Planning for growth: Planning reform and the Cambridge Phenomenon
(2014)
Preprint / Working Paper
Outputs (43)
Learning spaces in virtual worlds: Bringing our distance students home (2014)
Book Chapter
Distance learning programmes are becoming increasingly popular in higher education. Overcoming feelings of isolation that may occur due to the little support available, the few possibilities of social interaction and the inexistent campus atmosphere... Read More about Learning spaces in virtual worlds: Bringing our distance students home.
Weak and strong publics: Drawing on Nancy Fraser to explore parental participation in neonatal networks (2014)
Journal Article
Aims We draw on the work of Nancy Fraser, and in particular her concepts of weak and strong publics, to analyze the process of parental involvement in managed neonatal network boards. Background Public involvement has moved beyond the individual leve... Read More about Weak and strong publics: Drawing on Nancy Fraser to explore parental participation in neonatal networks.
Curriculum design in online open education (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
My presentation looked at curriculum design in online open education, asking if learning styles are taken into account and contribute to inclusion?
The price is right-rapid prototyping, learning technology, and the five muskeeters (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Implementation of learning technology across five schools with very different needs is a challenge for change management. This presentation focuses on lessons learned and the challenges associated with introducing technology solutions
Exploring google hangouts for PhD forums (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
In this paper, I detail two pilots run by Bath Spa Learning Technologist John Sumpter and Senior Lecturer in English, Dr Tracy Brain. The project focused on the use of synchronous online learning, to facilitate building a community of learners (Salmo... Read More about Exploring google hangouts for PhD forums.
Situated learning in accident investigation: A virtual world simulation case study (2013)
Journal Article
Educators have increasingly been drawn to virtual worlds to investigate their potential for enhancing teaching and learning. This case study describes, discusses and evaluates the experiences of postgraduate environmental health students undertaking... Read More about Situated learning in accident investigation: A virtual world simulation case study.
Investigating student engagement with an electronically delivered simulation of professional practice (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Electronically delivered simulations of professional practice enable educators to place students in vocationally relevant situations or to experience events that would be impossible, or extremely difficult or costly to replicate without recent advanc... Read More about Investigating student engagement with an electronically delivered simulation of professional practice.
Building your own MA (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Developing and delivering a Blended Learning Framework for CPD within an Academic Framework