Lecturer
- About
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- Office Address
- School/Department
- School of Education
Biography
Work History
University of Aberdeen
- Lecturer (Scholarship)
The City of Edinburgh Council
- Empowered Learning Development Officer
- Depute Head Teacher
- Curriculum Leader of the Faculty of Social Subjects and RME
- Teacher of History and Modern Studies, The City of Edinburgh Council
Orkney Islands Council
- Teacher of Modern Studies and History
Dundee City Council
- Teacher of History
Qualifications
- GTCS Professional Recognition Learning for Sustainability2020 - University of Edinburgh
- PGDE History and Modern Studies2010 - University of Aberdeen
- Graduate Diploma, Information Technology2003 - University of St Andrews
- MA (Hons) American Studies and History2002 - University of Dundee
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Member of the University Enterprise & Innovation Committee
School of Education Enterprise & Innovation Champion
Co-lead of the Science, Art, Nature Education research group (2024-present)
Professional Studies Coordinator PGDE(S), 2023-present
Assessment Coordinator PGDE(S), 2022-2023
- External Memberships
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External Examiner, Edinburgh Napier University (2023-2027)
Member of the Board of Trustees, Digital Xtra Fund (2023-present)
Member of the HundrED Academy (2023-present)
Member of the Board of Advisors, Impact School Improvement (2022-present)
Member of the e-Assessment Association (2009-present)
- Research
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Research Areas
Education
Research Specialisms
- Secondary Education
- Secondary Teaching
- Primary Education
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
Current Research
Digital Education
I am primarily engaged with critically evaluating digital technologies for learning and teaching.
- The platformisation of Scottish Education
- Teaching digital literacy in an AI world
- Educational Technologies
Learning for Sustainability
I am also exploring elements of Learning for Sustainability
- Nature-based education in a postdigital world
- Impact of digital on citizenship education
Knowledge Exchange
- Education Scotland - Curriculum Review - Digital Literacy exploration group (2024 - present)
- Education Scotland - Scotland's Approach to Disciplinary Learning Co-design workstream (2022 - present)
- Teaching
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Programmes
- Postgraduate, 1 year, August start
- Postgraduate, 2 semester, August start
- Undergraduate, 4 year, September start
Courses
