Alan completed a MSc at Oxford and is delighted to be a part-time doctoral candidate here. He is interested in the writings of Vygotsky, Bourdieu, and Bernstein, and how these can be applied through the lens of AI. His current research centres on the idea of quadratic systems incorporating AI; tackling the attainment gap using EduTech and AI in teaching pedagogy and pupil work; the idea of metacognitive spectrum theory and cultural capital to develop pupil motivation; and parental involvement in AI support systems.
Alan has been a secondary school teacher, then leader, for 27 years, both in the UK and overseas, and currently works for a national charity training new teachers. He also works as a consultant for a national teaching institution developing training strategies and content. As a Founding Fellow of the Chartered College of Teachers, Alan believes strongly in the power of research-informed pedagogy to improve the life chances of socioeconomically disadvantaged pupils through quality education.
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