Steven Warburton

Steven Warburton is an eLearning manager at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education at the University of London where he chairs the research strategy group. He moved from his initial research background in the area of neuroscience to one that now encompasses a range of research projects in technology enhanced learning. His fields of expertise include: the impact of digital identities on lifelong learning; the use of social software in distance education; pattern languages for Web 2.0; design for learning with multi-user virtual environments; feedback loops in formative e- Assessment; and support for communities of practice in user innovation and emerging technologies. His interests are varied but focus largely on the meaning of identity in online learning, the potential impact of virtual worlds on education, social presence and social networks, and the changing nature of change.

Publications

Digital Identity and Social Media
Digital Identity and Social Media
Steven Warburton, Stylianos Hatzipanagos. © 2013. 332 pages.
Electronic information about the individual is derived from what we say about ourselves, shaped by commentary from others and extended through electronic exchanges with both...
Space for Lurking: A Pattern for Designing Online Social Spaces
Space for Lurking: A Pattern for Designing Online Social Spaces
Steven Warburton. © 2013. 10 pages.
Despite its negative connotations, lurking is a valid activity for individuals entering an unfamiliar online social space, especially when deciding how to present themselves and...
International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST)
International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST)
Nik Bessis. Est. 2010.
The International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST) focuses on integration techniques, methods, and tools employed in applied distributed computing systems...
3D Design and Collaboration in Massively Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs)
3D Design and Collaboration in Massively Multi-User Virtual Environments (MUVEs)
Steven Warburton, Margarita Pérez García. © 2010. 15 pages.
This chapter describes an exploratory study in the use of the virtual world Second Life as an innovative space for situating collaborative activity in the field of art and...
Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
Handbook of Research on Social Software and Developing Community Ontologies
Stylianos Hatzipanagos, Steven Warburton. © 2009. 632 pages.
The rise of social software and the proliferation of social networking tools represents a relatively recent cultural phenomenon. The attitudes and behaviors of virtual...