Asking the Hard Questions Ep. 2 | Tom Butler & Simon Lewis | Digital Technology in Education

Asking the Hard Questions | Episode 2 with Tom Butler & Simon Lewis

Dr. Tom Butler | UCC

Dr. Tom Butler is a Professor in Business Information Systems at University College Cork and a former IRCHSS Government of Ireland Research Fellow. Tom is the Principal Investigator of Ireland’s Governance Risk and Compliance Technology Centre. In the latter role, he leads a multidisciplinary team of ontology, information systems and legal researchers conducting research on the development and implementation of semantic technologies for Governance Risk and Compliance in the finance industry. Tom has 139 publications since joining academia in 1998, including 123 academic publications and 16 reports and working papers. He is currently ranked 33rd out of the top 100 Association for Information Systems (AIS) Senior Scholars and researchers publishing in the ‘basket of 8’ top-tier IS journals. Furthermore, he is the only researcher from an Irish business school to be in the top 100 in this ranking. Tom has over 17 years experience teaching, administrating, and designing a variety of courses and programmes at all levels up to PhD. His teaching is underpinned by a long career as an IT professional. He made a significant, early contribution to social inclusion in adult education in his early role as Academic Director and Course Co-ordinator of the Diploma in Applied Business Computing. The academic and other leadership skills he displayed in instituting that programme have evolved and grown over time.

Prof Simon Lewis | Educate Together

Carlow Educate Together National School opened in September 2008. Simon is the first principal of the school, which has grown to become one of the most innovative primary schools in the country. Well known for their happy, safe, learning environment with a focus on relational awareness. They also lead the way in terms of technology in education and have been the first school in the country to utilise digital solutions that make our community's lives easier.

Teresa Hand-Campbell | Presenter & Director of THC Consult

At THC Consult, we use our extensive experience and proven expertise to guide the career planning process at every stage. We guide individuals in choosing the career best suited to them, coaching them on optimum interview performance and how best to illustrate their competencies, grounded in examples from experience, with a view to achieving their career goals. Aiding Presentation design, couching professional statements and coaching on effective delivery at interview stage are particularly successful.

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