Current Role - ESRC-funded PhD in the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK, exploring the effectiveness of social and participative media in academic practice and professional development for Doctoral students
- Research interests include student-centred learning, participatory and collaborative learning, learning technologies, visual learning and social and participative media
Education MA Educational Research Methods, University of Nottingham 2007-2008- ESRC-recognised programme providing broad-based training in research design, methods and methodologies
MA Interactive Art and Design, Falmouth College of Arts 2003-2004 - Client-based projects for Home Farm Trust and Creative Partnerships Cornwall, and exhibiting and co-curating the Testbeds exhibition, Trebah Gardens, UK
BA (Hons) Design: Technical and Informational Illustration (2:1), Blackpool and the Fylde College 1996-1999 - Using a wide range of graphical and modelling tools to conceptualise and develop 2D and 3D visualisations of technical products and processes for informational media
A Levels: Art and Design (A), Design and Technology (A)
O Levels: Five, including English Language and Mathematics
Publications, Conferences and Summer Schools
ECEL 2011 – European Conference on e-Learning, University of Brighton, 2011 - Presentation and paper (forthcoming) – Negotiating doctoral practices and academic identities through the adoption and use of social and participative media
International Journal of Arts and Sciences Conference, Prague, 2011 - Workshop presentation – Academic Social Media: Developing Reflective and Critical Practices
Future Learningscapes – e-Learning Conference, University of Greenwich, 2010 - Presentation and paper – Using Social Media in Academic Practice (with LeRoy Hill)
Joint European Summer School on Technology Enhance Learning, Lake Orhid, Macedonia, 2010 - Various presentations, workshops and group activities
SRHE Postgraduate and Newer Researchers Conference, Celtic Manor, Newport, 2009 - Symposium – The Student Voice (with Claire Mann & Odessa Petit Dit Dariel)
Skills and Training
Research Skills - Developing research design around qualitative methods and methodologies in various formal and informal educational and learning contexts
- Conducting ethically-approved research with Higher Education student and staff participants
- Presenting research outcomes – writing reports, papers and literature reviews in paper and web-based media
- Ongoing research and CPD training through the University of Nottingham Graduate School, ESRC and other external bodies
Project Management and Interpersonal Skills- Project managing small-scale research projects and student-led initiatives
- Team working in a wide range of academic and non-academic fields
- Communicating research to interdisciplinary and external audiences in various environments
Software / Web Skills - Research software including SPSS, NVivo and Bibliography / Citation (EndNote, Zotero, Mendeley)
- Content Management Systems (Drupal and Mambo/Joomla), Virtual Learning Environments (Moodle, Bodington and WebCT), and a wide range of social software
- Graphic design and illustration (Photoshop, Illustrator and QuarkXpress), 3D modelling and visualisation (Form Z, Lightwave and 3ds Max), and multimedia authoring (Flash, Dreamweaver and Premiere)
Employment Project Manager 2011-Present Research Practices 2.0, University of Nottingham - Developing an online resource and one-day event to support sustainable opportunities for discussion and shared practice – social media and participative media for PhD students
- Project managing funding proposal, recruitment of two student interns and finances
Co-coordinator 2010-2011 New Research Trajectories, East Midlands Universities - ESRC-funded Beyond Text Student initiative facilitating a multi-institutional and inter-disciplinary postgraduate research network exploring creative methods of research dissemination
Research Trainer 2010-Present (with LeRoy Hill)Jubilee Graduate Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK- Designing and presenting sessions in the use of social media and participative media for academic practice and professional development
- Developing a supporting online resource
- Delivering to PhD students and Early Career Researchers across the University
Studentship Holder 2007-2008 / Student Intern 2009-PresentVisual Learning Lab (VLL), University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK- A HEFCE Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL)
- Conducting and disseminating research in visual learning and related technologies
- Participation in a range of VLL activities and events promoting visual learning across the University
- Co-researcher on project examining the learning effectiveness of simultaneous digital display technology in Architectural student presentations for critical review
- Use of empirical methods including questionnaire survey, interviews and video analyses based around critical incidents technique
- Attending seminars and conferences on learning technologies and visual learning
Research Assistant 2005-2006 iRes, University College Falmouth, Falmouth, UK- Focus on e-learning management and delivery within the UK Higher Education sector, with specific relevance to Art and Design practices and modes of working
- Conducting a literature review of current learning theories, trends and technologies, with focus on the role of Virtual Learning Environments in Universities
- Development and maintenance of online learning resource for MA Interactive Art and Design programme
- Presenting outcomes through online documentation, blog and research salons
- Testing and evaluating e-learning components and their integration into CMS / VLE
Researcher 2005-2006 Learning and Teaching Funding, University College Falmouth, Falmouth, UK- Researching the effectiveness and provision requirements of digital portfolio workshops in a Higher Education Art and Design College
- Conducting a college-wide review of IT facilities, interviews and surveys, and organising digital portfolio seminars for students and staff
- Running prototype digital portfolio workshops with graduation degree students
- Delivering outcomes though written reports, internal website and the Learning and Teaching conference
Other Employment - IT support for Information Services at University of Nottingham (2008)
- Working for Spectrum and Mencap (2006-8) providing care and support programmes for service users with learning disabilities and Autism
- Volunteer work for Oxfam (2004-7) including fundraising
- Technical illustration, graphic and website design in outdoor play equipment industry (2000-3); promotional sales material, site layouts for tenders, in-house technical documentation, and development of 3D product visualisation, website and multimedia
- Work experience overseas; IT instruction and design work for a Danish government-funded scheme in Hai Phong City, Vietnam (1999), and industrial placement at a technical publications company in Munich, Germany (1998)
- Shipyard fitter and turner (1984-94)
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