Moira Savage

Moira Savage

University of Worcester Teaching Fellow, Senior Lecturer in Primary Initial Teacher Training, Institute of Education e-learning Co-ordinator

Institute of Education

Contact Details

email: m.savage@worc.ac.uk

tel: 01905 855193

Qualifications

Currently completing PhD thesis: ‘Promoting reflection on and transformation of practice for trainee teachers in Primary Information and Communications Technology through a compulsory e-portfolio’. (2012-2013)
SEDA Award, 2005, Staff and Educational Development Associatio
Master of Education, 2003, The Open Universit
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Studies in Education- Effective Leadership and Management in Education, 2002, The Open University
Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education- Professional Development with ICT & Teaching and Learning with ICT, 2001, The Open University
Threshold Standards for Teachers, 2002, Department for Education and Skills
Postgraduate Certificate in Education, 1994, La Sainte Union College of Higher Education, Southampton
Bachelor of Science, 1992, Economics and Sociology, University of Southampton

Teaching & Research

Teaching Interests

Information and Communication Technology in Primary Education
Educational research methods
elearning in Higher Education
esafety: Lead CEOP Ambassador and EPICT Facilitator for the University of Worcester

Research Interests

Eportfolio assessment and elearning in Higher Education
Learning and teaching with Information and Communication Technologies in Primary Education
Research ethics in digital and web-based data collection

Research and project grants from the Training and Development Agency (TDA)

2011-2012 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Digital Literacy and Creative Writing in Primary Education.
2011-2012 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Learning with Digital Games in Primary Mathematics.
2011-2012 Advisor for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Developing Trainee Teacher’s Confidence, Knowledge and Understanding of Instrument Teaching in Primary Education.
2011-2012 Advisor for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Developing Trainee Teacher’s Confidence, Knowledge and Understanding of Singing in Primary Education.
2009-2011 Advisor for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Development of a Music e-portfolio in Initial Teacher Training
2009-2011 Advisor for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: Development of Control Technology in Initial Teacher Training
2009-2011 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: CEOP Ambassador e-safety in Initial Teacher Training .
2009-2011 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: EPICT (European Pedagogical ICT licence) e-safety Certification in Initial Teacher Training.
2007-2008 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning research grant: eportfolio Assessment in Initial Teacher Training
2007-2008 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning project grant: Embedding ICT across the Curriculum in Initial Teacher Training (UG & PGCE)
2007-2008 Principal Investigator for University of Worcester e-learning project grant: Embedding ICT across the Curriculum in Initial Teacher Training (GTP)

Other projects:

2011-2012 Students as Academic Partners Project http://www.worc.ac.uk/adpu/1188.htm GTP Digital Literacy- story telling with Stop Frame Animation
2010-2011 University of Worcester iTunesU Pilot Project

Professional Bodies

The Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education (ITTE); Institutional Member 2004 and elected to ITTE Committee 2011.
The Higher Education Academy, Fellow 2007
West Midlands Higher Education Institutions- Information and Communication in Initial Teacher Training, member 2009
Consortium for Research Excellence Support and Training, CREST, HEGuild- Education Subject Group member 2010

Publications

Savage, M. 2011Digital portraits of primary trainees' pedagogical decisions in using Information and Communication Technologies. In Hughes, J. and Kidd, Working with Diverse Groups of Learners in the Digital Age. ESCalate online publication available at http://escalate.ac.uk/digitalage

Savage, M. 2010 Assessment of and for Learning in Primary PGCE ICT Initial Teacher Training at the University of Worcester, In Poot, A. (ed) Effective Use of PebblePad UK Pebble Learning pp.86-90.

Savage, M. 2009 Interview with PebblePaddler: University of Worcester Case Study. Available from: http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/cs_download/newsletter/PebbleNewsLetter-10-2009.pdf [14/06/2010]

Savage, M. 2008 Primary ICT e-portfolio Pilot Project, University of Worcester. Association for Information Technology in Teacher Education. Available from: www.ict-tutors.co.uk/documents/worcester.pdf [14/06/2010]

Presentations

Savage, M. 2011 Digital portraits of trainee teachers’ pedagogical decision making when using learning technologies in the primary classroom. ESCalate, Higher Education Academy, University of Wolverhampton, October 2011.

Savage, M. 2011. A typology of trainee teachers’ reflections on ICT in the primary classroom. Consortium for Research Excellence Support and Training, CREST, HE Guild, London September 2011

Savage, M. 2011. ‘eportfolios: Mapping Trainee Teachers’ evolving ICT Pedagogy’. Paper presentation at British Educational Research Association (BERA) Early Researchers Conference, Institute of Education, London. September 2011

Savage, M. 2011. ‘Blogging: a tool for nurturing professional voice’? Presentation at Pebblegogy: Ideas and Activities to Inspire and Engage Learners. PebblePad, University of Wolverhampton. June 2011

Savage, M. 2011. ‘Digital Portraits of Trainee Teachers’ Pedagogical Decision Making when Using Multimodal Technologies in the Primary Classroom’. Research Focus Conference, University of Worcester. May 2011

Savage, M. 2011. ‘Digital Portraits of Trainee Teachers’ Pedagogical Decision Making when Using Learning Technologies in the Primary Classroom’. ESCalate, Higher Education Academy, University of East London. February 2011.

Savage, M. 2010. ‘eportfolios in Initial Teacher Training’. PebblePad Conference, Shifnal. June 2010

Savage, M. 2010 ‘Web-hosted Peer Review’. 3rd Annual elearning Seminar, University of Worcester.

Review and consultancy:

2011 Expert Panel member- Teacher Educators working with diverse groups of learners in the digital age, University of East London. ESCalate, University of East London

2010-11 ESCalate Developing Pedagogy and Practice grant application reviewer

2010-11 Book reviewer for Pearson Education Publications

External Responsibilities

Primary ICT in Initial Teacher Training Co-ordinator
IOE Elearning Co-ordinator
Deputy PGCE Primary Course Leader
CEOP Ambassador (Child Exploitation and Online Protection)