Hazel Farrell

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

ABOUT HAZEL FARRELL

Dr Hazel Farrell (PhD, SFHEA, MA)SETU Academic Lead for GenAI, Senior LecturerHazel Farrell has been immersed in the AI narrative since 2023 both through practice-based research and the development of guidelines, frameworks, tools, and training to support educators and learners throughout the HE sector. She led the national N-TUTORR GenAI:N3 project which was included in the EDUCAUSE 2025 Horizon Report as an exemplar of good practice. She is the SETU Academic Lead for GenAI and Chair of the university’s GenAI Steering Committee. The practical application of GenAI provides a strong foundation for her research, with student engagement initiatives for creative disciplines at the forefront of her work. Hazel recently won DEC24 Digital Educator Award for her GenAI contributions to the HE sector. She has presented extensively on a variety of GenAI related topics and recent publications include:Farrell, H.(2024) Re-imagining student engagement in an AI-enhanced classroom: Strategies and practices. In S. Beckingham, J. Lawrence, S. Powell, and P. Hartley, ed, Using AI effectively in HE: Sustainable and ethical practices for teaching, learning and assessment, 1st ed. Routledge: UK, pp. 67-73.Farrell, H.(2023). Pseudo-Research: A Fabricated Study on Student Engagement in Music Pedagogy. Irish Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 7(2), 88–99.https://doi.org/10•••54/ijtel.v7i2.145She has led the multi-disciplinary Sustainability in the Arts Festival since 2023 focusing on embedding the SDGs in the curriculum and creating a culture of sustainability in the university and wider community. The festival recently won the inaugural SATLE Impact Award in the \"Education for Sustainability\" category. The 2026 festival takes place from 20 - 24 April and focuses on the theme of \'Drift: Journeys across Water and Time\".