Mr Graham Alsop

About

  • I am Graham and am the Director of Learning and Teaching for the School of Computer Science and Mathematics.
  • I have an interest in Technology Enhanced Learning. I currently teach on our Undergraduate Computer Science degrees.
  • I was seconded to the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre full-time for 2016-17 (and half-time for 2017-18) to aid the development of Canvas at Kingston University. Canvas is our Learning Management System.
  • My substantive role in the School of Computer Science and Mathematics has spanned several years, and has included being Course Director and Module Leader for a number of degrees and modules.
  • In terms of Faculty roles I aided the development of StudySpace at Kingston in the past and looked after the Student Representative System within the Faculty.
  • My research interests focus on learning technology and the methods used to study its use.

Academic responsibilities

School Director Learning & Teaching

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons) Politics and Modern History (University of Manchester) FT 1989-1992
  • MSc Political Theory (London School of Economics and Political Science) PT 1994-96

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

  • I am interested in research methodologies and how they can be used to understand more about learning with technologies. I lead the School of Computer Science's Learning Technology Research Group, which engages in research in educational technology, pedagogy, electronic assessment and feedback.
  • I was first supervisor for a PhD that considered the methodological issues of using Activity Theory to enhance the learning of Computer Programming, and am currently 2nd supervisor for a study that is using bespoke learning support for learning Computer Programming.
  • I am working with a colleague on a study of the provision of assessment and feedback through Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs), and alone on a comparative study of the support and development of VLEs.
  • I was on the organising committee for the 2019 STEM Higher Education Conference at Kingston University (3-4th July 2019). Look up: https://ukstemconference.wordpress.com/

Publications

Number of items: 41.

Article

Casanova, Diogo, Alsop, Graham and Huet, Isabel (2021) Moving from lecturer to student-led digital assessment and feedback. International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 14(3), pp. 328-345. ISSN (print) 1753-5255

Casanova, Diogo, Alsop, Graham and Huet, Isabel (2021) Giving away some of their powers! Towards learner agency in digital assessment and feedback. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning, 16, p. 20. ISSN (online) 1793-7078

Hunter, Gordon, Livingstone, David, Neve, Paul and Alsop, Graham (2013) Learn programming++: the design, implementation and deployment of an intelligent environment for the teaching and learning of computer programming. 9th International Conference on Intelligent Environments (IE) 2013, 129 - 136.

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2007) From effect to effectiveness: the missing research questions. Educational Technology and Society, 10(1), pp. 28-39. ISSN (print) 1176-3647

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2006) Making sense of 'pure' phenomenography in information and communication technology in education. ALT-J: research in learning technology, 14(3), pp. 241-259. ISSN (print) 0968-7769

Stefani, Lorraine and Alsop, Graham (2005) Preventing Plagiarism. Educational Developments, 6(3), pp. 13-14. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Alsop, Graham and Stefani, Lorraine (2004) Tip Sites for Learning and Teaching. Educational Developments, 5(4), pp. 13-14. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Alsop, Graham and Stefani, Lorraine (2004) Teaching large groups: touring the teaching and learning web sites. Educational Developments, 5(2), pp. 14-15. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Tompsett, C. and Alsop, G. (2003) On reification: a reinterpretation of designed and emergent practice. ALT-J: research in learning technology, 11(2), pp. 61-63. ISSN (print) 0968-7769

Alsop, G. and Tompsett, C. (2002) Grounded theory as an approach to studying students' uses of learning management systems. ALT-J: research in learning technology, 10(2), pp. 63-76. ISSN (print) 0968-7769

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2001) Plagiarism: Online Tools to Relieve the Tedium of Detection. Educational Developments, 2(3), p. 15. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Alsop, Graham (2000) Finding information on educational research: the World Wide Web: chaos, hindrance and help? Educational Developments, 1(4), pp. 14-15. ISSN (print) 1469-3267

