About Me

Who am I?

Well first and foremost I am a proud Mum of two daughters and Nana to my first grand-gaughter. We are very close and I constantly learn from them. I am an Associate Professor (Learning and Teaching) at Sheffield Hallam University in Digital Analytics and Technologies within the Department of Computing and Digital Technologies. I am the LTA (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) Lead working with academic colleagues to enhance the way we as professionals learn, the way we teach, and the way we assess our students. I am also one of the university SOTL (Scholarship of Learning and Teaching) Leads at Sheffield Hallam. 

My research interests include social media and technology enhanced learning and I am regularly invited to give keynotes and guest lectures nationally and internationally. 

I am also a Visiting Professor at Arden Univeristy and a Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University. 



In 2017 I was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship. I am also a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association, and a Certified Management and Business Educator.  


Reflections on my National Teaching Fellowship


I hold an MSc in Technology Enhanced Learning Innovation and Change and an MA in Communication and Media Studies. Other qualifications include a PgCert in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education and the SEDA-PDF Supporting Educational Change. In 2021 I commenced a part-time PhD in Educational Research at Lancaster University. 

My research interests include the use of social media in higher education and active technology enhanced learning. I have presented widely in these areas nationally and internationally as an invited keynote and guest speaker. A list of my keynote and conference presentations in this blog and on my university profile, ResearchGate, Academia.edu and Slideshare profiles. 

I am the co-founder of the international #LTHEchat (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education chat) which began in 2014 and I continue to lead this weekly CPD event with the support of a rolling group of educators who volunteer to be part of the organising team. I'm also the co-founder of the cross-institutional open online course Bring Your Own Device for Learning (BYODL) which was shortlisted for the ALT Team Award in 2014.

I am a member of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SEDA) Exec Committee, co-founder of the SEDA Technology Enhanced Learning in Practice SIG and have been a facilitator at the SEDA Summer School and a member of the SEDA Papers Committee. In 2025 I took on the role of Communications Officer for the Association of National Teaching Fellows Committee. I am also a Member of the Association of Learning Technologies (MALT). In addition I have supported the AUA as stakeholder adviser for the JISC funded Developing Digital Literacies project.


Additional Roles

  • National Teaching Fellow
  • Visiting Professor at Arden University
  • Visiting Fellow at Edge Hill University
  • Member of the Executive Committee of the Staff and Educational Development Association
  • Communications Officer for the Committee of the Association of National Teaching Fellows 
  • LEAD Associate at Sheffield Hallam University

Professional Memberships

  • Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (PFHEA)
  • Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association (SFSEDA)
  • Certified Management and Business Educator (CMBE)
  • Certified Facilitator of LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
  • Fellow of the Association of University Administrators (FAUA)

Other Awards

Jisc Community Champion 2026: Nominated Community Connector 
https://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/all/jisc-announces-2026-community-champions

RC4AIED Outstanding Scientific Research Award in 2025 for a collaborative research project ‘AI and Multimodal Learning’. Research Centre for AI and Education (RC4AIED) Suzhou Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

Open Education Global’s (OEGlobal) International Award for Excellence in Open Collaboration for the National Teaching Repository 2023
https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2023/open-collaboration/national-teaching-repository/

https://advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/international-acclaim-national-teaching-repository

Best Poster. 'From monologue to dialogue: Scaffolding multi-perspective and co-constructed formative and summative feedback'. Assessment in Higher Education Conference 2023. 

Best Application of Theory Award - 'Recognising the value of interdependence through cooperative active learning'. Practical Pedagogy Conference 2021, University of Lincoln. #PracticalPedagogy1

Nominated for the #HEGreatestHits2020 - for a podcast in Unwrapping Digital Identity on the Education Burrito Podcast https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/highereducation/2020/12/16/he-greatest-hits-2020/

Best Poster - 'The SHU Social Media CoLab: Developing a Social Media Strategy Through Open Dialogue and Collaborative Guidance.' European Conference in Social Media. Best Poster of the 2014 Annual Conference

 The Jisc 50 most influential UK higher education professionals on social media -  https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/50-most-influential-uk-higher-education-professionals-social-media

Publications

My list of publications can found here and ResearchGate.  

Co Editor for the Journal of Social Media for Learning 
https://openjournals.ljmu.ac.uk/index.php/JSML/about/editorialTeam

Prior Stream Editor for 'The Influence of Social Media on Online Education, in the International Journal on Innovations in Online Education. http://onlineinnovationsjournal.com/editorial_board/

Peer Reviewer:

Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice https://ro.uow.edu.au/jutlp/

Journal of Interactive Media in Education https://jime.open.ac.uk/

RIDLE:HE - Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education Conference
Member of the Academic Review Committee
https://hosting2.northumbria.ac.uk/ridlhe/?page_id=150



Book Reviews

Book review of Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning, Teaching and Assessment. Edited By Sue Beckingham, Jenny Lawrence, Stephen Powell, Peter Hartley

