Assistant Professor (Digital Education)

BA Hons English and Educational Studies (Oxford Brookes); BSc Hons (Open); MA English (Oxford Brookes); PGCE FE/HE (Cardiff); PhD (Loughborough)

SHFEA

FSEDA

Editor of Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning

Member of the UK Evaluation Society

Associate Member of the Association of Learning Technology

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Biography

Charlotte completed a PhD in English in 2004, focused on the cultural history of taste, and taught English and American Studies at the University of Gloucestershire. She joined the Open University in 2005, where she spent 18 years in a number of roles, broadly based in the delivery of subject-based educational advice and guidance, quality assurance and enhancement, management of systems and professional development. She led on the evaluation of large-scale development events for the university’s 4500+ associate lecturers, and on the training and development of associate lecturers in new systems.

Charlotte joined the University of Warwick as Assistant Professor (Digital Education) in May 2023, where she has been co-leading the PGA TEL, assisting in the development of ADC Moodle courses and spaces, mentoring and assessing on APP EXP, and assessing on the APP TE programme.

Charlotte is a visiting fellow at the Open University and, in addition to being editor of Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, she peer reviews for a number of journals including the International Journal for Academic Development and Innovations in Education and Teaching International.

Charlotte is an event lead for #creativeHE.

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Interests

Charlotte is engaged in research focused on evaluation and evidencing impact. She is also interested in understanding the digital learning experience from different perspectives, as well as creative approaches to learning, including using craft as a means of reflection.

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Publications

Stevens, C. [Forthcoming] (2023) ‘Sketching new horizons: what does evaluation of staff development events tell us about developing expertise?’ in King, H. (ed.) The Artistry of Teaching. Abingdon: Routledge.

Douce, C. and Stevens, C. [Editorial] (2023) ‘From Theory into Practice’, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 38 (3).

Lee, R., Saville, J. and Stevens, C. (2023) ‘Reflecting forward: perspectives on the challenges and opportunities of academic reading within Higher Education’, Journal of Academic Development and Education, Special Edition, 10 -15.

Douce, C. and Stevens, C. [Editorial] (2023) ‘Perspectives on wellbeing, attainment and access’, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 38 (2).

Douce, C. and Stevens, C. [Editorial] (2023) ‘Perspectives on Open Educational Resources’, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 38 (1).

Stevens, C. (2022) ‘Look Out’ in Burns, T., Desire, J., Gordon, J., McDonald, P. and Sinfield, S. (eds.) Say it with a story. The #creativeHE Annual 2022. Creativity for Learning in Higher Education Community, #creativeHE. DOI: 10.25416/NTR.21806085

Douce, C. and Stevens, C. (2022) ‘ODL research in Iran, language learning and open courseware’, Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 37 (4).

Stevens, C. (2022) ‘Get talking about evaluation: Coordinating an approach to evaluating staff development events’, SEDA Educational Developments, 23.2, 1-3.

Stevens, C. (2021) ‘Re-engaging in the practice of academic reading: the power of the pledge’, Journal of Academic Development and Education, Special Edition, 41-43.

Kelly, P. and Stevens, C. (2012) ‘Change and renewal: the role of a change team in improving student support’, Open Learning, 27 (2), 137-148.

Kelly, P. and Stevens, C. (2009) ‘Narrowing the distance: using e-learner support to enhance the student experience’, European Journal of Open, Distance and E-learning, II.

Recent papers

2023

‘Learning through engagement: Evaluating Associate Lecturer Staff Development.’

Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference.

2022

‘Reflecting Back: Return of the Pledge 1’ and ‘Reflecting Forward: Return of the Pledge 2’

Rachel Lee, Jane Saville, Charlotte Stevens.

Becoming Well Read symposium, Keele University.

‘Sketching new horizons: what does evaluation of staff development events tell us about motivation to develop expertise in teaching and learning?’

Developing Expertise for Teaching in Higher Education: The Artistry of Teaching symposium, SEDA.

2021

‘The show must go on: reflecting on transitioning a programme of face-to-face staff development events online.’

Karen Hamilton and Charlotte Stevens.

Association of Learning Technology conference.

2018

‘Interventions to support students.’

Charlotte Stevens and Anna Welch.

SOLSTICE conference, Edgehill University.

‘Supporting students: The power of personal conversations between tutors and students.’

Deborah Peat and Charlotte Stevens.

UKAT Conference.

2017

‘Building Cross-curricular Communities of Practice.’

Advance HE Teaching and Learning Conference