Professor Rebecca Ferguson

Open Technology-Enhanced Learning (2024)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Scanlon, Eileen
Journal of Interactive Media in Education (JIME), 2024(1) (pp. 1-5)

Capacity building for digital education (2024)
Whitelock, Denise; Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Pitt, Rebecca; Ferguson, Rebecca and Cross, Simon
Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 39(2) (pp. 105-111)

[Editorial] Capacity building for digital education (2024)
Whitelock, Denise; Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Pitt, Rebecca; Ferguson, Rebecca and Cross, Simon
Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-learning, 39(2) (pp. 105-111)

Education 4.0 in higher education and computer science: A systematic review (2023-09-11)
Rienties, Bart; Ferguson, Rebecca; Gonda, Dalibor; Hajdin, Goran; Herodotou, Christothea; Iniesto, Francisco; Llorens Garcia, Ariadna; Muccini, Henry; Sargent, Julia; Virkus, Sirje and Isidori, Maria Vittoria
Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 31(5) (pp. 1339-1357)

Aligning the Goals of Learning Analytics with its Research Scholarship: An Open Peer Commentary Approach (2023-08-30)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Khosravi, Hassan; Kovanović, Vitomir; Viberg, Olga; Aggarwal, Ashish; Brinkhuis, Mattheiu; Buckingham Shum, Simon; Chen, Lujie Karen; Drachsler, Hendrik; Guerrero, Valerie A; Hanses, Michael; Hayward, Caitlin; Hicks, Ben; Jivet, Ioana; Kitto, Kirsty; Kizilcec, René; Lodge, Jason M; Manly, Catherine A; Matz, Rebecca L; Meaney, Michael J; Ochoa, Xavier; Schuetze, Brendan A; Spruit, Marco; van Haastrecht, Max; van Leeuwen, Anouschka; van Rijn, Lars; Tsai, Yi-Shan; Weidlich, Joshua; Williamson, Kimberly and Yan, Veronica X
Journal of Learning Analytics, 10(2) (pp. 14-50)

Generative AI and Learning Analytics (2023)
Khosravi, Hassan; Viberg, Olga; Kovanovic, Vitomir and Ferguson, Rebecca
Journal of Learning Analytics, 10(3) (pp. 1-6)

Learning Analytics: Practitioners, Take Note (2022-12-16)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Ochoa, Xavier and Kovanović, Vitomir
Journal of Learning Analytics, 9(3) (pp. 1-7)

Introducing a reflective framework for the assessment and recognition of microcredentials (2022)
Iniesto, Francisco; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Farrow, Robert and Pitt, Rebecca
Open Technology in Education, Society, and Scholarship Association (OTESSA) Journal, 2(2) (pp. 1-24)

Assessment and Recognition of MOOCs: The State of the Art (2021-07-12)
Farrow, Robert; Ferguson, Rebecca; Weller, Martin; Pitt, Rebecca; Sanzgiri, Janesh and Habib, Mustafa
Journal of Innovation in Polytechnic Education, 3(1) (pp. 15-26)

The Roles and Value of Citizen Science: Perceptions of Professional Educators Enrolled on a Postgraduate Course (2021)
Aristeidou, Maria; Ferguson, Rebecca; Perryman, Leigh-Anne and Tegama, Natalie
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice, 6, Article 24(1)

Moving Forward with Learning Analytics: Expert Views (2019-12-13)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Clow, Doug; Griffiths, Dai and Brasher, Andrew
Journal of Learning Analytics, 6(3) (pp. 43-59)

[Book Review] Reconceptualising learning in the digital age: The [un]democratising potential of MOOCs by Allison Littlejohn and Nina Hood, Springer, 2018 (2019-10)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Postdigital Science and Education, 1(2) (pp. 569-572)

Human-Centred Learning Analytics (2019)
Buckingham Shum, Simon; Ferguson, Rebecca and Martinez-Maldonado, Roberto
Journal of Learning Analytics, 6(2) (pp. 1-9)

Ethical Challenges for Learning Analytics (2019)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Journal of Learning Analytics, 6(3) (pp. 25-30)

Dimensions of personalisation in technology-enhanced learning: a framework and implications for design (2018-01-10)
FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Kucirkova, Natalia; Jones, Ann; Cross, Simon; Ferguson, Rebecca; Herodotou, Christothea; Hillaire, Garron and Scanlon, Eileen
British Journal of Educational Technology, 49(1) (pp. 165-181)

Examining the designs of computer-based assessment and its impact on student engagement, satisfaction, and pass rates (2017-11)
Nguyen, Quan; Rienties, Bart; Toetenel, Lisette; Ferguson, Rebecca and Whitelock, Denise
Computers in Human Behavior, 76 (pp. 703-714)

Learning Analytics: Avoiding Failure (2017-07-31)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Clow, Doug
Educause Review Online, 31.07.2017

Developing a strategic approach to MOOCs (2016-12-28)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Scanlon, Eileen and Harris, Lisa
Journal of Interactive Media in Education, 2016, Article 21(1)

增强学习的可能性与挑战 [Possibilities and challenges of augmented learning] (2016-05)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Distance Education in China, 6 (pp. 5-13)

创新教学报告2015 —探索教学、学习与评价的新形式 [Innovating Pedagogy 2015] (2016-04-23)
Sharples, M.; Adams, A.; Alozie, N.; Ferguson, R.; FitzGerald, E.; Gaved, M.; McAndrew, P.; Means, B.; Remold, J.; Rienties, B.; Roschelle, J.; Vogt, K.; Whitelock, D. and Yarnall, L.
开放学习研究 [Open Learning](2016.1) (pp. 1-18)

Guest Editorial: Ethics and Privacy in Learning Analytics (2016-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Hoel, Tore; Scheffel, Maren and Drachsler, Hendrik
Journal of Learning Analytics, 3(1) (pp. 5-15)

Consistent Commitment: Patterns of Engagement across Time in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) (2015-12)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Clow, Doug
Journal of Learning Analytics, 2(3) (pp. 55-80)

Editorial: Learning design, teacher inquiry into student learning and learning analytics: a call for action (2015-03)
Mor, Yishay; Ferguson, Rebecca and Wasson, Barbara
British Journal of Educational Technology, 46(2) (pp. 221-229)

Setting learning analytics in context: overcoming the barriers to large-scale adoption (2015-02-17)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Macfadyen, Leah P.; Clow, Doug; Tynan, Belinda; Alexander, Shirley and Dawson, Shane
Journal of Learning Analytics, 1(3) (pp. 120-144)

Pre-teens' informal learning with ICT and Web 2.0 (2015)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Faulkner, Dorothy; Whitelock, Denise and Sheehy, Kieron
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 24(2) (pp. 247-265)

MOOCs 2030：大规模开放学习的未来展望 (2015)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Sharples, Mike and Beale, Russell
Journal of Beijing Open University(6) (pp. 19-24)

Towards teacher-led design inquiry of learning (2014-01)
Emin-Martinez, Valerie; Hansen, Cecilie; Rodríguez Triana, María Jesūs; Wasson, Barbara; Mor, Yishay; Dascalu, Mihai; Ferguson, Rebecca and Pernin, Jean-Philippe
eLearning Papers(36)

Augmented reality and mobile learning: the state of the art (2013-12)
FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Ferguson, Rebecca; Adams, Anne; Gaved, Mark; Mor, Yishay and Thomas, Rhodri
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, 5(4) (pp. 43-58)

Death of an avatar: implications of presence for learners and educators in virtual worlds (2012-09-14)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Journal of Gaming & Virtual Worlds, 4(2) (pp. 137-152)

Distributed cognition in a virtual world (2012-02)
Gillen, Julia; Ferguson, Rebecca; Peachey, Anna and Twining, Peter
Language and Education, 26(2) (pp. 151-167)

Finding and reusing learning materials with multimedia similarity search and social networks (2012)
Little, Suzanne; Ferguson, Rebecca and Rüger, Stefan
Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 21(2) (pp. 255-271)

Social learning analytics (2012)
Buckingham Shum, Simon and Ferguson, Rebecca
Journal of Educational Technology and Society, 15(3) (pp. 3-26)

Learning analytics: drivers, developments and challenges (2012)
Ferguson, Rebecca
International Journal of Technology Enhanced Learning, 4(5/6) (pp. 304-317)

Meaningful learning and creativity in virtual worlds (2011-12)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Thinking Skills and Creativity, 6(3) (pp. 169-178)

Use of Questions to Facilitate Social Learning in a Web 2.0 Environment (2011-01)
Ferguson, Rebecca
Revista de Universidad y Sociedad del Conocimiento (RUSC), 8(1) (pp. 316-327)

Peer interaction: the experience of distance students at university level (2010-12)
Ferguson, R.
Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 26(6) (pp. 574-584)

Improvable objects and attached dialogue: new literacy practices employed by learners to build knowledge together in asynchronous settings (2010-05-31)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Whitelock, Denise and Littleton, Karen
Digital Culture & Education, 2(1) (pp. 103-123)

A learning community for teens on a virtual island - The Schome Park Teen Second Life Pilot project (2009-06)
Gillen, Julia; Twining, Peter; Ferguson, Rebecca; Butters, Oliver; Clough, Gill; Gaved, Mark; Peachey, Anna; Seamans, Dan and Sheehy, Kieron
eLearning Papers, 2009(15) (www.elearningpapers.eu)

Learning in the Panopticon: ethical and social issues in building a virtual educational environment (2008)
Sheehy, K.; Ferguson, R. and Clough, G.
International Journal of Social Science. Special Edition: Virtual Reality in Distance Education, 2(2) (pp. 25-32)

Augmented education: bringing real and virtual learning together (2014-05-01)
Sheehy, Kieron; Ferguson, Rebecca and Clough, Gill
Digital Education and Learning
ISBN : 978-1137342812 | Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan | Published : Basingstoke

Enabling online learning: who are the educators? (2022-06)
Papathoma, Tina; Littlejohn, Allison and Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Sharpe, Rhona; Bennett, Sue and Varga-Atkins, Tünde eds. Handbook of Digital Higher Education. Elgar Handbooks in Education (pp. 99-110)
ISBN : 978 1 80088 848 7 | Publisher : Elgar

Introduction (2019-12-19)
Jones, Ann; Scanlon, Eileen and Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen eds. Educational Visions: Lessons from 40 years of innovation (pp. 1-12)
ISBN : 978-1-911529-82-8 | Publisher : Ubiquity Press | Published : London

Teaching and Learning at Scale: Futures (2019-12-18)
Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen eds. Educational visions: The lessons from 40 years of innovation (pp. 33-50)
ISBN : 978-1-911529-80-4 | Publisher : Ubiquity Press | Published : London

MOOC development: priority areas (2018-01-24)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Herodotou, Christothea; Coughlan, Tim; Scanlon, Eileen and Sharples, Mike
In: Luckin, Rosemary ed. Enhancing Learning and Teaching with Technology: What the Research Says
ISBN : 9781782772262 | Publisher : UCL IOE Press | Published : London

Learning analytics: a firm basis for the future (2017-12-13)
Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Sheehy, Kieron and Holliman, Andrew eds. Education and New Technologies: Perils and Promises for Learners (pp. 162-176)
ISBN : 978-1-138-18493-0 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon, UK

MOOCs 2030: a future for massive open online learning (2015-06-23)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Sharples, Mike and Beale, Russell
In: Bonk, Curtis J.; Lee, Mimi M.; Reeves, Thomas C. and Reynolds, Thomas H. eds. MOOCs and Open Education around the World (pp. 315-326)
ISBN : http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9781138807402/ | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon

Taking on different roles: how educators position themselves in MOOCs (2014)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Whitelock, Denise
In: Rensing, Christopher; de Freitas, Sara; Ley, Tobias and Muñoz-Merino, Pedro J. eds. Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities. Lecture Notes in Computer Science (8719) (pp. 562-563)
ISBN : 978-3-319-11199-5 | Publisher : Springer International Publishing | Published : Cham

The strength of cohesive ties: discursive construction of an online learning community (2013)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Gillen, Julia; Peachey, Anna and Twining, Peter
In: Childs, Mark and Peachey, Anna eds. Understanding Learning in Virtual Worlds. Human-Computer Interaction Series (pp. 83-100)
ISBN : 978-1-4471-5369-6 | Publisher : Springer | Published : London

Seeking planning permission to build a Gothic cathedral in a virtual world: exploring the schommunity (2012-10-18)
Gillen, Julia; Ferguson, Rebecca; Clough, Gill; Peachey, Anna and Twining, Peter
In: Merchant, Guy; Gillen, Julia; Marsh, Jackie and Davies, Julia eds. Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People. Routledge Research in Education (pp. 190-207)
ISBN : 978-0-415-89960-4 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : Abingdon

Towards a social learning space for open educational resources (2012-03)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Buckingham Shum, Simon
In: Collaborative Learning 2.0: Open Educational Resources (pp. 309-327)
ISBN : 9781466603004 | Publisher : IGI Global | Published : Hershey, PA

