Biography
Dr. John OReilly is a lecturer in Initial Teacher Education in the University of Limerick addressing areas such as professionalism, planning, curriculum development, active learning, classroom management and assessment for the Postgraduate Masters in Education programme. His research interests are all schools-based with strong partnerships in the areas of science education (IBSE and PCK in particular) and curriculum development with schools(Negotiated Integrated Curriculum), professional development agencies and the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment. He served as a member of the junior cycle science specification development group and has just completed leading the FP7 project Chain Reaction focused on professional development for IBSE in Ireland.
Research Interests
Physical Sciences Education at second and third levels; Evidence Based Practice in Education; Active and Enquiry-based Learning; Pedagogical Content Knowledge; Curriculum development (Negotiated Integrated Curriculum); Professional Development
Teaching Interests
My learning philosophy is essentially inquiry-oriented and continuingly evolving in nature, reflective of my personal epistemology which is grounded in the sciences and developed through a view of education as a fundamental human right. I am influenced heavily by Paulo Friere and John Dewy and have incorporated principles of their philosophy in terms of learner decision-making and responsibility, making power structures visible, the teacher as a public intellectual and democratic education.
I adopt an evidence-informed approach to my teaching that I have developed through a critically reflective analysis of evidence-based teaching methodologies with secondary and higher education students (in both science and education modules) over many years. I view myself as a professional educator in an on-going action research cycle to improve my practice to the benefit of my students. I am then able to model this for my Initial Teacher Education students both in practical methodologies and disposition. Drawing on Hattie (2009) and the National Research Council (2000) I have identified 9 core principles of learning that act as anchors for emerging practice and are constant reference points (Appendix 2, Principles of Learning).
My aim in this is to facilitate the development of student capacity for independent professional action where they take responsibility for their own learning as researchers of their own practice and scholars of teaching and learning, developing and making explicit their own understandings. In this I emphasise that teachers are made rather than born with approaches that require action on reflection for professional development. Students are active participants in my modules and I make clear that I learn from them by building on their emerging understandings and concerns as described below. I share this both anecdotally with them and explicitly to illustrate how I learn and my efforts to improve my practice.
Professional Activities
Association
- 2005 Member, Irish Science Teacher's Association
Employment
- 2005 National University of Ireland, Galway - Lecturer
- 2003 National University of Ireland Galway - Marie-Curie Post-doctoral fellowship
- 2001 Uniersite Paris-Sud, France - Post-Doctoral Fellow
- 2000 Southeast Missouri State University, USA - Visiting Professor
- 1998 Kober University, Japan - Post-doctoral researcher
- 1997 Tallaght Institute of Technology - Associate Lecturer
- 1993 National College of Ireland - Associate Lecturer
Education
- 2005 National University of Ireland, Galway - H.Dip.in Ed.
- 1998 University College Dublin - Ph.D.
- 1992 University College Dublin - B.Sc.
Language
- French
Publications
Book
Doppler-free high resolution spectral atlas of iodine molecule 15000 to 19000 cm-1""
Kato, H; Baba, M; Ishikawa, K; Misono, M; Kimura, Y; O'Reilly, J; Kuwano, H; Shimamoto, T; Shinano, T; Fujiwara, C; Ikeuchi, M; Fujita, N; Kabir, M; Ushino, M; Takahashi, R; Matsunobu, Y
Book Chapter
Interdisciplinarity in Science Education
Broggy, J., OReilly, J., Erduran, S.
Science Education An International Course Comparison
Interdisciplinarity and science education
Broggy, J., OReilly, J., & Erduran, S.
