My research developments are in the areas of information and knowledge management and pedagogic developments linked to employability, commercial and entrepreneurial activities - particularly online and blended learning and teaching. This includes work in reflective practice, the use of technology to enhance practice and modelling personal knowledge management from individual and organisational perspectives.
My ORCID ID is https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1020-3568
2024
Al-Adwan, A.S., Meet, R., Kala, D., Smedley, J.K., Urbanikova, M. and Al-Rahmi, W. (2024). "Closing The Divide: Exploring Higher Education Teachers' Perspectives on Educational Technology". Information Development. ISSN 0266-6669, E-ISSN 1741-6469. November 2024.
Al-Adwan, A.S., Alsoud, M., Li, N., Majali, T., Smedley, J.K. and Habibi, A. (2024). "Unlocking future learning: exploring higher education students' intention to adopt meta education". Heliyon, DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e29544. Part of ISSN: 2405-8440, May 2024.
Moncaster, A., Jazaeri, H., Gleed, F., Varagnolo, S., Smedley, J.K. (2024). "Improving inclusivity in group project work for distance-learning engineering students". Internal report to eSTEeM, Open University, UK., March 2024.
2022
Zimmerman Nilsson, M.H. and Smedley, J.K. (2022). "Musicianship and Personal Knowledge Management". European Journal of Philosophy in Arts Education. Vol.7 No. 01, pp 161-190. ISSN: 1689-8311. Available at http://www.ejpae.com/index.php/EJPAE/issue/view/10.
2020
Smedley, J. (2020), "Guest editorial", Global Knowledge, Memory and Communication, Vol. 69 No. 1/2, pp. 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1108/GKMC-02-2020-121
2018
Smedley, J.K. (2018). “Are you healthy enough for online?” IT Now, British Computing Society. Autumn 2018 Issue.
Smedley, J.K. (2018). "Enhancing information impact: how do we make the most of our information senses?", Information and Learning Science, Vol. 119 Issue: 3/4, pp.142-144,. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-02-2018-0010;
Smedley, J.K. (2018). "Information, Colour and Learning", BERA blog. Available at https://www.bera.ac.uk/blog/information-colour-and-learning.
Smedley, J.K. (2018), "Guest editorial", Information and Learning Sciences, Vol. 119 No. 12, pp. 698-700. https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-11-2018-137
2017
Smedley, J.K. (2017) "Information innovation: it’s all about people", Information and Learning Science, Vol. 118 Issue: 11/12, pp.669-671, https://doi.org/10.1108/ILS-08-2017-0087
2016
Smedley, J.K. (2016), "Innovation and Information", in David Baker , Wendy Evans (ed.) Innovation in Libraries and Information Services (Advances in Library Administration and Organization, Volume 35) Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.227 - 241. ISBN: 978-1-78560-731-8 eISBN: 978-1-78560-730-1.
Contributor to HEFCE funded Postgraduate Experience Project resulting in the following published reports:-
Widening and sustaining postgraduate taught (PGT) STEM study in the UK: a collaborative project Creating change through understanding expectations and attitudes towards PGT study, experiences and post-study outcomes from the perspective of applicants, students, universities and employers DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.5121.3843
The Good Practice Guide-Developing and acquiring employability skills, competencies and attitudes at postgraduate taught STEM level through collaboration. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.1479.5128
An Anthology-MSc scholarship stories from the Postgraduate Experience Project. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2528.0884
2013
Smedley, J.K., Al-Adwan, A.S. & Al-Adwan, A. (2013). "Exploring Students Acceptance of Technology in Jordanian Universities". International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT) 2013, Vol. 9, Issue 2, pp 4-18.
2012
Al-dwan, A.S. & Smedley, J.K. (2012) "Implementing e-learning in the Jordanian Higher Education System: Factors Affecting Impact". International Journal of Education and Development using Information and Communication Technology (IJEDICT), 2012, Vol. 8, Issue 1, pp. 121-135. http://ijedict.dec.uwi.edu/.
Smedley, J.K. (2012) "Managing E-xpectations: Developing Knowledge Management Through Market Communication". Chapter in "Higher Education Management and Operational Research: Demonstrating New Practices and Metaphors", G. Bell, J. Warwick and P. Galbraith (Eds.), pp97–108. Sense Publishers. ISBN 978-94-6091-974-9.
Smedley, J.K. (2012). "Supporting achievement through the co-curriculum". Outcomes from the HEA funded Seminar (October 2012) held at University of Wales, Newport available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/events/detail/2012/seminars/themes/ts046_University_Wales_Newport (Accessed April 10th 2012)
Smedley, J.K. (2012). "Developing a flexible curriculum". Case study in HEA/HEFCW Learning in Employment publication (Ed. Fitzgibbon, K., 2012).
