Mike Sharples

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Mike Sharples
Born	(1952-12-14) 14 December 1952 (age 68) Sale, England
Alma mater	St. Andrews University University of Edinburgh, Dept. of Artificial Intelligence
Occupation	Technologist
Known for	human-centred design, evaluation of technologies of learning, application of studies of human cognition and social interaction to the design of novel interactive systems

Michael Sharples (born 14 December 1952 in Sale, UK) is a British academic working in Educational technology. He is a Professor of Educational Technology at The Open University.^[1]

Background[]

Sharples graduated from St. Andrews University in 1976 with a BSc. Hons in Computational Science, then moved to the Dept of Artificial Intelligence at the University of Edinburgh as a post graduate student. His PhD thesis was on the topic of Cognition, Computers and Creative Writing.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Sharples held various academic appointments before becoming director for the centre for educational technology and distance learning at the University of Birmingham, UK,^{[citation needed]} and later professor of learning sciences and Director of Learning Sciences Research Institute at the University of Nottingham.^{[citation needed]}

Research[]

Sharples' research focus is on adapting and developing new technology and socio-technical systems to facilitate learning, such as the use of mobile devices.

Books[]

• Sharples, M. (1985) Cognition, Computers and Creative Writing, Chichester: Ellis Horwood.
• Sharples, M., Hogg, D., Hutchison, C., Torrance, S., Young, D. (1989) Computers and Thought: a Practical Introduction to Artificial Intelligence. MIT Press. 406 pp.
• Sharples, M. (ed.)(1993) Computer Supported Collaborative Writing. Springer-Verlag.
• Sharples, M. & van der Geest, T. (eds.)(1996) The New Writing Environment: Writers at Work in a World of Technology. Springer-Verlag.
• Sharples, M. (1999) How We Write: Writing as Creative Design. London: Routledge.
• Littleton, K., Scanlon, E. & Sharples, M. (eds.)(2012) Orchestrating Inquiry Learning. Routledge. ISBN 0415601134.

References[]

External links[]

• Google Scholar profile