I am Director of the Learning Technology Research Centre (LTRC) and Principal Research Fellow at Ravensbourne University London. The purpose of my Fellowship was to explore how we can (re)design a workable balance between digital and analogue modes of interaction.

My work focuses on the relationship between technology and the human condition. Younger generations are growing up almost exclusively in the digital world and are, as a result, largely not being exposed to essential analogue social and communication skills.

My Fellowship took place in Japan in 2015 where half a million young people, referred to as the Hikikomori, have largely 'logged out' of their own society. I spent two months studying this phenomenon and the causes behind it, in order to explore how we can help avoid it.

I am now developing a new form of Posthumanism called Hyperhumanism which uses technology as a catalyst for developing our own innate human abilities. The impact of this work has helped enable frameworks of use around advanced learning technologies, contributing to technology standards and enabling policy change. My Fellowship elevated my impact on the international stage.