Francesca Lorenzi
Dr
Francesca Lorenzi is a lecturer at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. Her teaching is primarily in the areas of Intercultural Education, Ethics and Values Education, Philosophy of Education and Curriculum Implementation ; Assessment and Feedback.
She obtained a PhD in Education from the National University of Ireland, Maynooth with a thesis focusing on the role of dialogue in assessment and the democratisation of practices in education. Her current research expertise is in the area of Teaching and Learning with a specific focus on Assessment and Feedback and Educational Ethics. Since 2005 Francesca has published a range of articles, books and chapters relating to assessment, and ethics and distance education. Formerly she was Co-Chair of the BA in Humanities offered by Oscail the Distance Education Centre at Dublin City University. During this time she engaged in research and published on evaluation of distance education courses. She has presented her research on assessment at several national and international conferences. Her most recent project focussed on the evaluation of Fighting Words a creative writing initiative initiated by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and aimed at cultivating creativity particularly among disadvantaged school children.
She has served as Research convenor for the School of Education Studies between 2013-2014.She is currently a member of Further Education and Training Research Centre (FETRC), of the Centre for Evaluation,
Quality and Inspection (EQI), of the inter-disciplinary project EELF (Ethics Education through literature and film) and of the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (RCE Dublin) based in DCU.
Her specific research interests include but are not limited to dialogue in education, democratic and inclusive approaches to educational assessment, creativity in education, ethics in the classroom, values and identity in relation to education for sustainable development.
Book Chapter
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2013 | Lorenzi, F.; Mackeogh, K.; Fox, S. (2013) 'Preparing Students for Learning in an Online World: An Evaluation of the Student Passport to eLearning (SPeL) Model' In: Distance and E-Learning in Transition: Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges. [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2012 | Francesca Lorenzi , Justin Rami (2012) 'A dialogical approach to developing professional competence in assessment' In: Towards Transformative Education .A multidisciplinary perspective on research and practice in Bulgaria and Ireland. Sofia : Sofia University Press. | |
| 2010 | MacKeogh, K., Fox S., Lorenzi, F., Walsh, E. (2010) 'Designing Online Pedagogical Techniques for Student Learning Outcomes' In: Roisin Donnelly ; Jen Harvey ; Kevin O'Rourke(Eds.). Critical Design and Effective Tools for E-Learning in Higher Education: Theory into Practice . : IGI Global. [DOI] | |
| 2009 | Lorenzi F., MacKeogh K. Fox S. (2009) 'Preparing Students for Learning in an Online World: an evaluation of the Student Passport to eLearning (SPeL) Model' In: Tait A., Vidal M. & Szucs, A(Eds.). Distance and E-learning in Transition: Learning Innovation, Technology and Social Challenges . Oxford : Wiley. | |
| 2007 | Lorenzi, F. and MacKeogh, K. (2007) 'SPEL-Student Passport for E-Learning: An Integrated Approach to Asssessment' In: O'Neill, G.; Huntley-Moore, S; Race, P(Eds.). Case Studies of Good Practices in Assessment of Student Learning in Higher Education. Dublin : AISHE. |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Year | Publication | |
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| 2019 | Lorenzi, Francesca; White, Irene (2019) 'Liminality in education: generating a creative space of encounter and dialogue between teachers and students within educational structures'. Pastoral Care in Education, 37 (3). [DOI] | |
| 2018 | White, Irene; Lorenzi, Francesca; Norman, James O'Higgins (2018) 'Fighting words as revolutionary pedagogy: a Freirean reading of young people's experiences of a socially-engaged creative writing centre'. Pastoral Care in Education, 36 (4). [DOI] | |
| 2016 | White, I.; Lorenzi, F. (2016) 'The development of a model of creative space and its potential for transfer from non-formal to formal education'. International Review of Education, 62 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2016 | Holland, C.; Lorenzi, F.; Hall, T. (2016) 'Performance anxiety in academia: Tensions within research assessment exercises in an age of austerity'. Policy Futures in Education, 14 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2015 | Lalor, J; Lorenzi, F; Rami, J (2015) 'Developing Professional Competence through Assessment: Constructivist and Reflective Practice in Teacher-Training'. Egitim Arastirmalari - Eurasian Journal of Educational Research, :45-66. [DOI] | |
| 2015 | O’Shea, A.; Lorenzi, F. (2015) 'The unquantifiable as a measure of good education'. Ethics and Education, 10 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Tillmanns, T.; Holland, C.; Lorenzi, F.; McDonagh, P. (2014) 'Interplay of rhizome and education for sustainable development'. Journal of Teacher Education for Sustainability, 16 . [Link] [DOI] | |
| 2014 | Holland, C. Lorenzi F. and Hall T. (2014) 'Performance Anxiety in Academia: Tensions within research assessment exercises in an age of austerity'. TBA :TBA-TBA. |