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Jeremy Knox

Associate Professor in Digital Education

jeremy.knox@education.ox.ac.uk

About me

Jeremy Knox is Associate Professor of Digital Education at the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and an Official Fellow of Kellogg College.

His research interests include the relationships between education, data-driven technologies, and wider society, and he has led projects funded by the ESRC and the British Council in the UK. Jeremy has previously served as co-Director of the Centre for Research in Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, and currently co-convenes the Society for Research in Higher Education Digital University network. His published work includes AI and Education in China(2023), Data Justice and the Right to the City (2022), The Manifesto for Teaching Online(2020), Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education (2019), and Posthumanism and the Massive Open Online Course (2016).

Research

Books

Knox, J. (2023). AI and Education in China, Imagining the Future, Excavating the Past. Taylor & Francis.

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003375135
Bayne, S., Abaci, S., Choi, S., Davies, H., Doonan, J., Evans, P., Ewins, R., Farrell, K., Gallagher, M., Knox, J., Lamb, J., Lawson, T., Manches, A., Miltner, K., Nisbet, P., O’shea, C., Plowman, L., Robertson, J., Ross, J., … Williamson, B. (2021). Centre Report 2021. The Centre for Research in Digital Education.

https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-001
Bayne, S., Evans, P., Ewins, R., Knox, J., Lamb, J., Macleod, H., O’Shea, C., Ross, J., Sheail, P., & Sinclair, C. (2020). The Manifesto for Teaching Online. MIT Press.
Bayne, S., Abaci, S., Davies, H., Doonan, J., Evans, P., Ewins, R., Farrell, K., Gallagher, M., Ghazali-Mohammed, Z., Knox, J., Lawson, T., Lamb, J., Laurie, M., Manches, A., Menzies, J., Miltner, K., O’shea, C., Plowman, L., Robertson, J., … Williamson, B. (2020). Centre Report 2020. The Centre for Research in Digital Education.

https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-002
Bayne, S., Ewins, A., Evans, P., Gallagher, M., Ghazali-Mohammed, Z., Manches, A., Odai, L., Knox, J., Menzies, J., O’Shea, C., Plowman, L., Ross, J., Sowton, C., Robertson, J., Sheail, P., Tsai, Y., Wang, Y., Williamson, B., Farrell, K., … Priztker, R. (2019). Centre Report 2019. The Centre for Research in Digital Education.

https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-003
Bayne, S., Berliner, N., Evans, P., Ewins, A., Gallagher, M., Ghazali-Mohammed, Z., Knox, J., Manches, A., O’Shea, C., Menzies, J., Plowman, L., Robertson, J., Ross, J., Sheail, P., Sinclair, C., Sowton, C., Tsai, Y., Wang, Y., & Wood, A. (2018). Centre Report 2018. The Centre for Research in Digital Education.

https://doi.org/10.7488/era/crde-004
Knox, J. (2016). Posthumanism and the Massive Open Online Course, Contaminating the Subject of Global Education. Taylor & Francis.

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315674032

Book chapters

Knox, J. (2024). Learning with machines: Divisions and transformations in the era of datafication. In Translations and Participation: Cross-Disciplinary Perspectives (pp. 133-156).
Knox, J. (2024). Postdigital Research. In Encyclopedia of Postdigital Science and Education (pp. 1-6). Springer Nature.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35469-4_61-1
Knox, J. (2023). A political economy of AI and education in China. In World Yearbook of Education 2024: Digitalisation of Education in the Era of Algorithms, Automation and Artificial Intelligence (pp. 155-171).

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003359722-12
Williamson, B., Eynon, R., Knox, J., & Davies, H. (2023). Critical perspectives on AI in education: political economy, discrimination, commercialization, governance and ethics. In Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in Education (pp. 553-570). Edward Elgar Publishing.

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800375413.00037
Williamson, B., Eynon, R., Knox, J., & Davies, H. (2023). Critical perspectives on AI in education. In B. du Boulay, A. Mitrovic, & K. Yacef (Eds.), Political economy, discrimination, commercialization, governance and ethics (pp. 555-573). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd.

