Peter Tiernan
@pt-phone-home.bsky.social
Associate Professor Digital Learning & Digital Literacy DCU_IoE. All views my own. Host of Let's Talk Education Research: https://tinyurl.com/d4rz7jjn
Wonderful opportunity for Early Career Researchers... more info below
Calling Early Career Researchers, the ESAI ECR Award details for #esai2026 are now live.
Applicants should submit a 4,000-5,000 word paper by the 6th of March 2026. Applicants must have an abstract accepted for an ECR slot at the conference.
All details available here: esai.ie/esai-early-c...
Applicants should submit a 4,000-5,000 word paper by the 6th of March 2026. Applicants must have an abstract accepted for an ECR slot at the conference.
All details available here: esai.ie/esai-early-c...
November 13, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Wonderful opportunity for Early Career Researchers... more info below
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...
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...
September 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Wonderful event today at @dcuioe.bsky.social with @eam0.bsky.social, Manuel Fernández López, and their guests. I learned so much about Futures Thinking and its value. Well done to all involved.
September 26, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Wonderful event today at @dcuioe.bsky.social with @eam0.bsky.social, Manuel Fernández López, and their guests. I learned so much about Futures Thinking and its value. Well done to all involved.
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research EP 38 is out now. Rosie Savage speaks about supporting the educational progress of children in care.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0y2k...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0y2k...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Episode 38: Supporting the educational progress of children in care: primary special education teachers’ views and experiences, with Dr Rosie Savage
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September 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research EP 38 is out now. Rosie Savage speaks about supporting the educational progress of children in care.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0y2k...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/0y2k...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research EP37 is out now. Gareth Burns speaks about teacher diversity - Resilience, Resistance and Giving Back.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7nCt...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7nCt...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Episode 37: Resilience, Resistance and Giving Back - exploring the topic of teacher diversity, with Dr Gareth Burns
Let's Talk Education Research · Episode
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July 3, 2025 at 8:49 AM
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research EP37 is out now. Gareth Burns speaks about teacher diversity - Resilience, Resistance and Giving Back.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7nCt...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/7nCt...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
“Many, many years of evolution have gone into trees figuring out how to suck CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it into carbon stores, so it’s ready to scale now.”
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Win-win’: new maps reveal best opportunities for global reforestation
New study shows regions with best potential to regrow trees and suck climate-heating CO2 from the air
www.theguardian.com
June 11, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“Many, many years of evolution have gone into trees figuring out how to suck CO2 from the atmosphere and lock it into carbon stores, so it’s ready to scale now.”
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Time we started treating nature as our most powerful ally, instead of an enemy or just a 'resource'.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
NEW EPISODE
Let's Talk Education Research EP36 is out now.
@pearseanseo.bsky.social speaks about task-based language learning for Irish (Gaeilge).
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3gt8...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Let's Talk Education Research EP36 is out now.
@pearseanseo.bsky.social speaks about task-based language learning for Irish (Gaeilge).
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3gt8...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Episode 36: Task-based Language Learning, with Pearse Ahern
Let's Talk Education Research · Episode
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June 3, 2025 at 8:25 AM
NEW EPISODE
Let's Talk Education Research EP36 is out now.
@pearseanseo.bsky.social speaks about task-based language learning for Irish (Gaeilge).
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3gt8...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Let's Talk Education Research EP36 is out now.
@pearseanseo.bsky.social speaks about task-based language learning for Irish (Gaeilge).
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3gt8...
Also available on Apple & the @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
Gentle reminder: we will be closed for the June bank holiday 🌞
Our 3 libraries will be closed for the Bank Holiday on Monday, 2nd June.
You can find opening hours for June and July on our website: bit.ly/3BfLigU
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
You can find opening hours for June and July on our website: bit.ly/3BfLigU
@dublincityuni.bsky.social
May 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Gentle reminder: we will be closed for the June bank holiday 🌞
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research
@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social (@dcucreate.bsky.social) speaks about Intital Teacher Educators' experiences of burnout.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5QQZ...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social (@dcucreate.bsky.social) speaks about Intital Teacher Educators' experiences of burnout.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5QQZ...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
Episode 35: Burnout in Initial Teacher Education, with Dr Sabrina Fitzsimons
Let's Talk Education Research Research · Episode
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April 30, 2025 at 8:57 AM
NEW EPISODE: Let's Talk Education Research
@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social (@dcucreate.bsky.social) speaks about Intital Teacher Educators' experiences of burnout.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5QQZ...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
@sabrinafitzsimons.bsky.social (@dcucreate.bsky.social) speaks about Intital Teacher Educators' experiences of burnout.
