I am a Lecturer working in the Institute of Educational Technology (IET). I have worked at the Open University and IET since 2018, supporting teaching and research in Academic Professional Development (APD). I am the academic lead for Scholarship Career Development. My role is mainly focused around the development of pan-university scholarship and the use of technology to enhance professional learning and staff development. I also explore the combination of digital technologies and pedagogy to investigate how digital technology can support teaching and learning
I am the shadow module chair of H819 and I am working on co-authoring some of the microcredential 'Evaluating Online Teaching' and supporting learners on the Online Educator courses on FutureLearn. In addition to these roles I also support the development of the Applaud programme.
My research interests include digital technology, teaching, learning, strengths-based approaches and practice-based research. I am a Fellow of the HEA (FHEA).
Julia is a Lecturer who has been working in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University since 2018. She works in Academic Professional Development (APD) and is the academic lead for Scholarship Career Development. Her role is mainly focused on the use of technology to enhance learning and digital pedagogies to support staff development, scholarship and distance education.
Previously, Julia has worked in the field of Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy and has explored the use of digital technology to support learning and teaching. Examples of research projects that Julia has worked on include IMPEC (Inclusive Migration Policies through Evidence Cafes), Teach4Edu4 Erasmus+ project (combining a partnership of HEI's to support teachers and students in acquiring new skills and teaching methods) and Academic Mentoring.
2021
- Sargent, Julia and Casey, Ashley. (). Appreciative inquiry for physical education and sport pedagogy research: a methodological illustration through teachers’ uses of digital technology.. Sport, Education and Society, 26 (1) pp. 45-57.
- Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Bossu, Carina; Coughlan, Tim; Ferguson, Rebecca; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Rienties, Bart; Sargent, Julia; Scanlon, Eileen; Tang, Jinlan; Wang, Qi; Whitelock, Denise and Zhang, Shuai (). Innovating Pedagogy 2021: Open University Innovation Report 9. The Open University, Milton Keynes.
- Sargent, Julia and Lynch, Shrehan. (). 'None of my other teachers know my face/emotions/thoughts': Digital technology and democratic assessment practices in higher education physical education. Technology, Pedagogy and Education (In press).
2020
- Sargent, Julia and Casey, Ashley. (). Flipped Learning, Pedagogy and Digital Technology: Establishing Consistent Practice to Optimise Lesson Time. European Physical Education Review, 26 (1) pp. 70-84.
- Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Beirne, Elaine; Conole, Gráinne; Costello, Eamon; Coughlan, Tim; Ferguson, Rebecca; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Holmes, Wayne; Mac Lochlainn, Conchur; Nic Giolla Mhichíl, Mairéad; Rienties, Bart; Sargent, Julia; Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike and Whitelock, Denise (). Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8. The Open University, Milton Keynes.
- Sargent, Julia and Casey, Ashley (). Using digital technologies to enhance your teaching of physical education. In: Capel, Susan; Cliff, Joanne and Lawrence, Julia eds. A practical guide to teaching physical education in the secondary school London: Routledge (In Press).
- Lynch, Shrehan and Sargent, Julia. (). Using the meaningful physical education features as a lens to view student experiences of democratic pedagogy in higher education. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 25 (6) pp. 629-642.
- Sargent, Julia. (). [Book Review] Debates in physical education. Curriculum Studies in Health and Physical Education, 11 (3) pp. 282-284.
2019
- Fullagar, Simone; Petris, Sandra; Sargent, Julia; Allen, Stephanie; Aktar, Muhsina and Ozakinci, Gozde. (). Action research with parkrun UK volunteer organisers to develop inclusive strategies. Health Promotion International (Early Access).
- FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Adams, Anne; Bektik, Duygu; Bossu, Carina; Clough, Gill; Ismail, Nashwa and Sargent, Julia. (). Tools and Technologies for Advancing Professional Development. In: CALRG Annual Conference 2019, 17-18 Jun 2019, The Open University, Milton Keynes.
2018
- Sargent, Julia. (). [Book Review] Digital technologies and learning in physical education: pedagogical cases. Sport, Education and Society, 23 (1) pp. 108-110.
- Sargent, Julia and Casey, Ashley (). Exploring pedagogies of digital technology in physical education through appreciative inquiry. In: Koekoek, Jeroen and van Hilvoorde, Ivo eds. Digital Technology in Physical Education: Global Perspectives Routledge, pp. 69-85.
- Sargent, Julia (). Exploring Pedagogy And Digital Technology In Physical Education Through Appreciative Inquiry. PhD thesis Loughborough University.
Careers Clinic - Online Education
Online forums | 30th December 2020
Esports model ‘could be future direction’ for student engagement
The Times Higher Education (THE) | 9th January 2020
Hip-hop pedagogy promises to turn tables on traditional teaching
Online article | 6th January 2021
Research Podcast
Podcast | 3rd February 2018
Research Podcast
Playing with Research in Health & Physical Education Podcase | 3rd March 2021
Past
Conference Presentation
3rd September 2019
Evaluating The Tricky Topic Process To Identify And Address Student Misunderstandings.
ECER Conference Hamburg, Germany
Conference Presentation
12th September 2018
Physical education teachers' views and beliefs about teaching with digital technology.
British Educational Research Association Conference (BERA) Newcastle
Conference Presentation
26th July 2018
Flipped Learning, Pedagogy and Digital Technology: Embedding Practice
International Association for Physical Education in Higher Education (AIESEP)
Conference Presentation
18th June 2018
Digital technology and pedagogy in Physical Education teaching: Flipped learning
CALRG Open University - Milton Keynes
Awards
BJET Fellowship
Highly Commended AwardEmployability Scholarship Funding
Connecting Open Routes to Employability Skills (CORES): learner experiences and effectsGlobal Challenges Research Fund
IMPEC: Inclusive Migration Policy through Evidence CafesTeaching Innovation Award
Loughborough University Internal BidExternal Appointments
Social media
Areas of expertise
Affiliations
Research Students
Professional Memberships
- Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Association of Learning Technologists
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
- Member of the British Educational Research Association