Marie Martin Author & Editor

The Author: Marie Martin is an education consultant in Northern Ireland, specialising in the use of technology in education. She is also adjunct faculty of Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, and of Carlow University, Pittsburgh, USA. She has a B.A. in Celtic Studies and French, an M.A. in Modern French Studies and an Ed.D. in Instructional Technology. Formerly a teacher and international officer with a local education authority, she helped pioneer the use of videoconferencing to enhance and extend learning in schools and to promote international collaboration in education from primary to tertiary level. She has presented at international conferences on the use of technology in education and is the author of several publications, including Videoconferencing for Schools: Pedagogy and Practice (2008).