Martina Crehan
Dr
Dr Martina Crehan is the Head of the Teaching Enhancement Unit at DCU. She has previously been the Deputy Director of the Health Professions Education Centre at RCSI, University of Medicine & Health Sciences, and Deputy Director of the Transforming Healthcare Education project at RCSI, where she was the educational advisor on the redesign of the undergraduate medicine curriculum. She has developed and been the Programme Lead on Postgraduate Diplomas in Higher Education Teaching & Learning, and has experience in a wide range of Faculty Development teaching including curriculum design and case based learning. She has also supervised at PhD and MD levels. Her areas of interest include curriculum design, peer observation of teaching, teaching and learning in higher education, student engagement, and reflective practice
Conference Contribution
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Crehan, M, Munro, M, O'Keeffe, M (2023) 'Peer Observation of Teaching in the Virtual University: Factors for Success' In: Technology Enhance Learning and The Virtual University. Singapore : Springer. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | Crehan, M., Munro, M., & O'Keeffe, M (2021) 'Opening Virtual Doors: Exploring Faculty Perspectives on Online Peer Observation of Teaching' In: Emerging Issues IV: Changing Times, Changing Context. Ireland : Educational Developers in Ireland Network (EDIN). [Link] | |
| 2017 | Jane Holland; Martina Crehan; Clive Lee; Teresa Pawlikowska (2017) 'Interactive anatomy: computerising clinical case-based studies' In: Teachers as Learners: Exploring the impact of accredited professional development on learning and as. Ireland : AISHE. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Dara Cassidy; David Sklar; Maikki Cullen; Gareth Edwards; Catherine Bruen; Jenny Moffett; Helen Kelly; Andrea Doyle; Martina Crehan; Jan Illing (2024) 'Lessons learned from navigating the COVID pandemic in a health sciences university: a disaster medicine perspective'. Cogent Education, 11 (1). [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2021 | O’Keeffe, M.; Crehan, M.; Munro, M.; Logan, A.; Farrell, A.M.; Clarke, E.; Flood, M.; Ward, M.; Andreeva, T.; Van Egeraat, C.; Heaney, F.; Curran, D.; Clinton, E. (2021) 'Exploring the role of peer observation of teaching in facilitating cross-institutional professional conversations about teaching and learning'. International Journal for Academic Development, 26 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2019 | Eric Clarke; Jane Burns; Catherine Bruen; Martina Crehan; Erica Smyth; Teresa Pawlikowska (2019) 'The ‘connectaholic’ behind the curtain: medical student use of computer devices in the clinical setting and the influence of patients'. BMC Medical Education, 19 (376). [DOI] |
Published Case Studies
Research Interests
Peer Observation of Teaching; Curriculum Design; Reflective Practice
Teaching Interests
Having led Diplomas in Teaching & Learning, my teaching interests and experience reflect the main elements of these programmes such as reflective practice, student centred learning, curriculum design and active teaching and learning approaches.