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Shore Road, Jordanstown Campus
BT37 0QB Newtownabbey
United Kingdom
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Brian is a Registered Nurse and cared for children and their families in the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children. He developed his career in learning and teaching and currently works as a lecturer in higher education practice.
Brian has expertise in all aspects of pedagogy and the influence it has on the student experience. He is particularly interested in, assessment and assessment redesign and how this produces evidence of learning outcome achievement. Academic self-efficacy, and the contribution it makes to confidence and motivation. Brian is currently focused on the impact that AI has on the university experience for staff and students.
Brian's research interests centre upon all aspects of pedagogy, academic self efficacy and the effect it has on student experiences of inclusion and success.
Brian's teaching interests focus upon pedagogy, learning and teaching methods, curriculum design, learning outcome construction, assessment design/redesign, understanding and enhancing student engagement and evaluation techniques. He is particularly interested in enabling engagement through the development of inclusive practice.
He teaches on the PGCHEP and the MEd programme about enhancing assessment through redesign and leadership in higher education.
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):
PhD, Academic Self-Efficacy in Undergraduate Student Nurses
Award Date: 15 Dec 2022
Postgraduate Diploma in Nurse Education
Award Date: 2 Nov 2005
Master, Advanced Nursing
Award Date: 13 Nov 2002
Bachelor, Health and Social Services Management, University of Manchester
Award Date: 10 Jun 1999
Diploma in the Advanced Study of Healthcare, Queens University, Belfast
Award Date: 6 Jul 1995
Certificate in Paediatric Intensive care Nursing, National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland
Award Date: 7 Sept 1992
Registered Sick Children's Nurse
Award Date: 20 Dec 1990
External Examiner, University of Manchester
1 Oct 2017 → 31 Dec 2021
Learning and Teaching Consultant, The Northern Ireland Centre for Pharmacy Learning and Development
2015 → …
External Examiner, University of Northampton
1 Sept 2012 → 1 Sept 2016
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
McGowan, Brian (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
McGowan, Brian (Recipient), 2014
Prize: Other distinction
McGowan, Brian (Recipient), 18 Sept 2018
Prize
Brian Mc Gowan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Brian McGowan (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Brian McGowan (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...
Brian McGowan (Participant)
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participating in a conference, workshop, ...