This is the second conference paper that I will be delivering at the SRHE Annual Conference this December in Newport: Being an academic: The changing writing practices of academics and how they influence professional identity Keywords: academic writing, higher education, literacies, ethnography, knowledge creation Abstract This paper explores […]
Below is the Prezi for my recent talk at the Open University on ‘Academic Literacies’. The event commemorated the phenomenal achievements and contributions of Mary Lea to the field of ‘Academic Literacies’, and this was used as a basis upon which to explore future directions, opportunities and key […]
It was a pleasure to present and talk about my research at the Literacy Research Discussion Group (Lancaster University) yesterday. The following is my Prezi for the session: [gigya src=”http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf” allowfullscreen=”true” allowscriptaccess=”always” width=”550″ height=”400″ bgcolor=”#ffffff” flashvars=”prezi_id=fvvmz3wtnlmi&lock_to_path=1&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0″ ] Also available here: https://prezi.com/fvvmz3wtnlmi/accounts-of-assignment-writing-in-further-education-classrooms/# The discussion concerned the methods, practices, and […]
Here is the Prezi for my session with Commonword on 19th June 2014. [gigya src=”http://prezi.com/bin/preziloader.swf” allowfullscreen=”true” allowscriptaccess=”always” width=”550″ height=”400″ bgcolor=”#ffffff” flashvars=”prezi_id=jurrtpegsquf&lock_to_path=1&color=ffffff&autoplay=no&autohide_ctrls=0″ ] Also available here: http://prezi.com/jurrtpegsquf/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share One of the things we discussed was the contested nature of ‘literacies’, and how they are value-laden, power-laden and embedded in social […]
The following are some tweets from the SRHE’s Digital University conference on “The digital and the material: mapping contemporary student practices” on 28th March 2014. Tweets are related to my session and other sessions by David White, Donna Lanclos, Lesley Gourlay, and Martin Oliver. Some thought provoking themes […]
