Dr Lee Fallin

Dr Lee Fallin

Lecturer in Education Studies & Director of MA Education Programmes

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education
  • School of Education

Qualifications

  • BA (University of Hull)
  • PGCert (University of Hull)
  • EdD (University of Hull)
  • PCAP (University of Hull)

Summary

Lee Fallin is a Lecturer in Education Studies and Director of MA Education Programmes. He teaches across the School of Education, including Education Studies, Teaching Studies and Master's provision.

His research interests centre on learning technology, accessibility and the intersections between education and geography - inclusive of physical and digital spaces.

Lee has published research on inclusion in Higher Education, the purpose of the academic library and on contemporary issues in learning development. He has supported methodology and methods for a number of research projects, including the use of software like NVivo and the application of approaches like Critical Discourse Analysis and Systematic Literature Reviews.

Lee holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Geography, a PG Cert in eLearning, a PG Cert in Academic Practice and a Doctorate in Education (EdD). He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technology (CMALT) and a Certified Leading Practitioner with the Association of Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE). Lee is also recognised as a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert and is a Microsoft Certified Educator.

Lee's teaching expertise focuses on research methods and philosophy; academic and visual literacies; academic communication; 21st century learning and the use of technology to aid teaching and research.

Master's level teaching:

Extended Research Project

Debating Special and Inclusive Education: Implications for Pedagogy and Practice

Undergraduate level teaching:

Extended Research Project (L6)

Education in the 21st Century (L4)

Recent outputs

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Book Chapter

What active engagement with my community taught me about driving professional scholarship

Fallin, L. (in press). What active engagement with my community taught me about driving professional scholarship. In A. Syska, C. Buckley, G. Sedghi, & N. Grayson (Eds.), Transformative Practice in Higher Education Innovative Approaches to Teaching and Learning. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003503149-11

From third space professional to first-generation academic: Navigating new identities

Fallin, L. (2024). From third space professional to first-generation academic: Navigating new identities. In D. Conrad, & W. Archer (Eds.), Portraits of Academic Life in Higher Education: From Hiring to Retiring (216-229). Brill Academic Publishers. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004716117_018

Journal Article

The Transformative Potential Of Design Thinking In Learning Development

Fallin, L., & Turton, C. (2025). The Transformative Potential Of Design Thinking In Learning Development. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 34, https://doi.org/10.47408/jldhe.vi34.1314

The ethics of using AI in K-12 education: a systematic literature review

Gouseti, A., James, F., Fallin, L., & Burden, K. (in press). The ethics of using AI in K-12 education: a systematic literature review. Technology, Pedagogy and Education, https://doi.org/10.1080/1475939X.2024.2428601

Presentation / Conference Contribution

Empathy Matters: Inclusive Co-design

Kaegi, A., & Fallin, L. (2024, September). Empathy Matters: Inclusive Co-design. Presented at RAISE Conference 2024: Equity in Attainment & Student Success, University of Leicester

Research interests

Lee's thesis focused on the Brynmor Jones Library as a case study of neoliberalism in higher education and the impact on library services. His current research interests include library purpose, student learning, learning development, digital capabilities, learning spaces, inclusion, accessibility, internationalisation, education for sustainability, research methodologies and geographies of place.

He is an NVivo Certified Expert and is happy to support individuals and teams in qualitative methodologies and the use of NVivo for qualitative analysis.

Charity role

Chair of Governors - Venn Boulevard Centre & Sullivan Centre

2019

Trustee of the Nunburnholme Trust

2015

Committee/Steering group role

LearnHigher

2022

I am a steering group member of LearnHigher, a committee of ALDinHE.

Consultancy/Industry advisory role

Advisory Group Member for the review of the Education Studies Subject Benchmark Statement

2024 - 2024

NVivo Certified Expert

2016

Journal editorial role

Editor - Journal for Learning Development in Higher Education

2022

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Certified Member of the Association of Learning Technologists (ALT)

2023

Member of British Educational Research Association (BERA)

2023

Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA)

2022

Member of Society for Research in Higher Education (SRHE)

2021

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

2018

Certified Leading Practitioner (CeLP) of the Association of Learning Development in Higher Education (ALDinHE)

2018

Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (FRGS)

2015

Other

Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert Trainer

2020 - 2022

Microsoft Certified Educator

2019

Microsoft Innovative Education Expert

2017 - 2024

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