Me
Hi, I am currently undertaking a PhD at the School of Education, University of Nottingham in the UK. My thesis is examining how PhD students’ doctoral practices and identity development are facilitated by social and participatory media.
This blog is an informal dissemination of the progress of my own doctoral practices, and a place to communicate and share ideas with others who are studying and working in similar fields. It reflects on the theoretical, conceptual and methodological elements of my thesis, and on wider issues in Higher Education, learning technologies and the web. All comments are welcome.
Bio
I graduated and worked in technical illustration before studying an MA in Interactive Art and Design at University College Falmouth, where I was later employed as a Research Assistant at iRes. I was awarded a studentship with the Visual Learning Lab (VLL) at the University of Nottingham, succesfully completing an MA in Research Methods and gaining funding from the ESRC for my PhD. I continued working with the VLL as a student intern promoting visual learning across the University.
I have run workshops in academic use of social media with LeRoy Hill for a number of University Graduate Centres, and I managed Research Practices 2.0, a project, website and student internship programme exploring opportunities for shared practice in this area. I was also co-coordinator of New Research Trajectories, an AHRC Beyond Text student initiative exploring experimental and creative forms of doctoral research dissemination.
Previously, I have worked as a shipyard fitter and more recently in supporting adults with Autism and learning disabilities.
Research Interests
Social and collaborative learning, higher education, e-learning and learning technologies, digital literacies, doctoral practices and training, social and participatory media (web 2.0), Activity Theory, Communities of Practice, web cultures, interdisciplinarity.
PhD Supervisors
Dr. Gordon Joyes
Dr. Charles Crook
University Contact
Room C11
Dearing Building
School of Education
Jubilee Campus
University of Nottingham
Wollaton Road
Nottingham
NG8 1BB
e-mail: ttxac20@nottingham.ac.uk
