Overview - Research

The Digital Learning Research Network fosters a hub of researchers and promotes strong communities of practice at the forefront of research on new digitally-enhanced models of teaching, learning and assessment. Additionally, it aims to engage strategically with professional bodies and key external stakeholders in order to influence policy and benchmark the effective use of digital, blended and online learning against international best practices. More specially, the NODE aims to frame most of our research activities and scholarly interests around the following broad research strands:

• Life-long Learning
• Opening Up Education
• Student Transitions and Success
• Learning and Teaching Transformations
• Education Futures

The work of the Research Network also interfaces with other research centres and defined areas of interest and expertise in DCU's Institute of Education. A distributed leadership model is adopted by the Research Network to harness the skills and expertise of members. 

Many of our other research and scholarly achievements over recent years are summarised in the above infographic.