Centre for Education and Lifelong Learning

Assistant Professor in Learning and Teaching

01 659 9245

michael.goldrick@ncirl.ie

Key Responsibilities at NCI

• Teaching undergraduate programmes in Learning and Teaching
• Teaching postgraduate programmes in Learning and Teaching
• Responsible for Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL)
• Responsible for plagiarism prevention and detection

Education

• Michael Goldrick holds an honours Degree in Psychology and a PhD in Education from Dublin City University. As part of his PhD, Michael created one of the first blended support services in Irish higher education which significantly increased academic performance and reduced isolation amongst distance learners. 

Academic Experience

• Michael joined NCI in 2009, before then he was employed as a Part-time lecturer in DCU's School of Education Studies. 

Research Interests

• Inclusive education; experiential learning; collaborative learning; 21st century skills development; learning technologies. 

Recent Funding

• Title of Project: Supporting Education for all with Inclusion Technology (2015 - 2017). Funding Body: ERASMUS+, Leargas. Grant Award: €265,415. Role: Learning Technology Consultant. 
• Title of Project: SMART Course: Alternative Media Production (2013-2015). Funding Body: Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, Leargas. Grant Award: €119,500. Role: Irish Lead Researcher. 
• Title of Project: Rotobraille in Education (2011 - 2013). Funding Body: Leonardo Da Vinci Programme, Leargas. Grant Award: €117,500. Role: Irish Lead Researcher. 
• Title of Project: Addressing Homophobic Bullying in Second-Level Schools (2007-2008). Funding Body: The Equality Authority. Role: Researcher

Professional Body Membership

• British Psychological Society

Research Publications

Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles

• Goldrick, Michael, Stevns, Tanja and Christensen, Lars Ballieu (2014) "The Use of Assistive Technologies as Learning Technologies to Facilitate Flexible Learning in Higher Education". In: ICCHP 2014: Computers Helping People with Special Needs. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (8548), pp. 342-349. Springer International Publishing, Switzerland.
• Goldrick, Michael and O'Higgins Norman, James (2012) "Reducing academic isolation in favour of learning relationships through a virtual classroom". Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 4. pp. 1-24. ISSN 1759-667X.
• O'Higgins Norman, James, Goldrick, Michael and Harrison, Kathy (2009) "Pedagogy for diversity: mediating between tradition and equality in schools". International Journal of Children's Spirituality, 14 (4). pp. 323-337. ISSN 1469-8455.

Books/Book Chapters

• Goldrick, Michael, Stevns, Tanja and Christensen, Lars Ballieu (2014) "The Use of Assistive Technologies as Learning Technologies to Facilitate Flexible Learning in Higher Education". In: ICCHP 2014: Computers Helping People with Special Needs. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS) (8548). Springer International Publishing, Switzerland, pp. 342-349. ISBN 9783319085982
• Goldrick, Michael (2011) "The Principles of Student Centrism: The Evolution of Learning Support and Development in Irish Higher Education". LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN 9783844396706.
• O'Higgins Norman, James, Goldrick, Michael and Harrison, Kathy (2010) "Addressing Homophobic Bullying in Second-Level Schools". Dublin: The Equality Authority. ISBN 9781905628940.

Conference Items

• Goldrick, Michael (2014) "When the miracle does not arrive: The Future of Inclusive Education in Developing Countries". In: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO, November 2014.
• Costelloe, Laura, Goldrick, Michael and Lambert, Jonathan (2014) "Documenting the experiences of student leaders in a Peer-Assisted Learning scheme". In: Confederation of Student Services in Ireland (CSSI) Annual Conference, 19th June 2014, Mary Immaculate College, Limerick, Ireland.
• Goldrick, Michael (2010) "Using virtual classrooms to improve student centred learning". In: Annual NAIRTL Conference on Flexible Learning, 6th-7th October 2010, Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin. 
• Goldrick, Michael (2010) "Improvement through innovation and collaboration". In: 12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP, 14th-16th July 2010, Vienna University of Technology, Austria. 
• Lambert, Jonathan, Goldrick, Michael, Crowe, Brigina, Adams, Corrie, Kennedy, Caroline and McCorkell, Geraldine (2011) "Mainstreaming Equity, Opportunity and Success in National College of Ireland". In: Dublin Regional Higher Education Alliance Widening Participation Strand Symposium, 2011 UCD Quinn Business School, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin.
• Lambert, Jonathan, Crowe, Brigina and Goldrick, Michael (2011) "A study into the effects of a Social Collaborative Learning Strategy to Enhance Student Engagement with Mathematics". In: 'Supporting Students in Transition', CSSI 13th Biannual Conference, 15th-16th June 2011 National College of Ireland, Dublin.

Thesis

• Goldrick, Michael (2010) "Effective Learning Support in Higher Education: My Living Theory of student-centred learning support in National College of Ireland". Doctoral thesis, Dublin, Dublin City University.