Jen Ross – higher education after surveillance

Two publications and a talk about the ‘data stories’ project

Posted on September 8, 2022 (September 8, 2022)

The 2020 data stories project was a collaboration between several network members, and our colleagues Jane McKie (University of Edinburgh) and Pat Lockley (Pgogy Webstuff). Jen, Anna and Amy were the researchers for the project, and Martin facilitated links with his then-organisation, the Association of Learning Technology. The main output from the project was the […]

Call for papers: special issue on Surveillance in Education

Posted on June 23, 2021 (October 16, 2022)

Network members sava saheli singh and Chris Gilliard are co-editing a special issue of the Journal of Interactive Technology & Pedagogy on the topic of Surveillance in Education. The deadline for papers and ‘views from the field’ has been extended to 30 June, and they are looking for “submissions from all who have been touched, […]

George Veletsianos: How many colleges and universities use proctoring software?

Posted on April 19, 2021 (April 19, 2021)

This post was originally published on George’s blog, 22 March 2021. Many thanks to George for permission to repost. Understanding how many colleges and universities in North America use remote proctoring technologies matters to students, faculty, staff, and administrators, and it is important for practical, scholarly, and ethical reasons. Beyond rough estimates and statements on proctoring […]

“Telling Data Stories” workshop

Posted on April 14, 2021 (April 15, 2021)

The team behind the Data Stories project, including After Surveillance network members, ran an online workshop on 9 April 2021 to discuss and imagine data and surveillance futures in education. The team (Amy Collier, Jane McKie, Jen Ross and Anna Wilson) introduced the tool and facilitated an interactive discussion and story creation session, giving participants […]

Data stories project & data stories creator

Posted on September 16, 2020 (September 16, 2020)

Back in February, some of the network members successfully applied for research funding to undertake a project about co-designing with speculative data stories. This was intended to involve co-creating speculative stories in face-to-face workshops. The Covid-19 pandemic and its impact on universities forced a rethink of these plans. The project team drew back from the […]

Funded studentship on the Ethical and Social Futures of Data-Driven Education, University of Edinburgh

Posted on April 22, 2020 (April 22, 2020)

A funded PhD studentship on the topic of “Ethical and Social Futures of Data-Driven Education” is now open for applications (closing date 15 May 2020). The studentship is co-supervised by Dr Karen Gregory and Dr Jen Ross at the University of Edinburgh (both members of the After Surveillance network), and so the successful candidate will be working […]

New project – Co-designing with Speculative Data Stories: Higher Education After Surveillance

Posted on February 14, 2020 (February 14, 2020)

‘After Surveillance’ network members Jen Ross, Amy Collier, Anna Wilson and Martin Hawksey, along with our colleague Jane McKie, have just successfully applied for a small research grant from the Edinburgh Futures Institute. These grants are aimed at supporting “projects with a focus on the production and application (through innovation) of multi-disciplinary research for the […]

A commentary about ‘after surveillance’

Posted on February 14, 2020 (February 14, 2020)

Amy and Jen were invited to write a short commentary for the journal Postdigital Science and Education, about the network and the concept of ‘post surveillance’. The Commentary is now available to read online – feel free to get in touch with Jen if you can’t access it. The commentary is woven together with a […]

Higher Education Surveillance Observatory: some initial thoughts

Posted on October 9, 2019 (October 9, 2019)

At our first ‘after surveillance’ meeting in March, some of our discussions were about ways of better understanding the landscape of surveillance and privacy across the higher education sector. We know about examples of good and bad (or perhaps ‘mixed’) practice in some institutions, companies and organisations, but we thought that a contribution this international […]

Some key questions about higher education & surveillance

Posted on June 26, 2019

Before our first meeting in March 2019, we asked the people who were attending to write some topics and questions they would hope to see addressed in the project. I can’t honestly think of a better way to scope out the territory of ‘higher education after surveillance’ than to share these – lightly edited and […]

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