Congratulations to Dr Leah Ridgway and Dr Natalie O’Neill who were recently awarded the DCU President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching. Dr Leah Ridgway was awarded the Distinctive Approaches to Assessment and Feedback Award with the Global Challenges team. Dr Natalie O’Neill was awarded the New Lecturers Category Award. Congratulations to Dr Paul Grimes who was shortlisted in the Overall Academic Category Award.
Dr Leah Ridgway with the Global Challenges team members presented with their DCU President’s Award.
Dr Leah Ridgway from the School of Electronic Engineering and CASTeL member was one of the team teaching winners at the DCU President’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching 2024. The BSc Global Challenges Programme Team were recognised at the ceremony, gaining recognition for “Distinctive Approaches to Assessment and Feedback”. Global Challenges is an interdisciplinary course run cooperatively by the School of Electronic Engineering and School of Law & Government. Part of the innovative DCU Futures family of courses, we work to address the UN Sustainable Development Goals and equip graduates for an unscripted future. This degree requires learners to be comfortable with the complex interactions of technology and society to solve big problems.
Dr Natalie O’Neill
Dr Natalie O’Neill was awarded the DCU President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in the New Lecturer category. Natalie is a member of CASTeL and works as the programme chair for Science and Mathematics Education in the Institute of Education. She teaches a number of modules on the programme, and uses research informed workshops to model good teaching practice for her students. Her background in secondary science teaching combined with her experience in researching Science Education enables her to share an understanding of teaching science and maths through enquiry.
Dr Paul Grimes was shortlisted in the Overall Academic Award category in the DCU President’s Awards for Teaching Excellence for his work in Mathematics Education. Paul teaches Maths Education across a number of programmes, including BSc. Science and Mathematics Education, BSc. Physical Education with Mathematics, BSc. Science and Mathematics Education, PME (post primary) and Bachelor of Education (primary).
