I have been working in the Literacy Development Centre since 2008 as a lecturer on the Higher Certificate, BA and TEQ programmes.
Previously worked as a lecturer on the School of Education’s MA programmes.
Teaching experience in the following areas:
Curriculum development and assessment
Practical teaching skills
Equality, diversity and inclusion in adult and further education
Nature of enquiry in adult and further education
Group work and facilitation skills
Philosophy of adult education
Research Methods
Health Literacy
Action Research
Bunyan, K. (2025) ‘Building community and fostering dialogue through arts-based learning.’ Paper presentation at European Society for Research on the Education of Adults (ESREA) Triennial Conference 2025, Prague
Bunyan, K. (2025), ‘Encouraging Creativity in Adult Education: Building an Arts-Based Community of Practice', Research and Practice in Adult Literacies (RaPaL) Journal, Vol.. 111, pp: 8-12
Bunyan, K. (2024) ‘Using podcasting to enrich student learning and cultivate collaborative teaching’- Presentation at the SETU Digital Education Conference, 11th December 2024
Bunyan, K (2024), ‘Learning Through Connection: Arts-Based Learning in Adult and Further Education’, Presented at the SETU and WWETB Connecting Through Learning... Learning Through Connecting symposium, 26th April 2024
Bunyan, K. & Mernagh, G. (2023), ‘Using Arts- Based Methodologies to Explore Adult Learning in the 21st Century’. Workshop at the International Practice Focused Research In Further Education Conference (IPFREC), University of Sunderland, July 4th, 2023
Bunyan, K. (2008), ‘Guidelines for Teaching Chinese Students in Irish Classrooms: perspectives from Chinese teachers on teaching and learning in higher education’, Paper presented at the Learning Innovation Network (LIN) conference, Athlone
Bunyan, K. & Jordan, A. (2005) ‘Too Late for the Learning: lessons from older learners', Journal of Research in Post-compulsory Education', Vol.10, No.2, pp.267-281
Bunyan, K. & Jordan, A. (2005), ‘Active Citizenship and the Provision of Education for Older Learners in Ireland’. Paper presented at the Annual Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education (FACE) Conference, University College Cork
Bunyan, K. (2004), ‘Lifelong Learning for Older People: The University of the Third Age in Ireland’. Paper presented at the Universities Association for Continuing Education (UACE) Annual Conference, University of Glamorgan
Bunyan, K. (2004), ‘Learning in Later Life: Age Diversity in an Access to Higher Education Course’. Paper presented at the All Ireland Society for Higher Education (AISHE) Annual Conference, Trinity College Dublin
Bunyan, K. (2003), ‘Access to Higher Education in the Third Age: the value of diversity’. Paper presented at the Annual Forum for the Advancement of Continuing Education (FACE) Conference, University of Stirling