Seeking planning permission to build a Gothic cathedral on a virtual island (2012)
Gillen, Julia; Ferguson, Rebecca; Peachey, Anna and Twining, Peter
In: Merchant, Guy; Gillen, Julia; Marsh, Jackie and Davies, Julia eds. Virtual Literacies: Interactive Spaces for Children and Young People. Routledge Research in Education (84) (pp. 190-207)
ISBN : 9780415899604 | Publisher : Routledge | Published : New York, Abingdon

Introduction: challenging education in virtual worlds (2010-01)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Sheehy, Kieron and Clough, Gill
In: Sheehy, Kieron; Ferguson, Rebecca and Clough, Gill eds. Virtual Worlds: Controversies at the Frontier of Education. Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
ISBN : 978-1-60876-261-3 | Publisher : Nova Science Publishers | Published : Hauppauge, N.Y

Breaking down the barriers (2010-01)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Sheehy, Kieron
In: Sheehy, Kieron; Ferguson, Rebecca and Clough, Gill eds. Virtual Worlds: Controversies at the Frontier of Education. Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
ISBN : 978-1-60876-261-3 | Publisher : Nova Science Publishers | Published : Hauppauge, N.Y

Heritage and the recent and contemporary past (2010-01)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Harrison, Rodney and Weinbren, Daniel
In: Benton, Tim ed. Understanding Heritage and Memory (pp. 277-315)
ISBN : 9780719081538 | Publisher : Manchester University Press | Published : Manchester, UK

Virtual worlds are authentic sites for learning (2010)
Clough, Gill and Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Sheehy, Kieron; Ferguson, Rebecca and Clough, Gill eds. Virtual Worlds: Controversies at the Frontier of Education. Education in a Competitive and Globalizing World
ISBN : 978-1-60876-261-3 | Publisher : Nova Science Publishers | Published : Hauppauge, N.Y.

Technologies in use: How context and design drive their effects (2009-05)
Thorpe, Mary; Godwin, Steve and Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Bernath, Ulrich; Szücs, András; Tait, Alan and Vidal, Martine eds. Distance and E-learning in Transition: Learning innovation, technology and social challenges (pp. 595-606)
ISBN : 9781848211322 | Publisher : ISTE | Published : London

Educational inclusion and new technologies (2008)
Sheehy, Kieron and Ferguson, Rebecca
In: Scott, Thomas B. and Livingston, James I. eds. Leading-Edge Educational Technology (pp. 159-176)
ISBN : 978-1-60456-035-0 | Publisher : Nova Science Publishers | Published : New York

Educational visions: The lessons from 40 years of innovation (2019-12-18)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen
Ferguson, Rebecca; Jones, Ann and Scanlon, Eileen eds.
Publisher : Ubiquity Press | Published : London

Practitioner Track Proceedings of the 6th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK16) (2016-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Sharkey, Mike and Mirriahi, Negin eds.
Publisher : Society for Learning Analytics Research (SoLAR) | Published : Edinburgh, UK

Journal of learning analytics Vol 3, No 1: Special section on ethics and privacy in learning analytics (2016-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Hoel, Tore; Scheffel, Maren and Drachsler, Hendrik eds.
Publisher : UTS ePress | Published : Sydney, Australia

Virtual Worlds: Controversies at the Frontier of Education (2010-01)
Sheehy, Kieron; Ferguson, Rebecca and Clough, Gill eds.
ISBN : 978-1-60876-261-3 | Publisher : Nova Science Publishers | Published : Hauppauge, N.Y.

Challenges for Innovation and Educational Change in Digital Education in Low Resourced Settings: A Kenyan Example (2023-06)
Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Pitt, Beck; Cross, Simon; Ferguson, Rebecca and Whitelock, Denise
In : European Distance and E-Learning Network (EDEN) 2023 Annual Conference (18-20 Jun 2023, Dublin, Ireland)

Towards more replicable content analysis for learning analytics (2023-03)
Kitto, Kirsty; Manly, Catherine A; Ferguson, Rebecca and Poquet, Oleksandra
In : LAK 23: 13th Learning Ananlytics and Knowledge conference (13-17 Mar 2023, Arlington, Texas) (pp. 303-314)

Adapting OER: Addressing the Challenges of Reuse When Designing for HE Capacity Development (2022-10)
Goshtasbpour, Fereshte; Ferguson, Rebecca; Pitt, Rebecca; Cross, Simon and Whitelock, Denise
In : 21st European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL) (27-28 Oct 2022, Brighton)

