MMID is actively involved in research and development in the field of eLearning and blended learning. This research and development gives us the opportunity to ensure that our products and services continue to evolve to take advantage of the most recent trends and developments in the industry and the most up-to-date technologies.

We are currently involved in two EU Socrates projects:

1. Blended learning for Construction Industry Professionals

MMID is a partner in this project which proposes to develop blended learning modules for construction professionals. We have responsibility for Instructional design and for the technology to support evaluation the modules. Altogether there are 6 partners in the project from Ireland, UK, Germany, and Turkey. www.cpd-construction.com

2. Multiple intelligence framework for development of virtual classes

We are the co-ordinator and lead partner in this project which is developing a multiple intelligence framework for the design of virtual classes. There are seven institutions involved in the project with partners from France, Cyprus, Turkey, the UK and Ireland. www.virtualclassescentre.com

Publications:
MMID director John Wall is involved in doctoral research in eLearning and has published extensively in conference papers and educational journals.

Management team publications include:

Wall J., Smit D., Betts M. and Ahmed V.
An International Comparison of E-Learning in Action – An Interactive Graphical Online Teaching Resource for Residential Construction in Australia and a Blended Programme to Support Irish Entrepreneurs in Ireland, The Construction Research Conference of the RICS Foundation – the Australasian Universities' Building Educators Association Conference, and the 3rd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium, 4th to 8th July 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Gilhooly D., McNamee F, Mythen S.
Blended Learning Start Your Own Business Programme - Case Study, Internationalizing Entrepreneurship Education and Training (INTENT) Conference Proceedings 12th July, 2005, University of Surrey, UK.

Smit D., Wall J. and Betts M.
ICT & Curriculum Design to Bridge The Gap Between Industry And Academia, The Construction Research Conference of the RICS Foundation – the Australasian Universities' Building Educators Association Conference, and the 3rd CIB Student Chapters International Symposium 4th to 8th July 2005, Brisbane, Australia.

Gilhooly D., McNamee F, Mythen S.
Case Study: Blended Learning for Small Business Owners, Irish Learning Technology Association Educational Users’ (EdTech) Conference Proceedings 26th May 2005, Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design & Technology

Wall J and Ahmed V.
Challenges in Delivering Technology Facilitated Learning for Construction Professionals, SCRI Conference, pp 309 – 320 April 2005.

Wall J. and Ahmed V. (2004)
E-Learning and pedagogical challenges in construction management: bridging the gap between academia and industry, 20th Annual Conference Association of Researchers in Construction Management ARCOM pp 603-613 September 2004.

McNamee F., and Wall J. (Sept 2004)
E-learning: what now? pp 18-20 HRD Ireland

Wall J. and Hurst A. (2004)
Delivering Training Simultaneously in a Classroom and Remotely on a Budget, First International SCRI Symposium April 2004 pp 497-506

Wall J. and Heraughty F. (2003)
Partnerships in Ireland in delivering Blended Learning - A Case Study, at ILTA conference 2003

Wall J. (2003)
Instructional Design and Partnerships in Ireland in Delivering Blended E-learning, pp. 1001 – 1009 CIB W89 International Conference on Building Education and Research BEAR 2003.

McNamee F., and Wall J. (Dec. 2001)
Delivering Effective E-Learning, pp 19-21 HRD Ireland