Senior Lecturer at the Open University in the United Kingdom. I am a Senior Lecturer in Environmental Sciences in the School of Environment, Earth and Ecosystem Sciences (EEES) and have been with the Open University since 2006. My teaching area is Environmental Science, particularly soils, plants and ecosystems.
My research interests centre on technology enhanced learning in the earth and environmental sciences, with particular reference to fieldwork learning.
I am involved in developing science education research as the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Lead for EEES and through eSTEeM. I also have a role in sharing good practice in technology enhanced learning through co-running the OU's eLearning Community.
I am currently working on the Education and Engagement workstream of AstrobiologyOU