Kieran McDonald BSc, MSc, SFHEA
Senior Lecturer
Summary
Senior Lecturer in the Visual Communication subject group, based within the Sheffield Institute of Arts.
About
Design and technology specialist with a pedagogic research interest in technology enhanced learning. Wide ranging experience in learning, teaching and assessment in design education.
Teaching
Subject area
Visual Communication
Courses
Graphic Design
Illustration
Research
Interested in the intersection between design and technology in creative education.
Publications
Journal articles
Mcdonald, K. (2022). Net-Zero Design Education. Transition to “Better States” in Understanding Carbon and the Design Process. diid disegno industriale industrial design, (78), 118-127. http://doi.org/10.30682/diid78222l
Jones-Devitt, S., Austen, L., Irwin, B., Mcdonald, K., & Parkin, H. (2017). Are all students 'hard to reach' in a digital higher education (H.E.) context? The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change, 3 (1), 147-158. http://doi.org/10.21100/jeipc.v3i1.526
Mcdonald, K., & Glover, I. (2016). Exploring the transformative potential of Bluetooth beacons in higher education. Research in Learning Technology, 24 (1), 32166. http://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v24.32166
Conference papers
Glover, I., & Mcdonald, K. (2018). Digital places: location-based digital practices in higher education using Bluetooth Beacons. Proceedings of EdMedia: World Conference on Educational Media and Technology, 950-959. http://www.learntechlib.org/p/184298/
Reports
Austen, L., Parkin, H., Jones-Devitt, S., Mcdonald, K., & Irwin, B. (2016). Digital capability and teaching excellence: an integrative review exploring what infrastructure and strategies are necessary to support effective use of technology enabled learning (TEL). Gloucester: The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education. http://www.qaa.ac.uk/en/Publications/Documents/Digital-capability-and-teaching-excellence-2016.pdf
Posters
Forder, S., Mcdonald, K., Drabble, G., & Twyman, J. (2010). Encouraging transition to HE from the Advanced Engineering Diploma. Presented at: Higher Education Academy Annual Conference 2010, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, 2010