Dr Rachel Farrell is Director of the Professional Master of Education programme (PME) in the School of Education at University College Dublin. Rachel's main research interest is in the area of Democratic Pedagogical Partnerships and Expansive Learning in Initial Teacher Education (ITE). Rachel has led many collaborative initiatives including: effective use of immersive technology in post-primary education with SchooVR, an evaluation of digital portfolios in ITE with MS Education Ireland, cyber resilience education with the Department of the Environment Climate and Communications (DECC) – see www.cyberwise.ie, Busting Gender Bias in Computer Science and Cyber Security funded by SFI, Oide Young Economist of the Year national awards for post-primary students in association with multiple universities and government agencies. Rachel has recently set up the UCD Centre for Cyber Resilience Education.

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