Play now on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5QQZ...
Also available on Apple & @dcuioe.bsky.social website
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
This 19 year old YouTube video popped up in my feed for some unknown reason... And it is an absolute delight
youtu.be/dMH0bHeiRNg?...
youtu.be/dMH0bHeiRNg?...
Evolution of Dance
YouTube video by Judson Laipply
youtu.be
April 19, 2025 at 6:47 PM
This 19 year old YouTube video popped up in my feed for some unknown reason... And it is an absolute delight
youtu.be/dMH0bHeiRNg?...
youtu.be/dMH0bHeiRNg?...
This is very difficult to watch, but DO NOT look away. As Israel continues it's genocide in Gaza, we must continue to oppose it in whatever way we can.
I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
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I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
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Irish surgeon's footage shows impact of Israeli hospital strike
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April 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This is very difficult to watch, but DO NOT look away. As Israel continues it's genocide in Gaza, we must continue to oppose it in whatever way we can.
I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
amp-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.rte....
I stand with Palestine 🇵🇸🇵🇸
amp-rte-ie.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.rte....
No one is safe in Gaza. This is utterly shameful... again
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has said that using 'normalised language' gives the wrong impression about the situation in Gaza
'No one is safe in Gaza', says UN Special Rapporteur
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has said that using "normalised language" gives the wrong impression about the situation in Gaza.
www.rte.ie
March 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
No one is safe in Gaza. This is utterly shameful... again
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has said that using 'normalised language' gives the wrong impression about the situation in Gaza
'No one is safe in Gaza', says UN Special Rapporteur
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has said that using "normalised language" gives the wrong impression about the situation in Gaza.
www.rte.ie
March 20, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The UN Special Rapporteur on the Occupied Palestinian Territory has said that using 'normalised language' gives the wrong impression about the situation in Gaza
Israel strikes UN headquarters in Gaza
Israeli airstrike on UN headquarters in Gaza kills staffer, wounds five others.
Imagine if that headline involved any country other than Israel? It would rightly be internationally ostracised as the rogue state it is.
Instead, the West supports it in every way possible.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
Imagine if that headline involved any country other than Israel? It would rightly be internationally ostracised as the rogue state it is.
Instead, the West supports it in every way possible.
www.rte.ie/news/middle-...
March 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Israel strikes UN headquarters in Gaza
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators?
📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
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📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ed0hG
Understanding Teacher Educators' Quality of Life: Insights from the PERMA Model
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March 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
🔎 How can we better support the wellbeing of HEI-based Teacher Educators?
📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ed0hG
📢 DCU CREATE Co-Director Dr. Sabrina Fitzsimons, Dr. Lee Boag, and Dr. David S. Smith (RGU) share actionable strategies grounded in the PERMA model ⬇️ @dcuioe.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
rdcu.be/ed0hG
EP34 Let's Talk Education Research
Dr Jane O'Kelly talks about the work completed with a team of researchers exploring the experiences of autistic academics. On Spotify, Apple, and @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5QW3...
Dr Jane O'Kelly talks about the work completed with a team of researchers exploring the experiences of autistic academics. On Spotify, Apple, and @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5QW3...
Episode 34: The autistic voice - experiences of autistic academics, with Dr Jane O'Kelly
Let's Talk Education Research Research · Episode
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March 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
EP34 Let's Talk Education Research
Dr Jane O'Kelly talks about the work completed with a team of researchers exploring the experiences of autistic academics. On Spotify, Apple, and @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5QW3...
Dr Jane O'Kelly talks about the work completed with a team of researchers exploring the experiences of autistic academics. On Spotify, Apple, and @dcuioe.bsky.social website.
@dcuresearch.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/5QW3...
@mauracoulter.bsky.social kindly took a quick work call while I was in the car with one of the girls. After the call:
Ruby: do you know Maura well?
Me: well enough, I suppose.
Ruby: like, do you know her favourite colour?
Me: smiling...
Ruby: I think Maura's favourite colour is purple
Cuteness😍
Ruby: do you know Maura well?
Me: well enough, I suppose.
Ruby: like, do you know her favourite colour?
Me: smiling...
Ruby: I think Maura's favourite colour is purple
Cuteness😍
March 5, 2025 at 6:28 PM
@mauracoulter.bsky.social kindly took a quick work call while I was in the car with one of the girls. After the call:
Ruby: do you know Maura well?