Hartung, F. (2026). Generative AI integration in higher education: a comparative review: Teaching and learning in the age of generative AI: Evidence-based approaches to pedagogy, ethics, and beyond, edited by Joseph Rene Corbeil and Maria Elena Corbeil, 2025, New York, Routledge, 406 pp., £38.60, Paperback, ISBN 9781032688602. Educational Review, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1080/00131911.2026.2624337

Websites

Social Media for Learning
https://socialmediaforlearning.com/ 

 The Project Based Learning Toolkit
https://project-based-learning-toolkit.com/ 

Press

Derry Now (2024) Major AI summit exploring the future of education returns to Derry
https://www.derrynow.com/news/local-news/1534262/major-ai-summit-exploring-the-future-of-education-returns-to-derry.html

AdvanceHE (2022) Beyond Flexible Learning - practice guide published. https://www.advance-he.ac.uk/news-and-views/beyond-flexible-learning-practice-guide-published

Higher Education Academy (2017) HEA announces National Teaching Fellowship Scheme Awards and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence finalists
https://www.heacademy.ac.uk/about/news/hea-announces-national-teaching-fellowship-scheme-awards-and-collaborative-award-1

Sheffield Hallam University media Centre (2017) Hallam academics recognised for teaching excellence
http://www4.shu.ac.uk/mediacentre/hallam-academics-recognised-teaching-excellence

Bolton News (2017) University of Bolton stages its second TEDx Talks 
http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/15273411.Inspirational_TEDx_talks_return_to_university/
"Sue Beckingham, one of the Top 50 UK Higher Education Social Media Influencers, delivered an inspired talk on the importance of lifelong learning."

Bolton University Media Centre. (2017) TEDxUniversityofBolton returns for a second installment. (http://www.bolton.ac.uk/MediaCentre/Articles/2017/May2017-03.aspx

TEDx (2017) TEDx University of Bolton.
https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/19984

ALTC Blog (2016) Learning and Teaching in Higher Ed Chat.
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2016/03/learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education-chat-lthechat/#gref

Inside Higher Ed. (2015) Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Chat. https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/student-affairs-and-technology/learning-and-teaching-higher-education-chat

Times Higher Education. (2015) The 50 most influential UK higher education professionals on social media 
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/50-most-influential-uk-higher-education-professionals-social-media

UK Authority (2014) Wired-up Sheffield Hallam students become wired-up jobseekers https://www.ukauthority.com/articles/wired-up-sheffield-hallam-students-become-wired-up-jobseekers

Interviews/Guest Podcasts

Episode 7 - Generative AI in LTA with Sue Beckingham and Georgina Thornley. SoTL Spotlight Podcast. https://lta.shu.ac.uk/scholarship/podcast/season-2/episode-7--lta-innovation-using-ai


The Future of GenAI in Higher Education. The Developing Practice Podcast - University of Liverpool https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/uolacademy/episodes/The-future-of-GenAI-in-Higher-Education-with-Peter-Hartley-and-Sue-Beckingham-e2k14a5

Social Media for Learning. Talking Higher Education Podcast spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/6ABiFqucpvb

Episode 16: Treasure Island Pedagogies - the one with the knots. Centre for Innovation Liverpool University
https://anchor.fm/livunicie/episodes/Treasure-Island-Pedagogies-Episode-16---the-one-with-the-knots-e1d8nvm

Episode 2: Unwrapping digital identity with Sue Beckingham - Education Burrito Podcast
https://theeducationburrito.podbean.com/e/ep-2-unwrapping-digital-identity-with-sue-beckingham/

In Vino Fab Episode #57: Getting Social to Teach, Learn, & for CPD with @SueBecks

Gettin' Air Podcast
In conversation with Maren Deepwell
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2019/08/maren-deepwell-marendeepwell-in-conversation-with-sue-beckingham-suebecks/

LTHEchat – The story of a Community of Practice through Twitter
https://altc.alt.ac.uk/blog/2018/02/lthechat-the-story-of-a-community-of-practice-through-twitter/



Groups

Co-founder of the Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference

Social Media for Learning in Higher Education Conference Committee
#SocMedHE15, #SocMedHE16, #SocMedHE17 #SocMedHE24 Sheffield Hallam University https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/socmedhe/

#SocMedHE18 Nottingham Trent University https://socmedhe18.wordpress.com/
#SocMedHE19 Edge Hill Universityhttps://www.edgehill.ac.uk/clt/conference-2014/social-media-for-learning-in-higher-education-conference-2019/
#SocMedHE20 Online Tweetposium University of Strathclyde and University of Glasgow https://www.strath.ac.uk/humanities/psychologicalscienceshealth/socialmediaconference/
#SocMedHE21 Online conference. University of Strathclyde and University of Glasgow
#SocMedHE22 University of Northampton
#SocMedHE23 University of Stirling
#SocMedHE24 Sheffield Hallam University
#SocMedHE25 Lancaster University

Sheffield Hallam Digital Capabilities Steering Group membership (2016)

Jisc Student Experience Experts Group (ongoing)

Member of the National Teaching Fellows community
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