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Teaching
I am the Director for the MSc TESOL at Queen’s University Belfast, and lead on the following modules: Digital Literacy & Communication (EDU7273) and Issues in Language Assessment for TESOL (EDU7253). I also contribute to the MRes Social Research Methods on the module Social Science Research Online.
I supervise doctoral projects on issues related to literacy and writing studies, digital literacy, language education, and digital epistemologies. Researchers and potential collaboraters are welcome to contact me about working in these areas.
Research Interests
Much of my research is at the intersections of applied linguistics, literacy studies, and higher education. I have active research interests in writing and literacy as a social practice, digital literacies, and contemporary digital epistemologies.
These interests emerge through three recent books: My 2017 monograph 'Assignments as Controversies'; a 2019 monograph 'Academics Writing: The Dynamics of Knowledge Creation' (both published by Routledge/T&F); and 'The Epistemology of Deceit' (2021, co-edited with Alison MacKenzie and Jennifer Rose); as well as a host of published research articles.
I am also interested in the writing practices and knowledge creating work of academics across contemporary universities. Prior to joining Queen's University, I was a Senior Researcher on a 2 year ESRC project which investigated the changing nature of academic work, writing, and knowledge creation.
I received my PhD from the University of Leeds (ESRC funded) for a thesis which investigated the impact of cyberspace and digital media on the literacy practices of adult learners. Prior to this, I was employed at the University of Bradford in a project management capacity on a JISC funded learning innovation project.
I have not always worked in Universities. My career began in community learning and Further Education where I taught on and managed Adult ESOL and Literacy courses. It is from this context that my interest in literacy and language learning began to emerge: through observing how people who were otherwise marginalised and displaced could - through their digital literacies - become core participants of communities in digital environments, and thus radically transform their lives.
Other
Trustee and Governing Council member for the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
Executive Editor for the journal Teaching in Higher Education (T&F)
Co-convener of the SRHE's Digital University Network
Editorial Board memeber of the journal Post Digital Science & Education (Springer)
Member of the SRHE's Research & Development Committee
I often conduct Visiting Professor activities at Diponegoro University and Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University (both in Indonesia)
Web Links:
Twitter: @ibrar_bhatt
Website: http://ibrarspace.net
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Projects
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R2458SES: How connected are students to campus technologies and official learning spaces?
26/01/2018 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Bad Faith, Bad Politics, Bad Consequences: The Epistemic Harms of Online Deceit
MacKenzie, A. & Bhatt, I., 06 Jan 2021, (Accepted) Dupery by Design: The Epistemology of Deceit in a Postdigital Era. MacKenzie, A., Bhatt, I. & Rose, J. (eds.). Springer, (Postdigital Science and Education Book Series).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review
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Dupery by Design: The Epistemology of Deceit in a Postdigital Era (Commentary)
MacKenzie, A., Rose, J. & Bhatt, I., 27 Mar 2020, In: Postdigital Science and Education. 2, 2Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enchantment - Disenchantment-Re-Enchantment: Postdigital Relationships between Science, Philosophy, and Religion
Reader, J., Jandric, P., Peters, M. A., Barnett, R., Garbowski, M., Lipinska, V., Rider, S., Bhatt, I., MacKenzie, A., Aldern, J. J., Matias, C. E., Tuari Stewart, G., Mika, C., McLaren, P., Fawns, T., Knox, J., Savin-Baden, M., Jackson, L., Hood, N., Tesar, M. & 2 others, , 06 Jul 2020, In: Postdigital Science and Education. 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Lies, Bullshit and Fake News: Some Epistemological Concerns
MacKenzie, A. & Bhatt, I., Jan 2020, In: Postdigital Science and Education. 2, 1, p. 9-13 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Opposing the power of lies, bullshit and fake news: the value of truth
MacKenzie, A. & Bhatt, I., 2020, In: Postdigital Science and Education. 2, 1, p. 217-232 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Prizes
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Article of the Month, Issue 3, Teaching in Higher Education, 2019
MacKenzie, Alison (Recipient) & Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), 02 Jun 2019
Prize: Other distinction
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Best Concise Paper Award [28th ICDE World Conference on Online Learning, 2019]
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient) & MacKenzie, Alison (Recipient), Nov 2019
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), Jun 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
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Trustee and Member of Governing Council of the Society for Research into Higher Education (SRHE)
Bhatt, Ibrar (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Election to learned society
Activities
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Dupery by Design: The Epistemology of Deceit in a Postdigital Era and the critical role of Higher Education
Alison MacKenzie (Keynote/plenary speaker), Ibrar Bhatt (Organiser) & Jennifer Rose (Speaker)
16 Mar 2021Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in conference
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New media, digital literacy, and the mechanics of trust and deceit [invited seminar at the International Centre for Higher Education Management, University of Bath, UK]
Ibrar Bhatt (Keynote speaker) & Alison MacKenzie (Keynote speaker)
01 Mar 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University
Ibrar Bhatt (Visiting lecturer)
2021 → …Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Research and Teaching at External Organisation
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Teaching in Higher Education (Journal)
Ibrar Bhatt (Guest editor)
2021 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Academic productivity in the contemporary Indonesian higher education landscape [invited webinar for Yogyakarta State University, Indonesia]
Ibrar Bhatt (Invited speaker)
13 Aug 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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New media, digital literacy and the mechanics of trust
Ibrar Bhatt & Alison MacKenzie
25/01/2020
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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What’s the point of education if Google can tell us anything?
24/07/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment