About
Nic Fair is currently a Knowledge Engineer at IT-Innovation, part of the Digital Health and Biomedical Engineering Group within the School of Electronics and Computer Science in the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences at the University of Southampton. He is working on European Commission Horizon 2020 and Erasmus+ projects as well as UK NIHR projects. With an interdisciplinary PhD in Digital Education and Web Science, he has research interests in Personal Learning Networks, networked learning, MOOCs and online training, AR/VR/XR, Data Science, and ontologies. He has worked in a range of roles and departments at the University of Southemapton since 2011, and previously has held a range of educational roles in private, Further and Higher Education institutions. He has led two innovation modules - 'Living and Working on the Web' and 'Online Social Networks' - at the University of Southampton.
Research
Current research
Data Science
Ontologies
Networked Learning
Personal Learning Networks
Adaptive diagnostics and machine learning
AR/VR/XR
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Teaching
Web Science
Digital Education
Ontology development
MOOCs and Open Educational Resources
Online training
EAP
Biography
Dr Nic Fair is currently a Knowledge Engineer in the IT-Innovation group at the University of Southampton working on a range of European Commission Horizon 2020 and other projects researching and developing online learning, training and education, as well as managing Open Call cascade funding awards.
With a PhD in Digital Education and Web Science, he has research interests in Personal Learning Networks, networked learning, and VR/AR/XR in education and training. He has spent eighteen years teaching in a wide range of educational contexts, including Further and Higher Education and has previously led a range of innovation modules at the University of Southampton.
Current Projects:
BRIDGES - Bridging Educational Emergency to Digital Pedagogies, Erasmus+
Zero-defect Manufacturing, H2020
Data Market Services, H2020
European Connected Factory Platform for Agile Manufacturing, H2020