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Special Interest Group

Digital Education

The purpose of the Digital Education SIG is to provide a meeting place for BERA members interested in the application and impact of new technologies in education across both curricular and professional areas. The SIG is unusual in that it includes members with backgrounds across education settings and sectors ranging from early years education to professional learning. Its work complements that of other organisations which work primarily in FE and HE (JISC and ALT) and groups and conferences with a specific interest in Computer-based Learning, AI in Education or Instructional Technologies. The SIG runs a ’strand’ at the annual conference which attracts UK and international speakers.

SIG Convenors

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Koula Charitonos, Dr

Senior Lecturer at The Open University

Dr Koula Charitonos is a Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Educational Technology in the Open University. Her research is integrative and spans three areas: 1. Professional learning for complex professional knowledge work; 2. Pedagogies and...

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Jennifer Crowdy, Ms

Senior Digital Ambassador & PhD Student at The University of Winchester

Jennifer Crowdy is a Senior Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Developer and PhD student at the University of Winchester. She has worked in the education sector since 2011, having been employed in a range of roles with a technology and early...

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Nashwa Ismail, Dr

Lecturer at University of Liverpool

Dr Nashwa Ismail has a MSc and PhD in education and she is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). Dr Ismail’s area of expertise is educational leadership and management with a focus on digital technologies. Her current role is...

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Felix Kwihangana, Dr

Lecturer in Education at University of Manchester

Felix is a lecturer in (Digital) Education and the programme director for the MA Digital Technologies, Communication and Education–Distance Learning at the Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester. His research and teaching...

Content associated with this SIG

BERA Conference 2023

12 September 2023 to 14 September 2023Aston University/ Conference Aston

The BERA Conference 2023 was held on the 12th-14th September 2023 at Conference Aston/Aston University. Keynote speakers included: Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith. The conference ended with three...

Past conference12 Sep 2023

Educational Technology SIG Convenor 2023-2026

Call for SIG Convenor The purpose of the Educational Technology SIG is to provide a meeting place for BERA members interested in the application and impact of new technologies in education across...

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