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Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Stephen is Senior Lecturer in Education, Childhood and Professional Studies, and teaches on a range of programmes, including the BA (Hons) in Education\u00a0and SEND, the BA (Hons) in Studies in Primary Education, the MA (Education) and the Professional Doctorate in Education (EdD), for which he also supervises doctoral students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Previously a Senior Lecturer in ICT, Stephen specialises in E-learning, and the use of multimedia in learning and teaching, with particular focus on\u00a0online\u00a0and web-based\u00a0materials, as well as film making (he is an Apple Certified Pro). He also acts as external consultant and external examiner for other\u00a0universities, and\u00a0was appointed to the QAA panel to write the subject benchmarks for Education Studies in 2024-25. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and a member of the Executive Committee of\u00a0TIESA (The\u00a0International\u00a0Education Studies Association), for which he acts as\u00a0Managing Editor for TIESA journals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is on the Board of Reviewers for the journals:\u00a0Pastoral Care in Education<\/em>,\u00a0Educational Futures<\/em>,\u00a0Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies<\/em>, and\u00a0Transformations<\/em>,\u00a0sits on the International Advisory Board for the Spanish education journal\u00a0Magister<\/em>,\u00a0and is currently co-editor of\u00a0Educational Futures<\/em>.\u00a0He\u00a0is\u00a0currently\u00a0joint lead on the Education Unit of Assessment for the\u00a0REF, and\u00a0leads the\u00a0Educational and Childhood Research Centre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Profile<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Research Interests<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stephen\u2019s research interests include E-Learning, web 2.0 tools, social media, and the use of multimedia in learning and teaching, particularly in the associated affordances for social constructivist styles of learning, as well as the critique of dominant discourses concerning students\u2019 digital literacies. In 2017 he successfully completed his doctoral research into the use of digital audio (mp3) for feedback purposes, an area in which he has also been involved in national research projects, such as TALENT (2000-2002) and Sounds Good (2008-2009). He also has recent publications on\u00a0student experience,\u00a0the use of technology and social media by students, and\u00a0perceptions\u00a0of risk in young people using the internet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Teaching<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stephen\u2019s areas of interest include research methods and\u00a0methodology, philosophy of education, politics of education, digital childhoods, education and technology, design, and learning and teaching with\u00a0new technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Administrative Responsibilities<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stephen is a member of the University Regulations Review Group (Vice-chair), the Digital Learning and Student Experience Task Group, the Mitigating Circumstances Board, the Research Committee, the Research Degree Sub-Committee, the Research Ethics Committee, the Research Degree Sub-Committee Management Group and University Senate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Membership of Professional Organisations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Stephen is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy,\u00a0a member of NASEN (National Association for Special Educational Needs), a member of BERA (British Educational Research Association)\u00a0and\u00a0also\u00a0a member of\u00a0TIESA\u00a0(The\u00a0International\u00a0Education Studies Association), for which he sits on the Executive Committee as\u00a0Managing Editor\u00a0for TIESA journals.\u00a0He is on the Board of Reviewers for the journals:\u00a0Pastoral Care in Education<\/em>,\u00a0Educational Futures<\/em>,\u00a0Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies<\/em>, and\u00a0Transformations<\/em>, sits on the International Advisory Board for the Spanish education journal\u00a0Magister<\/em>, and is currently co-editor of\u00a0Educational Futures<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Marriott, S. (2025) \u2018Sounding better: perceptions of audio feedback from students with dyslexia\u2019.\u00a0Dyslexia Review<\/em>, 35(2), pp.6-11\u202f<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Edgar, A. & Johnson, B, & Dixon, S. (2024) \u2018”A Debt on your Heart”: Exploring the impact of student precarity on Education Studies students at a UK university.\u2019\u00a0Educational Futures<\/em>, 15(2), pp.61-83 (Available at:\u00a0https:\/\/educationstudies.org.uk\/?p=30378)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Johnson, B, Dixon, S., & Edgar, A. (2024) \u2018The transformative potential of critical pedagogy for Education Studies students in interrogating neoliberalism\u2019,\u00a0Journal of Critical Education Policy Studies<\/em>, 22(1), pp.1-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2023) \u2018Don\u2019t panic (yet): The implications of ChatGPT for Education Studies in the UK\u2019,\u202fEducational Futures<\/em>, 14 (1), pp.96-116 (Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/educationstudies.org.uk\/?attachment_id=20891<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2022) \u2018Old wine in new bottles: Utilising audio feedback for summative assessment\u2019,\u202fEducational Futures<\/em>, 13 (1), pp.73-86<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2015) \u2018The pastoral potential of audio feedback: a review of the literature\u2019,\u202fPastoral Care in Education: An International Journal of Personal, Social and Emotional Development<\/em>, 33 (2), pp.96-104<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S., Sanders, R. & Griffin, S. (2013) \u2018Education Studies Students 2.0?