Dr Deirdre Ryan
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Following a career in IT services, Deirdre returned to education in 2004 as a mature learner and completed her BA (Psychology and Math) and PhD (Psychology) at Mary Immaculate College. In 2016 she completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Third Level Learning and Teaching at the Dublin Institute of Technology (now TU Dublin).
Deirdre has held a number of posts at Mary Immaculate College including Teaching and Learning Projects Manager and Educational Developer. She has been involved in the development of both blended and online programmes and was a member of national funded projects aimed at building digital capacity including ALL ABOARD and TAKE1STEP.
Deirdre is currently the Director of Quality at Mary Immaculate College. Her role involves the development and management of quality assurance policies and procedures in the College. Deirdre's primary responsibility is to direct and oversee institution-level as well as local-level quality assurance reviews.
