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Amanda Dixon

Lecturer

Current role & Experience

Amanda Dixon (BBS, MBS) is a lecturer in the School of Global Business and lectures on multiple cross faculty programmes in the regulation of business space. Amanda is also Operations Lead on the Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) project.

Amanda has extensive experience working in multiple private industry sectors in several management roles overseeing administration, technology, regulatory and accounting functions. This experience informs her teaching practice and assessment design which concentrates on the real-life application of theoretical components.

Currently, Amanda delivers modules on the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in International Business programme, the Bachelor of Business (Honours) in Information Technology programme and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Digital Marketing programme.

In her capacity as a lecturer and operations lead on the Student Transformative Learning Record (STLR) team Amanda presented at the Valuing Ireland’s Teaching and Learning Event, contributed to the first cross faculty Teaching and Learning Publication in the Faculty of Business, and presented at the 13th Annual Transformative Learning Conference in Oklahoma City.

Amanda is a member of the following entities TU Dublin’s Academic Council, the Authentic Assessment Community of Practice (TU Dublin) and the Rethinking Assessment Community of Practice (QQI). Previously, Amanda has engaged as a Work Package Lead for the Transform EDU Project which was funded by the National Forum for the Enhancement of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education.

Amanda’s research interests include authentic assessment, transformative learning and sustainability

Academic Publications - Conference Proceedings/Papers

Dixon, A. (2023). Creating Transformative Learning Opportunities using Authentic Assessment Activities in Business Regulatory Environment Modules. 13th Annual Transformative Learning Conference, Oklahoma, March 2023.

Dixon, A. (2023). Student Transformative Learning Record; promoting sustainability through transformative learning events. Conference Poster at the 13th Annual Transformative Learning Conference, Oklahoma, March 2023.

Dixon, A. (2022). A Review of the Impact of Authentic Assessment on the Student Experience & Engagement in an Online Regulatory Environment Module. Irish Journal of Academic Practice, 10(2), 6.

Paper Contributor

“The University Education Model Collection 2024: “A University Way of Being” Edited by - Dr. Fionnuala Darby, Mr. Shaun Ferns, and Dr. Barry Ryan ISBN: 978-1-90-045489-6

"Unlocking student engagement opportunities in learning, teaching and assessment through active blended practice in the Faculty of Business" (2022). Cross Faculty Publications. 1, Faculty of Business, Technological University Dublin, https://arrow.tudublin.ie/crosfacpub/1

“It’s the economy stupid! Designing employability into your students’ educational experience through extra-curricular events”. Mr Paul Dervan, Ms Bairbre Brennan, Ms Amanda Dixon, Mr Tom Mulvey & Mr Tom McGrath, Institute Of Technology Blanchardstown, Blanchardstown, Ireland Universal Design and Higher Education in Transformation, Dublin, October 2018.