Maynooth University, Ireland

Angela Rickard

I am interested in the ways emerging technologies can be used to support creative approaches to teaching and learning across the second level curriculum and in my own teaching. Working with Science and Maths Education students I have recently explored Digital Games Based Learning (DGBL) and hope to pursue this further. I am keen on promoting collaboration in both teaching and research and have undertaken a number of research initiatives involving partners in Ireland and further afield, including in the areas of Intercultural learning, Educational Technology, Development Education, Language Teaching and Teacher Professional Development.

I have researched my own teaching, especially my and others’ use of digital video to encourage teachers to develop deeper critical awareness of their teaching styles, values and effectiveness. Currently undertaking doctoral study in the University of Bristol, I am interested in using a Narrative Inquiry based approach to explore questions about education that intrigue me.