September 2008 – May 2009
Higher Diploma in Art and Design Education
Limerick School of Art and Design
In this course emphasis was placed on the concept of teaching as a creative activity, demanding capacities for problem solving, inventiveness, imagination and sensitivity.
>> Subjects included School Based Studies//This aspect of the programme focused on teaching practice, lesson planning and the evaluation of educational experiences
Education and Subject Studies //These studies concentrated on the psychological, sociological, philosophical, methodological and the historical contexts of education, including specifically, the context of Art and Design Education.
July 2007 – September 2007
Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)
I-to-I United Kingdom
>> This was an 8o hour programme. Modules within the course included Vocabulary, Comprehension and Grammar Awareness. The course also involved techniques and application with regards to lesson planning.
2002-2006
Honors Degree in Design and Visual Art Communications
Cork Institute of Technology Ireland
This course focused on the creative process across print, digital media and graphic design.
>> Subjects included Design / Printing & Graphic Reproduction / Computer Graphics / History of Art & Design / Contextual Studies/ Packaging / Corporate Identity/ Web Design / Two and three-dimensional advertising campaigns.