I write on the intersections of AI, education, technology, leadership and policy. My recent work focuses on how institutions can align pedagogy and strategy, while my earlier writing reflects my longstanding interests in culture, media and the human dimensions of change.
digital learning & innovation
AI is transforming education into a collaborative interaction between humans and machines (LSE Impact Blog, May 2025). A focus on pedagogy, design, and intelligent communities, showing how educators can align AI with learning goals to foster understanding, creativity, and critical thinking.
Generative AI and Education (Springer 2024). Offers a pioneering introduction to generative AI in education, situating it within the wider landscape of digital pedagogy and learning innovation. Grounded in theory and practice, it examines the implications and opportunities of AI for digital education, providing clear frameworks for institutions navigating the future of learning.
Policy & governance
Seven CEOs in Trump’s AI dinner shape America’s tech destiny (LSE Business Review, September 2025). Trump’s White House dinner with Big Tech sought to project confidence in America’s AI future. A closer look at what this means for global technological foundations.
New Horizons for Higher Education (NDLN, 2025). A strategy-oriented report distilling teaching, assessment, governance, regulation, and future-skills implications into actionable recommendations for institutional leaders.
The global pursuit of sovereign AI is becoming the 21st century’s arms race (LSE Business Review, January 2025). A policy lens on state capacity, tech power, and AI infrastructure, examining how the politics–industry nexus is shaping global norms and national strategy.
media, culture & Society
Visions of Ireland (Peter Lang, 2015). A study of Amharc Éireann, the first and longest-running Irish-language documentary and newsreel series. Examining its role as a cultural nationalist project in a time of rapid social and political change, the book situates Amharc Éireann as both historical record and cultural artefact, illuminating Ireland’s transformation from an isolated rural nation to a modern member of the international community.
Ireland in Focus: Film, Photography, and Popular Culture (Syracuse University Press, 2009). A pioneering collection on Ireland’s visual culture, from film and photography to murals, theatre, and commercial branding. My chapter explores how visual forms construct and contest national and communal identities.