When industry meets Education 4.0: What do Computer Science companies need from Higher Education? (2021-10-26)
Iniesto, Francisco; Sargent, Julia; Rienties, Bart; Llorens, Ariadna; Adam, Araceli; Herodotou, Christothea; Ferguson, Rebecca and Muccini, Henry
In : Ninth International Conference on Technological Ecosystems for Enhancing Multiculturality (TEEM’21) (Oct 27-29, Barcelona, Spain) (pp. 367-372)

Accessible learning, accessible analytics: a virtual evidence café (2021-04)
Papathoma, Tina; Ferguson, Rebecca and Vogiatzis, Dimitrios
In : 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK21) (Workshop 13 Apr Full conference 12-16 April, Online)

Responsible learning analytics: creating just, ethical, and caring (2021)
Cerratto Pargman, Teresa; McGrath, Cormac; Viberg, Olga; Kitto, Kirsty; Knight, Simon and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : 11th International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (LAK21) (Workshop 12 Apr ; conference 12-16 April, Online)

Education 4.0 and Computer Science: A European perspective (2021)
Rienties, Bart; Balaban, Igor; Ferguson, Rebecca; Herodotou, Christothea; Iniesto, Francisco; Muccini, Henry; Sargent, Julia and Virkus, Sirje
In : Central European Conference on Information and Intelligent Systems (CECIIS) (Oct 13-15, Varazdin, Croatia)

Creating a Framework of fun and Learning: Using Balloons to Build Consensus (2020-09-23)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Childs, Mark; Okada, Alexandra; Sheehy, Kieron; Tatlow-Golden, Mimi and Childs, Anna
In : 14th European Conference on Games Based Learning - ECGBL 2020 (23-25 Sep 2020, Brighton (held virtually due to COVID))

Guidance on how Learning at Scale can be made more accessible (2020)
Papathoma, Tina; Ferguson, Rebecca; Iniesto, Francisco; Rets, Irina; Vogiatzis, Dimitrios and Murphy, Victoria
In : Proceedings of the Seventh ACM Conference on Learning@ Scale (Aug 12-14, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA) (pp. 289-292)

Pedagogy-informed design of conversational learning at scale (2019)
Sharples, Mike and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : EC-TEL 2019: 14th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (16-19 Sep 2019, Delft, Netherlands)

Where is the evidence? A call to action for learning analytics (2017-03-13)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Clow, Doug
In : LAK17 Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (13-17 Mar 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada) (pp. 56-65)

Beyond failure: the 2nd LAK Failathon (2017-03-13)
Clow, Doug; Ferguson, Rebecca; Kitto, Kirsty; Cho, Yong-Sang; Sharkey, Mike and Aguerrebere, Cecilia
In : LAK17 Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (13-17 Mar 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada) (pp. 504-505)

Beyond Failure: The 2nd LAK Failathon Poster (2017-03-13)
Clow, Doug; Ferguson, Rebecca; Kitto, Kirsty; Cho, Yong-Sang; Sharkey, Mike and Aguerrebere, Cecilia
In : LAK17 Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (13-17 Mar 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (pp. 540-541)

Learning Analytics: Visions of the Future (2016-04-28)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Brasher, Andrew; Clow, Doug; Griffiths, Dai and Drachsler, Hendrik
In : 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (25-29 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland)

What Can Analytics Contribute to Accessibility in e-Learning Systems and to Disabled Students’ Learning? (2016-04-25)
Cooper, Martyn; Ferguson, Rebecca and Wolff, Annika
In : 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (25-29 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland) (pp. 99-103)

LAK Failathon (2016-04-25)
Clow, Doug; Ferguson, Rebecca; Macfadyen, Leah; Prinsloo, Paul and Slade, Sharon
In : 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (25-29 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland) (pp. 509-511)

Ethical and Privacy Issues in the Design of Learning Analytics Applications (2016-04-25)
Drachsler, Hendrik; Hoel, Tore; Cooper, Adam; Kismihók, Gábor; Berg, Alan; Scheffel, Maren; Chen, Weiqin and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (25-29 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland) (pp. 492-493)

Learning at Scale: Using an Evidence Hub To Make Sense of What We Know (2016-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca
In : Learning at Scale 2016 (25-26 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland)

Learning Analytics Community Exchange: Evidence Hub (2016)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Clow, Doug
In : 6th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK) Conference (25-29 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland)

