Bio

Dave
Keynoting st the Wikimania conference

I’ve worked at the intersection of teaching, research and digital for over 20 years. This has taken me from web innovation for the BBC Natural History unit through to my current job of Dean of Academic Strategy at the University of the Arts London. In between, I’ve taught at the University of the West of England and managed the development of the University of Oxford’s first online courses.

Beyond UAL I’m probably best known for the Digital Visitors and Residents continuum (V&R), an approach to understanding how we relate to the digital environment. The V&R mapping activity is used globally in curriculum and staff development sessions. It is also a key instrument in many research projects.

Seeking connections between enhancing teaching and learning and open, online modes of engagement earnt me Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and my role as President of the Association for Learning Technology. Alongside this I have led a number of national studies which explore the potential of digital in higher education contexts and have supported institutions in the strategic development of teaching practice.

I’m regularly invited to speak, keynote and run workshops around various aspects of my work. This ranges from running Digital Visitor and Resident workshops (face-to-face or online) to giving/hosting talks on Creative Education subjects such as ‘Trust and Digital Politics’. I’m always looking to grow my connections across higher education and enjoy contributing to work across the sector.

You can contact me via david@daveowhite.com or david.white@arts.ac.uk

https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-white-37582712

Heated debate with Marc Prensky, the originator of the contentious ‘Digital Natives’ idea

Looking at some V&R research at the ELIA conference in Stuttgart

Why ‘daveowhite’? – David White is a spectacularly common name which means its always been taken as a profile in any platform by the time I try to sign-up. Daveowhite is my solution for this. The ‘o’ was inspired by the main character in North by Northwest and was Hitchcock taking a swipe at his producer David O. Selznik.

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