Professor Siân Bayne

Professor of Digital Education

I am Professor of Digital Education at the University of Edinburgh, where I direct the Centre for Research in Digital Education and lead on Higher Education Futures in my role as Assistant Principal for the university. My research is critical and interdisciplinary, currently focused on higher education futures, utopia and theories of ‘enhancement’.

More information about my work is on my web site, and you can reach me by email at: sian.bayne@ed.ac.uk

GEM Education and Technology report launch

Professor Siân Bayne and Dr Ben Williamson took part in the Scottish launch of the UNESCO Global Education and Technology report.

Recording available: Scorched earth technologies

Access the recording of Professor Siân Bayne's recent work in progress seminar.

Podcast: Desiring Otherwise

Professor Siân Bayne joins Felipe Sánchez for an episode of the ‘What is the future of education?’ series.

Teaching Here and There podcast

Professor Siân Bayne and Dr James Lamb talk to the 'Teaching Here and There' podcast team, Dominic Pates, Dr. Ivan Sikora and James Rutherford.

IASH event 'Scorched earth technologies: higher education and utopia'

An IASH Work-in-Progress seminar, delivered by Professor Siân Bayne (Sabbatical Fellow 2023; University of Edinburgh)

Higher Education Futures: 8 scenarios, 8 tarot cards and 8 short stories

We present eight new speculative scenarios for the future of higher education teaching.

Projects

Higher Education Futures

Eight speculative scenarios exploring the future of higher education teaching.

Digital Education for change makers in sub-Saharan Africa

Developing an innovative cohort model for students from sub-Saharan Africa to study the full-online MSc in Digital Education.

GCRF Urban Disaster Risk Hub

Working across countries to bring disaster risk management to the centre of global urban policy and practice.

EdAR - Augmented & Mixed Reality Education Pilots project

Teaching, learning and assessment through augmented and mixed reality.

Near Future Teaching

Working together to co-design the future of digital education at Edinburgh.

Data bodies in the library

Understanding the future library as both ‘data lab’ and cultural institution.

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