Book Section

Stone, Andy, Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2003) Grounded theory as a means of user-centred design and evaluation of mobile learning systems. In: Nyiri, Kristof, (ed.) Mobile learning: essays on philosophy, psychology and education. Vienna : Passagen Verlag. pp. 189-194. (Communications in the 21st Century) ISBN 3851656032

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2002) A grounded theory investigation of students' perceptions of learning management systems. In: Rust, Chris, (ed.) Improving student learning using learning technology. Oxford, U.K. : Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development. pp. 112-124. (Improving Student Learning, (9)) ISBN 1873576684

Alsop, Graham, Tompsett, Chris and Wisdom, James (1997) A study of human communication issues in interactive scholarly electronic journals. In: UNSPECIFIED, (ed.) Impact of electronic and multi-media journals on scholarly communications: Two eLib study reports. London, U.K. : Library Information Technology Centre. pp. 1-63. (eLib Studies series) ISBN 1900508451

Conference or Workshop Item

Casanova, Diogo and Alsop, Graham (2019) Feedback, agency and analytics in virtual learning environments : creating a case for change. In: ALT Annual Conference 2019 : Data, Dialogue, Doing; 03-05 Sep 2019, Edinburgh, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Casanova, Diogo and Alsop, Graham (2019) The role of virtual learning environments in assessment and feedback in STEM. In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference : Making Connections and Sharing Pedagogy; 03 - 04 Jul 2019, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Alsop, Graham, Neve, Paul, Orwell, Suzan and Orwell, James (2018) Being agile with artefacts and authentic assessment in computer science. In: Horizons in STEM Higher Education Conference: Making Connections, Innovating and Sharing Pedagogy; 28-29 Jun 2018, Hull, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Price, Linda, Downward, Stuart, Lawrence, David, Avery, Barry, Preston, Anne, Dias Fonseca, Tania, Vyas, Nora, Lock, Nick, Alsop, Graham, Orwell, Suzan, Beardsmore, James and Casanova, Diogo (2017) Putting technology in the frame : multiple lenses on evidenced based practice in a university wide roll out. In: HEA Annual Conference 2017 - Generation TEF : Teaching in the spotlight; 04 - 06 Jul 2017, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Wilks, Clarissa, Price, Linda, Downward, Stuart and Alsop, Graham (2017) Improving effectiveness in assessment : using a new VLE implementation as a vehicle for institutional change. In: HEA Transforming Assessment in Higher Education Symposium: EMA/Technology-enabled Assessment; 12 Apr 2017, York, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Jones, Beryl and Alsop, Graham (2015) Comparing engagement with Blackboard and Facebook to predict students’ performance. In: ALT Annual Conference 2015: Shaping the Future of Learning Together; 08-10 Sep 2015, Manchester, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Neve, Paul, Livingstone, David, Hunter, Gordon and Alsop, Graham (2013) Improving the student experience on computer programming courses with a holistic approach to learning design and technology. In: HEA STEM: Annual Learning and Teaching Conference 2013: Where practice and pedagogy meet; 17-18 April 2013, Birmingham, UK.

Neve, Paul, Livingstone, David, Alsop, Graham and Milne, Sue (2012) User oriented QTI authoring. In: International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference; 10-11 July 2012, Southampton, U.K..

Alsop, Graham and Neve, Paul (2012) The pedagogy of programming. In: Educational Research Forum; 15 Jun 2012, Kingston upon Thames, U.K.. (Unpublished)

Kheir Abadi, Maryam and Alsop, Graham (2011) Studying the learning of programming using grounded theory to support activity theory. In: 18th International conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT-C 2011); 6-8 Sept 2011, Leeds, U.K..

Kheir Abadi, Maryam K. and Alsop, Graham (2011) An Activity Theory study of students learning programming in Higher Education. In: Enhanced and Transformed: Tales from the Digital Age; 6 July 2011, London, U.K..

Kheir Abadi, Maryam, Alsop, Graham and Orwell, James (2010) Does an automatic test harness (ATH) help learning? In: ALT-C "Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change; 7 Sept - 9 Sept 2010, Nottingham, U.K.. (Submitted)

Alsop, Graham, Hebbes, Luke, Livingstone, David and Neve, Paul (2010) VLab: virtual machines as learning object for ICT teaching. In: ALT-C "Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change; 7 Sept - 9 Sept 2010, Nottingham, U.K..

