Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Teaching
- SWK2009: Research Policy and Practice - School of Social Science, Education, and Social Work, Queen's University Belfast (2025 - Present)
- 3160E204: Ethics & Methods in Technology-Enhanced Learning - Graduate Institute of Medical Humanities (Masters - Postgraduate), Taipei Medical University (2025 - Present)
- XB500095: Metaverse Therapeutics For Holistic Care - College of Interdisciplinary Studies (Undergraduate), Taipei Medical University (2024 - Present)
- HSN7085: Practice Teaching and Learning for Health and Social Care Professionals - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast (2023 - Present)
- HSN7084: Theories and Principles of Practice Education - School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast (2023 - Present)
Research Interests
- Third Space Professionalism
- Professional Identity and Agency
- Digital Education / Learning
- Technology-Enhanced Learning
- Motivational Design For Learning
- Immersive Learning (XR, VR, AR, POV)
- eHealth / Digital Health Technologies
- Human-Centred Design
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Instructional Design
- Change Leadership
- Change Management
- Gamification / Game-Based Learning
- Universal Design for Learning
- Inclusive Learning
Research Focus
Recent Projects
- Campbell A (Co-PI), Houghton F (Co-PI), Shorter G, Stritch JM, Birch M (Consultant) (2024-Current) Developing Combined Text & Graphic Alcohol Warnings: a North-South Initiative. Funder: Higher Education Authority Ireland.
- Best P (PI), Stockdale J, Birch M, Roche R, Thomas C, Booth N, Marshall G, Ronis S, Lee H, Liao F (2024-Current) Virtual Intelligent Training and Adaptive Learning (VITAL): Investigating conversational AI within virtual environments as an innovative approach to professional training across disciplines. International multi-site study across Taiwan, Northern Ireland, and Canada.
- Lydon D (PI), Stockdale J, Soban D, Turkan S, Elghaish F, Birch M, Edgar A-L, Fahim M, Gillen K, Boyle L, Booth N, Guo H, O'Kelly C, A Rahman A, Ofterdinger U (2024-Current) How Digital Twins, Generative AI, and Data Analytics Can Transform Education, Create Immersive Learning Experiences, and Drive Industry Innovation. International research project across multiple schools including Arts, English and Languages; Nursing and Midwifery; Social Sciences, Education and Social Work; Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Mathematics and Physics; Queen's Business School; Law; Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering; and Natural and Built Environment.
- Mitchell G (North PI), Brown Wilson C, Wong A, Barry H, Birch M (QUB) & Coffey A (South PI), McCurtin A, Tuohy D, Graham M, Tierney A, Murphy J (UL) (2022-2025) Improving prevention, recognition and management of delirium across the island of Ireland through the co-design of an interdisciplinary digital resource for undergraduate healthcare students. Funder: Higher Education Authority Ireland.
- Birch M (Co-Lead), Baxter L (Co-Lead), Best P (Co-Lead) (2023-2024) BodySwaps & Meta Virtual Reality Soft Skills Project. Funder: BodySwaps and Meta.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- Digital Education
- Educational Technology
- E-Learning
- Learning Design
- Learning Experience Design (LXD)
- Multimedia Development
- Human-Centred Design
- User Experience Design (UX)
- Instructional Design
- Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL)
- Inclusion
- Inclusive Education
- Inclusive Design
- Product Design
- Project Design
- Motivational Design
- Gamification
- Immersive Design
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Delirium education priorities for healthcare professional students: a modified Delphi study
Anderson, T., Coffey, A., McMahon, J., Craig, S., Barry, H. E., Graham, M., Murphy, J., Brown Wilson, C., Boland, P., Tuohy, D., Birch, M., Tierney, A., Stark, P., McCurtin, A., Creighton, L., Henderson, E., Cook, L., Cunningham, E., Curran, G. M. & Mitchell, G., 29 Jul 2025, In: BMC Medical Education. 25, 11 p., 1126 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Delirium E-Resource
Birch, M. (Developer), Craig, S. (Designer), Anderson, T. (Designer), Cook, L. (Designer), Brown Wilson, C. (Designer), Stark, P. (Designer), Barry, H. (Designer), Cunningham, E. (Designer), Coffey, A. (Designer), Tuohy, D. (Designer), Graham, M. (Designer), McCurtin, A. (Designer), McMahon, J. (Designer), Creighton, L. (Designer), Henderson, E. (Designer), Curran, G. M. (Designer), Boland, P. (Designer), Tierney, A. C. (Designer) & Mitchell, G. (Developer), 01 Mar 2025Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Integrating student leadership and co-design in nurse education
Craig, S., Crolly-Burton, G., Weir, E., Watkins, R., Boakye, C., McDowell, Z., Brown, A., McMullan, J., Birch, M., McCormick, K. & Mitchell, G., 19 Nov 2025, In: Nursing Management. 32, 5, 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The DELHPIRE Study 2025: health profession students to improve the prevention, recognition and management of delirium in Ireland
Coffey, A., Brown Wilson, C., Tuohy, D., Stark, P., Graham, M., Craig, S., Boland, P., Cook, L., Murphy, J., Birch, M., Tierney, A., Barry, H. E., McMahon, J., McCurtin, A., Cunningham, E., Anderson, T. & Mitchell, G., 23 Jul 2025. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
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Virtual reality for optimising perinatal mental healthcare
Stockdale, J., Birch, M. & Murray, R., 25 Mar 2025.Research output: Contribution to conference › Other contribution to conference › peer-review
Prizes
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Martha McMenamin Scholarship Fund 2024
Peters, R. (Recipient), Craig, S. (Recipient), Birch, M. (Recipient), McMullan, J. (Recipient) & McCloy, O. (Recipient), 20 Mar 2025
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QUB Edenred UK Recognition Award
Birch, M. (Recipient), 07 Jun 2024
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QUB Edenred UK Recognition Award
Birch, M. (Recipient), 23 Jul 2025
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QUB Edenred UK Recognition Award
Birch, M. (Recipient), 30 Sept 2024
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QUB Edenred UK Recognition Award
Birch, M. (Recipient), 02 Sept 2019
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Activities
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Creating Assessment in the Curricula
Wilson, I. (Organiser), Rainey, D. (Organiser), Birch, M. (Organiser), Stockdale, J. (Organiser) & Rogers, K. (Organiser)
23 Oct 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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“Thoughtfully” Tying TEL Integration To Learning Theory
Birch, M. (Lecturer)
16 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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AI in Education
Hanna, P. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Murray, C. (Keynote/plenary speaker), Birch, M. (Participant), McSorley, O. (Participant), Brown Wilson, C. (Participant) & Henderson, E. (Participant)
03 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Certified Member of The Association For Learning Technology (CMALT) Summer Workshop Series 2025
Gibson, A. (Organiser) & Birch, M. (Organiser)
19 May 2025 → 08 Sept 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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Queen's University Belonging Workshop
Birch, M. (Participant)
31 Mar 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
Thesis
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An exploration of educational technologists’ (EdTechs’) professional entanglement within the changing landscape of a higher educational organisation
Birch, M. (Author), Bhatt, I. (Supervisor) & MacKenzie, A. (Supervisor), Dec 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Education