Michael Flannery

Head of Department of Arts and Religious Education, Marino Institute of Education, Education

Biography

The EcoSonic Playground: A Place Where Children Play, A Community’s Project. MIE, TCD (AERG) and University of Massachusetts Lowell
Digital Skills in Action (TCD-UCD-MIE-NCAD-IADT). The project will provide the foundation for a sustainable collaborative approach within the Southern cluster to the ongoing development and enhancement of Digital Literacies in HEIs.
Investigating the learning and research potential derived from directed/ self directed learning for visual arts
Impact evaluation study of an MIE visual arts integrated project from a multi-literacies development perspective
Examining the nature of and processes underpinning ideation in creativity Dr. Michael Flannery – AERG - TCD Dr Michael Flannery – AERG - TCD Dr Michael Flannery – AERG - TCD

Investigating the potentiality of visual arts for children’s spiritual development
Comparing primary drama curricula with respect to subject inclusion, dilution and exclusion in international contexts
Evaluating the potentiality of drama as a methodology for EAL
Exploring the potentiality of visual arts as a means of developing communication skills to children with autism
Examining how visual art can be used to promote gender equality issues in the primary school context
Investigating the potentiality of socio-dramatic play in developing children’s emotional intelligence

RECEC Symposium (TCD, Dublin): Early Learning Experiences Symposium: Children, Creativity and Contexts - Reflecting on C3i in early education practice: Curriculum integration, imagination and innovation.

InAEA 2ND BIANNUAL VIRTUAL CONFERENCE: ART EDUCATION IN THE ERA OF CREATIVITY - Evaluating MUVE technology for visual arts inquiry https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZT37AH9g5k&feature=youtu.be&t=7200 - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByeZMvPrsfAqb0d4ZEphbml3cHM/view
LAI Conference: Evaluating the impact of Visual Arts on children’s procedural writing

(2013) RAI Conference: Introducing VALID - Literacy development in Visual Arts
(2012) Scotens conference: Analysing primary teachers’ perspectives on imagination, creativity and innovation
(2011) T.E.S.S., St Mary’s University College, Belfast, Northern Ireland: Using online asynchronous discourse for grounded theoretical research
(2010) M.A.V.A., National College of Art and Design, Dublin: Examining primary teachers’ perspectives regarding awareness, appreciation and appraisal in art
(2009) I.N.T.O. Education Conference on Creativity: Exploring different constructs on creativity

Michael is an external examiner of the B Ed and PME programmes for St. Patrick’s College, a college of Dublin City University

Scotens (2013) Online CPD: analysing primary teachers‟ perspectives on creativity, imagination and innovation in Creative Teachers for Creative Learners, Implications for Teacher Education
Granville, G. Ed. (2012) Art Education and Contemporary Culture Irish Experiences International perspectives, Bristol UK/ Chicago USA, Intellect Publications
INTO (2012) Literacy development in visual arts (VALiD)
INTO (2011) Providing a F.R.A.M.E. for looking and responding