| Dr Martin Oliver awarded in National Teaching Fellowship Scheme |
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| Thursday, 28 July 2011 | |
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The prestigious awards for excellence in higher education teaching and learning are part of an overall Higher Education Academy (HEA) programme to inspire and celebrate teacher excellence. This year 55 lecturers and learning support staff have been chosen from over 200 nominations submitted by higher education institutions across England, Northern Ireland, and Wales. Each will receive an award of £10,000 which may be used for Fellows' professional development in teaching and learning or aspects of pedagogy. Dr Oliver is a reader in ICT and leads the Learning Technologies Unit at the Institute of Education, supporting curriculum development involving technology across the institution, he also teaches on the MA programme, ICT in Education. Placing people rather than technology at the centre of his work, Dr Oliver is interested in how people makes sense of the technologies they encounter and what they chose to do with them within their educational process. His teaching encourages learners to relate topics to their personal and professional experiences in order to enhance learning. Professor Chris Husbands, Director of the Institute said "I am delighted to offer my congratulations to Martin on becoming a National Teaching Fellow. I am particularly pleased that the Fellowship scheme has recognised Martin's work on the critical relationship between technology and teaching, getting this right is crucial to developing the quality of the student experience". Dr Oliver's work spans teaching, research and academic development - areas that he sees as closely connected rather than separate. His work focuses on developing these connections, using critical perspectives that help individuals to think differently about themselves and their use of technology. One of his PhD students said "Dr Oliver has given me the intellectual courage I needed. Studying with his support I have become able to develop not just my knowledge but also my sense of academic self-worth. His feedback is always detailed, incisive, challenging, and he always makes me feel that what I am saying is of importance". Notes for Editors:
The Institute of Education is a college of the University of London that specialises in education and related areas of social science and professional practice. In the most recent Research Assessment Exercise two-thirds of the Institute's research activity was judged to be internationally significant and over a third was judged to be "world leading". The Institute was recognised by Ofsted in 2010 for its "high quality" initial teacher training programmers that inspire its students "to want to be outstanding teachers". The IOE is a member of the 1994 Group, which brings together 19 internationally renowned, research-intensive universities: www.ioe.ac.uk
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