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781800375413.00037
Knox, J. (2023). Educational Development in the Postdigital Era. In International Handbook on Education Development in Asia-Pacific (pp. 1-20). Springer Nature.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2327-1_119-1
Currie, M., Knox, J., & Mcgregor, C. (2022). Data justice and the right to the city. In M. Currie, J. Knox, & C. Mcgregor (Eds.), An introduction. Edinburgh University Press.
Knox, J., Hoel, T., & Yuan, L. (2022). From Principles to Processes. In Strategy, Policy, Practice, and Governance for AI in Higher Education Institutions (pp. 101-125). IGI Global.

https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-9247-2.ch005
Arndt, S., Asher, G., Knox, J., Ford, D., Hayes, S., Lăzăroiu, G., Jackson, L., Contreras, J., Buchanan, R., D’Olimpio, L., Smith, M., Suoranta, J., Pyyhtinen, O., Ryberg, T., Davidsen, J., Steketee, A., Mihăilă, R., Stewart, G., Dawson, M., … Peters, M. (2021). Between the blabbering noise of individuals or the silent dialogue of many: A collective response to ’Postdigital science and education’ (Jandrić et al. 2018). In The Methodology and Philosophy of Collective Writing: An Educational Philosophy and Theory Reader Volume X (pp. 188-219).
Knox, J., Wang, Y., & Gallagher, M. (2019). Introduction. In J. Knox, Y. Wang, & M. Gallagher (Eds.), AI, inclusion, and ‘everyone learning everything’ (pp. 1-13). Springer Singapore.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8161-4_1
Knox, J. (2019). The ‘creative, problem-solving entrepreneur’. In M. Peters, P. Jandrić, & A. Means (Eds.), Alternative futures for education in the age of machine learning? (pp. 297-312). Springer Singapore.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6225-5_19
Knox, J. (2019). The ‘Creative, Problem-Solving Entrepreneur’: Alternative Futures for Education in the Age of Machine Learning?. In Education and Technological Unemployment (pp. 297-312). Springer Nature.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6225-5_19
Knox, J., Wang, Y., & Gallagher, M. (2019). Introduction: AI, Inclusion, and ‘Everyone Learning Everything’. In Artificial Intelligence and Inclusive Education (pp. 1-13). Springer Nature.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-8161-4_1
Ross, J., Sowton, C., Knox, J., & Speed, C. (2017). Artcasting, mobilities, and inventiveness. In L. Ciolfi, A. Damala, E. Hornecker, M. Lechner, & L. Maye (Eds.), Engaging with new approaches to arts evaluation (pp. 150-165). Routledge.

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315522456
Knox, J. (2017). How goes the revolution?. In G. Martins dos Santos Ferreira, L. Alexandre da Silva Rosado, & J. de Sá Carvalho (Eds.), Three themes in the shifting MOOC landscape (pp. 386-408). Universidade Estacio De Sa.
Ross, J., Sowton, C., Knox, J., & Speed, C. (2017). Artcasting, mobilities, and inventiveness: Engaging with new approaches to arts evaluation. In Cultural Heritage Communities: Technologies and Challenges (pp. 150-165).

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315522456
Knox, J. (2016). What’s the matter with MOOCs?. In Sociomaterial methodologies for educational research. Palgrave Macmillan.
Knox, J. (2016). Posthuman Openings. In M. Deimann & M. Peters (Eds.), looking beyond technology instrumentalism (pp. 66-67). Peter Lang.
Knox, J. (2015). Critical Education and Digital Cultures. In Encyclopedia of Educational Philosophy and Theory (pp. 1-6). Springer Nature.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-287-532-7_124-1
Knox, J. (2015). Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). In Springer Encyclopaedia of Educational Theory and Philosophy. Springer.

Conference papers

Mcgregor, C., & Knox, J. (2016, September 22). New materialism and social justice.
Knox, J., & Ross, J. (2016, January 31). “Where does this work belong?”.

Journal articles

Veletsianos, G., Jandrić, P., MacKenzie, A., & Knox, J. (2024). Postdigital Research: Transforming Borders into Connections. Postdigital Science and Education, 6(2), 643-662.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-023-00450-4
van de Oudeweetering, K., Knox, J., & Decuypere, M. (2023). Problematizing feedback loops: ‘on’, ‘with’, and ‘beyond’ analytics dashboards in MOOCs. Learning Media and Technology, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), 1-16.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2023.2264188
Kuhn, C., Khoo, S.-M., Czerniewicz, L., Lilley, W., Bute, S., Crean, A., Abegglen, S., Burns, T., Sinfield, S., Jandrić, P., Knox, J., & MacKenzie, A. (2023). Understanding Digital Inequality: A Theoretical Kaleidoscope. Postdigital Science and Education, 5(3), 894-932.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-023-00395-8
Knox, J. (2023). (Re)politicising data-driven education: from ethical principles to radical participation. Learning Media and Technology, 48(2), 200-212.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2022.2158466
Kuhn, C., Khoo, S.-M., Czerniewicz, L., Lilley, W., Bute, S., Crean, A., Abegglen, S., Burns, T., Sinfield, S., Jandrić, P., Knox, J., & MacKenzie, A. (2023). Understanding Digital Inequality: A Theoretical Kaleidoscope. Postdigital Science and Education, 1-39.
Jandrić, P., & Knox, J. (2022). The postdigital turn: Philosophy, education, research. Policy Futures in Education, 20(7), 780-795.

