Person
Dr Jordan Allison is a senior lecturer in Computer Science within the School of Business, Computing and Social Sciences at the University of Gloucestershire. He is the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Educational Computing Research, and he is the author of many journal articles and conference publications regarding educational computing research. Jordan is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Professional Member of the Association of Computing Machinery (MACM), and serves on the committee of the Cheltenham and Gloucester Branch of the British Computer Society (BCS), the Chartered Institute for IT. His research primarily focuses on educational computing, computing education pedagogy, curriculum design and teacher development.
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) rapidly reshapes educational research and classroom practice, questions of methodological integrity and ethical responsibility have become both urgent and...
As part of a broader strategy to refocus skills investment on young people, the UK government has announced significant reforms to apprenticeship funding in England (DfE, 2025). Central to this...
Continue reading blog postThe rise of educational technology (EdTech) has transformed the learning landscape, with generative artificial intelligence (AI) offering a new frontier in personalised and accessible education...
Continue reading blog postIn October 2024, the Skills Minister introduced a new bill to the House of Lords to reform the skills system for apprenticeships. Since 2017, apprenticeships were developed and regulated by the...
Continue reading blog postAs digital technologies become further embedded within every aspect of modern life, education systems must keep pace to prepare students for the world they currently live and learn in, but also...
Continue reading blog postIn today's digital world, cyber security, that is ‘how individuals and organisations reduce the risk of cyber attack’ (National Cyber Security Centre, 2024), has become a paramount concern....
Continue reading blog post