Biography

Aisling is an Assistant Professor in Education (Post-Primary) in Hibernia College with responsibility for the Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment module. Aisling has a Bachelor of Arts (1st class honours) and Professional Diploma in Education (1st class honours) in Spanish and English. She also holds a Post-Graduate Diploma in Teaching, Learning and Scholarship and received an Irish Research Council postgraduate scholarship for her PhD research in Spanish.

Upon completion of her PDE in Trinity College Dublin, Aisling was awarded the ASTI Prize for the highest result in Teaching Practice and the Crawford Memorial Prize for the highest overall grade in her graduating year.

Aisling has taught at second and third level for over fifteen years, in the University of Limerick, Munster Technological University and post-primary schools in Dublin and Kerry. Aisling’s teaching philosophy is underpinned by Bandura’s self-efficacy theory of motivation, centring student autonomy and fostering positive emotions in the classroom. Aisling joined the Academic Team in Hibernia College in 2024, having worked as Adjunct Faculty since 2015.