Rebecca Eynon
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Dr Rebecca Eynon holds a joint academic post at the Oxford Internet Institute[1] and Department of Education, University of Oxford. She is a Senior Research Fellow and Associate Professor at the Oxford Internet Institute and she is a co-convenor for the MSc Education (Learning and Technology), at the Department for Education, University of Oxford.
Research
Since 2000 her work has focused on exploring the links between education, learning and inequalities, with a strong emphasis on internet use and social mobility in Britain. She has carried out numerous projects in a range of settings, including higher education, schools and the home, examining various life stages, with an emphasis on early years through to late adulthood. Eynon's current project at the Oxford Internet Institute, ‘Creative Algorithmic Intelligence: Capabilities and Complementary’[2] explores the relationship between human and artificial creative intelligence and examines how creative human/AI collaboration may contribute to human flourishing. (2)
Supporters
Eynon's research has been financially supported by UK taxpayers, and research councils including the British Educational Communications and Technology Agency (BECTA), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Templeton World Charity Foundation, the John Fell Fund and the European Commission as well as commercial organisations including Google Inc. She has also acted as a paid adviser to the Good Things Foundation and the Robertson Foundation. As well as her paid consultancy work, she has also served as an unpaid adviser to the RSA and the Digital Access for All Taskforce.
Teaching
She teaches on the MSc Social Science of the Internet course at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. Eynon is also a co-course convener for MSc Education (Learning and Technology) course at the Department for Education, University of Oxford. She has a supervisory role on both courses, overseeing Ph students with an interest in education, learning, digital and social inequalities.
Education
She holds a degree in Psychology with Statistics from the university of London (1995) and a Masters in Mass Communications from the University of Leicester (1997), and a PhD from City University (2003). Before joining Oxford University, she held senior research positions at City University, the University of Birmingham and the University of Leicester. Eynon also held a Mid-Career Fellowship from the British Academy (2013–2014) for her research work exploring the links between internet use and social mobility in Britain.
Books
Education and Technology[3] by C. Davies and R. Eynon, Routledge, 2015. The book uses empirical investigation and novel or revised theoretical perspectives to explore the impact of new technologies on learning, pedagogy, design, policy and the future of educational institutions.
Teenagers and Technology[4] by C. Davies and R. Eynon, Routledge (2013). The book explores the role of technology in the lives of young people. It is based on extensive interviews conducted over several years, providing an exploration of teenagers’ experiences and opinions about the digital technologies they use, like and dislike.
Publications
Eynon is co-editor of Learning, Media and Technology journal and is widely published author in leading academic articles, including Information, Communication and Society,[5] New Media and Society,[6] The Information Society[7], Learning, Media and Technology[8] and Science Daily.[9] She has also published several reports and conference papers on the subject of education, learning and inequalities in relation to internet use and social mobility in Britain.[10] She is also an experienced media commentator, quoted on her specialist areas of education, learning and equalities, as well as commenting on issues relating to the internet and social mobility, in specialist publications such as FE Week[11] and national newspapers such as the Daily Telegraph[12].
References
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- ^ "Is digital upskilling the next generation our 'pipeline to prosperity?". New Media and Society.
- ^ "Moving on up in the Information Society?". The Information Society.
- ^ "Feminist perspectives on learning, media and technology: recognition and future contributions". Learning, Media and Technology.
- ^ "Teenagers without Internet access at home are educationally disadvantaged, UK Study suggests". Science Daily.
- ^ "Eynon, R. and Geniets, A. (2012) On the Periphery? Understanding Low and Discontinued Internet Use Amongst Young People in Britain. Report for the Nominet Trust" (PDF).
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