPOWERED: FIRST LEGO League Explore Teacher Guide for Ireland. Stevenage: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. | |
| 2023 | Deirdre Butler; Nicola Broderick; Joe Usher; Denis Moynihan; Anne McMorrough (2023) First Lego League Explore Masterpiece Teacher Guide for Ireland. Ireland: Stevenage: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. [Link] | |
| 2024 | Deirdre Butler; Denis Moynihan; Anne McMorrough; Nicola Broderick; Joe Usher (2024) FIRST LEGO League Explore SUBMERGED Teacher Guide for Ireland. Stevenage: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. [Link] |
Conference Publication
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Denis Moynihan; Anne McMorrough; Deirdre Butler (2025) Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning . In: T. Bastiaens eds. Preliminary Findings from an Integrated STEM Intervention using Programmable Robotics in Irish Primary Schools: Building a Real-World Integrated Curriculum in STEM Barcelona, Spain, [Link] | |
| 2021 | Leahy, M., Butler, D., Hsu, H. P., & Moynihan, D. (2021) Proceedings of the IFIP TC3 Conference OCCE 2021 DTEL. International Federation of Information Processing (IFIP) Building Pre-Service Teachers’ Confidence and Competence in Using Game-Based Learning Online, | |
| 2021 | Moynihan, D. (2021) Proceedings of EdMedia + Innovate Learning of the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE) Supporting the development of digital skills within a programme of ITE Online, The Netherlands, | |
| 2020 | Butler, D., Leahy, M., Hsu, H.P., & Moynihan, D. (2020) Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education International Conference (2020) . In: D. Schmidt-Crawford eds. Impact of pre-service teachers’ gaming behaviours on their confidence and competence in applying game-based learning approaches: Implications for Teacher Educators [Link] |
Conference Contribution
Electronic Source
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Moynihan, D. (2020) From a Distance - Moving from Consuming Content to Creating Content. Dublin, Ireland: ELES [Link] |
Research Interests
Internal Collaborators
Teaching Interests
Professional Master of Education (Primary) (Level 9)
PMEP1: Digital Learning
PMEP1: Professional Placement Supervision
PMEP2: Professional Placement Supervision
MEd1: SG812 Gaming to Learn