Teaching, Writing, Speaking

Upcoming speaking:

            Museums and The Web –  April 2013, Portland, Oregon

This is Our Playrgound: Recognising the Value of Students as Innovators

** MuseumNext – May 2013, Amsterdam 

R&D on a Shoestring: What’s now, What’s Next, and What’s Within Your Budget?

Engaging Visitors through Play – May 2013, Belfast

I’m coordinating and speaking at this event. This is the MCG Spring meeting, Hosted by the Centre for Media Research

Writing

Digital Pro Bono: Time for cultural giants to offer their services

 - Guardian, Culture Professionals Network

This is Our Playground: Recognising the Value of Students as Innovators - Museums and The Web 2013

Museums and Digital Engagement: A New York Perspective - Winston Churchill Memorial Trust

Strategies for a Digital Culture  - Arts Professional

From Virtual to Reality - Arts Professional

Does New York show the way to the digital future for local museums? - Centre for Media Research Blog

Let’s Get Real  - Culture 24 Guest Blog

Modules I have taught on:

  • CUS801: Exploring Heritage.  MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies. University of Ulster
  • MED313: Designing For Interactivity. BA Hons Interactive Media Arts. University of Ulster
  • CUS802: Cultures of Curatorship. MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies. University of Ulster
  • HIS535: Critical Histories. BA Hons Irish History. University of Ulster

Teaching as part of my research:

This is Our Playground was an interdisciplinary research and teaching project that provided students  on the MA Cultural Heritage and Museum Studies course with the opportunity to increase their professional digital literacy, and students on the BA Hons Interactive Media Arts course with the opportunity to develop project and client management skills. The project consisted of lectures and workshops and concluded with a 12 hour Hack Day at The Ulster Museum

Professional Accreditation:

I am an Associate Fellow of The Higher Education Academy

I hold a certificate in  ’Supporting Teaching and Learning in Higher Education’  awarded by the University of Ulster