Mr Calum Thomson
Professional Services
Current positions
Higher Technical Skills Lead
Biography
Calum Thomson is Higher Technical Skills Lead in the University of Salford Learning and Teaching Enhancement Centre (LTEC). In this role, Calum leads LTEC activity relating to higher technical qualifications, apprenticeships, and more broadly higher vocational education. His expertise in this area relate to curriculum and learning design, student experience, and academic standards. In his role Calum also leads the LTEC learning technologist team, managing colleagues engaging in a range support and staff development activity relating to educational technology and blended learning.
Calum's research focuses primarily on teacher development and colleague engagement with this. His MEd and EdD research both addressed distinct issues around teacher adopting of techniques in higher education for teaching with digital technologies. He has also presented and published work relating to a range engagement more broadly with pedagogic and academic development.
Areas of Research
Educational technology, online and blended learning, work-based learning, higher vocational education, teacher identity, Lacanianism.
Qualifications
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Education
2016 - 2024 -
Tertiary Education
2010 - 2012 -
Teaching Qualification in Further Education
2007 - 2008 -
BSc Design for Digital Media (Hons)
2002 - 2006