My Professional Experience

Introduction – Academic Qualifications
I satisfy the entry requirements for this programme .From an academic standpoint,   I graduated with an honours Bachelor of Arts degree (Mathematics and Gaeilge) in 2000. I graduated with an Ard Diploma san Oideachas in 2001. I completed both these courses in the National University of Ireland. Galway. I have worked in NUIG since 2005 and it is during this period that I have built up a wealth of relevant experience, which will be of benefit to me in this programme.  
Relevant Experience
During my time in the University I have held three administrative positions. The first of these positions was in the Human Resources Office as a payroll and contracts team leader. My time in HR enabled me to learn the workings of the University from an employment, payroll and recruitment point of view. This was extremely benifital to me as it allowed me to see a side of third level education which I had no knowledge of previously. Following this post I worked as a Learning Technologist Support Officer in the Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching for 2 years. This position was a hugely interesting post as it married both my passion for technology and my love of teaching and learning. In this post I was able to produce learning objects which were   used by a wide variety of   University teaching staff to teach their students in an innovative way. I created learning objects in many formats such as video, audio and ??????   I also worked on the Universities VLE - Blackboard by creating a. Currently I am the School Administrator in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. This position although very different to my previous positions, does enable me to use my experience to benefit the academic staff of the school. As school administrator I am responsible for the return of the school marks and standards, syllabus files, ??????????????????????????? I have gained a wealth of experience in this role as regards the workings of an academic school and...