2011
Smedley, J.K. (2011). "Developing an employer responsive provision". Outcomes from the HEA funded Evidence based Practice Seminar (October 2010) held at University of Wales, Newport. Available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/past-seminars?page=2&disciplines= (Accessed September 23rd 2011)
Smedley, J.K. (2011). "Supporting Tomorrows Managers: enhancing employability in M level students". Outcomes from the HEA Seminar Series 2011 event (May 2011) held at University of Wales, Newport. Available at http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/documents/nations/wales/Enhancing_learning_and_teaching_in_higher_education_in_Wales.pdf. (Accessed August 21st 2012).
2010
Smedley, J.K. (2010) "Modelling the impact of knowledge management using technology". OR Insight (Dec 2010) Vol. 23, 4, 233-250. ISSN 0953-5543. http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ori/
Dobson, A. & Smedley, J.K. (2010) "Mind the Gap: modelling flexible learning for professional applications involving law", Proceedings of the Newport NEXUS Conference Centre for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Special Publication, No 3, 2010. ISBM 978-1-899274-43-7.
2009
Smedley, J.K. (2009), "Modelling Personal Knowledge Management", OR Insight (Dec 2009) Vol. 22, 4, 221–233 http://www.palgrave-journals.com/ori/
2008
Smedley, J.K. (2008), "e-xpectations: informing learning in Higher Education through market communication", University of Wales Newport CELT Journal 2008, volume 1, pp. 15-21, ISSN 1758-9258 (print), ISSN 1758-9266.
Smedley, J.K. and Waller, S. (2008) “Find your way around e-assessment”. JISC Inform 21. Available at http://www.jisc.ac.uk/publications/jiscinform/2008/inform21.aspx#eassessment (accessed July 22nd 2012). Associated webpage http://www.jisc.ac.uk/aboutus/workingwithus/collaborations/heacademy/assessment.aspx and podcast http://www.jisc.ac.uk/news/stories/2008/02/podcast32assessment.aspx.
Smedley, J.K. (2008). “Using podcasts and vodcasts in assessment and feedback practices in Law and Economics”. JISC TechDis HEAT3 funded project. Available at http://www.jisctechdis.ac.uk/techdis/resources/detail/HEAT/HEAT_Round3_ECONLAW301 (accessible at July 22nd 2012).
2005
Smedley, J.K. (2005) "Working with blended learning". Chapter in "Enhancing Teaching in Higher Education", Hartley, Woods & Pill(Eds), Routledge, UK, April 2005, ISBN 0-415-33529-92005
Smedley, J. & Svane, T. (2005). "Getting down to business". Proceedings of The 6th IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET 2005), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, July 2005, pp. 13-18. URL: [7] ,ISBN: 0-7803-9141-1
2004
Hamilton-Jones, J.K. & Svane, T. (2004). "The e-Temple: Online Reflective Diaries Using a Virtual Learning Environment," Proc. of the fifth IEEE International Conference on Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET 2004), Istanbul, Turkey, May-June 2004, pp. 487-492. URL: [8], ISBN: 0-7803-8596-9. Available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2004.1358222 (Accessed on 24/6/12).
2003
Hamilton-Jones, J.K. & Svane, T (2003). "Developing research through reflective diaries". Proceedings of 33rd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Colorado, USA, Nov 2003. ISBN: 0-7803-7961-6
2002
Svane, T & Hamilton-Jones, J.K. (2002). "Establishing International Co-operation in Edutainment Software Design: Some Experiences" Proceedings of 32nd ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Nov 2002, Boston, USA. ISBN: 0-7803-7444-4
2001
Svane, T., Aderklou, C., Fritzdorf, L. & Hamilton-Jones, J. (2001). ”Knowledge by User Demand and Self-Reflection: New models for teaching and assessment in Edutainment Software Design”. Proceedings of 31st ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, Oct 2001, Reno, Nevada, USA. ISBN: 0-7803 – 6669 – 7. Available at http://fie-conference.org/fie2001/ (Accessed 24/6/12).
2000
Hamilton-Jones, J.K. (2000) "Supporting Tomorrow's Managers - Coca Cola In-house Degree Programme". Education and Training, December 2000. ISSN 0040-0912
Hamilton-Jones, J.K. (2000), “The Discourse of Reflective Practice: Dehumanising caring moments?” (Ch.), Ghaye, T. & Lillyman, S. (Eds.) Mark Allen Publishing, ISBN 1-85642-126-0
1998
Hamilton-Jones, J.K., Rothery, A. & Barstow, J. (1998). “Encouraging staff to full exploit the multimedia lecture room”, University of Worcester. Project report in "Managing, Delivering & Supporting Lecture Room Services for the Multimedia Age". Edited by Sue Cunningham, ISSN 1356-9066.
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