Author: David Kane

Supporting students’ learning with web 2.0; near-distance learning, social media and student choice in higher education

This paper concerns the use of technology to support students through “near-distance learning”; that is, informal moments and modes of study which happen at a distance from campus. Our case study concerns a small cohort of students, several of whom took up their final job offers before the completion of…

Enabling digital participation in Higher Education

This paper reports on a research informed teaching project which explored the role of technology in the delivery of the Secondary Post Graduate Certificate of Education (PGCE) at Birmingham City University. Our study highlights the problematic nature of imposing a set of normative uses of technology within teaching and learning…