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Most qualified/educated lecturer?

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    #62
    Kalashnikov_Kid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 642 ✭✭✭Kalashnikov_Kid


    Surely Prof Decland Kiberd should be on the list - considered the worlds greatest Joycean. Though last I heard he was on sabbatical - has he effectively turned his back on UCD? When I had him I always got a bit of a disenfranchised vibe off him. Dont think he liked where it was going with Modularisation etc...


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    #63
    VNP
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭VNP


    So who is going to claim the prize? The final reply will be peer reviewed by a lesser known group of pleb lecturers, the conclusions published or at least left unscrubbed upon the library toilet cubicles, ive already applied for funding. :D As for John Feehan " and Hes from Offaly" and so is most of his work....:P automatic disqualification.


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    #64
    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    Morgan Kelly


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    #65
    The_Minister
    Registered Users Posts: 10,255 ✭✭✭✭The_Minister


    Someone told me Michael McDowell is doing the odd guest lecture.

    Considering he has been:
    Senior Counsel,
    Attorney General,
    Minister for Justice,

    I'd say the title would have to go to him.


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    #66
    bnt
    Registered Users Posts: 13,010 ✭✭✭✭bnt


    Is there a point to this? A qualification doesn't make someone a better person. It doesn't even make a lecturer better at lecturing, unless - maybe - if it's a qualification in public speaking. This has been one of my major disappointments at UCD: lecturers who are highly qualified, and clearly love their subject, but are unable to teach it in an effective manner.

    Death has this much to be said for it:
    You don’t have to get out of bed for it.
    Wherever you happen to be
    They bring it to you—free.

    — Kingsley Amis



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    #67
    Extrasupervery
    Registered Users Posts: 2,029 ✭✭✭Extrasupervery


    Aogan Mulcahy.

    He cracks me up, and manages to keep all 505 of us not only awake, but interested.

    Kudos.


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    #68
    Gingy
    Registered Users Posts: 683 ✭✭✭Gingy


    beautifulmeath wrote: »
    My favourite has to be Ivar McGrath; he may not have many articles but he certainly could engage his students and he's a fantastic module coordinator.

    As for most qualified, I'd say Richard Sinnott, though he teaching skills are slim to none

    Have to agree here. Ivar McGrath really gives his all in a lecture. He could have up to 65 slides and is very engaging with us students.

    I also like Diarmuid Ó Sé from the Irish department.


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    #69
    dyl10
    Registered Users Posts: 1,355 ✭✭✭dyl10


    bnt wrote: »
    Is there a point to this?

    The same point every other thread on boards.ie has.
    We're not an awards committee, it's a discussion forum.


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    #70
    katzen
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    Dr habil Marcus Greferathl


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    #71
    BryanThompson
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    Dr. RaRftery of Civil Engineering fame, is without doubt the best lecturer not only in UCD, but probably the country. onto it



    Carlsberg don't do lecturers, but if they did....


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    #72
    WeeBushy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,572 ✭✭✭WeeBushy


    Dr. Amanda Gibney?

    http://www.ucd.ie/news/2009/11NOV09/251109_teaching.html


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    #73
    pisslips
    Closed Accounts Posts: 833 ✭✭✭pisslips


    there are a few researchers who do not lecture but have big international reputations, one of which has over 10,000 citations, which is fairly amazing.


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    #74
    errlloyd
    Registered Users Posts: 12,612 ✭✭✭✭errlloyd


    Even though not meant to mention names in this forum lol.

    Dr Paul-Anthony McDermot for law.

    Link to his Column in the Times... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5438687.ece


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    #75
    timo87
    Registered Users Posts: 36 ✭timo87


    Dr. Constantin Gudriev

    http://www.kpmgfsawards.ie/Judges_bios/gurdgiev.htm

    Gas Man!


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