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Peter Twining, Professor
Professor of Education (Innovation in Schooling & Educational Technology) at University of Newcastle, University Drive, Callaghan, NSW 2308
Peter Twining is passionate about enhancing education systems, with a particular focus on school age learners.
Peter is professor of education (innovation in schooling and educational technology) at the University of Newcastle, Australia, having formerly been professor of education (futures) at the Open University, UK. He has also been a primary school teacher, initial teacher educator, head of the department of education at the Open University, the co-director of the Centre for Research in Education and Educational Technology, and co-editor-in-chief of Computers & Education. He has brought in over £10 million of external funding, most of which was focused on issues to do with the purposes of education, the management of educational change, and enhancing education systems, informed by understandings of learning, pedagogy and the potentials of digital technology.
Peter Twining's contributions
Describing young people's use of digital technology
Scarcely a month goes by without something in the media about young people's use of digital technology. This is often framed in negative terms related to concerns about excessive 'screen...
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Peter Twining
Blog post10 Feb 2021
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