Making the Production of Learning at Scale more Open and Flexible (2016)
Papathoma, Tina; Ferguson, Rebecca; Littlejohn, Allison and Coe, Angela
In : Learning at Scale 2016 (25-26 Apr 2016, Edinburgh, Scotland) (pp. 273-276)

Moving through MOOCS: pedagogy, learning design and patterns of engagement (2015-11-26)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Clow, Doug; Beale, Russell; Cooper, Alison J; Morris, Neil; Bayne, Siân and Woodgate, Amy
In : EC-TEL 2015: Tenth European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (16-17 Sep 2015, Toledo, Spain) (pp. 70-84)

Correlations between automated rhetorical analysis and tutors’ grades on student essays (2015-03-16)
Simsek, Duygu; Sandor, Agnes; Buckingham Shum, Simon; Ferguson, Rebecca; De Liddo, Anna and Whitelock, Denise
In : 5th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK15): Scaling Up: Big Data to Big Impact (16-20 Mar 2015, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA) (pp. 355-359)

Ethical and privacy issues in the application of learning analytics (2015-03-16)
Drachsler, Hendrik; Cooper, Adam; Hoel, Tore; Ferguson, Rebecca; Berg, Alan; Scheffel, Maren; Kismihók, Gábor; Manderveld, Jocelyn and Chen, Weiqin
In : 5th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK15): Scaling Up: Big Data to Big Impact (16-20 Mar 2015, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA)

Examining engagement: analysing learner subpopulations in massive open online courses (MOOCs) (2015-03)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Clow, Doug
In : 5th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (LAK15) (16-20 Mar 2015, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA)

Learning analytics: European perspectives (2015-03)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Cooper, Adam; Drachsler, Hendrik; Kismihók, Gábor; Boyer, Anne; Tammets, Kairit and Martínez Monés, Alejandra
In : 5th International Learning Analytics & Knowledge Conference (LAK15) (16-20 Mar 2015, Poughkeepsie, NY, USA)

Setting learning analytics in context: overcoming the barriers to large-scale adoption (2014-03-22)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Clow, Doug; Macfadyen, Leah; Essa, Alfred; Dawson, Shane and Alexander, Shirley
In : LAK '14 Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference 2014 (24-28 Mar 2014, Indianapolis, IN, USA) (pp. 251-253)

Visual analytics of academic writing (2014)
Simsek, Duygu; Buckingham Shum, Simon; De Liddo, Anna; Ferguson, Rebecca and Sándor, Ágnes
In : 4th International Learning Analytics and Knowledge Conference (24-28 Mar 2014, Indianapolis, Indiana) (pp. 265-266)

Innovative pedagogy at massive scale: teaching and learning in MOOCs (2014)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Sharples, Mike
In : 9th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL 2014): Open Learning and Teaching in Educational Communities (16-19 Sep 2014, Graz, Austria) (pp. 98-111)

Towards an integrated model of teacher inquiry into student learning, learning design and learning analytics (2013-10)
Hansen, Cecilie; Emin, Valérie; Wasson, Barbara; Mor, Yishay; Rodríguez-Triana, María Jesús; Dascalu, Mihai; Ferguson, Rebecca and Pernin, Jean-Philippe
In : EC-TEL 2013 Eighth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning (17-21 Sep 2013, Paphos (Cyprus)) (pp. 605-606)

An evaluation of learning analytics to identify exploratory dialogue in online discussions (2013-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Wei, Zhongyu; He, Yulan and Buckingham Shum, Simon
In : Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2013) (8-12 Apr 2013, Leuven, Belgium) (pp. 85-93)

Visualizing the LAK/EDM literature using combined concept and rhetorical sentence extraction (2013-04)
Taibi, Davide; Sandor, Agnes; Simsek, Duygu; Buckingham Shum, Simon; De Liddo, Anna and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : Proceedings of the LAK Data Challenge, 3rd Int. Conf. on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK '13) (8-12 Apr 2013, Leuven, Belgium)

Visualizing social learning ties by type and topic: rationale and concept demonstrator (2013)
Schreurs, Bieke; Teplovs, Chris; Ferguson, Rebecca; De Laat, Maarten and Buckingham Shum, Simon
In : Third Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK 2013) (8-12 Apr 2013, Leuven, Belgium) (pp. 33-37)

XIP Dashboard: visual analytics from automated rhetorical parsing of scientific metadiscourse (2013)
Simsek, Duygu; Buckingham Shum, Simon; Sandor, Agnes; De Liddo, Anna and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : 1st International Workshop on Discourse-Centric Learning Analytics (8 Apr 2013, Leuven, Belgium)

