Professor Craig Blewett has a PhD in education technology and is the developer of the Activated Classroom Teaching (ACT) model. The ACT model is a first of its kind cohesive taxonomy of digital age pedagogies. Underpinned by the ACT model, Craig launched ACT Online – a series of self-paced and MOOC based courses aimed at teaching educators how to teach effectively, and easily, with technology. Craig’s training and research into effective pedagogy-based digital-age training has impacted thousands of teachers and lecturers around the world.
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He is also the author of numerous books covering topics such as computer literacy, database systems, teaching with technology, running, and active living. With over 25 years’ experience in education technology Craig is an internationally acclaimed speaker who seeks to motivate educators to teach differently in our rapidly changing digital world.
For more visit http://www.act.click or https://www.linkedin.com/craigblewett/
Academic Qualifications
Academic Qualifications
PhD (Education Technology)
M.Com (IT)
B.Com (Hons) (IT)
B.Com (IT)
Research Interests
Research Interests
Education Technology
Blended Learning
Learning Management Systems
MOOCs
Publications and Papers
Recent Publications and Papers
Fianu, E., Blewett, C., Ampong, G. O. A., & Ofori, K. S. (2018). Factors Affecting MOOC Usage by Students in Selected Ghanaian Universities. Education Sciences, 8(2), 70
Blewett, C. (2016). From Traditional Pedagogy to Digital Pedagogy. In Disrupting Higher Education Curriculum (pp. 265-287). Sense Publishers.
Blewett, C., & Hugo, W. (2016). Actant affordances: a brief history of affordance theory and a Latourian extension for education technology research. Critical Studies in Teaching and Learning, 4(1), 55-76.
Adam, E., Blewett, C., & Wassermann, J. (2015). Investigating UKZN students’ adoption and utilisation of personal cloud technologies. South African Journal of Higher Education, 29(6), 13-38.
