Dr Julie Voce
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About
Overview
Julie is the Head of Digital Education and a Senior Lecturer in Educational Development. As Head of Digital Education, Julie is responsible for overseeing key institutional projects in the areas of learning spaces, lecture capture, digital accessibility, digital literacies and learning analytics. As a Senior Lecturer, Julie teaches on the MA Academic Practice on modules related to digital education, digital literacies and open practice.
Julie has been working in the field of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) since 2000, having previously held positions at Imperial College London (E-learning Services Manager), UCL (Learning Technologies Support Co-ordinator) and UMIST (Research Assistant).
Julie completed her PhD at Lancaster University on the topic of institutional support models for TEL within UK Higher Education and undertakes research on the use of TEL within UK Higher Education through her work on the ucisa TEL survey project.
Julie is a CMALT assessor and a reviewer for the Research in Learning Technology journal.
Awards
- National Teaching Fellow, AdvanceHE (2025)
- Honorary Life Member, Association for Learning Technology (2024)
- Runner-up: ALT Research Project of the Year 2019
- Winner: ALT Team of the Year award 2023
- Winner: ALT Leadership in Digital Education award 2023
- Winner: UCISA 2024 award for Supporting Excellence in Learning, Teaching and Research
Qualifications
- Principal Fellow (PFHEA), Advance HE, United Kingdom, May 2023
- PhD in E-Research and Technology Enhanced Learning, Lancaster University, United Kingdom, August 2019
- PG Cert in Academic Practice, University of Manchester, United Kingdom, June 2005
- MEng Computer Science, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, July 2000
Employment
- External Examiner, University of Sussex, United Kingdom, January 2025 - present
- Senior Lecturer in Educational Development, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2021 - present
- Deputy Director, City, University of London, United Kingdom, July 2021 - April 2026
- Fellow, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2017 - July 2023
- Head of Digital Education, City, University of London, UK, February 2017 - present
Memberships of committees
- ucisa Digital Education Group, September 2006 - present
Publications
Publications by category
Chapter
- Toro-Troconis, M., Reedy, K.J., Voce, J., Bates, E., Mills, L., Lewis, C.... Vasant, S. (2022). Learning Design in Higher Education. Advances in Mobile and Distance Learning (pp. 259-288). IGI Global. ISBN 9781799886617.
Conference papers and proceedings (4)
- Secker, J. and Voce, J. (2022). Educational Development During The “Digital Pivot”: Supporting Teaching Staff To Support Online Learners. 16th International Technology, Education and Development Conference 7-8 March, Online Conference.doi:10.21125/inted.2022
- Jenkins, M., Walker, R. and Voce, J. Building institutional cultures of innovation in technology enhanced learning: UCISA findings on current challenges and developments in UK higher education. .
- Jenkins, M., Walker, R. and Voce, J. Achieving flexibility? the rhetoric and reality of the role of learning technologies in UK higher education. .
- Jenkins, M., Walker, R., Voce, J., Ahmed, J., Swift, E. and Vincent, P. Refocusing institutional TEL provision on the learner. .doi:10.14742/apubs.2016.856
Journal articles (8)
- Chandrakanthan, C., Voce, J., Secker, J., Ritsema, T.S. and Donaldson-Perrott, A. (2026). From Confidence to Competence: Embedding Critical GenAI Literacy in Physician Associate Education. Journal of Indian Physician Associates, 2(2), pp. 6-12
- Secker, J., Pereira, L. and Voce, J. (2025). Becoming a Digital Scholar: the impact of teaching digital literacies and open educational practices on an accredited Master’s programme. Research in Digital Learning in Higher Education
- Voce, J., Bennett, L., Brunton, J., Rolewicz, E.D., Flavin, M., Honeychurch, S.... Varga-Atkins, T. (2024). Exploring 30 years of research in learning technology: an analysis of the RLT journal. Research in Learning Technology, 32. doi:10.25304/rlt.v32.3332
- Walker, R. and Voce, J. (2023). Post-Pandemic Learning Technology Developments in UK Higher Education: What Does the UCISA Evidence Tell Us? Sustainability, 15(17), pp. 12831-12831. doi:10.3390/su151712831
- Toro-Troconis, M., Voce, J., Alexander, J., Vasant, S. and Frutos-Perez, M. (2021). Using Behaviour Change as a Critical Frame of Reference to Understand the Adoption of Learning Design Methodologies in Higher Education. World Journal of Education, 11(2), pp. 1-1. doi:10.5430/wje.v11n2p1
- Walker, R., Jenkins, M. and Voce, J. (2018). The rhetoric and reality of technology-enhanced learning developments in UK higher education: reflections on recent UCISA research findings (2012–2016). Interactive Learning Environments, 26(7), pp. 858-868. doi:10.1080/10494820.2017.1419497
- Walker, R., Voce, J. and Jenkins, M. (2016). Charting the development of technology-enhanced learning developments across the UK higher education sector: a longitudinal perspective (2001–2012). Interactive Learning Environments, 24(3), pp. 438-455. doi:10.1080/10494820.2013.867888
- Voce, J. (2015). Reviewing institutional policies for electronic management of assessment. Higher Education, 69(6), pp. 915-929. doi:10.1007/s10734-014-9813-2
Reports (4)
- Barrand, M., Brown, V., Jenkins, M., Handley, F., Mooney, J., Swift, E.... Webb, A. (2025). 2024 Survey of Digital Education for higher education in the UK. UCISA.
- Turner, J., Voce, J. and Lafferty, N. (2025). HeLF Research Report: Lecture Capture survey..
- Voce, J., Turner, J. and Trace, C. (2024). HELF Research Report: Roles, remits and structures May 2024. HeLF.
- Voce, J., Walker, R., Barrand, M., Chatzigavriil, A. and Craik, A. Technology Enhanced Learning in UK higher education - 2022 pulse survey. UCISA.
Thesis/dissertation
- Voce, J. Examining the effect of Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) support models and organisational culture on the adoption of TEL in UK Higher Education. (PhD)