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Michelle Fitzpatrick

@michellefitzp.bsky.social
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Lecturer in Mathematics Education • Mary Immaculate College, Limerick

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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Exciting news from #MICSTEM The Arts+STEM Hub launched today showcasing HEREG-funded projects blending creativity, AI, VR & STEM education. @miceducationfac.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social @aisling-leavy.bsky.social #ArtsSTEMHub #HEREG #AIinEducation #STEAM #ResearchInnovation #VR #Greenscreen
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Science Week is off to a great start @micireland.bsky.social Thanks to Smoothie Bikes Ireland for visiting @micireland.bsky.social yesterday 🚲⚡️ Huge congratulations to our fantastic students and all our leaderboard winners 🤩 @miceducationfac.bsky.social @anneodwyer.bsky.social @researchireland.ie
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Huge thanks to the team from Animal Magic for their three interactive shows at Limerick Library for Science Week🐇🐰 @researchireland.ie @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social @anneodwyer.bsky.social
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
We had a great range of eco friendly ideas for sustainable living from our "Design a Sustainable Village" workshops for @researchireland.ie Science Week. Huge thanks to all the pupils who joined us along with Maria and Emma from The Hunt Museum for their excellent input @micireland.bsky.social
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
Inspiring workshop on Exploring STEAM through Creative Shadows by our colleagues @ammorrin.bsky.social and Dr. Laura McEntee for @researchireland.ie Science Week @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Great presentation from Dr. Emma O’Brien on ‘Human and ethical approaches to supporting digital educational leaders in the future’ at The Education Research Summit @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social
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ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
It was wonderful to have ESAI represented at the first #EducationSummit held at Croke Park today, organised by DEY. We spoke about ESAI’s rich legacy of education research over 50 years. The ESAI plays an important role in supporting generalist education scholarship in Ireland. #Esai2026
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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Really love the energy of this photo 🥰2025 Graduation Ceremony @micireland.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Graduation day Mary Immaculate College, Ireland is even more special this year as we prepare to celebrate with our colleague @clairecarroll.bsky.social on her newly minted PhD! @miceducationfac.bsky.social @aisling-leavy.bsky.social @maireadhourigan.bsky.social @michellefitzp.bsky.social
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Mairéad Hourigan @maireadhourigan.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
At this important juncture in Irish primary curriculum reform, I was delighted to present the keynote ‘From last place to first: Repositioning the M in integrated STEM at the Mathematics Education Ireland (MEI10) conference. @stem-mic.bsky.social @dcuioe.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social
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Michelle Fitzpatrick @michellefitzp.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
Superb keynote @maireadhourigan.bsky.social, congratulations!
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
Congrats to Dr. Mairead Hourigan who gave an inspiring keynote at the MEI conference today in DCU. Her talk,“From last place to first: Repositioning the M in Integrated STEM ..." powerfully re-centred mathematics within STEM education. @miceducationfac.bsky.social @maireadhourigan.bsky.social
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Shane Bergin @shanedbergin.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
My new children’s book is available in bookshops from today! Join Luke and Ruby in ‘The Experimenters’ on cosy adventures where you think, test, & experiment like a real scientist. It’s been so much fun working with with illustrator Sayani Mukherjee & publisher @littleislandbooks.bsky.social
Book cover showing two children and two adults playing in a garden. Children are digging & writing in a notebook. There are birds and flowers and a man looking over the wall at them The Experimenters book on bookshelf facing out with other books near it
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
At the Erasmus+ DataSETUP event exploring how data science can enrich teacher education. From “Interrogating Messy Data” in the tech industry, to “Teaching Machines, Teaching Future Citizens” on AI, ethics & bias - both workshops highlight how critical data literacy is for future teachers #DataSETUP
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ESAI @esai-irl.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
Call for Papers 📣 ESAI Conference 2026 #esai2026 will take place from 28-30 May in the University of Galway @universityofgalway.bsky.social The conference marks the 50th anniversary of the ‘Meeting of Scholars’. #CfP closes on 29th November! All details on our website: esai.ie/esai-confere...