Science Education: An International Course Companion
Conference Publication
QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY IN E-LEARNING, VOL 2
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,O'Reilly, J,Hogan, M,Cleary, B,Murphy, E,Roceanu I,Stanescu I,Barbieru, D
Anywhere, Anytime - Education On Demand, Vol Ii
2013 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING AND E-TEACHING (ICELET)
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,Abbasali, Z,Cleary, B,O'Reilly, J,Hogan, M,Murphy, E,
2013 Fourth International Conference On E-Learning And E-Teaching (Icelet)
The 11th international conference on science-to-business marketing Entrepreneurial Universities Conference
Rezaei Zadeh, Morteza. Cleary, Brendan. OReilly, John. Murphy, Eamonn
Education reform and reform criticism
Rezaei Zadeh, Morteza. Cleary, Brendan. OReilly, John. Murphy, Eamonn
PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, VOL 1 AND 2
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,Cleary, B,O'Reilly, J,Abdollahi, A,Murphy, E,Fulford, H
Proceedings Of The 6th European Conference On Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Vol 1 And 2
ANYWHERE, ANYTIME - EDUCATION ON DEMAND, VOL II
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,O'Reilly, J,Cleary, B,Murphy, E,Frunzeti, T,Popescu V,Jugureanu, R,Stefan V,Radu, C
Anywhere, Anytime - Education On Demand, Vol Ii
The 6th European Conference on Innovation and Entrepreneurship (ECIE 2011) proceeding
Rezaei Zadeh, Morteza. OReilly, John. Abdollahi, Abdolhossein. Murphy, Eamonn
The 7th eLearning and Software for Education Conference (eLSE 2011) proceeding
Rezaei Zadeh, Morteza, OReilly, John. Cleary, Brendan. Murphy, Eamonn.
Other Publication
Enhancing the Student Experiment Experience: Visible Scientific Inquiry Through a Virtual Chemistry Laboratory
Donnelly, D,O'Reilly, J,McGarr, O
Research In Science Education
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-012-9322-1
Peer Reviewed Journal
Core entrepreneurial competencies and their interdependencies: insights from a study of Irish and Iranian entrepreneurs, university students and academics
Rezaei-Zadeh, M., Hogan, M., OReilly, J., Cunningham, J. and Murphy, E.
International Entrepreneurship And Management Journal
Using interactive management to facilitate a student-centred conceptualisation of critical thinking: a case study
Dwyer, C., Hogan, M., Harney, O. and OReilly, J.
Etr&D-Educational Technology Research And Development
Using interactive management to facilitate a student-centred conceptualisation of critical thinking: a case study
Dwyer, CP,Hogan, MJ,Harney, OM,O'Reilly, J
Etr&D-Educational Technology Research And Development
DOI: 10.1007/s11423-014-9360-7
Enhancing the Student Experiment Experience: Visible Scientific Inquiry Through a Virtual Chemistry Laboratory
Dermot Donnelly, John O'Reilly and Oliver McGarr
Research In Science Education
DOI: 10.1007/s11165-012-9322-1
Investigating the Potential of Irish Primary School Textbooks in Supporting Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE)
Dunne, J,Mahdi, AE,O'Reilly, J
International Journal Of Science Education
DOI: 10.1080/09500693.2013.779047
Photolysis of allene and propyne in the 7-30 eV region probed by the visible fluoresence of their fragments
Alnama, K; Boye, S; Douin, S; Innocenti, F; O'Reilly, J; Roche, AL; Shafizadeh, N; Zuin, L; Gauyacq, D
Journal Of Chemical Physics
Neutral excited radicals formed by ethylene photodissociation in the 8-24eV region""
Alnama, K; Boye, S; Douin, S; Innocenti, F; O'Reilly, J; Roche, A; Shafizadeh, N; Zuin, L; Gauyacq, D
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Production of electronically excited CH via the vacuum-ultraviolet photodissociation of ethylene and the possible role of the ethylidene isomer""
O'Reilly, J; Douin, S; Boye, S; Shafizadeh, N; Gauyacq, D
Journal Of Chemical Physics
High resolution Spectroscopy of jet-cooled naphthaleneNaphthalene: the 000 and 3301 Bands of the Ã1B1uX~1Ag Transition
Joo, D; Takahashi, R; O'Reilly, J; Kato, H; Baba, M
Journal Of Molecular Spectroscopy
Doppler-free high resolution laser spectroscopies of the naphthalene molecule""
Kabir, M; Kasahara, S; Demtroder, W; Tatamitani, Y; Okubo, M; Misono, M; Wang, J; Baba, M; Joo, D; O'Reilly, J; Doi, A; Kimura, Y; Kato, H
Journal Of Chemical Physics