TOPIC:  INNOVATIVE PEDAGOGIES THAT ARE APPROPRIATE FOR EMERGING AND LOW IT RESOURCED CONTEXTS

Rebecca Ferguson is Professor of Learning Futures in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET) at The Open University in the UK, and a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Her primary research interests are educational futures and how people learn together online. She has worked on the Innovating Pedagogy Reports  – annual publications on developments in teaching and learning – since the series was founded in 2012, including two years as lead author. She is an editor-in-chief of the Journal of Learning Analytics, and a leading member of the international learning analytics community. Her work has been influential in shaping the field, supporting implementation across Europe, and promoting a focus on social learning analytics and on ethics. Rebecca is also Academic Lead of the international FutureLearn Academic Network, linking academics from over 170 partner institutions around the world, and helping to develop a focused research agenda. Rebecca’s books include Augmented Education, published by Palgrave, and Educational Visions: The Lessons from 40 Years of Innovation, published by Ubiquity and available openly online. For more details, see her blog at https://r3beccaf.wordpress.com/