I am a Lecturer in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University in the UK. I am co-directing the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning and co-editing a peer-reviewed, open-access journal, Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning. My research programme lies at the intersection of online education, higher education, and international education, concerning accessibility and inclusivity. Using a range of qualitative research methodologies and evocative academic writings, my current projects investigate the academic experiences of diverse student groups in distance education settings, including international students, doctoral students, and educational professionals. My scholarship is primarily influenced by the Foucauldian conceptualisation of discourse, knowledge and power.
Open and distance education; Online doctoral education; International distance education; Inclusive and authentic learning design; Qualitative research; Phenomenology; Autoethnography; Critical discourse analysis; Text/document analysis
Denisse López Benavides (2018)
Project title: The Nature of Peer-Feedback in a MOOC: A Case Study
Doreen Ang (2018)
Project title: The Implementation of Blended Learning in International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) English A Curriculum in Singapore: An Exploratory Design-Based Research
Maria Loizou (2019)
Project title: Exploring the Universal Design Principles of a Flipped Classroom Model for Inquiry-Based Learning in Cyprus Primary Education Context: A Multiple Case Study
Michael Bowles (2021)
Project title: An exploration of the mediating effects of a digital, mobile vocabulary learning tool and device use on Gulf Arab learners’ receptive vocabulary knowledge and capacity for self-regulated learning
Katharine Stapleford (2021)
Project title: Re-examining interaction and transactional distance through the lived experiences of postgraduate online distance learners
Robert Miles (2021)
Project title: A Change Laboratory: A collective approach to addressing issues in laptop-mediated English language classrooms
