Helen Beetham

Biography 

Helen Beetham is a researcher and consultant in digital education. She has edited a number of standard texts, and published in peer reviewed journals on topics from digital literacy to surveillance pedagogies and feminist educational technology. Helen has advised major universities in the UK, Europe, Africa and Australasia on their digital education strategy, and has worked for international bodies such as the EU and UNESCO. Since 2004 she has played a leading role in Jisc programmes on digital learning. Her Digital Capabilities framework is widely used in UK HE and beyond. Helen is currently completing a book on ‘Teaching digital subjects: critical capabilities in the digital university'.