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Personal profile
Biography
Neil Selwyn is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Faculty of Education, Monash University who has worked for the past 25 years researching the integration of digital technology into schools, universities and adult learning. He is recognised as a leading international researcher in the area of digital education - with particular expertise in the 'real-life' constraints and problems faced when technology-based education is implemented. He is currently working on nationally-funded projects examining the roll-out of educational data and learning analytics, AI technologies, and the changing nature of teachers' digital work.
Neil 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.
Related Links:
- Google Scholar profile
- Twitter profile
- 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
- AI and data science
- sustainability
- Work
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Researching Digital Citizenship in Asia-Pacific: Translating Competencies for Teacher Innovation and Student Resilience
Phillips, M., Selwyn, N., Sharma, U., Perrotta, C., Gallo Cordoba, B., Yan, J., Ewin, C. & Davis, S.
1/01/21 → 13/01/22
Project: Research
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AV: When Your Face is Your ID: Public Responses to Automated Facial Recognition
Andrejevic, M., Selwyn, N., Smith, G., Gu, X. & Roche, C.
10/03/20 → 9/03/24
Project: Research
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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
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Data-Smart schools - enhancing the use of digital data in secondary schools
Selwyn, N., Gasevic, D., Henderson, M. & Pangrazio, L.
26/02/19 → 25/02/22
Project: Research
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A necessary evil? The rise of online exam proctoring in Australian universities
Selwyn, N., O’Neill, C., Smith, G., Andrejevic, M. & Gu, X., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Media International Australia Incorporating Culture and Policy. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus) -
Attending to data: exploring the use of attendance data within the datafied school
Selwyn, N., Pangrazio, L. & Cumbo, B., 2021, (Accepted/In press) In: Research in Education. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Banning mobile phones from classrooms: an opportunity to advance understandings of technology addiction, distraction and cyberbullying
Selwyn, N. & Aagaard, J., Jan 2021, In: British Journal of Educational Technology. 52, 1, p. 8-19 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article › Other › peer-review
3 Citations (Scopus) -
Digital Technology and the Futures of Education: Towards ‘Non-Stupid’ Optimism
Facer, K. & Selwyn, N., 2021, Paris France: Unesco. 19 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned Report › Research
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Ed-tech within limits: anticipating educational technology in times of environmental crisis
Selwyn, N., 2021, In: E-Learning and Digital Media. 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
Press / Media
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Online exam monitoring is now common in Australian universities — but is it here to stay?
Christopher O'Neill, Gavin Smith, Mark Andrejevic, Neil Selwyn & Xin Gu
19/04/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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The threat circling human teachers and their profession
15/12/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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Retooling schools for an era of climate change
4/11/19
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Article/Feature
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