Title: Dr Ryan Thomas Williams, Teesside University Online
Media name/outlet:
Media type: Teesside University YouTube channel
Country: International
Date: 01/02/2024
Description: Hear from Dr Ryan Thomas Williams about studying DBA with Teesside University Online.
Title: Education Expert Challenges Government’s Ban on Mobile Phones in Schools
Media name/outlet:
Media type: Online news
Country: National
Date: 04/10/2023
Description: As technology has become ubiquitous in our lives, the debate about whether it should have a place in the classroom is ongoing. The government made their stance on the matter clear at their party conference on Monday, when the Education Secretary announced that head teachers in England will be told to ban pupils from using mobile phones at school. One education leader believes this ban is short-sighted and overlooks the nuanced role that technology can play in education.
Title: One Education Leader Is Calling on Academics to Rethink Assessment Strategies Amid the Emergence of AI
Media name/outlet: Southport and Mersey Reporter
Media type: Online news
Country: National
Date: 23/02/2023
Description: Taking exams is often one of the most poignant of school memories, however, what would once strike fear in the hearts of students is now becoming less of a worry thanks to the emergence of sophisticated AI programs that can fool many of the most popular plagiarism checkers.
URL: https://www.southportreporter.com/-southport-mersey-reporter-/1109/page-12.shtml
Title: Education Leader Says Social Media Companies Should Be Regulated After Recent Glorification of School Fights
Media name/outlet: Dakota Digital
Media type: Online news
Country: National
Date: 07/02/2023
Description: Social media has undoubtedly become fully ingrained in our society, particularly among school-aged children. With phones being used within the classroom and playground activities having the ability to be quickly spread online, one education leader believes that social media companies should be better regulated to prevent the glorification of anti-social behaviour within the school gates.
Title: Education Leader Says Social Media is ‘Missed opportunity’ in the Classroom
Media name/outlet: Dakota Digital
Media type: Online news
Country: National
Date: 01/12/2022
Description: The use of social media platforms amongst children and the use of this form of technology in the classroom has long been a complex area of discussion. However, the latest research by education expert Dr Ryan Thomas Williams suggests that not only does social media belong in the classroom but could be key to facilitating improved engagement and better learning outcomes.
Title: An Overview Of Social Media In Education
Media name/outlet: Digiwire
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 28/10/2022
Description: Education experts are more and more investigating the likelihood that social publishing concede possibility have far-reaching potential further individual requirements and is more carefully accompanying with instructional scenes where it ability cause a graduate the one is confident and skillful in utilizing technology. In the following belief post, I form the case that friendly media maybe favorably included into education.
URL: https://digiwire.co.in/an-overview-of-social-media-in-education/
Title: Major Failings Uncovered Across UK Schools During COVID-19 Closures
Media name/outlet: QA Education
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 22/07/2022
Description: At a time when the effect of COVID-19 on learning outcomes is attempting to be measured, policies and professional development in education specialist Dr Ryan Thomas Williams is speaking out to end the assumption that remote and in-person learning experiences were equivalent during school closures.
Title: Remote working: thriving or surviving
Media name/outlet: Chicago Headlines
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 09/06/2022
Description: Covid-19 and the subsequent lockdowns certainly expediated the idea of working and learning in a remote environment. Nevertheless, remote working as a concept has long been an option for employers and employees. Some organisations previously enabled their workers to opt-in a homeworking on Fridays, or build up flexitime, as an example. Despite being around for decades, only a relatively small proportion of people worked in this way. A seismic shift caused by the pandemic now meant that millions of people migrated to a remote format.
Title: Being Head of Projects for an Education Software Company
Media name/outlet: Founder's Courier
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 29/05/2022
Description: I found my perfect role back in 2019 when I was offered the head of projects role at a software development company. I had previously been a project manager at a U.K. university that managed an implementation and go-live date, yet most of my experience is as an academic in the social sciences.
Title: I am Ted, hear me roar!
Media name/outlet: The Cat Magazine
Media type: Print
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 21/05/2022
Description: My article was published in The Cat which is a quarterly magazine for the charity Cats Protection.
