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Cornelia Connolly

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University of Galway

Cornelia is an established international scholar in computer science education and learning engineering.

Her research focuses on broad societal/policy impact relating to computing education and digital competency, curriculum reform, digital education, innovation and equity; as well as knowledge transfer to facilitate behavioural change in a variety of learning contexts (formal, informal and nonformal).

Cornelia is a Professor in the School of Education at University of Galway. In addition to a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology she holds a B.Eng. (Hons) and M.Eng. (Hons) in Computer Engineering and a M.B.A.

Cornelia is a member of the Executive Committee of Lero , the SFI Research Centre for Software, Chair of the International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE), and she leads the Learning Engineering Research Group at the University of Galway. Having achieved significant funding success with awards from Horizon 2020, SFI and industry, Cornelia has published extensively in leading international journals and is a member of the ACM Transactions on Computing Education and International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology editorial boards.

Publications

2023

O’Regan C, Brady B, Connolly C, Murray C, Flynn P, Dolan P, Ruairc GMac. 2023. Can Digital Education Provide an Effective Bridge Between Formal and Non-Formal Education? Experiences from Teachers and Youth Workers ATEE.

Connolly C, Hernon O, Carr P, Worlikar H, McCabe I, Doran J, Walsh JC, Simpkin AJ, O’Keeffe DT. 2023. Artificial Intelligence in Interprofessional Healthcare Practice Education – Insights from the Home Health Project, an Exemplar for Change. Computers in the Schools. :1-18.

McHugh NCarroll Sa, Connolly C. 2023. Low-Code and No-Code in Secondary Education—Empowering Teachers to Embed Citizen Development in Schools. Computers in the Schools. :1-26.

2022

Kelly O, Hall T, Connolly C. 2022. PACE-IT: designing blended learning for accounting education in the challenging context of a global pandemic. Accounting Education. :1-20.

O’Regan C, Brady B, Connolly C. 2022. Building Back Better – Using an Ecological Lens to Argue for Strengthening Mesosystemic Connections for Young People in a Post Pandemic World. Child Care in Practice. :1-13.

Jones S-L, Hall T, Procter R, Connolly C, Fazlagić J. 2022. Conceptualising translational research in schools: A systematic literature review. International Journal of Educational Research. 114:101998.

Connolly C, Byrne JRowan, Oldham E. 2022. The trajectory of computer science education policy in Ireland: A document analysis narrative. European Journal of Education. n/a

Connolly C, Hall T. 2022. Introduction to the Special Issue on Computer Science Education. Tech Trends.

Sullivan B, McDonagh C, Connolly C, Glenn M, Roche M. 2022. Exploring trans-generational and trans-institutional learning: educational action research possibilities in a virtual environment. Irish Educational Studies. :1-19.

Connolly C, Walsh J, Worlikar H, Ryan L, Murray A, O’Connor S, Kelly J, Coleman S, Vadhira V, Newell E et al.. 2022. Exploring new frontiers of education using humanoid robots – a case study of patient centred innovation in digital health education. Irish Educational Studies. 41:107-115.

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