Occupation Technologist Name Mike Sharples | Role Professor | |
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Born 14 December 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-12-14 ) Sale, England Alma mater St. Andrews University
University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Artificial Intelligence Known for human-centred design, evaluation of technologies of learning, application of studies of human cognition and social interaction to the design of novel interactive systems Website www.open.ac.uk/personalpages/mike.sharples Books How we write, Computers and Thought, Cognition, Computers and Creative Writing | ||
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Michael (Mike) Sharples (born December 14, 1952, in Sale, UK) is a British academic working in Educational technology. He is a Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University.
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- Mike sharples video bridging the divide between formal informal learning mov
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- Background
- Career
- Research
- Books
- References
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Background
Sharples graduated from St. Andrews University in 1976 with a BSc. Hons in Computational Science, then moved to the Dept of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh as a post graduate student. His PhD thesis was on the topic of Cognition, Computers and Creative Writing.
Career
Sharples held various academic appointments before becoming director for the centre for educational technology and distance learning at the University of Birmingham, UK, and later professor of learning sciences and Director of Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Nottingham.
Research
Sharples' research focus is on adapting and developing new technology and socio-technical systems to facilitate learning, such as the use of mobile devices.