Atropos by Peter J Dean

Pete on Snowden

Hi! I’m Peter Dean (peterjdean on most Web 2.0 services). I’m an academic member of staff at the University of Bedfordshire in the UK. I’m the Head of Media Arts and Production in the Faculty of Creative Arts, Technologies and Science. I have a science and technology background (Physics, Maths and Computer Science) but I’m now more interested in the educational, social, political, economic and ethical implications of new media technologies.

We currently offer:

BA(Hons) Media Production
BA(Hons) Television Production
BA(Hons) Music Technology
MA Documentary
MA Media, Culture and Technology

I have been the supervisor for a couple of MRes research students and I’m currently the second supervisor for an MPhil/PhD student. 

Specific current interests include ePortfolio, ePDP, microblogging, blended learning, UGC, citizen journalism, digital sports photography, creative commons, personal learning environments.

I’m married to Juliette and we have two children, Alex (14) and Nick (11). We live in Dunsmore, Buckinghamshire and we keep horses, chickens, sheep and an indeterminate number of cats.

Outside work, I’m a governor at Halton Community Combined School and Elmhurst School in Aylesbury.

Disclaimer

Given what happened to Doug Belshaw recently, you should note that this is a personal blog and that any views expressed are mine and may not reflect the views or policies of my employer.