Alsop, G. and Kheir Abadi, M. (2010) Does Grounded Theory provide a useful means of analysing data to inform an Activity Theory approach? In: Nordic Conference on Activity Theory and the Fourth Finnish Conference on Cultural and Activity Research; 23 May - 25 May 2010, Helsinki, Finland.

Alsop, Graham, Hebbes, Luke, Livingstone, David and Neve, Paul (2010) VLab: virtual machines as learning objects for ICT teaching. In: ALT-C 2010 "Into something rich and strange" – making sense of the sea-change; 7-9 Sept 2010, Nottingham, UK.

Alsop, G., Annesley, J., Cai, Z., Campos, A., Colbert, M., Livingstone, D., Smith, G. and Orwell, J. (2008) Issues Raised Developing AQuRate. In: Research into E-Assessment; 8 July - 9 July 2008, Loughborough, U.K.. (International Computer Assisted Assessment (CAA) Conference, no. 12)

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Christopher (2005) Testing Wenger's concept of a 'community of practice' - what can we throw away? In: ALT-C 2005: exploring the frontiers of e-learning - borders, outposts and migration; 6 Sept -8 Sept 2005, Manchester, U.K..

Tompsett, Chris, Alsop, Graham and Linsey, Tim (2004) Action research on the Carpe Diem model. In: ALT-C 2004: Blue skies and pragmatism - learning technologies for the next decade; 14-16 Sept 2004, University of Exeter, Devon, U.K..

Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Christopher (2004) Being Pragmatic: Experiencing Phenomenography in the context of Activity Theory. In: ALT-C 2004: Blue skies and pragmatism - learning technologies for the next decade; 14-16 Sept 2004, University of Exeter, Devon, U.K.. (International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT), no. 11) ISBN 9780954587017

Alsop, G. and Tompsett, C. (2004) Should the use of different research models for networked learning lead to different results? In: 4th International Conference on Networked Learning 2004; 05 - 07 Apr 2004, Lancaster, United Kingdom. (Networked Learning Conference) ISBN 1862201501

Roberts, Bob and Alsop, Graham (2003) Public services: e-governance and e-health - What are we really talking about? 'A cure all for all ills?'. In: 2nd IFIP Conference on E-Commerce, E-Business, E-Government (13E 2002); 7 Oct - 9 Oct 2002, Lisbon, Portugal. ISBN 1402072392

Tompsett, Christopher and Alsop, Graham (2003) Research in learning technology: building consensus in research? In: ALT-C 2003: Communities of Practice; 8 Sept - 10 Sept 2003, Sheffield, U.K..

Stone, Andy, Alsop, Graham and Tompsett, Chris (2002) Grounded theory as a means of user-centred design and evaluation of mobile learning systems. In: The Social Science of Mobile Learning; 29 Nov 2002, Budapest, Hungary.

Stone, A., Alsop, G., Briggs, J. and Tompsett, C. (2002) M-Learning and E-Learning: a review of work undertaken by the Learning Technology Research Group. In: European Workshop on Mobile and Contextual Learning; 20 June - 21 June 2002, Birmingham, U.K..

Stone, Andy, Alsop, Graham, Tompsett, Chris and Briggs, Jonathan (2002) M-learning as a means of supporting learners: tomorrow's technologies are already her, how can we most effectively use them in the e-learning age? In: Networked Learning 2002; 26 Mar - 28 Mar 2002, Sheffield, U.K..

Alsop, G. and Wills, C (2001) Technology and democracy: a panacea for government? In: International Conference on Trends in Communications; 04 Jul - 07 Jul 2001, Bratislava, Slovakia. ISBN 0780364902

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

Professional and scholarly affiliations

  • Fellow of the British Computer Society
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Leadership and management

School Director of Learning and Teaching

Social media

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