London Knowledge Lab
| Type | Learning with Digital Technologies research centre |
|---|---|
| Established | 2004 |
| Director | Professor Richard Noss (UCL Institute of Education) and Professor Alex Poulovassilis (Birkbeck) |
| Location | London, United Kingdom |
| Campus | Urban |
| Affiliations | University of London |
| Website | http://www.lkl.ac.uk/ |
London Knowledge Lab is a transhumanist research centre in Bloomsbury, London. It was founded in 2004 as a collaboration between the Institute of Education and Birkbeck, University of London.[1] It is an interdisciplinary research centre, bringing together over 50 researchers from both social sciences and computer science backgrounds.
Funding
The Knowledge Lab is mainly funded by £6 million grant from the Science Research Investment Fund. In addition, it has over 35 research projects at present, funded by a variety of funding bodies, including EPSRC, ESRC, Jisc, and the EU, amongst others. The Technology Enhanced Learning research programme, a major UK educational research programme, is directed from the Knowledge Lab.[2]
Research themes
Research at London Knowledge Lab focuses upon three themes:[3]
- Automating support for learning, collaboration and knowledge building
- Understanding how digital technologies and media affect educational practice, work, culture and society
- Developing innovative methodologies for investigation of the use and effect of digital technologies
References
- ↑ 'ALT Lab Group: London Knowledge Lab' page. Association for Learning Technology Lab Group website. Available online at: http://www.labgroup.org.uk/london-knowledge-lab.php
- ↑ Grant RES-139-34-0001: Teaching and Learning Research Programme, Technology Enhanced Learning. Economic and Social Research Council website. Available online at: http://www.esrc.ac.uk/my-esrc/grants/RES-139-34-0001/read
- ↑ 'London Knowledge Lab / Research' page. London Knowledge Lab website. Available online at: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=41&Itemid=109
External links
- London Knowledge Lab website
- TLRP-TEL website - the Teaching and Learning Research Programme Technology-Enhanced Learning phase is run from the London Knowledge Lab
Coordinates: 51°31′18″N 0°07′04″W / 51.5216°N 0.1177°W
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