https://doi.org/10.1177/14782103211062713
Knox, J. (2022). Book review: Jeremy Knox on Posthumanism and the digital university: Texts, bodies and materialities, by Lesley Gourlay, 2020. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 54(7), 1048-1050.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2021.1923004
Knox, J. (2022). The Metaverse, or the Serious Business of Tech Frontiers. Postdigital Science and Education, 4(2), 207-215.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-022-00300-9
Lamb, J., Carvalho, L., Gallagher, M., & Knox, J. (2022). Correction to: The Postdigital Learning Spaces of Higher Education. Postdigital Science and Education, 4(2), 630-631.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-022-00293-5
Jandrić, P., MacKenzie, A., & Knox, J. (2022). Postdigital Research: Genealogies, Challenges, and Future Perspectives. Postdigital Science and Education, 1-7.
Knox, J., Cui, X., Jin, Y., & Sun, B. (2022). Data, Artificial Intelligence, and the future of learning. The Chinese Journal of ICT in Education, 28(509), 5-12.
Knox, J. (2021). How the ‘taming’ of private education in China is impacting AI. On Education: Journal for Research and Debate, 12.

https://doi.org/10.17899/on_ed.2021.12.6
Lamb, J., Carvalho, L., Gallagher, M., & Knox, J. (2021). The Postdigital Learning Spaces of Higher Education. Postdigital Science and Education, 4(1), 1-12.
Jandric, P., & Knox, J. (2021). The postdigital turn. Journal of Distance Education in China.
Reader, J., Jandrić, P., Peters, M., Barnett, R., Garbowski, M., Lipińska, V., Rider, S., Bhatt, I., Clarke, A., Hashemi, M., Bevan, A., Trozzo, E., MacKenzie, A., Aldern, J., Matias, C., Stewart, G., Mika, C., McLaren, P., Fawns, T., … Baker, C. (2021). Enchantment - Disenchantment-Re-Enchantment: Postdigital Relationships between Science, Philosophy, and Religion. Postdigital Science and Education, 3(3), 934-965.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-020-00133-4
Knox, J. (2021). Refocusing Zuboff’s ‘division of learning’ on education. Seminar.Net, 17(2).

https://doi.org/10.7577/seminar.4268
Gourlay, L., Rodríguez-Illera, J., Barberà, E., Bali, M., Gachago, D., Pallitt, N., Jones, C., Bayne, S., Hansen, S., Hrastinski, S., Jaldemark, J., Themelis, C., Pischetola, M., Dirckinck-Holmfeld, L., Matthews, A., Gulson, K., Lee, K., Bligh, B., Thibaut, P., … Knox, J. (2021). Networked Learning in 2021: A Community Definition. Postdigital Science and Education, 3(2), 326-369.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-021-00222-y
Knox, J. (2020). Artificial intelligence and education in China. Learning Media and Technology, 45(3), 298-311.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2020.1754236
Knox, J., Williamson, B., & Bayne, S. (2020). Machine behaviourism: future visions of ‘learnification’ and ‘datafication’ across humans and digital technologies. Learning Media and Technology, 45(1), 31-45.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1623251
Selwyn, N., Hillman, T., Eynon, R., Ferreira, G., Knox, J., Macgilchrist, F., & Sancho-Gil, J. (2019). What’s next for Ed-Tech? Critical hopes and concerns for the 2020s. Learning, Media and Technology, 45(1), 1-6.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2020.1694945 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:e0cd2e52-021e-4f72-82ec-809a4072534d
Arndt, S., Asher, G., Knox, J., Ford, D., Hayes, S., Lăzăroiu, G., Jackson, L., Contreras, J., Buchanan, R., D’Olimpio, L., Smith, M., Suoranta, J., Pyyhtinen, O., Ryberg, T., Davidsen, J., Steketee, A., Mihăilă, R., Stewart, G., Dawson, M., … Peters, M. (2019). Between the Blabbering Noise of Individuals or the Silent Dialogue of Many: a Collective Response to ‵Postdigital Science and Education′ (Jandrić et al. 2018). Postdigital Science and Education, 1(2), 446-474.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-019-00037-y
Knox, J. (2019). Postdigital as (Re)Turn to the Political. Postdigital Science and Education, 1(2), 280-282.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-019-00058-7
Knox, J. (2019). What Does the ‘Postdigital’ Mean for Education? Three Critical Perspectives on the Digital, with Implications for Educational Research and Practice. Postdigital Science and Education, 1(2), 357-370.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-019-00045-y
Gallagher, M., & Knox, J. (2019). Global technologies, local practices. Learning Media and Technology, 44(3), 225-234.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2019.1640741
Ross, J., Knox, J., Sowton, C., & Speed, C. (2019). Mobilising connections with art: Artcasting and the digital articulation of visitor engagement with cultural heritage. International Journal of Heritage Studies, 25(4), 395-414.

