Helen Beetham

Researcher and consultant in digital education. She has edited a number of standard texts including Rethinking Pedagogy for a Digital Age with Rhona Sharpe and has published peer-reviewed articles on topics from digital literacy to surveillance pedagogies, and from curriculum practice to feminist theories of technology. She has advised universities in the UK, Europe, Africa and Australasia on their digital education strategies, and has worked for international bodies such as the EU, UNICEF, UNESCO and the Commonwealth of Learning.

Since 2004 she has played a leading role in Jisc programmes, building capacity for digital transformation in universities, and helping to centre the student experience in strategic thinking. Her Digital Capabilities framework is widely used in universities, in and beyond the UK. She is currently completing a book ‘Teaching Critical Subjects in the Digital University’ on developing students’ critical digital literacies through subject teaching. Her substack, Imperfect Offerings, has been recommended by the Guardian/Observer for its ‘wise and thoughtful’ critique of generative AI.