Professor Jen Ross

Professor of Digital Culture and Education Futures

I am Centre co-director (Digital Cultures), and Associate Dean (Research Cultures) in the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. In the Edinburgh Futures Institute, I am co-director of the MSc in Education Futures. I also teach on the MSc in Digital Education, and I am a senior fellow of the Higher Education Academy. My research interests include education and cultural heritage futures, speculative methods, online distance education, digital cultural heritage learning, open education and digital cultures. I supervise masters and PhD students in these and related areas.

External link

http://jenrossity.net

Artcasting research: key findings released

The end-of-project findings from the AHRC-funded Artcasting research have been published.

Artcasting at the Edinburgh Art Festival

A new collaboration between the Artcasting project team and the Edinburgh Art Festival.

Talking around the globe: upcoming chances to meet our researchers

Members of the Centre have accepted a number of national and international speaking invitations for conferences and events in recent months - in destinations as far-flung as Stanford, Singapore, Sydney and Guadalajara. Closer to home we'll be speaking in Malta, Leeds, Milton Keynes, Spain and Croatia.

Sharing the findings from the Artcasting project - Cultural Heritage, Digital Engagement and Visitor Experience - 25 May 2016

Dissemination activities, including an open event in Edinburgh on 25 May 2016.

Cultural heritage sparks: our new academic network launches

The new Digital Cultural Heritage Network launches next week, with networking, research conversations and Rebecca Sinker from the Tate discussing: Tomato Tomato (təˈmātō, təˈmätō): Fruitful conversations and cultural misunderstandings in digital research collaborations.

Launch of Centre for Research in Digital Education

The Digital Education Centre formally launched on 26th November at a party in the Scottish Storytelling Centre on the High Street, Edinburgh.

We had an excellent and well-attended night, and it was great to have so many colleagues, students and friends come and share the celebration.

We celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the MSc in Digital Education at the same time, and with graduation happening the following day, were able to welcome many of our graduands too.