Dr Joe Oyler

    Education

    Deputy Head of Department
    Assistant Professor

    School of Education
    (01) 474 7282

    Biography

    I am an Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Deputy Head of Department and Course Leader for the Master of Education programme. I teach courses in Pedagogy, Philosophy of Education and Research Methods at the undergraduate and graduate level.

    Research Interests

    My teaching and research interests revolve around the use of discussion based, collaborative practices and philosophical content as ways of exploring the world and our place within it. My current research aims at developing a deeper understanding of how experienced facilitators engage students in inquiry dialogue.

    Book Chapters

      Year Publication
    2017 'Supporting Teacher's Spontaneous Use of Talk Moves During Inquiry Dialogue'
    Alina Reznitskaya, Ian A. G. Wilkinson, & Joseph Oyler (2017) 'Supporting Teacher's Spontaneous Use of Talk Moves During Inquiry Dialogue' In: Emmanuel Manalo, Yuri Uesaka, Clark A. Chinn (eds). Promoting Spontaneous Use of Learning and Reasoning Strategies. Oxford, UK: Routledge. [Details]
    2016 'Curating an Aesthetic Space for Inquiry'
    Natalie M. Fletcher and Joseph M. Oyler (2016) 'Curating an Aesthetic Space for Inquiry' In: Maughn Rollins Gregory, Joanna Haynes, Karin Murris (eds). The Routledge International Handbook of Philosophy for Children. Oxford, UK: Routledge. [Details]

    Peer Reviewed Journals

      Year Publication
    2017 'Toward a more dialogic pedagogy: changing teachers' beliefs and practices through professional development in language arts classrooms'
    Wilkinson, IAG;Reznitskaya, A;Bourdage, K;Oyler, J;Glina, M;Drewry, R;Kim, MY;Nelson, K (2017) 'Toward a more dialogic pedagogy: changing teachers' beliefs and practices through professional development in language arts classrooms'. Language and Education, 31 :65-82 [DOI] [full-text] [Details]

    Other Journals

      Year Publication
    2019 'Exploring teacher contributions to student argumentation quality'
    Oyler J. (2019) 'Exploring teacher contributions to student argumentation quality' Studia Paedagogica, 24 (4) :173-198. [DOI] [Details]

    Encyclopedia Entry

      Year Publication
    2016 The Lipman-Sharp Approach to Philosophy for Children.
    Joseph Oyler (2016) The Lipman-Sharp Approach to Philosophy for Children. Singapore: Encyclopedia Entry [Details]

    Technical Publication

      Year Publication
    2012 Dialogic Inquiry Tool.
    Reznitskaya, A., Glina, M., & Oyler, J. (2012) Dialogic Inquiry Tool. Montclair, NJ, USA: Technical Publication [Details]

    Thesis

      Year Publication
    2015 Expert teacher contributions to argumentation quality during inquiry dialogue.
    Joseph Oyler (2015) Expert teacher contributions to argumentation quality during inquiry dialogue. USA: Thesis [Details]

    Conference Contributions

      Year Publication
    2019 Methodological Integrity - The role of Philosophy in educating for complex aims.
    Oyler, J. (2019) Methodological Integrity - The role of Philosophy in educating for complex aims. [Invited Oral Presentation], Dialoguing Democracy, NUI Galway [Details]
    2018 The Irish educational experience in retrospect and prospect.
    O’Donoghue, T., O’Doherty, T., Rickard, A., Oyler, J. & Hogan, P (2018) The Irish educational experience in retrospect and prospect. [Oral Presentation], Annual meeting of the Educational Studies Association of Ireland, Dublin [Details]
    2016 Using the Argumentation Rating Tool to support teacher facilitation of inquiry dialogue in elementary language arts classrooms.
    Reznitskaya, A., Wilkinson, A. I. G., Oyler, J., Bourdage Reninger, K., & Sykes (2016) Using the Argumentation Rating Tool to support teacher facilitation of inquiry dialogue in elementary language arts classrooms. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Washington, DC [Details]
    2015 The Identity of the P4C facilitator: Who is she and who should she be?.
    Oyler, J., & Taylor, J (2015) The Identity of the P4C facilitator: Who is she and who should she be?. [Oral Presentation], XVII Conference of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children, Vancouver, Canada [Details]
    2015 Argumentation Rating Tool: Assessing the Quality of Discussions in Elementary School Classrooms.
    Reznitskaya, A., Oyler, J., Wilkinson, I. A. G., & Glina, M. (2015) Argumentation Rating Tool: Assessing the Quality of Discussions in Elementary School Classrooms. [Oral Presentation], XVII Conference of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children, Vancouver, Canada [Details]
    2015 The Dialogic Inquiry Tool: Validation and Application in Elementary School Classrooms.
    Reznitskaya, A., Oyler, J., & Glina, M. (2015) The Dialogic Inquiry Tool: Validation and Application in Elementary School Classrooms. [Oral Presentation], Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL, USA [Details]
    2014 Analyzing Teacher Facilitation of Inquiry Dialogue to Promote Argumentation Quality.
    Oyler, J. (2014) Analyzing Teacher Facilitation of Inquiry Dialogue to Promote Argumentation Quality. [Oral Presentation], North American Association of Community of Inquiry, Quebec, Canada [Details]
    2011 Principled Pedagogy: Bridging Philosophy and Practice in Teaching.
    Oyler, J. (2011) Principled Pedagogy: Bridging Philosophy and Practice in Teaching. [Oral Presentation], International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children Bi-Annual Conference, Seoul, S. Korea [Details]
    2011 Examining Language Use in Dialogic Classrooms.
    Oyler, J., & Reznitskaya, A. (2011) Examining Language Use in Dialogic Classrooms. [Oral Presentation], Philosophy Learning and Teaching Association Institute, New York City, NY, USA [Details]
    2011 John Dewey and the Child as Philosopher.
    Oyler, J (2011) John Dewey and the Child as Philosopher. [Chaired Session], Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association, Washington, DC, USA [Details]
    2017 Inquiry Dialogue as an Tool for Critical Literacy.
    Nelson, K., & Oyler, J. (2017) Inquiry Dialogue as an Tool for Critical Literacy. [Oral Presentation], XVIII Conference of the International Council for Philosophical Inquiry with Children, Madrid, Spain [Details]
    2010 Pre-College Ethics Education.
    Oyler, J. (2010) Pre-College Ethics Education. [Chaired Session], American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division Conference, Boston, MA, USA [Details]
    2009 Philosophy for Children and the Community of Inquiry: Ethical Education Through Dialogue and Inquiry.
    Oyler, J., Perry, A., & Rogers, J. (2009) Philosophy for Children and the Community of Inquiry: Ethical Education Through Dialogue and Inquiry. [Oral Presentation], Association for Practical and Professional Ethics Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, USA [Details]
    2008 Philosophical Inquiry as a Defense Against Memes.
    Oyler, J. (2008) Philosophical Inquiry as a Defense Against Memes. [Oral Presentation], American Philosophical Association, Eastern Division Conference, Philadelphia, PA, USA [Details]

    Honours and Awards

      Year Title Awarding Body
    2015 William A. Cuff Educator Award Montclair State University, College of Education and Human Services
    2015 George D. Heiss Memorial Research Award Montclair State University, Department of Educational Foundations

    Professional Associations

      Association Function From / To
    The International Council of Philosophical Inquiry with Children (ICPIC) Member /
    Educational Studies Association of Ireland Member /