Augmented reality and mobile learning: the state of the art (2012-10)
FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Adams, Anne; Ferguson, Rebecca; Gaved, Mark; Mor, Yishay and Thomas, Rhodri
In : 11th World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning (mLearn 2012) (16-18 Oct 2012, Helsinki, Finland) (pp. 62-69)

Use of visual analysis to investigate networked learning in online forums (2012-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca
In : Eighth International Conference on Networked Learning 2012 (02-04 Apr 2012, Maastricht School of Management, Maastricht, The Netherlands)

Exploring qualitative analytics for e-mentoring relationships building in an online social learning environment (2012-04)
Liu, Haiming; Macintyre, Ronald and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : Second International Conference on Learning Analytics and Knowledge (LAK12) (29 Apr - 02 May 2012, Vancouver, Canada)

Social learning analytics: five approaches (2012)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Buckingham Shum, Simon
In : 2nd International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (29 Apr - 02 May 2012, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) (pp. 23-33)

Navigating and Discovering Educational Materials through Visual Similarity Search (2011-06)
Little, Suzanne; Ferguson, Rebecca and Rüger, Stefan
In : Ed-Media 2011 - World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications (27 Jun - 1 Jul 2011, Lisbon, Portugal)

Learning analytics to identify exploratory dialogue within synchronous text chat (2011-03)
Ferguson, Rebecca and Buckingham Shum, Simon
In : LAK 2011: 1st International Conference on Learning Analytics & Knowledge (27 Feb - 01 Mar 2011, Banff, Alberta)

Methods and models of next generation technology enhanced learning - White Paper (2011)
Mwanza-Simwami, Daisy; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Clough, Gill; Whitelock, Denise; Ferguson, Rebecca and Sharples, Mike
In : Alpine Rendezvous 2011 (28-29 Mar 2011, La Clusaz, France)

EnquiryBlogger: using widgets to support awareness and reflection in a PLE Setting (2011)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Deakin Crick, Ruth
In : 1st Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Personal Learning Environments. In conjunction with the PLE Conference 2011 (11-13 Jul 2011, Southampton, UK)

Designing an online mentoring system for self-awareness and reflection on lifelong learning skills (2011)
Ullmann, Thomas Daniel; Ferguson, Rebecca; Buckingham Shum, Simon and Deakin Crick, Ruth
In : 1st Workshop on Awareness and Reflection in Personal Learning Environments. In conjunction with the PLE Conference 2011. (11-13 Jul 2011, Southampton, UK)

The strength of cohesive ties: discursive construction of an online learning community (2011)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Gillen, Julia; Peachey, Anna and Twining, Peter
In : Researching Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments (ReLIVE 2011) (21-22 Sep 2011, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK)

Shifting themes, shifting roles: the development of research blogs (2010-09)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Clough, Gill and Hosein, Anesa
In : 'Into Something Rich and Strange' - Making Sense of the Sea-Change. The 17th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2010) (7-9 Sep 2010, Nottingham, UK)

Towards a social learning space for open educational resources (2010)
Buckingham Shum, Simon and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : OpenED2010: Seventh Annual Open Education Conference (2-4 Nov 2010, Barcelona, Spain)

Fluid leadership in a multi-user virtual environment educational project with teenagers: Schome Park (2008)
Peachey, Anna; Gillen, Julia and Ferguson, Rebecca
In : Ecologies of Diversities: The Developmental and Historical Interarticulation of Human Mediational Forms: Meeting of the International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (8-13 Sep 2008, San Diego, CA, USA)

Postgraduate blogs: beyond the ordinary research journal (2007-09-04)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Clough, Gill and Hosein, Anesa
In : Research Proceedings of the 14th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2007) Beyond control: learning technology for the social network generation (4-6 Sep 2007, Nottingham, UK)

The Construction of Shared Knowledge through Asynchronous Dialogue (2009)
Ferguson, Rebecca M.
PhD thesis The Open University

