Biography
Diarmaid Lane received his B. Tech (Ed.) and Ph.D. in Technology Education from the University of Limerick in 2008 and 2011 respectively. He spent six years in the metal fabrication industry developing engineering craft based skills prior to pursuing his studies in technology education. He currently holds a faculty position at the University of Limerick where he teaches engineering graphics courses to undergraduate and postgraduate students of initial teacher education. He was the program chair for the 67th MidYear Conference in Limerick, Ireland in 2012. He has been awarded the EDGD Chair's Award in 2010 and 2011 in addition to the Oppenheimer Award in 2012. His research interests are in the development of spatial cognition through freehand sketching.
Research Interests
Freehand Sketching, Design and Communication Graphics, Cognition, Visualization
Teaching Interests
Design and Communication Graphics, Pedagogy, Manufacturing Processes, Welding
Professional Activities
Award
- 2015 - 2015 Editor's Award
- 2015 - Shannon Consortium Regional Award for Teaching Excellence
- 2015 - First Seven Weeks Award
- 2014 - Oppenheimer Award - Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE
- 2012 - Chairs Award - Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE
- 2012 - Oppenheimer Award - Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE
- 2011 - Chairs Award - Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE
- 2010 - William J. Flynn Scholarship Award
- 2010 - Chairs Award - Engineering Design Graphics Division of ASEE
- 2008 - Best Final Year Project
- 2008 - Advanced Scholar Award
- 2003 - Best Metal Fabricator
Association
- 2013 Member, American Society for Engineering Education
- 2013 Director of Membership, Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD) of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Education
- 2011 University of Limerick - PhD
- 2011 University of Limerick - PhD
- 2008 University of Limerick - BTech
- 2004 FETAC - Senior Trade Certificate
- 2003 Open University - Certificate
- 2000 A1 Computer Training College - City & Guilds Full Tech Cert
Publications
Book Chapter
Examining Sketching Ability within Initial Technology Teacher Education
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
Graphicacy and Modelling
Conference Publication
INVESTIGATING STUDENT TEACHERS' APPROACH TO SOLVING APPLIED ANALYTICAL GRAPHICAL PROBLEMS
Delahunty, T,Seery, N,Lynch, R,Lane, D,
2015 Ieee Conference On Computer Vision And Pattern Recognition (Cvpr)
Graphics within Initial Technology Teacher Education: A Snapshot of Ireland and USA
Lane, D,Branoff, TJ,Lynch, R,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Considering cognitive load as a key element in instructional design for developing graphical capability
Delahunty, T,Seery, N,Lynch, R,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Pre-service STEM educators' perceptions of the design activities to inform educational practice (Research to Practice - Strand: Other)
Crehan, M,Seery, N,Canty, D,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Delahunty, T; Seery, N; Lynch, R; Lane, D
120th ASEE Annual Conference
Rowsome, P; Seery, N; Gordon, S; Lane, D
An exploratory study of students' approaches to generating, maintaining and communicating visual-mental images
Delahunty, T,Seery, N,Lynch, R,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Annual MidYear Meeting of Engineering Design Graphics Division
Seery, N; Lane, D; Canty, D
Annual MidYear Meeting of Engineering Design Graphics Division
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
CONSTRUCTIVIST E-PORTFOLIOS: THE USE OF MEDIA IN THE COLLECTING AND EVIDENCING OF STUDENT LEARNING
Crehan, M,Seery, N,Canty, D,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Lane, D; Hamlin, AJ; Veurink, N; Seery, N; Gordon, S
A COMPARATIVE STUDY EXPLORING THE IMPACT OF ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ON ELICITING GRAPHICAL CAPABILITY
Seery, N,Lane, D,Canty, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Annual MidYear Meeting of Engineering Design Graphics Division
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
OBSERVATIONAL STUDY OF STUDENTS' INDIVIDUAL HEURISTICS WHEN SOLVING TECHNOLOGICAL PROBLEMS
Spillane, JG,Seery, N,Canty, D,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
INVESTIGATING STUDENT TEACHERS' APPROACH TO SOLVING APPLIED ANALYTICAL GRAPHICAL PROBLEMS
Delahunty, T,Seery, N,Lynch, R,Lane, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Delahunty, T; Seery, N; Lynch, R; Lane, D
119th ASEE Annual Conference
Rowsome, P; Seery, N; Gordon, S; Lane, D.
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Seery, N; Lane, D; Canty, D
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Rowsome, P; Seery, N; Lane, D; Gordon, S
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Seery, N; Lane, D; Canty, D
Annual Conference for the American Society of Engineering Education
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
EXPLORING THE VALUE OF DEMOCRATIC ASSESSMENT IN DESIGN BASED ACTIVITIES OF GRAPHICAL EDUCATION
Seery, N,Lane, D,Canty, D,
2013 Asee Annual Conference
'Ideas Worth Sharing', The Design and Technology Association Education and International Research Conference
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
Annual MidYear Meeting of Engineering Design Graphics Division, ASEE
Seery, N; Lane, D; Canty, D
Graphicacy and Modelling
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
Annual MidYear Meeting of Engineering Design Graphics Division, ASEE
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
Lane D., Seery N., Gordon S.
Peer Reviewed Journal
Investigating student teacher's approach to solving applied analytical graphical problems
Delahunty, T; Seery, N; Lynch, R; Lane, D;
Engineering Design Graphics Journal
A Paradigm for Promoting Visual Synthesis through Freehand Sketching
Lane, D; Seery, N; Gordon, S
Design and Technology Education: An International Journal
The understated value of freehand sketching in technology education
Lane D., Seery N., Gordon S.
Engineering Design Graphics Journal