Projects per year
Personal profile
Biography
Robert Farmer is the Learning Technology Manager at the University of Northampton, where he supports the Head of Learning Technology to lead and manage the University’s award-winning Learning Technology Team. Before taking up this role he worked as a Learning Designer, Learning Technologist, and Learning Development Tutor, and prior to this was a full-time FE/HE lecturer, teaching and leading courses in philosophy, critical thinking, and digital film-making.
Research Interests
Robert's current research interests and publications include work on the Hero’s Journey in Higher Education, Socratic Dialogue in the Nelson-Heckmann tradition, the flipped classroom, blended and active learning, course and module design, patchwork text assessment, and educational videos.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
-
SDG 4 Quality Education
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics where Robert Farmer is active. These topic labels come from the works of this person. Together they form a unique fingerprint.
- 1 Similar Profiles
Projects
- 1 Finished
-
An exploration of using a whole provider approach to evaluate student data to enhance the academic, emotional, and social needs of students at UON.
Khatri, R. (PI), Howe, R. (CoI) & Farmer, R. (CoI)
1/07/24 → 1/06/25
Project: Internal Fund › Other funding
-
The Hero’s Journey (in HE) Continues: Applying the hero’s journey framework to curriculum planning and course design
Gröppel-Wegener, A. & Farmer, R., 16 Jun 2025, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 6, 3, p. 1 39 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Teaching students to write about art: Results of a four-year patchwork text project
Staff, C. & Farmer, R., 1 Oct 2019, In: Art, Design & Communication in Higher Education. 18, 2, p. 137-151 15 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
The Hero’s Journey in Higher Education: A Twelve Stage Narrative Approach to the Design of Active, Student-Centred University Modules
Farmer, R. J., 1 Apr 2019, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 3, 3, p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Using Blackboard Collaborate, a digital web conference tool, to support nursing students placement learning: A pilot study exploring its impact
Hart, T., Bird, D. & Farmer, R. J., 1 Jul 2019, In: Nurse Education in Practice. 38, p. 72-78 7 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Benefits and limitations of a collaborative approach to course design
Usher, J. & Farmer, R. J., 1 Jun 2018, Educational Developments: The Magazine of the Staff and Educational Development Association, 19, 2, p. 24 27 p.Research output: Contribution to Specialist Publication › Bulletin/Magazine
-
Co-creation, contexts, and complexity: a case study concerning blended learning
Burnapp, D., Farmer, R., Reese, S. V. H. & Stepniak, A., 4 Apr 2018, In: The Journal of Educational Innovation, Partnership and Change. 4, 1Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile -
Learning Without Teaching: The Practice and Benefits of the Nelson-Heckmann Method of Socratic Dialogue
Farmer, R. J., 17 May 2018, 123 p.Research output: Types of Thesis › Master's Thesis
Open AccessFile -
The What, the How, and the Why of the Flipped Classroom
Farmer, R. J., 1 Apr 2018, In: Innovative Practice in Higher Education. 3, 2, p. 14 31 p.Research output: Contribution to Journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile
-
Show, Don't Tell: Encouraging staff to create award-winning Ultra courses
Farmer, R. (Author)
23 Jul 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
-
Show, Don't Tell: Encouraging staff to create award-winning Ultra courses
Farmer, R. (Author)
17 Apr 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
-
Developing Accessible, Inclusive, Mobile-friendly Ultra Courses
Farmer, R. (Author)
23 May 2024Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Invited talk › Teaching
-
Supporting Staff to Create Good Ultra Courses
Farmer, R. (Author)
25 Oct 2023Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
-
Making the student journey a hero’s journey through curriculum design
Gröppel-Wegener, A. (Author) & Farmer, R. (Author)
3 Nov 2023Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
-
Calling Students to Adventure: The hero’s journey as a tool for curriculum planning
Gröppel-Wegener, A. (Author) & Farmer, R. (Author)
14 Oct 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
-
The Hero's Journey in Higher Education: Calling Students to Adventure
Farmer, R. (Author) & Gröppel-Wegener, A. (Author)
18 Jul 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research
File -
Planning a Hero’s Journey: Designing a self-guided reflective walk
Farmer, R. (Author) & Gröppel-Wegener, A. (Author)
6 Jul 2022Activity: Academic Talks or Presentations › Conference Presentation › Research