Innovating Pedagogy 2023: Open University Innovation Report 11 (2023-07-06)
Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Bossu, Carina; Charitonos, Koula; Coughlan, Tim; Deacon, Andrew; Deane, Nawaal; Ferguson, Rebecca; Herodotou, Christothea; Huang, Cheng-Wen; Mayisela, Tabisa; Rets, Irina; Sargent, Julia; Scanlon, Eileen; Small, Janet; Walji, Sukaina; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2022: Open University Innovation Report 10 (2022-07-07)
Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Bossu, Carina; Charitonos, Koula; Coughlan, Tim; Ferguson, Rebecca; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Gaved, Mark; Guitert, Montse; Herodotou, Christothea; Maina, Marcelo; Prieto-Blázquez, Josep; Rienties, Bart; Sangrà, Albert; Sargent, Julia; Scanlon, Eileen and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2021: Open University Innovation Report 9 (2021-01-07)
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
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2020: Open University Innovation Report 8 (2020-01-09)
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
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Pedagogical Innovations for Technology-Enabled Learning (2019-07)
Ferguson, Rebecca
The Commonwealth of Learning, Burnaby, BC, Canada.

Innovating Pedagogy 2019: Open University Innovation Report 7 (2019-01-02)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Coughlan, Tim; Egelandsdal, Kjetil; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Hillaire, Garron; Jones, Derek; Jowers, Iestyn; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; McAndrew, Patrick; Misiejuk, Kamila; Ness, Ingun Johanna; Rienties, Bart; Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike; Wasson, Barbara; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2017: Exploring new forms of teaching, learning and assessment, to guide educators and policy makers. Open University Innovation Report 6 (2017-12)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Barzilai, Sarit; Ben-Zvi, Dani; Chinn, Clark A; Herodotou, Christothea; Hod, Yotam; Kali, Yael; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Kupermintz, Haggai; McAndrew, Patrick; Rienties, Bart; Sagy, Ornit; Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.

How HE educators learn to teach Massive Open Online Courses. A case study (2017-09)
Papathoma, Tina; Littlejohn, Allison and Ferguson, Rebecca
European Association for Research in Learning and Instruction

MOOCs: What the research of FutureLearn’s UK partners tells us (2017-01)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Coughlan, Tim; Herodotou, Christothea and Scanlon, Eileen
Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2016: Open University Innovation Report 5 (2016-12-01)
Sharples, Mike; de Roock, Roberto; Ferguson, Rebecca; Gaved, Mark; Herodotou, Christothea; Koh, Elizabeth; Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes; Looi, Chee-Kit; McAndrew, Patrick; Rienties, Bart; Weller, Martin and Wong, Lung Hsiang
The Open University

MOOCS: What The Open University research tells us (2016-07)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Coughlan, Tim and Herodotou, Christothea
Institute of Educational Technology, The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Research Evidence on the Use of Learning Analytics: Implications for Education Policy (2016)
Ferguson, Rebecca; Brasher, Andrew; Clow, Doug; Cooper, Adam; Hillaire, Garron; Mittelmeier, Jenna; Rienties, Bart; Ullmann, Thomas and Vuorikari, Riina
Joint Research Centre, Seville, Spain.

Innovating Pedagogy 2015: Open University Innovation Report 4 (2015-12-03)
Sharples, Mike; Adams, Anne; Alozie, N; Ferguson, Rebecca; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Gaved, Mark; McAndrew, Patrick; Means, B; Remold, J; Rienties, Bart; Roschelle, J; Vogt, K; Whitelock, Denise and Yarnall, L
The Open University

British Journal of Educational Technology, Vol. 46, Issue 2. Special Issue: Teacher-led Inquiry and Learning Design (2015-03)
Mor, Yishay; Ferguson, Rebecca and Wasson, Barbara
Wiley

Innovating Pedagogy 2014: Open University Innovation Report 3 (2014)
Sharples, Mike; Adams, Anne; Ferguson, Rebecca; Gaved, Mark; McAndrew, Patrick; Rienties, Bart; Weller, Martin and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Beyond prototypes: Enabling innovation in technology-enhanced learning (2013)
Scanlon, Eileen; Sharples, Mike; Fenton-O'Creevy, Mark; Fleck, James; Cooban, Caroline; Ferguson, Rebecca; Cross, Simon and Waterhouse, Peter
Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2013: Open University Innovation Report 2 (2013)
Sharples, Mike; McAndrew, Patrick; Weller, Martin; Ferguson, Rebecca; FitzGerald, Elizabeth; Hirst, Tony and Gaved, Mark
The Open University, Milton Keynes.

Innovating Pedagogy 2012: Open University Innovation Report 1 (2012-12-03)
Sharples, Mike; McAndrew, Patrick; Weller, Martin; Ferguson, Rebecca; Hirst, Tony; Mor, Yishay; Gaved, Mark and Whitelock, Denise
The Open University