Dr Ian Martin

Academic English Programme Manager
Manager of Educational Technology within the BIA

Contact details

Email
i.martin@bham.ac.uk
Address
Birmingham International Academy
46 Priorsfield
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Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 2TT
UK

I am the Academic English and Short Courses Manager at the Birmingham International Academy, where I also oversee the integration and management of educational technology.

Qualifications

PhD Education and the mediation of Technology
MBA (currently)
MA Ed
AD Dip Linguistics
PGCE Teaching in HE
PGCE Technology and Education
PGCE Curriculum and Society
Trinity TESOLcert
SFHEA
FHEA

Biography

I have taught and held leadership roles in departments and faculties across several countries, including Malaysia, Borneo, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and the UK. My specialisation is in Academic English for Specific Purposes, with a particular focus on supporting international students. My research centres on the role of technology as a mediating tool in educational settings.

Doctoral research

PhD title
How and in what ways is international university students’ learning mediated by technology on a pre-degree programme academic skills course?

Research

I am currently authoring a paper on the mediation of technology in education, framed through the lens of Activity Theory (Engeström, 1984).