Dr Helen Donelan

Senior Lecturer

Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing and Communications (C&C). Currently C&C Deputy Director of Teaching and Qualification lead for BSc Computing and IT (Communications and Networking), and BSc Computing with Electronic Engineering.

Recent publications and research projects in the areas of Technology and Education, and Women in STEM. Member and past leader of the Technology and Education Research Group. Past C&C Scholarship Lead. Currently supervising PhD students exploring Online Collaborative Learning and Open and Networked Participatory Scholarship. Associate Editor for the International Journal of Gender, Science and Technology.

A Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (MIET).

Publications

Sampene Buadu, Yaw, Kear, Karen and Donelan, Helen ,(2024). Web Conferencing: The Technical and Social Challenges. Proceedings of the International Conference on Networked Learning, 14(1),

Kear, Karen, Rosewell, Jonathan and Donelan, Helen ,(2023). Active Participation in Synchronous Online Learning. In: EDEN 2023 Annual Conference, 18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin, Ireland.

Kear, Karen, Rosewell, Jonathan and Donelan, Helen ,(2022). Active participation in synchronous online tutorials. In: Innovating Higher Education Conference 2022, 19-21 Oct 2022, Athens.

Kear, Karen, Donelan, Helen, Rosewell, Jonathan, Mooney, Allan, Cuffe, Paige, Sheehy, Kieron, Amor, Kevin, Elder, Tracey, Edwards, Carol, Okada, Alexandra and King, David ,(2022). The role of active participation in online synchronous learning. In: ALT Annual Conference 2022, 6-8 Sep 2022, Manchester.

Kear, Karen, Peoples, Cathryn, Donelan, Helen and Rosewell, Jon ,(2022). Active participation in synchronous online learning. EADTU, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Hilliard, Jake, Donelan, Helen, Heaney, Caroline, Kear, Karen and Wong, Patrick ,(2023). Using short questionnaires to support students' emotion awareness and regulation during an online group project. In: âYes we can!â - Digital Education for Better Futures (EDEN 2023 Annual Conference), 18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland.

Donelan, Helen and Kear, Karen ,(2024). Online group projects in higher education: persistent challenges and implications for practice. Journal of Computing in Higher Education, 36 pp. 435â468.

Hilliard, Jake, Kear, Karen, Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline ,(2020). The impact of emotions on student participation in an assessed, online, collaborative activity. In: EDEN 2020 Online Annual Conference, 22-24 Jun 2020, Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania.

Hilliard, Jake, Kear, Karen, Donelan, Helen and Heaney, Caroline ,(2020). Tutorsâ understanding of studentsâ emotional experiences in assessed, online, collaborative activities. In: CALRG Annual Conference 2020, 15-17 Jun 2020, Milton Keynes, UK.

Donelan, Helen, Herman, Clem, Hughes, Janet, Jefferis, Helen and Thomas, Elaine ,(2019). Career change or career progression? Motivations of women studying computing as adult learners. International Journal of Gender Science and Technology, 11(3), pp. 466â489.

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