Simon Buckingham Shum

Simon J. Buckingham Shum is Professor of Learning Informatics at the University of Technology Sydney, where he is Director of the Connected Intelligence Centre. His research is at the intersection of sensemaking and computation: the invention of new digital tools and ways of thinking and working, that build the qualities needed for 21st-century learning. Specifically, he is interested in how computation can make the quality of thinking visible, to enable more reflective deliberation at a range...See more

Simon J. Buckingham Shum is Professor of Learning Informatics at the University of Technology Sydney, where he is Director of the Connected Intelligence Centre. His research is at the intersection of sensemaking and computation: the invention of new digital tools and ways of thinking and working, that build the qualities needed for 21st-century learning. Specifically, he is interested in how computation can make the quality of thinking visible, to enable more reflective deliberation at a range of different scales from individuals, to small teams, to large networks. From 1995-2014 he was at The Open University's Knowledge Media Institute, which provided the academic environment for the projects underpinning this book. In his spare time he is a runner, and a kit and cajon drummer. He holds a B.Sc. in Psychology from the University of York (1987), an M.Sc. in Ergonomics from the University of London (1988) and a Ph.D. in Design Rationale from the University of York (1992). He lives with his family in Sydney. See less