Qualifications
BEd (Exon) Biology and Philosophy of Education; 1973
MSc (Lond, Birkbeck College) Comparative Physiology; 1978
MSc (CNAA) Neurophysiological Basis of Behaviour; 1981
PhD (Lond, University College) 1987 Zoology and Comparative Anatomy; 1987
Professional membership
| Zoological Society of London |
| Institute of Biology |
| Association for Science Education UCET (Universitis Council for the Education of Teachers) ICET (International Council on Education for Teaching) |
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| Alternative Learning Technologies Association |
| BERA (British Educational Research Association |
| ESERA (European Science Education Research Association) |
| EERA (European Educational Research Association) |
Roles on external bodies
Deputy Editor of the Journal of Education for Teaching (2014-date)
Representative of the ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ on the Board of Governors of Wellington School, Somerset. Chair of the Academic Committee of Wellington School. (2010-date)
Teaching
Staff serving as external examiners
| 1999-2003 | University of the West of England PGCE Secondary Science |
| 2004-2007 | University of Southampton PGCE Secondary Science Course; Chief Examiner in 2007. |
| 2004-2009 | University of Edinburgh MSc and BEd Educational Information Systems and PHSE courses. |
| 2008-11 | University of Bath: Examiner for Generally Available UG courses in Education |
| 2008-2012 | University of Nottingham: Chief Examiner Secondary PGCE; Examiner for Science |
Research
Research interests
My research interests are science education, the use of infromation and communication technologies in education and in initial teacher education and the professional development of teachers. I like to adopt an appropach that involves action research and case study with classroom teachers, both novice and experienced, and also to work with children in and beyond the classroom in teaching and learning innovation.
Grants & contracts
| May, 2008 | TDA: Virtual Teacher Taster Course: PI | £48k over 6 months |
| June, 2008 | HEFCE TQEF: Research Informed Teaching programme: The Plymouth Express: putting the university into schools. PI | £15k over one year |
| Jan 2009 | Exmoor National park Authority Sustainability development Fund: Interactive Exmoor. PI | £14k over 1 year |
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Sept 2010 | HEFCE: Action on Access. CA.
Comenius Regio two projects with Local Authorities. PI | £49k over 4 months
£10k over two years |
| Sept 2014 | Erasmus + UK partner in project: Teachers’ Continuing Professional Development: qualified teachers = successful learners. PI as Plymouth partner. | €230.257. |
| Sept 2015 | Erasmus + PhenoloGIT (PI as lead partner, four countries) | €258,930 |
| Sept 2015 | Erasmus + Robo21stC (PI as UK partner, five countries) | €39,868 |
Publications
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
| 2006 | Royal Society Education Committee | ICT in School Science |
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| 2013 | African Virtual University AVU Computer Science and teacher Education Curriculum Design, Mapping and Review Workshop. Nairobi, 20th May, 2013
| Emerging Trends in Science Teacher Education: a call for collective action |
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| 2013 | Teacher Education Advancement Network Workshop: 4th June 2013
| Masterliness in the Teaching Profession:
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| 2013 | Hibernia College Research Conference, Dublin 15th November, 2013
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| 2016 | International Council on Education for Teaching: 60th World Assembly, Kingston, Jamaica, 18-21st July, 2016 | Writing for Publication: How to get published Internationally |
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