Dr Philip Moffitt
Teaching, Lecturer in Technology-Enhanced LearningResearch Overview
Phil Moffitt works in the Department of Educational Research, Lancaster University. He specialises in interventionist research of education. Phil is a chartered engineer, facilities manager, and UX ergonomist with research interests in socio-technical, socio-cultural, and cultural-historical activity theory, enabling people to collectively and expansively confront sub-optimal work and learning for themselves.
Profile
Phil is currently researching the mediating role of technologies for social development, organisational change, and vocational practice in TVET, FE, and HE for STEM practitioners involved in post-conflict reconstruction and disaster relief, where the requirement and opportunity for epistemic development is often only identified at the time and place of need. His projects are being undertaken through phenomenographic and activity theoretical approaches (the latter using the Change Laboratory methodology), often with dispersed teams in geographically distal settings. He undertakes voluntary activities as a coach and mentor with those who are disengaged from STEM education.
PhD Supervision Interests
I am interested in PhD supervision with researchers examining technology enhanced learning, notably where technologies mediate learning in practice settings for STEM fields. I specialise in phenomenographic and activity theoretical research in FE, HE, VET, workplace, and informal learning.
International Journal of Leadership in Education (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Micro:bit teacher training
Invited talk
Online Change Laboratories: facing contemporary challenges through the expansive development of activity systems
Public Lecture/ Debate/Seminar
ISCAR 2024 (International Society for Cultural-Historical Activity Research) (Event)
Publication peer-review
Mentorship of Arkwright Scholars
Other
British Educational Research Association (External organisation)
Membership of committee
STEM Learning / IET Education Officer outreach activity
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Administrative Sciences (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Education as preparation for careers in STEM, for those historically excluded and marginalised
Invited talk
STEM Learning / IET Education Officer outreach activity
Types of Public engagement and outreach - Festival/Exhibition
Doctoral examiner - external
Examination
Te Puna Aurei LearnFest
Participation in conference - Academic
Education Sciences (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Networked Learning 2024 Conference (Event)
Publication peer-review
Frontiers in Education (Journal)
Publication peer-review
Institution of Engineering and Technology (External organisation)
Membership of committee
Running online formative interventions – experiences from an international research community
Oral presentation
Studies in Technology Enhanced Learning (Journal)
Editorial activity
- Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning