I am a Senior Lecturer in Design Thinking Pedagogy and Praxis in the School of Education at University College Cork (UCC), Ireland. I have over 20 years of educational experience working in a variety of countries and settings including Japan, China, Vietnam, Chile, the UK and Australia. My passion is for learning and teaching which is inspired by creativity, play and a growth mindset. I have published extensively on inclusive, learner-focused approaches to teaching, learning and assessment and innovations in learning spaces. My current work includes creative, hands-on approaches to teaching and learning in higher education through Lego Serious Play and ‘Art thinking’ – a fusion of design thinking with artistic practice. I hold a PhD in Education, awarded in 2013, from Monash University Australia, the focus of which was inclusion and access for international students with a disability at one university in Australia. My research publications to date have focused on inclusive education from a Bourdieuian perspective and issues around student peer mentoring in higher education. I have extensive experience in the use of learner-centred pedagogical approaches to curriculum and assessment, developing innovative resources for both face-to-face and blended delivery modes, and in delivering professional development in higher education. Email: [email protected], Twitter: @dr_briony.

LEGO® Serious Play® Methodology for innovative teaching, learning and assessment Creative approaches to learning and teaching through artistic thinking Design thinking and mindset Learning spaces as a catalyst for teaching change in higher education

Programme Co-Director: Postgraduate Diploma in Innovation through Design Thinking Programme Director: Masters in Innovation through Design Thinking Current postgraduate students and topic areas: PhD students: Siobhan Lucey: Learning spaces, design thinking, dentistry education Jessica O'Hara: Education for Sustainability in Higher Education (PhD for Higher Education Professionals programme) Lisa Zimmerman: Design thinking and higher education (PhD for Higher Education Professionals programme) Breda Connell: Lego Serious Play and student academic skills development (PhD for Higher Education Professionals programme) Masters students: Bela Rezmuves: Universal design approaches for people with ADHD in the workplace Aziza O'Beirne: Design thinking for developing concepts around the 'Stranger Cafe' initiative