David Benzie
Job Title:
Head of e-learning
Faculty/Department:
EPD
Contact Number:
01752 636700 Ext: 2080
Email:
dbenzie@marjon.ac.uk
Qualifications:

PhD, B.Eng (hons), PGCE
Research Background:

Involved in research into the role of ICT in all phases of education since the early 1980s.  The initial focus was on the use of computers to support mathematics teaching in secondary school but this soon broadened out to other phases and curriculum areas.  Research in the 1990s, which led to a PhD, focused on the development of IT capability by undergraduate students and led to an interest in socio-cultural accounts of learning.
Research Interests:

The application and development of socio-cultural theories and accounts of learning in a broad range of contexts associated with the use of ICT in education.  A particular interest is the application of these theories in attempts to understand change associated with ICT.
Teaching Areas:

Have taught on both MEd and MA programmes and have supervised many dissertations.  Have also taught on BEd and PGCE primary programmes.  Currently leads the PG Secondary ICT route.
Publications:

Benzie, D.H & Zammit, K. (eds) (2008) Valuing individual and shared learning: the role of ICT. Proceedings of the IFIP WG 3.5 conference held at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic, June 2008. Prague:Charles University in Prague, Faculty of Education (ISBN - 13: 978 80 7290 353 5)
Benzie, D.H. & Idling, M. (eds) (2007) Informatics, Mathematics and ICT: a 'golden triangle'. Proceedings of the IFIP WG 3.1 & 3.5 Joint conference held at Northeastern University, Boston USA June 2007. Boston, Ma: Northeastern University (ISBN - 13: 978 0 615 14623 2)
Benzie, D.H. & Watson, D. (eds) (2006) Imagining the Future for ICT and Education, Abstracts & Proceedings. Proceedings of the IFIP WG 3.1, 3.3 & 3.5 Joint conference held in Alesund, Norway July 2006. Alesund: Alesund University College (ISBN 82 92186 33 6)
Benzie, D.H. et al (2005) Communities of Practice. In Somekh, B. & Lewin, C. (eds) (2005) Research Methods in the Social Sciences. London: Sage
Benzie, D.H. & Passey, D. (eds) (2000) Proceedings of Conference on Educational Uses of Information and Communications Technologies. 16th IFIP World Computer Congress: Beijing, China. August 2000. Beijing: Publishing House of Electronics Industry (ISBN 7 5053 6106 6)
Other Interests:

Walking and Photography

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