Paul Hopkins

Paul Hopkins

Lecturer and Researcher in Education

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Arts Cultures and Education
  • School of Education

Qualifications

  • BA
  • BSc
  • MA
  • MEd
  • PGCert
  • PGDip
  • EdD

Summary

Researcher in Technology-Enhanced Education/ Programme Leader for SCITT programmes/ Programme Leader for Primary Science/ Programme Leader for MA (Contemporary Issues)

Paul Hopkins has taught in the primary, secondary and tertiary sectors in the UK across a range of subjects and disciplines, rising to senior management positions in several schools.

He has also worked nationally and internationally as an inspector and consultant, and sat on the boards of a number of education bodies.

Paul joined the University of Hull in 2009, to lead the PGCE in RE, after working in a number of HEIs teaching education and teacher education.

He now works on a number of programmes in both educational studies and teacher training, and is involved in international programmes and research into technology-enhanced learning.

Primary Science PGCE

Masters in Education (Contemporary Issues)

Supervision Masters

Creativity and Education (Hong Kong)

Teacher Education

Technology Enhanced Learning

Recent outputs

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Book Chapter

Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning

Burden, K., & Hopkins, P. (2016). Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning. In Information Resources Management Association (Ed.), In Blended Learning: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (1665-1686). Information Science Reference. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0783-3.ch079

Journal Article

Do tablets cure the pedagogy headache?

Hopkins, P. (2016). Do tablets cure the pedagogy headache?. Educationalfutures, 7(3), 27-47

Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning

Burden, K., & Hopkins, P. (2016). Barriers and challenges facing pre-service teachers use of mobile technologies for teaching and learning. International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 8(2), 1-20. https://doi.org/10.4018/ijmbl.2016040101

Responses of three Muslim majority primary schools in England to the Islamic faith of their pupils

Ipgrave, J., Miller, J., & Hopkins, P. (2010). Responses of three Muslim majority primary schools in England to the Islamic faith of their pupils. Journal of international migration and integration = Revue de l'intégration et de la migration internationele, 11(1), 73-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12134-009-0119-7

Research interests

Technology Enhanced Learning

Primary Science

Pedagogy and Practice

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Essential experiences in science: addressing the gap in primary enquiry-based practical science created by lockdown and aiding school recovery.

Funder

ESRC Economic & Social Research Council

Grant

£10,727.00

Started

1 January 2021

Status

Complete

Co-investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

UK - Thailand Digital Innovation Grant

Funder

British Council

Grant

£4,404.00

Started

1 March 2023

Status

Ongoing

Project

Tomorrows Books Today: (Vietnam)

Funder

British Council

Grant

£79,941.00

Started

1 April 2017

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Paul would welcome applications in the area of technology-enhanced learning.

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