Mike Sharples


Michael Sharples is a British academic working in Educational technology. He is a Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University.

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.

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