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Phil Hackett

Phil Hackett

Staff Tutor In Computing And Communications

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I'm a Staff Tutor and Lecturer in the School of Computing and Communications (C&C), where I am Deputy Lead Staff Tutor, helping to support ~30 colleagues. I am also an Associate Lecturer, tutoring on a Level 2 Algorithms & Data Structures module (M269).

My background is in Computer Science and Education, having spent 10+ years as an IT Manager and 12+ years as a Secondary School Teacher, Curriculum Leader and Teacher Trainer.
I have a BSc and MSc in Computer Science incorporating software development, cyber security & networking and project management.

A key part of the Staff Tutor role is to support and develop our 400+ C&C Associate Lecturers. I do this by working with Staff Tutor colleagues to develop best practice and clear policies. I also signpost and produce relevant training materials that empower colleagues to upskill themselves so that they are able to teach our new and emerging curriculum areas.

Latest publications

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  • Reed, A., Loveys, M., Hatzipanagos, S., Hackett, P., Kouadri Mostéfaoui, S. and Collie, J., 2023, ‘Exploring Knowledge Exchange’, Barriers and perceptions. In: EdMedia + Innovate Learning, 10 Jul 2023, Vienna., https://oro.open.ac.uk/91076/.
  • Hackett, P., Wermelinger, M., Kear, K. and Douce, C., 2023, ‘Using a Virtual Computing Lab to Teach Programming at a Distance’, in Proceedings of 7th Conference on Computing Education Practice (CEP '23), 6 Jan 2023, Durham, UK., https://oro.open.ac.uk/86626/.
  • Hackett, P., 2022, ‘Teaching Programming at a Distance’, in UKICER '22: Proceedings of the 2022 Conference on United Kingdom & Ireland Computing Education Research, 1-2 Sep 2022, Dublin, Ireland., https://oro.open.ac.uk/85023/.
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