Assoc ProfessorMary Forrest

Each student is unique and class comes to learn about a topic for the first time. I must ignite the flame for each student, aware and respecting their reasons for taking a module. The theories which have influenced me as a teacher are Bloom's Taxonomy and Kolb's Learning cycle. Innovation and Leadership Publication of a textbook with worldwide usage and papers on assessment and feedback UCD co-ordinator of 2 Erasmus exchanges Participant in Socrates and Tempus exchanges Extern examiner in the U.K. and in Irish Institutes of Technology School Head of Teaching and Learning in SBES and AFVM Associate Dean Teaching and Learning SAFS Member of University Programme Board and CPD Board of Studies Member past and present of 6 Government committees