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Mr. Michael Tobin

Title:

Lecturer in Social Policy and Social Care

School/ Department:

School of Humanities - Arts - Cork Road campus

Room Name/ Num:

FTG16D T- Block/ FTG Rooms

Campus:

Cork Road campus

OrcID Number:

0000-0002-3143-8799

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My Biography

Michael Tobin is a social policy and social care lecturer in the Department of Arts.

Education:

  • MA in Social Studies
  • BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care (Add-on)
  • BA in Applied Social Studies in Social Care 

Research

Michael is a member of the Analysing Social Change Research Group. He has a keen interest in technology enhanced learning, digital and AI literacy skills. 

Research interests include: Irish and comparative social policy, citizenship, nationalism, street-level bureaucracy, European studies and the Media.

Publications

Fox, E. and Tobin, M. (2023) Why emission policies need to understand the 'Good Farmer'. RTE Brainstorm.

Papers

Tobin, M. (2023) Generative AI..."Ya what now?". Analysing Social Change Seminar Series, South East Technological University.

Tobin, M. (2020) 'How to spruce up your Moodle: a practical guide to Moodle tiles format'. Waterford Institute of Technology Community of Practice Series.

Tobin, M. (2018) “Providing a New Direction: Use of early interventions for those at risk of anti-social behaviour". Paper presented to the B.A. Child and Youth Studies course at University College Leuven Limburg, Social School Heverlee, 21st February, 2018.

SPEEDS Project

2017-2019 collaborationg with social policy educators nationwide as part of the ‘Digital literacy for social policy educators’ project. This collaborative project (type 2) was part of the National Forum under their Teaching and Learning Enhancement Call. The working title for our project is ‘Expanding Personal and Professional Digital Capacities in Social Policy Teaching and Learning Contexts: A Collaboration between Social Policy Educators and Learning Technologists’.

Teaching

Michael Tobin has been teaching in the School of Humanities, at South East Technological University, Waterford campus, since 2010. Outlined below are the courses on which Michael currently/previously worked on, and the complete list of modules currently/previously delivered.

Courses:

  • BA (Hons) in Social Science
  • BA (Hons) in Social Care Practice
  • BA in Applied Social Care (level 7 and ACCS)
  • BA (Hons) in Applied Social Studies in Social Care (Add-on course)
  • BA (Hons) in Criminal Justice Studies
  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons)
  • BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies
  • Higher Certificate in Arts in Custodial Care

Modules:

  • Social Policy, Poverty and Social Exclusion
  • Citizenship, Social Justice and Rights
  • EU and Globalisation
  • Irish Social Policy
  • Comparing Social Policies
  • Social Policy and Welfare
  • Social Policy and Ideology
  • Social Policy Processes
  • Dissertation Supervision
  • Applied Social Studies 
  • History of Social Care  
  • Social Care Practice Placement
  • Challenges for Irish Social Policy
  • Introduction to Social Policy
  • Sociology of Contemporary Ireland 
  • Understanding Sociological Perspectives
  • Introduction to the European Union 
  • Workplace Reflective Practice 1

Tutorial classes:

  • Introduction to Sociological Problems 
  • Irish Society and the Media 
  • Modern Social Theory 
  • Social Facts and Structures

Professional

Programme Leader for BA (Hons) Social Science - 2018-2023

International Placement Coordinator for the Department of Applied Arts - 2015-2020

International Exchange Programme Coordinator - partnership with University College Leuven Limburg (UCLL), Belgium - 2015-2020

External Examiner - Munster Technological University (Cork) 2018 - 2021

Community Engagement

Social Justice Ireland, Board member 2017-present

ARC Raheen Family Resource Centere, Board Member 2022 - present

Professional Memberships

Irish Social Policy Association (ISPA)

Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI)

Digital Badges