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BERA Conference 2021 goes Virtual

As you can imagine we have been giving a lot of thought to BERA Conference 2021 and what it might look like and how to deliver the most inclusive, accessible and engaging event. To that end, we...

Annie Storkey

Annie Storkey started her nursing career aged 17 on a youth training scheme in a residential care home. She was a registered general nurse for over 20 years, working in general medicine and...

Reading during lockdown: Supporting vulnerable learners

Learning to read is perhaps the most important thing we learn to do. There is significant evidence that being a reader impacts on future social, emotional, economic and academic success. A failure...

Jane Carter

Jane Carter recently completed her doctorate, an evaluation of the year 1 phonics screening check, at the University of the West of England (UWE). The study focussed on the perspectives of year 1...

Sharon Smith

Sharon Smith is a Visiting Lecturer and Associate Researcher at the University of Chester. Sharon completed her PGCE (2006) and MA in Teaching and Learning (2010) at Manchester Metropolitan...

The early years foundation stage (2021): Challenges and opportunities

The Department for Education’s reforms to the early years foundation stage (EYFS) (DfE, 2020a) and its non-statutory guidance Development Matters (DfE, 2020b) have received a mixed response....

How the BJET Fellowship helped shape my research

The 2019 BJET Fellowship was awarded to Sharon Smith (University of Chester) for her research proposal: “The use of online data collection methods to explore student perspectives on...

The BERA ECR Network presents: Navigating peer review behind-the-scenes

In this episode, Sin Wang Chong and Shannon Mason discuss the answers to some of the questions most commonly asked by early career researchers about the more hidden aspects of the peer review process.

Evaluation of an immersive virtual learning environment for operator training in mechanical and plant engineering using video analysis

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) refers to computer-generated real-time, three-dimensional and interactive environments. Their use is associated with diverse potentials, such as spatially and...

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Carolin Pletz

Carolin Pletz is an associate at the Department of Vocational Education focused on teaching technology (BPT) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. Her research interests are focused on...

Bernd Zinn

Bernd Zinn is a professor at the Department of Vocational Education focused on teaching technology (BPT) at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. His research areas of focus are educational...