Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
I am Professor of Digital Culture and Education Futures. I am co-director of the Centre for Research in Digital Education and Associate Dean (Research Cultures) for the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. My research interests include education and cultural heritage futures, online distance education, digital cultural heritage learning, open education, and issues of surveillance and trust. I teach on the MSc in Digital Education and MSc in Education Futures, and supervise masters and PhD students on topics relating to digital education and cultures.
My research in a nutshell
My research is located at the intersections of digital culture, education and learning, and critical futures. It examines how digital technologies affect ideas, practice, and visions of the future in higher education and in the cultural heritage sector. I research topics including Responsible AI in education, education and learning futures, museum and gallery learning and engagement, surveillance cultures in education, the impact and pedagogy of open education, and student and teacher experiences of online distance learning.
Current Research Interests
- Education and cultural heritage futures
- Responsible AI in education
- Cultural heritage engagement
- Digital education, higher education, open education and online distance learning
- Speculative methods
Research Groups
Centre for Research in Digital Education (co-director): http://www.de.ed.ac.uk
Websites
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Unmasking online reflective practices in higher education, University of Edinburgh
Award Date: 1 Jan 2012
Bachelor of Arts, Open University
Award Date: 1 Jan 2004
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Research output
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Speculative method in digital education research
Ross, J., 3 Apr 2017, In: Learning, Media and Technology. 42, 2, p. 214-229Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Manifesto for Teaching Online 2016
Bayne, S., Evans, P., Ewins, A., Knox, J., Lamb, J., Macleod, H., O'Shea, C., Ross, J., Sheail, P. & Sinclair, C., 2016, 2 p. University of Edinburgh.Research output: Other contribution
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Engaging with “webness” in online reflective writing practices
Ross, J., 1 Dec 2014, In: Computers and Composition. 34, p. 96–109 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The pedagogy of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC): the UK view
Bayne, S. & Ross, J., 6 Mar 2014, Higher Education Academy.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Making distance visible: assembling nearness in an online distance learning programme
Ross, J., Gallagher, M. & Macleod, H., 2013, In: International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning. 14, 4, p. 51-67 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Explorathon 2014: European Researchers' Night
Ross, J. (Speaker)
26 Sept 2014Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Engagement – Festival/Exhibition
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Scottish Parliament
Ross, J. (Member)
1 Oct 2013 → 31 Mar 2014Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Almost there, just a little bit further: the not-yetness of generative AI in education
Ross, J. (Assessor)
29 May 2025Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Reimagining universities: speculative scenarios for higher education
Bayne, S. (Speaker), Ross, J. (Speaker) & Gallagher, M. (Speaker)
18 May 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Reimagining Universities: Speculative Scenarios for Higher Education
Bayne, S. (Speaker), Ross, J. (Speaker) & Gallagher, M. (Speaker)
24 Mar 2023Activity: Academic talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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AI futures for Scottish education
Ross, J. (Principal Investigator)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/04/24 → 30/06/25
Project: Research
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Towards embedding responsible AI in the school system: co-creation with young people
Robertson, J. (Principal Investigator), Ross, J. (Co-investigator), Ross, J. (Co-investigator), Wilson, C. (Co-investigator) & Wilson, C. (Co-investigator)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/02/24 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
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Digital footprints and search pathways: working with National Collections in Scotland during Covid19 lockdown to design future online provision
Ross, J. (Principal Investigator)
11/01/21 → 10/01/22
Project: Research
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Co-designing with Speculative Data Stories: Higher Education After Surveillance
Ross, J. (Principal Investigator), Collier, A. (Co-investigator) & McKie, J. (Co-investigator)
14/02/20 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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Activist arts and youth inequalities – exploring the potential of contemporary art for research impact and transformative change
Kustatscher, M. (Principal Investigator), Ross, J. (Co-investigator) & Brown (artist), A. (Co-investigator)
7/06/17 → 7/06/17
Project: University Awarded Project Funding
Datasets
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The Implementation and Impact of Isotope Depletion for Improved Protein Mass Spectrometry.
Mackay, C. L. (Creator), Syka, J. (Creator), Clarke, D. (Creator), Kilgour, D. (Creator), Gallagher, K. (Creator) & Ross, J. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 19 Aug 2020
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2902
Dataset
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Native MS Analysis of Encapsulated Ferritins from Rhodospirillum rubrum, Haliangium ochraceum and Pyrococcus furiosus
Ross, J. (Creator), Marles-Wright, J. (Creator) & Clarke, D. (Creator), Edinburgh DataShare, 21 Sept 2018
DOI: 10.7488/ds/2443
Dataset
Press/Media
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School pupils learn about potential risks of AI in classroom workshop
8/03/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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University lecturers publish a “Manifesto for Teaching Online”
Ross, J., Bayne, S., Macleod, H. & O'Shea, C.
24/02/12
3 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research