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49
Citations
8767
World Ranking
2978
National Ranking
510

Research.com Recognitions

  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom
  • Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, United Kingdom

Overview

Eileen Scanlon is affiliated with The Open University in United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Computer Science and Social Sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields including Computer Science Applications, Ecological Modeling, Education, Information Systems, and Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition.

The research topics covered by Scanlon emphasize practical and theoretical dimensions of education and technology. Key areas of focus include:

  • Species Distribution and Climate Change
  • Online Learning and Analytics
  • E-Learning and Knowledge Management
  • Augmented Reality Applications
  • Innovative Teaching and Learning Methods
  • Service-Learning and Community Engagement
  • Higher Education Practises and Engagement

Their recent papers illustrate a diverse engagement with educational technology and science education communities. Notable publications include:

  • "Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8" (2020) published in Dublin City University Open Access Institutional Repository (Dublin City University)
  • "Measuring cognitive load in augmented reality with physiological methods: A systematic review" (2023) published in Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • "Educational Technology Research: Contexts, Complexity and Challenges" (2021) published in Journal of Interactive Media in Education
  • "Learning outcomes in online citizen science communities designed for inquiry" (2020) published in International Journal of Science Education Part B
  • "Methods of Promoting Learning and Data Quality in Citizen and Community Science" (2021) published in Frontiers in Climate

Scanlon has published multiple articles in frequent venues such as:

  • Journal of Interactive Media in Education
  • Open Learning The Journal of Open Distance and e-Learning
  • Dublin City University Open Access Institutional Repository (Dublin City University)
  • Journal of Computer Assisted Learning
  • International Journal of Science Education Part B

Their collaborations reflect a broad network, with frequent co-authors including Christothea Herodotou, Rebecca Ferguson, Mike Sharples, Victoria L. Murphy, and Francisco Iniesto.

Eileen Scanlon has been recognized as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences in the United Kingdom.

Best Publications

  • Informal Learning with PDAs and Smartphones

    Gill Clough;Ann C. Jones;Patrick McAndrew;Eileen Scanlon

  • Using Technology in Higher Education: An Activity Theory Perspective.

    Kim Issroff;Eileen Scanlon

  • Mobile learning: Two case studies of supporting inquiry learning in informal and semiformal settings

    Ann C. Jones;Eileen Scanlon;Gill Clough

  • Digital Scholarship Considered: How New Technologies Could Transform Academic Work

    Nick Pearce;Martin Weller;Eileen Scanlon;Samuel Kinsley

  • Activity Theory and Higher Education : evaluating learning technologies

    Eileen Scanlon;Kim Issroff

  • New Directions in Educational Technology

    Eileen Scanlon;Tim O'Shea

  • Combining interaction and context design to support collaborative argumentation using a tool for synchronous CMC

    Simon Mcalister;Andrew Ravenscroft;Eileen Scanlon

  • Museum Learning via Social and Mobile Technologies: (How) Can Online Interactions Enhance the Visitor Experience?.

    Koula Charitonos;Canan Tosunoglu Blake;Eileen Scanlon;Ann C. Jones

  • Mobile technologies: prospects for their use in learning in informal science settings

    Eileen Scanlon;Ann C. Jones;Jenny Waycott

  • Reconsidering simulations in science education at a distance: features of effective use

    Canan Tosunoglu Blake;Eileen Scanlon

  • Preliminary experiments with a distributed, multi-media, problem solving environment

    Randall B. Smith;Tim O'Shea;Claire O'Malley;Eileen Scanlon

  • Profiles of engagement in online communities of citizen science participation

    Maria Aristeidou;Eileen Scanlon;Mike Sharples

  • Remote experiments, re-versioning and re-thinking science learning

    Eileen Scanlon;Chetz Colwell;Martyn Cooper;Terry Di Paolo

  • Using remote laboratories to extend access to science and engineering

    Chetz Colwell;Eileen Scanlon;Martyn Cooper

  • Contexts for evaluating educational software

    A Jones;E Scanlon;C Tosunoglu;E Morris

  • PDAs as lifelong learning tools: an activity theory based analysis

    Jenny Waycott;Ann Jones;Eileen Scanlon

  • Innovative Pedagogies of the Future: An Evidence-Based Selection

    Christothea Herodotou;Mike Sharples;Mark Gaved;Agnes Kukulska-Hulme

  • The role of the graphic calculator in mediating graphing activity

    Sara Hennessy;Pat Fung;Eileen Scanlon

  • Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8

    Agnes Kukulska-Hulme;Elaine Beirne;Gráinne Conole;Eamon Costello

  • Scholarship in the digital age: Open educational resources, publication and public engagement

    Eileen Scanlon

  • Personal Inquiry: Orchestrating Science Investigations within and beyond the Classroom

    Mike Sharples;Eileen Scanlon;Shaaron E. Ainsworth;Stamatina Anastopoulou

  • Investigating science communication in the information age : implications for public engagement and popular media

    Richard Holliman;Liz Whitelegg;Eileen Scanlon;Sam Smidt

  • Proceedings 30 th Conference of the International Group for the Psych ology of Mathematics Education

    Jonathan San Diego;James C. Aczel;Barbara K. Hodgson;Eileen Scanlon

Frequent Co-Authors

Gráinne Conole
Gráinne Conole University of Leicester
Karen Littleton
Karen Littleton The Open University
Claire O'Malley
Claire O'Malley Teesside University
Martin Weller
Martin Weller The Open University
Bart Rienties
Bart Rienties The Open University
Sara Hennessy
Sara Hennessy University of Cambridge
Simon P. Kelley
Simon P. Kelley University of Leeds
Malcolm Hole
Malcolm Hole University of Aberdeen
Ton de Jong
Ton de Jong University of Twente
Lydia Plowman
Lydia Plowman University of Edinburgh

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