Me: well enough, I suppose.
Ruby: like, do you know her favourite colour?
Me: smiling...
Ruby: I think Maura's favourite colour is purple
Cuteness😍
Ruby: do you know Maura well?
Me: well enough, I suppose.
Ruby: like, do you know her favourite colour?
Me: smiling...
Ruby: I think Maura's favourite colour is purple
Cuteness😍
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
From research across Wales, Scotland & Ireland, new paper with Fiona King, Romina Madrid, Michelle Jones & Alma Harris explores system leadership. Free downloads 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
System leadership: implications and considerations for school leaders
Published in School Leadership & Management: Formerly School Organisation (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 4, 2025 at 8:26 PM
From research across Wales, Scotland & Ireland, new paper with Fiona King, Romina Madrid, Michelle Jones & Alma Harris explores system leadership. Free downloads 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
@alm30.bsky.social @fiona-king.bsky.social @dublincityuni.bsky.social @dcuresearch.bsky.social
Thoroughly enjoyed this, and it was a pleasure as always working with @donenda.bsky.social
Thanks to @cesi-ie.bsky.social for the kind invitation to myself and @pt-phone-home.bsky.social to deliver the keynote address at #cesicon 2025. We discussed the impact of AI on education and society, some opportunities and challenges presented by AI in education, and our Erasmus+ project (PAIDEIA)
March 3, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Thoroughly enjoyed this, and it was a pleasure as always working with @donenda.bsky.social
EP33 Let’s Talk Education Research
Audrey Bryan (@schoolhumandev.bsky.social) talks all things @iesjournal.bsky.social - from readership & scope of the journal, to advice on publishing. Play now on Spotify: tinyurl.com/u6njn25b
Audrey Bryan (@schoolhumandev.bsky.social) talks all things @iesjournal.bsky.social - from readership & scope of the journal, to advice on publishing. Play now on Spotify: tinyurl.com/u6njn25b
Episode 33: Publishing in Irish Educational Studies, with Dr Audrey Bryan
Let's Talk Education Research Research · Episode
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February 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
EP33 Let’s Talk Education Research
Audrey Bryan (@schoolhumandev.bsky.social) talks all things @iesjournal.bsky.social - from readership & scope of the journal, to advice on publishing. Play now on Spotify: tinyurl.com/u6njn25b
Audrey Bryan (@schoolhumandev.bsky.social) talks all things @iesjournal.bsky.social - from readership & scope of the journal, to advice on publishing. Play now on Spotify: tinyurl.com/u6njn25b
Reposted by Peter Tiernan
Check out www.fivenations.net for more infonabout the network and this conference 👇🏽
February 26, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Check out www.fivenations.net for more infonabout the network and this conference 👇🏽
😂
February 26, 2025 at 10:46 AM
😂
Wasn't expecting that... A very entertaining game of Ruby
February 22, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Wasn't expecting that... A very entertaining game of Ruby
The DCU Doctor of Education is now accepting applications for 2025!
A flexible, part-time doctorate designed for professionals in education and related fields looking to deepen their research, writing, and knowledge while staying connected to practice.
More information here: tinyurl.com/5c7y849c
A flexible, part-time doctorate designed for professionals in education and related fields looking to deepen their research, writing, and knowledge while staying connected to practice.
More information here: tinyurl.com/5c7y849c
Doctor of Education |
This programme, the only member of The Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate outside the US, will help you hone your writing, research, analytical and leadership skills to the highest standards....
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February 21, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The DCU Doctor of Education is now accepting applications for 2025!
A flexible, part-time doctorate designed for professionals in education and related fields looking to deepen their research, writing, and knowledge while staying connected to practice.
More information here: tinyurl.com/5c7y849c
A flexible, part-time doctorate designed for professionals in education and related fields looking to deepen their research, writing, and knowledge while staying connected to practice.
More information here: tinyurl.com/5c7y849c
Does anyone remember during Brexit, @mrjamesob.bsky.social used to post 'What fresh hell is this?' almost daily?
For months now, I've been feeling those vibes on a global scale
For months now, I've been feeling those vibes on a global scale
February 20, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Does anyone remember during Brexit, @mrjamesob.bsky.social used to post 'What fresh hell is this?' almost daily?
For months now, I've been feeling those vibes on a global scale
For months now, I've been feeling those vibes on a global scale