UCD Teaching & Learning College of Life Sciences

1. UCD Teaching & Learning College of Life Sciences Teaching and Learning Symposium Innovation and Creativity Wednesday 23rd February 2011 9am - 1 pm Conway Lecture Theatre B309 UCD Teaching & Learning www.ucd.ie/teaching

2. Programme 9.00 Registration Chairperson: Dr Declan Patton, College Vice-Principal for Teaching and Learning 9.15 Welcome address: Registrar and Deputy President - Dr Philip Nolan and Deputy Registrar for Teaching and Learning – Professor Bairbre Redmond 9.30 Dr Helen Gallagher, School of Medicine and Medical Science Interdisciplinary education as a way of overcoming traditional differences 9.45 Dr Mike Casey, School of Chemistry and Chemical Biology PBL in Science; what’s the problem? 10.00 Dr Kathy O Boyle, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science Dr Evelyn Doyle, School of Biology and Environmental Science Students choosing their own assessment 10.20 Break for refreshments 10.40 JP Donnelly, CEO Ogilvy Advertising Building your value by enhancing your own personal brand 11.05 Professor James Phelan, Dean of Agricultural Sciences Enhancing student engagement: Experiences in the Agricultural Programme 11.20 Dr Paul McCabe, School of Biology and Environmental Science Involving business innovation in assessing a non business module 11.35 Dr Amanda Gibney, Vice-Principal for Teaching & Learning, College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences Developing creativity: a design and innovation-based case study’ 11.55 Panel discussion 12.45 Close Speakers Biographies Mike Casey Dr. Mike Casey obtained BSc in Chemistry from UCC and PhD from Imperial College, London. He spent two years as a postdoc at Columbia University in New York and was then appointed as a Lecturer at the University of Salford.  He returned to Ireland in 1992 to take up a position in UCD, where he is now a Senior Lecturer in Organic Chemistry. He has a strong interest in investigating non-traditional methods for teaching. JP Donnelly JP Donnelly is a leading authority on branding and marketing communications, having worked on indigenous and international brands in Ireland, UK and the United States.  JP is CEO of Ogilvy Group. He is a graduate of UCD with a BComm and MBA.  He is also Chairman of WPP in Ireland, which is the largest procurer of communications services in Ireland.  JP is a Board member of UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business, and the Royal Victoria Eye & Ear Hospital.   He was formerly Chairman of the Marketing Institute of Ireland, Honorary Secretary of UCDRFC and the Irish Universities. Evelyn Doyle Dr. Evelyn Doyle obtained a BSc in Microbiology from NUI Galway and completed a PhD in UCD on high maltose producing amylases. After 4 years working as an industry-funded postdoc, she joined the staff of the Department of Industrial Microbiology in UCD in 1990 and was Head of Department from 2002-2005. Evelyn is Head of Teaching and Learning in the School of Biology and Environmental Science. Helen Gallagher Dr. Helen Gallagher is a Lecturer in the School of Medicine and Medical Science. One of her research and teaching interests is the delivery of pharmaceutical care, which is inter-disciplinary by its nature and relies on good working relationships between professionals. She has recently been awarded funding by the HRB to conduct a Cochrane review contributing to a major worldwide umbrella review on the rational use of drugs. Amanda Gibney Dr. Amanda Gibney has worked as a structural design engineer in London where she worked on projects such as the Lloyds Headquarters, Lords Cricket Ground, the Grand Louvre, Hong Kong Park Aviary, Bari Football Stadium and Canary Wharf. Amanda returned to work in Dublin, joining UCD as a College Lecturer.  Amanda is currently Vice Principal for Teaching and Learning in the College of Engineering, Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Paul McCabe Dr. Paul McCabe is Head of Botany in the School of Biology and Environmental Science. He teaches courses in cell biology, development and biotechnology. For the past 10 years he has been module coordinator for BOTN 30130 'Plant Biotechnology'. This module stimulates an entrepreneurial spirit in undergraduates. The structure and development of a business enterprise is examined and the students work in groups to prepare a business plan to exploit a biotechnology venture. Kathy O Boyle Dr. O Boyle is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science. Kathy is a former Head of Subject for Pharmacology and is the School Head of Teaching and Learning. Kathy is currently working on a university assessment project with UCD Centre for Teaching & Learning. Jim Phelan Professor Jim Phelan was educated at St Mary's Knockbeg College and UCD, prior to Joining UCD in 1982. His teaching interests include the areas of research methods and rural development. He served as Head of Department of Agribusiness and Rural Development from 1994 to 2003. He was appointed Dean of Agricultural Sciences in 2007. Prof. Phelan also has a keen interest in development in Africa, particularly Tanzania and has been involved on several missions in that country.