Shirley Pickford's Profile
Profile 2006I work with an adventurous group of undergraduates from many different backgrounds who are all undertaking research degrees, though I'm able to make good use of a great career in schools (teaching Maths, English, Philosophy and Computer Science though not usually more than two of those at a time), commerce (that's a different story) and on other huge Ultralab projects including continuing professional development for headteachers. Having extensive experience of working with all sorts of people makes it easy to take time out from my main project to talk to colleagues in other faculties at Anglia Ruskin and other universities who are interested in my work. The focus of my expertise at the moment is in eLearning, though that's shorthand for an enthusiasm for the development of socially constructed knowledge in online environments. I have to emphasise "at the moment" because in a fast changing world its hard to predict where my curiosity will lead me. That's one of the best features of working with Ultralab, its probably the first workplace where I've had so many different opportunities to put my eclectic collection of skills to good use. I might have said that before in other jobs - but then I like to get excited by my work. My current research interests include: |