About Me

Who am I?

Well first and foremost I am a proud Mum of two daughters and Nana to my first Grand-Daughter. We are very close and I constantly learn from them. I am an Associate Professor (Learning and Teaching) and currently work at Sheffield Hallam University as a Principal Lecturer in Digital Analytics and Technologies within the Department of Computing. I am also the LTA (Learning, Teaching and Assessment) Lead for Computing and an Educational Developer 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 regularly invited to give guest lectures to staff and students across many disciplines on the use of social media to develop a professional online presence.

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

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

My research interests include the use of social media in higher education, digital literacy, online presence/identity and the concept of collaborative learning through our individually created personal learning networks, and the use of multimedia e-portfolios. I have presented widely in these areas internationally. A list of these can be found here and on my Academia.edu and Slideshare profiles. My publications can be found in the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive. 

I am the co-founder of the National #LTHEchat (Learning and Teaching in Higher Education) and the cross-institutional open online course Bring Your Own Device for Learning.

I am a co-opted 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 2024 I took on the role of Deputy Communications Officer for the Association of National Teaching Fellows Committee. In addition I have supported the AUA as stakeholder adviser for the JISC funded Developing Digital Literacies project. I am also a Member of the Association of Learning Technologies (MALT). 

Additional Roles

• National Teaching Fellow
• Visiting Fellow within the Centre for Learning and Teaching at Edge Hill University
• Co-opted member of the Executive Committee of the Staff and Educational Development Association
• Deputy Communications Officer for the Committee of the Association of Nationl Teaching Fellows 
• LEAD Associate at Sheffield Hallam University

Professional Memberships

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

Other Awards

Open Education Award for Excellence for the National Teaching Repository 2023
https://awards.oeglobal.org/awards/2023/open-collaboration/national-teaching-repository/

Best Poster. Assessment in Higher Education Conference 2023. 

Best Application of Theory Award. 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/

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, ResearchGate and SHURA the Sheffield Hallam University Research Archive. 

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/

Websites

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

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

Scholarship Spotlight
https://scholarshipspotlight.uk/

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

Ed Technology (2019) Does social media have a place in formal education?
https://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/the-report-does-social-media-have-a-place-in-formal-education/

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://www.blogger.com/blog/page/edit/3150455615822065386/8603819537675015832#

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 http://www.ukauthority.com/tabid/64/Default.aspx?id=4667#

Interviews/Guest Podcasts

Enabling Students with AI Skills: Unpacking the AI CHECKLIST Model. TIRIgogy CPD Series. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/tirigogy/episodes/Enabling-Students-with-AI-Skills-Unpacking-the-AI-CHECKLIST-Model---Featuring-Associate-Prof--Sue-Beckingham-and-Prof--Peter-Hartley-e2taamh/a-abnisia 

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

https://invinofab.transistor.fm/57

Gettin' Air Podcast

https://voiced.ca/podcast_episode_post/sue-beckingham/

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/


Mentions

https://blogs.shu.ac.uk/socialmedia/2016/03/30/socmedhe2015-starting-the-conversation-about-social-media-for-learning/

Groups

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

Sheffield Hallam Digital Capabilities Steering Group membership (2016)

Jisc Student Experience Experts Group (ongoing)

Member of the National Teaching Fellows community