Antonella Esposito

Antonella Esposito has obtained the PhD (European Doctorate) in Education and ICT (E-learning) at the UOC – Open University of Catalonia and the MRes in Educational and Social Research, Institute of Education, University of London. She has been an e-learning practitioner for more than fifteen years, in the capacity of course designer and online tutor, mainly in the higher education sector in Italy. She has been working at the University of Milan, where she was director of the local e-learning center for seven years. Her current research interests are concerned with learning ecologies of doctoral researchers, digital scholars and open scholarship practices, social media and teacher/student engagement in higher education and research ethics in online settings.

Publications

Research 2.0 and the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Inquiry
Research 2.0 and the Impact of Digital Technologies on Scholarly Inquiry
Antonella Esposito. © 2017. 343 pages.
The academic landscape has been significantly enhanced by the advent of new technology. These tools allow researchers easier information access to better increase their knowledge...
Self-Organizing the Scholarly Practices: How the PhD Researchers Use Web 2.0 and Social Media
Self-Organizing the Scholarly Practices: How the PhD Researchers Use Web 2.0 and Social Media
Antonella Esposito. © 2017. 23 pages.
This study explores the self-organized activities undertaken across Web 2.0 and social media services by individual PhD researchers in their doctoral journey. It aims to add to...
The Impact of Social Media on Scholarly Practices in Higher Education: Online Engagement and ICTs Appropriation in Senior, Young, and Doctoral Researchers
The Impact of Social Media on Scholarly Practices in Higher Education: Online Engagement and ICTs Appropriation in Senior, Young, and Doctoral Researchers
Antonella Esposito. © 2013. 26 pages.
This chapter reports selected findings from a small-scale, exploratory study aiming to provide a snapshot of actual modes of uptaking new digital tools for research purposes. The...