Andrea Gorra

Andrea Gorra is a lecturer in the Business School at Leeds Metropolitan University (UK) in the Business Analysis and Strategy group. As part of her work for the Centre for Excellence in Teaching and Learning - Active Learning in Computing, she has been involved in disability related research projects that provide advice and guidance to university teaching staff on how they may best cater for the needs of students with disabilities. Andrea’s primary research interests include disability, grounded theory methodology and the use of social software and mobile devices for assessment, learning and teaching. Andrea holds a Ph.D. from Leeds Metropolitan University in the area of mobile communications and privacy, an MSc in E-Commerce, as well as a degree in Business-Computing from the University of Applied Sciences Dortmund, Germany.

Publications

Disabled Students in Education: Technology, Transition, and Inclusivity
Disabled Students in Education: Technology, Transition, and Inclusivity
David Moore, Andrea Gorra, Mike Adams, John Reaney, Helen Smith. © 2012. 372 pages.
There can be little doubt that the rapid technological developments that have characterized the decades since the middle of the 19th century have given great scope for improving...
Using a Computer Aided Test to Raise Awareness of Disability Issues Amongst University Teaching Staff
Using a Computer Aided Test to Raise Awareness of Disability Issues Amongst University Teaching Staff
John Gray, Gill Harrison, Andrea Gorra, Jakki Sheridan-Ross. © 2012. 18 pages.
Support for Disabled Students in Higher Education: A Move Towards Inclusion
Support for Disabled Students in Higher Education: A Move Towards Inclusion
John Reaney, Andrea Gorra, Hanim Hassan. © 2012. 17 pages.