Jo followed the research interests: Human Factors and Medical Device Design
Jo started following the work of Ulises Xolocotzin Eligio, University of Bristol, Graduate School of Education.
Jo started following the work of Andres Baravalle, University of East London, ACE.
Post-Doc, UCLIC
The Open University, Insitute of Educational Technology
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About
I have recently joined UCL as a post-doc on CHI+MED , an EPSRC-funded project to improve the safety of interactive (programmable) medical devices.
I am currently in the process of completing my PhD research on digital games and learning, having previously completed a Masters in Research Methods at the Open University.
The broad aim of my PhD is to explore the relationship between motivation, engagement and informal learning through digital games. My first study involved carrying out a series of email interviews with adult games players to find out more about their game playing experiences and how they conceptualise learning in this context. The second phase of my research involved an exploratory case study approach consisting of mixed methods. These include observation, interview, questionnaires, diaries and physiological data in order to build an in-depth picture of how motivation, engagement and informal learning come together in practice. I have also completed a final questionnaire study that was carried out in to examine people's game-related experiences and attitudes on a wider scale.
I did my undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Nottingham, before completing a Masters at the University of Bath in Human Communication and Computing. Afterwards, I spent just over a year working as a research assistant on the JISC funded project "Racing Academy: the large scale implementation of a racing car simulation game in further and higher education" with Richard Joiner at the University of Bath.
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