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Qualifications & Memberships

• BSc (Hons) Philosophy with Mathematics
• PGCE (Secondary)
• QTS
• Microsoft Remote Worker 2010

• Associate of the Chartered Management Institute

Courses

• BA (Hons) Learning Through Technology

Outline of Career

Shirley joined Anglia Ruskin University in 2000 as a Senior Researcher in the application of new technologies in Education. Her first project was to manage the publication of thousands of web pages produced by school pupils to celebrate the Millennium for the award-winning Tesco SchoolNet 2000 web site. She went on to facilitate online communities of headteachers for the National College for School Leadership, followed by the Ultraversity project to develop online, work-based learning.

Her background in Voluntary Service Overseas (Nigeria) and teaching Mathematics, Computing, English as a Second/Foreign Language, Theory of Knowledge and Special Needs in London and Singapore have influenced her research into online learning.

As an associate of the Chartered Management Institute, Shirley combines her professional interests in work-based learning with a systematic approach to continuing professional development.

You can follow Shirley on Twitter @shirleypickford

Research Interests

Shirley's current research interests are: e-learning, social software in Higher Education, virtual learning environments in Higher Education, the changing role of lecturers, digital creativity in education and patchwork media.

Selected Publications

Research reports

Arnold, L., Pickford, S. and O'Dunne, V. Real world research: Inquiry led undergraduate work-based learning in the virtual paradigm presented to All Ireland Society of Higher Education Conference, Maynooth, 31st August 2007.

Tesco SchoolNet (2000) - Case study.

Contributor to all of the following:

WebCT VISTA Evaluation Steering Group (2006) WebCT VISTA Evaluation. Internal Report. Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University. (Authors on document given as WebCT Group because there were a number of people in the steering group).

Chapman, C. and Ramondt, L. (2003) Online Communities - Final Report: Developments in the Communities of Practice and the Programme Communities - September 2002 to 31st October 2003. Nottingham: NCSL.

Bradshaw, P., Chapman, C., Powell, S., Ramondt, L., Terrell, I. (2002) Talking Heads, Two-Year Research Reflections, Interim Report. Nottingham: NCSL.


Conference Attendance

Pickford, S. (2005) ICT in Education: trends and practices. Training days presented for the British Council, Phillippines, of the same name, March.

Pickford, S. (2006) The importance of learner-centred design, presentation, Becta Annual Research Conference, International Convention Centre, Birmingham.

Pickford, S. (2006) Online Learning with Ultraversity and WebCT, Applications of WebCT Joint e-Learning Seminar, Chelmsford: Anglia Ruskin University, February.

Pickford, S. (2005) Teaching and Learning in HE. Lanchester Library Staff Development Day. Coventry University, July.