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John Struthers - Doctoral Programme Student's article in THES
Date: 23 January 2012
I'm here all week, ba-dum-tish! (Is this thing still on?) ... Read more»
Uses of digital online resources in primary schools
Date: 21 December 2011
Dr Don Passey has recently completed a study looking at uses of digital resources in primary schools. The report focused on ways that digital resource ... Read more»
Developing digital leaders in schools
Date: 21 December 2011
Young people can have high levels of familiarity with and spend a great deal of time practising skills with digital technologies. As model is currentl ... Read more»
Internet use and older people - end of project report to the funder.
Date: 21 December 2011
The Nominet Trust commissioned Professor Christine Milligan in the School of Health and Medicine and Dr Don Passey to write a state-of-the-art report ... Read more»
Just published - in a special edition of a journal
Date: 21 December 2011
Passey, D. and Higgins, S. (2011). Learning platforms and learning outcomes - insights from research. Learning, Media and Technology, 36(4), 329-333 ... Read more»
Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning - Data management in schools event
Date: 21 December 2011
This recent one-day event, exploring aspects of data management in schools, was welcomed and well received by teachers, postgraduate students and staf ... Read more»
University World News
Date: 21 November 2011
Paul Trowler discusses the changing shape and influence of academic tribes and territories in a recent article for University World News. This is in a ... Read more»
Higher Education Close Up Conference
Date: 14 November 2011
The next Higher Education Close up conference (HECU6) will take place at Rhodes University in beautiful Grahamstown, South Africa July 11-13 2012.The ... Read more»
Student engagement project outcomes
Date: 28 October 2011
Work by Professor Paul Trowler and Vicki Trowler (Educational Research) on how to improve student engagement was highlighted by contributors to the Gu ... Read more»
Digital online resources for primary schools
Date: 22 October 2011
Don has recently completed a study looking at uses of digital resources in primary schools. The report focused on ways that digital resources enhance ... Read more»
The Little Big Planet video game in schools
Date: 22 October 2011
Interactive Opportunities, the company handling Sony's educational video games development in the UK, has taken an innovative approach to developing e ... Read more»
Computers in the home for a socio-economically disadvantaged community - end of project report
Date: 22 October 2011
Don has recently completed a seven-yearstudy looking at the ways that computers were introduced into homes in a socio-economically disadvantaged commu ... Read more»
Internet safety of pupils and school personnel - end of project report
Date: 22 October 2011
Don has recently completed a commissioned study by the National Education Network, which looked at levels of awareness of internet safety across diffe ... Read more»
Journal news
Date: 22 October 2011
Don and Professor Steve Higgins from Durham University have been the guest editors for a special issue of the journal Learning, Media and Technology o ... Read more»
Just published
Date: 22 October 2011
Items just published: Passey, D. (2011). Learning mathematics using digital resources: impacts on learning and teaching for 11 to 14-year old pupil ... Read more»
Research in the media
Date: 20 October 2011
An article by Dr Carolyn Jackson and Dr Nigel Sherriff entitled 'A qualitative approach to intergroup relations: exploring the applicability of the So ... Read more»
NEW Doctoral Programme in Teacher Education
Date: 10 October 2011
The Doctoral Programme in Educational Research, now in its sixteenth year of successful operation, is expanding. In conjunction with colleagues at the ... Read more»
2011 National Student Survey (NSS)
Date: 19 August 2011
Data recently published from the 2011 National Student Survey (NSS) show exceptionally high levels of satisfaction with our Psychology in Education (P ... Read more»
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