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Dr Michaela Oliver is an Assistant Professor and Deputy Director of Education in the School of Education at Durham University, concurrently serving as Associate Executive Dean for Education and Student Progression in the Faculty of Social Sciences and Health. She holds a first-class degree from Durham University, followed by a Primary PGCE and PhD funded by the ESRC. Her expertise includes digital education, literacies, citizenship, and wellbeing, with a focus on curriculum design and pedagogical approaches to foster reasoning in educational settings. She leads two ESRC-funded projects on digital literacies in primary and secondary education and is committed to widening participation through initiatives like the First Generation Scholars Network.
Education:
- Bachelor's: Education and English Literature (First Class, Durham University)
- Primary PGCE (Durham University)
- PhD: 'Exploring and developing domain-specific reasoning in primary English' (ESRC-funded)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods (Distinction)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP)
Research Interests:
- Role of task design in promoting critical thinking
- Dialogic and collaborative teaching methods
- Curriculum development for digital citizenship
- Educational equity and inclusive practices
Esteem Indicators:
- Editorial Board Member: The Curriculum Journal (2023)
- Multiple conference presentations at national and university-level events (2018–2022)
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)
Advising & Grants:
- Supervises research projects across undergraduate, master's, and ITT programmes
- Lead researcher on two ESRC-funded digital literacy projects
Labs/Teams: Active contributor to Durham University's Pedagogy and Curriculum research group.