\u2019\u202fEducational futures<\/em>, 6(1), pp.41-57 (Available at: (Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/educationstudies.org.uk\/journal\/ef\/educationalfutures-november-2013\/education-studies-students-2-0\/dixon-et-al-f\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Sanders, R. (2011) \u2018Dangerous Assumptions \u2013 what our media students have taught us\u2019\u202fMedia Education Research Journal<\/em>, 2 (2), pp.12-25<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2010) \u2018Sounding Good: Exploring the potential of audio feedback\u2019\u202fEducational futures<\/em>, 2(3), pp.29-37\u202f Available\u00a0at: (Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/educationstudies.org.uk\/journal\/ef\/volume-2-3-2010\/sounding-good-exploring-potential-audio-feedback\/vol_23_dixon_final_1\/<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

McDougall, J. & Dixon, S. (2009) \u2018Doing Media 2.0\u2019\u202fNetworks<\/em>, 8, pp.23-25 (Available at:\u202fhttp:\/\/www.academia.edu\/8343976\/Doing_Media_2.0<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chapters in Books\u00a0<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2021) \u2018Foreword\u2019, in\u00a0Taekke, J. & Paulsen. M. (2021)\u202fA New Perspective on Education in the Digital Age: Teaching,\u00a0Media\u00a0and\u00a0Bildung<\/em>. London: Bloomsbury<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2020) \u2018Young People and Digital Media\u2019, in Cronin, M. & Brotherton, G. (Eds) (2020)\u202fWorking with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families<\/em>. 2nd Edition. Abingdon: Routledge, pp.122-145<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2018) \u2018Children and Technology\u2019, in Bright, C., Tatton, A. & Thomas, L. (2018)\u202fSupporting Children and Young People in Schools: A guide for Foundation Degree Students<\/em>. Abingdon: Routledge, pp.88-99<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Sanders, R. (2016) \u2018Technology\u2019, in Trotman, D., Willoughby, R. & Lees, H. (Eds) (2016)\u202fEducation Studies: The Key Concepts<\/em>. Abingdon: Routledge, pp.221-225<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2013) \u2018Young People, Digital Media and Risk: A Problem of Polarisation\u2019, in Cronin, M. & Brotherton, G. (Eds) (2013)\u202fWorking with Vulnerable Children, Young People and Families<\/em>. Abingdon: Routledge, pp.157-180<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conferences and Other Research Activity<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S., Edgar, A. & Johnson, B, (2025) \u2018Education Studies and Change: designing degree courses with the new QAA Education Studies Subject Benchmarks\u2019.\u00a0TIESA Annual Conference<\/em>, Nottingham Trent University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2025) \u2018Publishing in Education Journals\u2019.\u00a0TIESA Annual Conference<\/em>, Nottingham Trent University\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

QAA (2025)\u00a0Subject Benchmark Statement: Education Studies<\/em>. Gloucester: QAA<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S., Edgar, A. & Johnson, B, (2024) \u2018Not so Radical? A critique of anonymised marking and feedback practices in higher education\u2019.\u00a0TIESA Annual Conference<\/em>, University of Winchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S., Edgar, A. & Johnson, B, (2023) \u2018Co-constructing critical change: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of the lived experience of Education Studies Students in a neoliberal world\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>, University of Derby<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2022) \u2018Hearing Voices: undergraduate students\u2019 experience of digital audio feedback\u2019,\u202fPersonalised Pedagogies \u2013 Inclusive, Empowering and Progressive Higher Education for All, University of Hull Learning and Teaching Conference.\u202f<\/em>Teaching Excellence Academy,<\/em>\u202fUniversity of Hull.\u202f Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/uoh.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=06d0a1ba-4cdc-4d4d-9198-aed10109dab0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2022) \u2018Education, Technology and Social Justice: Reflections on Digital Divides\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. Manchester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2022) \u2018L&T Chat Show Episode 7 \u2013 Steve Dixon on creating and using audio feedback\u2019.\u202fL&T Chat Show<\/em>\u202f[podcast interview]. Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/anchor.fm\/landtchatshow\/episodes\/LT-Chat-Show-Episode-7\u2014Steve-Dixon-on-creating-and-using-audio-feedback-e1hdp3i<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2020)\u202fThe push for online content.<\/em>\u202fBritish Education Studies Association. Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/educationstudies.org.uk\/blog-post-the-push-for-online-content\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2019)\u00a0Poodll\u00a0Podcast.