Clem O’Donnell is currently an Educational Developer in the CTL and Director of the ICT Learning Centre (ICTLC). Clem has a first class honours MSc in Software Engineering (2014). He has over 2 decades of IT experience across the manufacturing, financial and retail sectors in software development and project management roles. Since returning to higher education, Clem has managed the ICT Learning Centre with the key aim of providing the best possible learning support to students of ICT modules with a particular focus on early stage students of computer programming modules. As part of a broader element to help promote the number of second level students that choose an IT programme of study in third level, Clem has co-managed the development of the successful UL Cybercamps delivered annually, both on-campus and online. Clem’s research interests include ICT Learning support in both post primary and HE, student retention in ICT programmes, peer learning and the use of pair programming to enhance teaching and learning.