Annette Turney

Annette Turney is a Lecturer in Language and Literacy Education at the Faculty of Education and Arts. Her work focuses on multimodal meaning-making, digital literacies, and science education within preservice teacher training.

• Research Themes: Multimodal learning, digital explanation design, semiotic theory in education, and assessment innovation.
• Collaborations: Regularly works with Wendy Nielsen, Helen Georgiou, and Pauline Jones on projects related to digital explanations and teacher education.

Turney's recent publications explore creativity in primary and higher education, the use of meta-semiotic knowledge for digital literacy pedagogy, and the transition to high school science through multimodal analysis. Her work consistently emphasizes integrating technology into educational practices across disciplines.

Key trends in her research include:

• Development of digital explanations as assessment tools in science education.
• Application of multimodal frameworks to teacher training and curriculum design.
• Investigation of creativity across English, science, and history disciplines.