https://doi.org/10.1080/13527258.2018.1493698
Jandrić, P., Ryberg, T., Knox, J., Lacković, N., Hayes, S., Suoranta, J., Smith, M., Steketee, A., Peters, M., McLaren, P., Ford, D., Asher, G., McGregor, C., Stewart, G., Williamson, B., & Gibbons, A. (2019). Postdigital Dialogue. Postdigital Science and Education, 1(1), 163-189.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-018-0011-x
Mcgregor, C., & Knox, J. (2019). Reframing justice in a more-than-human world?. Theory, Culture & Society.
Lamb, J., Gallagher, M., & Knox, J. (2019). On an excursion through EC1: multimodality, ethnography and urban walking. Qualitative Research, 19(1), 55-70.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1468794118773294
Jandrić, P., Knox, J., Besley, T., Ryberg, T., Suoranta, J., & Hayes, S. (2018). Postdigital science and education. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50(10), 893-899.

https://doi.org/10.1080/00131857.2018.1454000
Knox, J. (2018). Beyond the “c” and the “x”: Learning with algorithms in massive open online courses (MOOCs). International Review of Education, 64(2), 161-178.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11159-018-9707-0
Knox, J. (2017). Data Power in Education: Exploring Critical Awareness with the “Learning Analytics Report Card”. Television & New Media, 18(8), 734-752.

https://doi.org/10.1177/1527476417690029
McGregor, C., & Knox, J. (2017). Activism and the academy. Ephemera: Theory & Politics in Organisation, 17(3), 509-532.
Knox, J. (2017). De-colonising the MOOC. Journal of Distance Education in China, 508, 1-15.
Jandrić, P., Knox, J., Macleod, H., & Sinclair, C. (2017). Learning in the age of algorithmic cultures. E-Learning and Digital Media, 14(3), 101-104.

https://doi.org/10.1177/2042753017731237
Knox, J. (2016). Posthumanism and the MOOC: opening the subject of digital education. Studies in Philosophy and Education, 35(3), 305-320.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11217-016-9516-5
Bayne, S., Knox, J., & Ross, J. (2015). Open education: the need for a critical approach. Learning Media and Technology, 40(3), 247-250.

https://doi.org/10.1080/17439884.2015.1065272
Knox, J. (2015). The ‘Tweeting Book’ and the question of ‘non-human data’. TechTrends, 59(1), 72-75.

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11528-014-0823-9
Knox, J. (2014). Digital culture clash: “massive” education in the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC. Distance Education, 35(2), 164-177.

https://doi.org/10.1080/01587919.2014.917704
Knox, J., & Bayne, S. (2013). Multimodal profusion in the literacies of the Massive Open Online Course. Research in Learning Technology, 21.

https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v21.21422
Ross, J., Sinclair, C., Knox, J., Bayne, S., & Macleod, H. (2014). Teacher Experiences and Academic Identity: The Missing Components of MOOC Pedagogy. Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 10(1), 57-69.
Knox, J. (2014). Active Algorithms: Sociomaterial Spaces in the E-learning and Digital Cultures MOOC. Campus Virtuales, 3(1), 42-55.
Knox, J. (2013). Five critiques of the open educational resources movement. Teaching in Higher Education, 18(8), 821-832.

https://doi.org/10.1080/13562517.2013.774354
Knox, J. (2013). The limitations of access alone. Open Praxis, 5(1), 21.

https://doi.org/10.5944/openpraxis.5.1.36
Knox, J., Bayne, S., Ross, J., Macleod, H., & Sinclair, C. (2012). MOOC pedagogy. Association for Learning Technology (ALT) Online Newsletter, 28.