Dr. John O'Reilly 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
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
Research Collaborators
Anwar Battikhi - Funding Award - Jordan Society for Scientific Research (JSSR) -Jordan
Candy Beal - Joint Publication - North Carolina State University -USA
Dermot Francis Donnelly - Joint Publication - University of California Berkeley -USA
Janka Raganova - Funding Award - Matej Bel University -Slovakia
John Portelli - Joint Publication - University of Toronto -Canada
Luigi Smaldone - Funding Award - Seconda Universita degli Studi di Napoli -Italy
Manuela Welzel- Breuer - Funding Award - Heidelberg University -Germany
Marika Capanadze - Funding Award - Ilia State University -Georgia
Morteza Rezaei- Zadeh - Joint Publication - University of Tehran -Iran
Mounir Gouja - Funding Award - Centre International De Formation Pedagogique - Cifop SA -France
Murat Gunel - Funding Award - Ted University -Turkey
Nikos Chaniotakis - Funding Award - University of Crete -Greece
Slavko Kocijancic - Funding Award - University of Ljubljana -Slovenia
Stuart Bevins - Funding Award - Sheffield Hallam University -England
Zhelyazka Raykova - Funding Award - Plovdiv University -Bulgaria
Cosgrove T.;O¿Reilly J. (2018) Theory, practice and interiority: an extended epistemology for engineering education.
European Journal Of Engineering Education
Broggy, J,O'Reilly, J,Erduran, S,Taber, KS,Akpan, B (2017) INTERDISCIPLINARITY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION.
Science Education: An International Course Companion :81-90
RezaeiZadeh, M,Hogan, M,O'Reilly, J,Cunningham, J,Murphy, E (2017) Core entrepreneurial competencies and their interdependencies: insights from a study of Irish and Iranian entrepreneurs, university students and academics.
International Entrepreneurship And Management Journal :35-73
Rezaei-Zadeh, M., Hogan, M., O'Reilly, J., Cunningham, J. and Murphy, E. (2016) Core entrepreneurial competencies and their interdependencies: insights from a study of Irish and Iranian entrepreneurs, university students and academics.
International Entrepreneurship And Management Journal
Donnelly, DF,McGarr, O,O'Reilly, J (2014) 'Just Be Quiet and Listen to Exactly What He's Saying': Conceptualising power relations in inquiry-oriented classrooms.
International Journal Of Science Education :2029-2054
Rezaei-Zadeh M.;Hogan M.;O'Reilly J.;Cleary B.;Murphy E. (2014) Using Interactive Management to Identify, Rank and Model Entrepreneurial Competencies as Universities' Entrepreneurship Curricula.
Journal Of Entrepreneurship :57-94
Dwyer, C., Hogan, M., Harney, O. and O'Reilly, J. (2014) Using interactive management to facilitate a student-centred conceptualisation of critical thinking: a case study.
Etr&D-Educational Technology Research And Development
Dwyer, CP,Hogan, MJ,Harney, OM,O'Reilly, J (2014) Using interactive management to facilitate a student-centred conceptualisation of critical thinking: a case study.
Etr&D-Educational Technology Research And Development :687-709
Dunne, J,Mahdi, AE,O'Reilly, J (2013) Investigating the Potential of Irish Primary School Textbooks in Supporting Inquiry-based Science Education (IBSE).
International Journal Of Science Education :1513-1532
Donnelly, D,O'Reilly, J,McGarr, O (2013) Enhancing the Student Experiment Experience: Visible Scientific Inquiry Through a Virtual Chemistry Laboratory.
Research In Science Education :1571-1592
Dermot Donnelly, John O'Reilly and Oliver McGarr (2013) Enhancing the Student Experiment Experience: Visible Scientific Inquiry Through a Virtual Chemistry Laboratory .
Research In Science Education
Donnelly, D; McGarr, O; O'Reilly, J (2011) A framework for teachers' integration of ICT into their classroom practice.
Computers & Education :1469-1483
Alnama, K; Boye, S; Douin, S; Innocenti, F; O'Reilly, J; Roche, AL; Shafizadeh, N; Zuin, L; Gauyacq, D (2007) Photolysis of allene and propyne in the 7-30 eV region probed by the visible fluoresence of their fragments.
Journal Of Chemical Physics :1-11
O'Reilly, J; Douin, S; Boye, S; Shafizadeh, N; Gauyacq, D (2003) Production of electronically excited CH via the vacuum-ultraviolet photodissociation of ethylene and the possible role of the ethylidene isomer"".
Journal Of Chemical Physics :820-826
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 (2002) Doppler-free high resolution laser spectroscopies of the naphthalene molecule"".
Journal Of Chemical Physics :237-247
Joo, D; Takahashi, R; O'Reilly, J; Kato, H; Baba, M (2002) High resolution Spectroscopy of jet-cooled naphthaleneNaphthalene: the 000 and 3301 Bands of the Ã1B1uX~1Ag Transition.
Journal Of Molecular Spectroscopy :155-159
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 (2000) Doppler-free high resolution spectral atlas of iodine molecule 15000 to 19000 cm-1"".
Japan : Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences
Broggy, J., O'Reilly, J., Erduran, S. (2017) Interdisciplinarity in Science Education.
Netherlands : Sense Publishers Science Education An International Course Comparison
Broggy, J., O'Reilly, J., & Erduran, S. (2016) Interdisciplinarity and science education.
Rotterdam : Sense Science Education: An International Course Companion
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Rezaei-Zadeh M.;O'Reilly J.;Abbasali Z.;Hogan M.;Cleary B.;Murphy E. (2013) 4th International Conference on e-Learning and e-Teaching, ICELET 2013.
:101-107
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,Abbasali, Z,Cleary, B,O'Reilly, J,Hogan, M,Murphy, E, (2013) 2013 FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON E-LEARNING AND E-TEACHING (ICELET).
2013 Fourth International Conference On E-Learning And E-Teaching (Icelet) :101-107
Rezaei-Zadeh, M,Cleary, B,O'Reilly, J,Abdollahi, A,Murphy, E,Fulford, H (2011) PROCEEDINGS OF THE 6TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP, VOL 1 AND 2.
Proceedings Of The 6th European Conference On Innovation And Entrepreneurship, Vol 1 And 2 :753-761