Ben Williamson

110 papers receiving 5.1k citations

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Historical threads, missing links, and future directions in AI in education 2020 · 249 citations
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Ben Williamson
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  • Computer Science Applications 1.2k
  • Health Informatics 152
  • Information Systems 1.6k
  • Communication 445
  • Education 1.8k
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The 25 scholars most cited alongside Ben Williamson, linked wherever they have co-authored with each other. Click a name or a connecting line to browse the papers they share.

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Pandemic politics, pedagogies and practices: digital technologies and distance education during the coronavirus emergency
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2020595
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Digital education governance: data visualization, predictive analytics, and ‘real-time’ policy instruments
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2015312
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Big Data in Education: The digital future of learning, policy and practice
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2017308
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The datafied child: The dataveillance of children and implications for their rights
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2017268
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Historical threads, missing links, and future directions in AI in education
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2020249
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The datafication of teaching in Higher Education: critical issues and perspectives
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2020166
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Making markets through digital platforms: Pearson, edu-business, and the (e)valuation of higher education
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9 2018133
10 2018129
11 2019125
12 2020108
13 2014106
14 2014102
15 2016102
16 201795
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Commercialisation and privatisation in/of education in the context of Covid-19
202095
18 201989
19 201587
20 201678

About Ben Williamson

Ben Williamson is a scholar working on Computer Science Applications, Human Factors and Ergonomics, Communication, Information Systems and Political Science and International Relations, having authored 116 papers that have together received 5.4k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Online Learning and Analytics (17 papers), Global Educational Policies and Reforms (16 papers), Digital Education and Society (15 papers), Social Media and Politics (8 papers), Literacy, Media, and Education (7 papers), Teacher Education and Leadership Studies (6 papers), Ethics and Social Impacts of AI (6 papers) and Neuroscience, Education and Cognitive Function (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Computer Science Applications (1.2k citations), Health Informatics (152 citations), Information Systems (1.6k citations), Communication (445 citations) and Education (1.8k citations). Ben Williamson has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Germany. Frequent co-authors include Rebecca Eynon, John Potter, Deborah Lupton, Siân Bayne, Carlo Perrotta, Felicitas Macgilchrist, Suellen Shay, Anna Hogan, Jeremy Knox and Kalervo Ν. Gulson. Their work appears in journals such as Learning Media and Technology, Critical Studies in Education, Journal of Education Policy, Discourse Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education and The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

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