Matthew Thorpe

Senior Lecturer (Computing)

My profile

Biography

Former lecturer and subject co-ordinator of ICT and Creative Media Production, leading on course design and delivery across A level and vocational programmes.

Previously worked as Technology Enhanced Learning Advisor working with staff across the faculty of education at Manchester Metropolitan University to support integration of technology into curriculum design, teaching and learning. 

I now work as a Senior Lecturer with a focus on technology, teaching and working with students within the faculty of education. Alongside this I am involved in a variety of TEL projects and initiatives with a focus on how technology interconnects with theories of learning and pedagogy.

Membership of professional associations

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
Qualified Teacher Learning and Skills (QTLS) status

Get in touch

0161 247 2323
1.43 Brooks Building

Research outputs

  • Chapters in books

    Thorpe, M. (2023) 'Using data to ensure an engaging and inclusive computing curriculum.' Inclusive Computing Education in the Secondary School: Linking Theory and Practice. pp. 60-74.

    Thorpe, M., Sellar, S. (2022) 'Datafication.' International Encyclopedia of Education: Fourth Edition. pp. 673-681.

  • Conference papers

    McCabe, O., Cullen, R., Lord, J., Thorpe, M. (2021) 'Cullen, R. Lord, J. McCabe, O and Thorpe, M Reflections on an Edtech Community of Practice. EuroSotl Connect. (June 2021).'