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Dr. Michelle Fitzpatrick speaks about the value of using STEM storylines to support the identity work of integrated STEM teachers at the ATEE conference @michellefitzp.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social
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Keith Young @keithjyoung.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
New Open Access Paper w/ John Meegan in Technology, Knowledge & Learning: Explores how GenAI tools could support teacher education. Reporting on small-scale pilot findings. Used critically, GenAI could be beneficial. 🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s107... @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social
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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Prof. Dr. @aisling-leavy.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social presented about Cultivating Positive Attitudes Towards Statistics through growth mindset interventions for authentic teacher development in a data-driven era. #TeacherEd #GrowthMindset #MIC125
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Intriguing insights into the computational thinking skills of Irish primary students from @clairecarroll.bsky.social at the ATEE conference @stem-mic.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
Seeing iSTEM in action as @mikemcnamara.bsky.social explores the creative use of virtual reality to support and enhance immersive STEM learning experience in primary schools @stem-mic.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Conversations on the complexities of developing STEM teacher educator identity - Dr Anne O’Dwyer @stem-mic.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Dr. Ayşegül Liman Kaban presents at the ATEE conference about her MIXAP project focusing on the democratization of mixed content creation for teachers through AI and VR @stem-mic.bsky.social @limankaban.bsky.social
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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
We just published in Higher Education Quarterly: “A Delphi Study on Ethical Challenges and Ensuring Academic Integrity Regarding AI Research in Higher Education” 👉 Let’s talk about the ethical crossroads of #AI in academia. @aysungunes.bsky.social 🔗 lnkd.in/ddf5-5bF
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Aysegul Liman Kaban, PhD @limankaban.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🌍 Excited to present at #ATEE2025 in Dublin! 🎤 MIXAP: Democratizing Mixed Reality Content Creation for Teachers through AI & VR Exploring how AI + VR can empower teachers as creators of immersive learning experiences. 🚀 @mixapedu.bsky.social #MIXAP #EdTech #AIinEducation
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
Delighted to have our colleagues Claire Carroll, Breed Murphy and Mairead Ryan represent @stem-mic.bsky.social at the recent Future of Education Conference. Thank you ladies for taking the time to share your research @clairecarroll.bsky.social @m-ryan25.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
📢 Call for Papers! Submit to the Education Sciences Special Issue: "Theory and Research in Data Science Education" 🧠📊 We welcome empirical & conceptual work on teaching, tools, ethics, equity & more. 🗓️ Due: July 31, 2025 🔗 Info: www.mdpi.com/journal/educ... #DataScienceEd #EdSci
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
Great to see initial outputs on our department research study on Game Based Learning and STEM Education at the #EDEN2025 conference. Thanks to Aysegul Liman Kaban and Mairead Ryan ! @limankaban.bsky.social @m-ryan25.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social
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Aisling Leavy @aisling-leavy.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
Congrats to Dr. Michael McNamara (Dept STEM Ed, MIC) & Dr. Veronica McCauley on their paper representing a vital contribution to the discourse on assessment. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @ml-mcn.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social @miceducationfac.bsky.social @micireland.bsky.social
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Standardised Assessment in Irish Primary Schools: Teachers' Views on Purpose, Pressure and Practice
This paper explores the perspectives of principals, teachers and key actors within the Irish primary school context regarding standardised assessment following a cultural flashpoint in the Irish ed...
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Congratulations to our colleagues @aisling-leavy.bsky.social and @michellefitzp.bsky.social on the publication of their latest article 'Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education' doi.org/10.1080/0020...
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Reciprocal interplays in becoming STEM learners and teachers: preservice teachers’ evolving understandings of integrated STEM education
Integrated STEM education has the potential to develop important skills, competencies and dispositions needed in the twenty-first century. Children’s foundational knowledge is shaped in the early y...
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stem-mic.bsky.social @stem-mic.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Excellent input from our colleague @limankaban.bsky.social on GenAI on Education #MASS25. Well done @limankaban.bsky.social 👏 @micireland.bsky.social
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