\u202fAudio Feedback Toolkit<\/em>, Sheffield Hallam University. Available at:\u202fhttps:\/\/melsig.shu.ac.uk\/melsig\/resources\/audio-feedback-toolkit\/audio-feedback-the-voices-of-innovators-temporary\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2019) \u2018We want to see the cat! A case study of webinar-based learning and student experience\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. University of Trinity St David\u2019s, Swansea<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2017)\u00a0Keynote –\u00a0\u2018Using POODL for Audio Feedback\u2019,\u202fArden University Learning and Teaching Conference<\/em>. Arden University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2017)\u00a0Keynote –\u00a0\u2018Using POODL in Assessment\u2019,\u202fLearning and Teaching Conference<\/em>. University of Warwick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2016) \u2018Audio Feedback: Troubling to hear\u2019,\u202fTroubling Research Conference<\/em>. Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2016) \u2018Student perceptions of audio feedback\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. Wolverhampton University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2014) \u2018Audio Feedback Revisited: A Pastoral Dimension?\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. University of Glasgow<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2013) \u2018Young People and Digital Media: A Problem of Polarisation\u2019,\u202fHidden Truths: Understanding Vulnerability in 21st century Britain<\/em>. Birmingham Newman University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Sanders, R. (2012) \u2018Education Studies Students 2.0?\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. University of Hull<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sanders, R. & Dixon, S. (2011)\u202fClosing\u00a0The\u00a0Gap<\/em>\u202f[DVD], Stoke City Council<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2011) \u2018Participation Discourse Wordle\u2019 [image],\u202fMedia Education Research Journal<\/em>, 2 (1), p.5 (Available at:\u202fhttp:\/\/www.merj.info\/MERJ%202.1-Editorial.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trotman, D., Tucker, S., Martyn, M. & Dixon, S. (2011) \u2018Towards a Pedagogy of the Possible\u2019,\u202fATINER 2011<\/em>. Athens Institute for Education and Research<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Sanders, R. (2011) \u2018Questioning the Digital Native Assumption\u2019,\u202fCAL 11<\/em>. Manchester Metropolitan University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Sanders, R. (2011) \u2018Teaching Media 2.0\u2019,\u202fMedia Education Summit<\/em>. Birmingham City University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2009) \u2018Now I\u2019m a Person: Feedback by audio and text annotation\u2019,\u202fA Word in Your Ear<\/em>. Sheffield Hallam University (Available at:\u202fhttp:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/lti\/awordinyourear2009\/docs\/Dixon-Now-Im-a-person_.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2009) \u2018Audio Feedback audio case study from Newman University, Birmingham\u2019,\u202fA word in Your Ear<\/em>. Sheffield Hallam University (Available at:\u202fhttp:\/\/research.shu.ac.uk\/lti\/awordinyourear2009\/audio\/dixon-steve-newman.mp3<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2009) \u2018Sounding Good\u2019,\u202fBESA Annual Conference<\/em>. University of Stafford<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2005) \u2018E-Learning Conference Workshop\u2019,\u202fBECTA Annual Conference<\/em>. Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2003) \u2018Web Learning Conference Workshop\u2019,\u202fMAPE Annual Conference<\/em>. Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2003) \u2018Online Learning Conference\u2019,\u202fJISC \u2013 E-Learning<\/em>. Coventry University<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2003) \u2018Web Conference Workshop\u2019,\u202fMAPE Annual Conference<\/em>. Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2001) \u2018Online Learning\u2019,\u202fTALENT Conference<\/em>. Birmingham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2000) \u2018Using Networked Technologies for Teaching and Learning\u2019,\u202fTALENT Conference<\/em>. University of Leicester<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Non-refereed Journal Articles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2015) \u2018E-safety for the\u00a0i-generation\u2019,\u202fPastoral Care in Education: An International Journal of Personal, Social and Emotional Development<\/em>, 33 (2), pp.129-30<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2011) \u2018Politics 2.0: Book and Resources Reviews\u2019,\u202fMedia Education Research Journal<\/em>, 2(1), pp.5-8 (Available at:\u202fhttp:\/\/www.merj.info\/pdf\/Morozov%20&%20Lievrouw%20review.pdf<\/a>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2010) \u2018Personal Connections in the Digital Age\u2019,\u202fPOV \u2013 Journal of the Media Education Association<\/em>, 2 (2\/3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (2010) \u2018Video Production Resources Review\u2019,\u202fMedia Education Research Journal<\/em>, 1 (1), pp.100-102<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Barnard, D. & Dixon, S. (2007) \u2018Brand New\u2019,\u202fEducation Executive<\/em>, 25, pp.18-20<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. & Upton, C. (1999) \u2018Local History and the World Wide Web\u2019,\u202fSociety of Archives Newsletter (Archives in Education Issue)<\/em>, 17, pp.7-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (1998) \u2018The ABTAPL Website \u2013 Now Online\u2019,\u202fBulletin of the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries<\/em>, 5 (2), p.2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dixon, S. (1998) \u2018Keeping in Touch: The ABTAPL Mailing List\u2019,\u202fBulletin of the Association of British Theological and Philosophical Libraries<\/em>, 5 (1), pp.5-8<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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