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Mary Webb

Dr Mary Webb

Reader in IT in Education

Research interests

  • Education
  • Computer science

Biography

Dr Mary Webb has developed and researched the use of digital technologies in learning and teaching since computers first appeared in schools. Mary is internationally recognised for her research on pedagogy and formative assessment across both Computer Science as a subject and the uses of new technologies for learning.

Mary's research has resulted in over 150 publications. Recent research has focused on analysing computing curricula, pedagogy for learning computing, especially programming, and for using digital technologies for learning especially in science education but also in other subjects, immersive learning environments including the use of haptics and formative assessment.

Mary's international collaborations have focused particularly on her work on the Executive of the Education Committee for the International Federation of Information Processing and as a member of the Steering Committee of Informatics For All (I4ALL) Coalition For Europe.

Research

  • Artificial intelligence and machine learning in education.
  • Pedagogy for computer science education in schools, especially learning programming and understanding machine learning.
  • Use of digital technologies in science education, particularly haptics.
  • Formative e-assessment, socially shared regulation of learning and associated pedagogy in primary and secondary schools.

Mary is a member of the School's Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics with a specialism in technology-mediated learning.

Teaching

  • PGCE Computing
  • MA STEM Education and MA Education co-ordinator for: 'Recent Developments in Digital Technologies and Education'

PhD supervision

Mary welcomes inquiries from prospective PhD students interested in researching computer science education, especially artificial intelligence and machine learning, and aspects of the use of digital technologies in education, especially in relation to socially shared regulation of learning, formative assessment and immersive learning.

Her current PhD students and their topics are:

  • Mengqi Fang - An investigation of the value of AI-powered functionalities for young ESL learners' learning of ESL pronunciation.
  • Deema Alajaji - Using educational technology tools to support fifth grade students' socially shared regulation of learning in collaborative online learning and examining learners' perceptions of the socioemotional climate of their collaboration.
  • Meng Yu - English learning with technologies of virtuality: How is EFL undergraduates’ interaction with AI-based conversational agents (CAs) realised?
  • Fawziah Alqahtani – Collaborative online learning of programming skills for Saudi female grade K-11 students.

Further information

For further details please view Mary's Research Staff Profile.

    Research

    CRESTEM PGCE outside
    Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)

    Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)

    Events

    06Sepcoding machine learning

    Artificial intelligence and machine learning in education: Why? What? How?

    In this CRESTEM seminar, Dr Mary Webb will explore how we should incorporate new opportunities associated with rapid developments in artificial intelligence...

    Please note: this event has passed.

    Features

    Must-reads in education, communication and social sciences

    The School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London houses research from a range of different fields – from linguistics to education...

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      Research

      CRESTEM PGCE outside
      Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)

      Centre for Research in Education in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (CRESTEM)

      Events

      06Sepcoding machine learning

      Artificial intelligence and machine learning in education: Why? What? How?

      In this CRESTEM seminar, Dr Mary Webb will explore how we should incorporate new opportunities associated with rapid developments in artificial intelligence...

      Please note: this event has passed.

      Features

      Must-reads in education, communication and social sciences

      The School of Education, Communication & Society at King’s College London houses research from a range of different fields – from linguistics to education...

      Books side by side-tom-hermans-1903x558