I first acknowledged that my adorable little furry best friend may in fact not only be a 'mini tiger', but part of the Panthera genus when the 'gifts' I kept receiving continued to get bigger and more frequent. Ted, aged five, was abandoned by his owner a few years earlier and we were in a lucky position, whereby he chose us to be his housekeepers. The back story of Ted is a little sad, he managed to travel to the other side of the village, where we live, to find a home. I think this is when his hunting instinct was firmly established, especially because he had to fend for himself. However. deep down he loves his home comforts of curling up in a blanket, chin scratches and kisses.
Title: Social Media and the Rise of the Far Right
Media name/outlet: Founder's Courier
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 12/05/2022
Description: Historically, far right political groups had limited access to digital communications as a consequence of how our media platforms are constructed. There are certainly valid arguments made about whether including extremists such as neo-Nazis and white supremacists on talk shows and news slots is conducive to a good society, and is in the public’s interest. The media has acted as a sieve in this regard whereby radicals are halted at the point of public messaging.
URL: https://www.founderscourier.com/social-media-and-the-rise-of-the-far-right-dr-ryan-williams/
Title: An International Context of Education Technology
Media name/outlet: The Ritz Herald
Media type: Online news
Country: International
Date: 04/06/2020
Description: Although it is widely accepted that those who set educational policy must understand the significance of the presence of technology in education, what happens when this relationship is undermined or even strengthened by the country that manages it?
URL: https://ritzherald.com/an-international-context-of-education-technology/
Title: Yorkshire Deserves Better
Media name/outlet: The Barnsley Chronicle
Media type: Print
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 06/12/2019
Description: I've lived in Barnsley all my life and I think we deserve better on education. I'm fighting for a better deal for our schools, teachers, and children who have been let down time and time again by Westminster. Yorkshire as a whole receives £2,000 less per pupil than London, and I want to help change that.
Title: Candidate Ryan vows to fight for local needs
Media name/outlet: Yorkshire Party
Media type: Online news
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 27/04/2019
Description: Let’s put local needs first, Yorkshire Party candidate Ryan Williams tells voters in the election leaflet he is circulating in his Monk Bretton ward of Barnsley Council. Ryan, who has lived in Carlton, in the ward, for 10 years, is a PhD student, looking at how we can improve our education system.
URL: https://www.yorkshireparty.org.uk/candidate-ryan-vows-to-fight-for-local-needs/
Title: London 2017 Organisers Recognise Athletics Family
Media name/outlet: The Telegraph
Media type: Print
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 16/01/2016
Description: The Telegraph published an article discussing the build up to London 2017. I was interviewed and gave some comments on the priority tickets for fans. The article is behind a paywall, however the text that relates to me is copied in below:
Williams decided he had to be part of the IAAF World Championships in Beijing last year. After a 10-hour flight, he found himself watching Mo Farah, Jessica Ennis Hill and Katarina Johnson Thompson on the very first day. “One of the most memorable moments from Beijing was when I watched Greg Rutherford walk down to each section of GB fans and thank them for making the trip. He noticed and acknowledged our effort and instantly it made the trip worthwhile. Having been to several athletics events in the UK, and as a loyal supporter, I’m eligible for the priority purchase window for the World Athletics Championships. I couldn’t be more thrilled.”
Title: Reflecting on Beijing 2015
Media name/outlet: British Athletics Supporters Blog
Media type: Online blog
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 22/08/2015
Description: Having been to London 2012 and Glasgow 2014, it was now time to try the IAAF world championships. This time round it was in Beijing. The bird’s nest stadium. For me, this is the home of athletics and where it all begun, having watched Usain Bolt back in 2008. It only felt right to hop on a 10 hour flight to see the spectacular unfold.
URL: https://basclub.org.uk/supporters/blog/105-beijing-reflections
Title: David's future looks bright
Media name/outlet: BackTrack
Media type: Print
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 13/06/2015
Description: Future Olympic medallist’, this phrase seems to be the general consensus used by coaches and track and field experts when discussing a young, welsh 110m hurdler. David Omoregie.