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Personal profile
Biography
Neil Selwyn is a professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University. His research and teaching focuses on the place of digital media in everyday life, and the sociology of technology (non)use in educational settings.
Neil has written extensively on a number of issues, including digital exclusion, education technology policymaking and the student experience of technology-based learning. He has carried out funded research on digital technology, society and education for the Australian Research Council (ARC), Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), British Academy, the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE), the BBC, Nuffield Foundation, the Spencer Foundation, Gates Foundation, Microsoft Partners in Learning, Becta, Australian Government Office of Learning and Teaching (OLT), Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Save The Children, Centre for Distance Education, the Welsh Office, National Assembly of Wales and various local authorities in the UK.
Neil is a regular keynote speaker at international conferences and a core member of the 'Digital Education Research' group within Monash. He also produces the 'Meet The Education Researcher' podcast - exploring the latest ideas from across the world of education research.
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- Papers available thorugh SocArXiv
- Papers available through Academia.Edu
Research interests
Main research interests
- Digital technology and society
- The use of digital technologies in educational settings
- The role(s) that digital technologies play in people's everyday lives
- Digital technology and social exclusion
- Public policy making in the 'information age'
Current research and writing activities
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AI, automation and data-driven education
- Digital education futures
- Issues of environmental and social justice associated with digital technology use
- Digital labor and education
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Digital sociology of education
External positions
Visiting Professor, Goteborgs Universitet (University of Gothenburg)
1 Sep 2016 → 1 Aug 2017Research area keywords
- digital
- education
- policy
- sociology
- data
Projects 2013 2022
Virtual Learning in Secondary Education: Researching Student Preparation for Excellence in Virtual Learning
Henderson, M., Phillips, M., Selwyn, N. & Perrotta, C.
29/07/19 → 15/12/19
Project: Research
Teachers' Digital Work - Lärares digitala arbete: Obalans i krav och stöd?
Bergviken Rensfeldt, A., Hillman, T., Peterson, L., Lundin, M. & Selwyn, N.
1/07/19 → 30/06/22
Project: Research
Getting Evidence Moving in Schools
Rickinson, M., Perrotta, C. & Selwyn, N.
4/02/19 → 30/06/20
Project: Research
Data-Smart schools - enhancing the use of digital data in secondary schools
Selwyn, N., Gasevic, D., Henderson, M. & Pangrazio, L.
1/01/19 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
Evaluation of the KNeo ESP Application
Sharma, U., Moore, D., Selwyn, N., Gasevic, D. & Hamdillah, C.
13/04/18 → 30/11/18
Project: Research
Research Output 1996 2019
Banning mobile phones in schools: beneficial or risky?
Selwyn, N., Nov 2019, The Conversation Yearbook 2019: 50 standout articles from Australia’s top thinkers. Watson, J. (ed.). 1st ed. Melbourne Vic Australia: Melbourne University Press, p. 48-51 4 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (Book) › Other
Deep learning goes to school: toward a relational understanding of AI in education
Perrotta, C. & Selwyn, N., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Learning, Media and Technology. 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Digital media in higher education
Selwyn, N. & Pangrazio, L., 2019, The International Encyclopedia of Media Literacy . Hobbs, R. & Mihailidis, P. (eds.). 1st ed. Hoboken NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 1. p. 362-375 14 p. (ICAZ - Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Encyclopaedia / Dictionary Entry › Other › peer-review
3
Citations
(Scopus)
Education recoded: policy mobilities in the international ‘learning to code’ agenda
Williamson, B., Bergviken Rensfeldt, A., Player-Koro, C. & Selwyn, N., 2019, In : Journal of Education Policy. 34, 5, p. 705-725 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Facial recognition technology in schools: critical questions and concerns
Andrejevic, M. & Selwyn, N., 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Learning, Media and Technology. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Open Access
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Press / Media
Retooling schools for an era of climate change
4/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature