Dr Gary Motteram

Research interests

My main research interests are in: technology in language education; distance teacher education and e-learning.

I have been involved in a number of different projects that give an insight into my interests:

2003-2005 -- For two and a half years I managed the HEFCE funded eChina/UK sub-project for the University. In this project the University of Manchester and three other UK universities were linked to the School of Continuing Education and Teacher Training at Beijing Normal University. We collaborated in the production of online distance materials for Chinese school teachers in the fields of educational psychology and pedagogy.

2005-2007 -- I was also a partner in the EU funded LANCELOT project, which set up a course for teachers wanting to make use of virtual classroom technologies to teach languages.

2007-2009 -- I worked with other Manchester colleagues on behalf of Cambridge University Press conducting research into adult language teachers uses of technology.

2009-2010 -- I successfully managed the AVALON project which is exploring the ways that Multi-User Virtual Environments can be used effectively for language learning and language teacher education.

2010-2014 -- I was a partner in the Euroversity networking project.

2012-2015 -- Consultant for the British Council on the PEELI project. Advising the Ministry of Education in Punjab on the use of technology in teacher education.

2014-2016 -- I was the PI on the ReflectED project evauation for EEF

2016 -- Working with British Council in India surveying the use of digital technologies in schools

2016-2018 -- Working with Cote d'Ivoire Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language helping them to set on online digital community as a part of an IATEFL project

2017-2018 -- PI on the ESRC Impact Accelerator Account project working with Syrian refugess in Jordan: Supporting and developing teachers in challenging contexts

2018-2019 -- PI on the British Council funded English Language Teaching Research Project: Language teacher education at the margins. Working with langauge teacher associations in Rwanda, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal

2018-2019 -- PI on the Foreign and Commonwealth funded project: English Connects in Senegal and Cote d'Ivoire