Anne McMorrough

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Dr Anne McMorrough is an Assistant Professor in the School of STEM Education, Innovation and Global Studies at the Institute of Education, Dublin City University (DCU). With expertise in Digital Learning, she has responsibilities for modules relating to initial teacher education and continuous professional learning for pre-service and in-service primary school teachers. 

 

In 2016, Anne was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) from University College Dublin. Anne’s doctoral research focused on how education policy appears to be persuaded into being, through growing moves to harmonise teacher education practices in EU member states. In 2014, Anne was the recipient of the National University of Ireland (NUI) Dr Mary L. Thornton Scholarship and Prize in Education for this research.

 

Anne has extensive experience of teaching and school leadership at primary school level. She has worked as a class teacher, learning support teacher, deputy principal and administrative principal (acting) in Dublin. From 2012-2019, Anne was seconded to Marino Institute of Education, Dublin where she lectured and conducted research in the area of digital technologies for teaching, learning and assessment, on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. In addition, she worked as a School Placement Tutor with pre-service primary teachers. During this time, she was Principal Investigator on a SCoTENS (Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South) - funded research project that explores the nature and detail of teaching and learning activities within a number of “creative classrooms” in Ireland, North and South.


Anne is a member of the Centre for the Advancement of STEM Teaching and Learning (CASTeL). She is also a member of the Computer Education Society of Ireland (CESI) and served on its National Executive Committee from 2008 -1016. She has also been deeply involved in the European Commission initiative of eTwinning, where she worked as an ambassador from 2008-2018.

Conference Publication

Year Publication
2024 McMorrough, A. (2024) Proceedings of the SITE (Society for Information Technology & Teacher Education) Conference 2024 Preparing Pre-Service Teachers to Integrate Educational Robotics in the Primary / Elementary Classroom: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Book

Year Publication
2023 Butler, D.; Moynihan, D; McMorrough, A.; Broderick, N.; Usher, J. (2023) First LEGO League Explore MASTERPIECE Teacher Guide for Ireland. UK: Stevenage: The Institution of Engineering and Technology. [Link]

Book Chapter

Year Publication
2021 Galvin, C., Austin, R., Revyakina, E. & McMorrough, A. (2021) 'Building cultural awareness and understanding in Europe’s schools: insights from the European Commission eTwinning Programme' In: Online blended learning for global citizenship; new technologies and opportunities for education. New York and London : Routledge.
2011 McMorrough, A. (2011) 'The potential of eTwinning to enhance learning' In: Enhancing literacy and numeracy with ICTs. Dublin : Dublin West Education Centre.

Conference Contribution

Year Publication
2023 Hsu, H-P, Leahy, M, McMorrough, A (2023) Computers in Education Society of Ireland (CESI) Developing pre-service primary teachers confidence and competence in using Virtual Reality Galway, .
2019 Flannery, M. & McMorrough, A (2019) INTED Mobile devices in third level education: Attraction, interaction or distraction Seville, .

Other Journal

Year Publication
2019 McMorrough, A. & Galvin, C. (2019) 'Researching creative classrooms: insights into the Scale-CCR study from research on imaginative and innovative teaching in Ireland' Ricercazione - Journal of the National Agency for Evaluation of Universities & Research Institute, .
2018 Uí Choistealbha, J., Mullally, A. & McMorrough, A. (2018) 'ePortfolios in Marino Institute of Education: Moving from a focus on the student to a focus on the teacher' HAMK Unlimited – Journal of Häme University of Applied Sciences, Finland, .

Published Report

Year Publication
2015 McMorrough, A., Ward, N., Healy, C., Cowen, P. & Loughrey, D. (2015) Creative classrooms: Insights from imaginative and innovative teaching in Ireland. The Centre for Cross Border Studies for the Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS), .
2010 Galvin, C., Anderson, J., Gardner, J., Moyle, K., McMorrough, A. & Mitchell, S. (2010) Valuing education technology in schools in Ireland, North and South. Standing Conference on Teacher Education, North and South (SCoTENS), .

Thesis

Year Publication
2016 McMorrough, A (2016) Re-constituting education policy in the European Union: Expertise, processes and the power of institutional persuasion. THES
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Professional Associations

Association Function From / To
Computers in Education Society of Ireland Member -

Honors and Awards

Date Title Awarding Body
01/05/2014 NUI Dr Mary L Thornton Scholarship and Prize in Education National University of Ireland

Research Interests

Anne’s research interests include; digital learning, game-based learning (GBL), computational thinking, robotics and STEM/STEaM education. In addition, her research explores education policy design and implementation, as well as creative practices in primary education settings, nationally and internationally.

Teaching Interests

Digital Learning - ED4056

Digital Learning - ED1017

Digital Learning Specialism - SG224

Digital Learning Specialism - SG306

Self Study Research - ED4015

Reflection and Enquiry - ED2033

Modules Coordinated

Term Title Subject
2023/24 Enabling Learning ED4056