Research Output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Current:
- University Academic Lead for TESOF
- Director of Teaching and Learning for the School of Music, Humanities and Media since October 2014
- Senior Lecturer in Journalism since 2006
- Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2016 - current)
Previous experience in education:
- TEF Panellist for Subject Pilot 2018
- QAA Review Coordinator 2012 - 2018
- QAA Reviewer 2006-2012
- Former Subject Area Leader for Combined Honours 2014 to 2017
- Formerly at Barnsley College (1993-2006) where roles included:
- Course leader BA Journalism (validated Leeds University)
- HE quality management leader
- Course leader HND Journalism
- National test setter and moderator for the Oxford, Cambridge and RSA exam board, Coventry
- National HND module writer/developer for Edexcel
I have held external examiner posts for programmes with the University of Plymouth (at Truro College), Manchester Metropolitan University (Manchester College) and Leeds Metropolitan University (Hull College).
For two years I worked as a part time quality reviewer for the Open College Network.
Journalism:
Prior to entering a career in education, I trained and worked as a journalist.
I hold the National Council for Training Journalists (NCTJ) National Certificate, and between 1987 and 1994 worked for:
- Wakefield Express
- Telegraph and Argus, Bradford
- Halifax Courier
- Yorkshire Post
Research Expertise and Interests
Currently investigating how jouranlists learn ethics in the post-Leveson environment, working with three regional newspaper groups to look at the impact of the community of practice on learning with early career journalists. Some of this work is funded by a bursary awarded by the Association of Jouranlism Education.
Other areas of interest include:
- Blogging as an opportunity for experiential learning
- Newspaper and magazine design
- Changing formats of newspapers
- Pedagogical research into improving interview skills
External positions
Panel member TEF Subject-Level Pilot, Higher Education Funding Council for England
1 Jan 2018 → 1 Dec 2018Review Coordinator, Quality Assurance Agency
1 Nov 2012 → 1 Oct 2018Reviewer, Quality Assurance Agency
1 Nov 2006 → 1 Oct 2018Research Expertise and Interests
- journalism
- education
- work-based learning
- experiential learning
- jouranlism ethics
- Leveson
- newspaper
- newspaper design
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Research Output 2013 2015
An investigation into blogging as an opportunity for work-integrated learning for journalism students
Stoker, R., 11 May 2015, In : Higher Education, Skills and Work-based Learning. 5, 2, p. 168-180 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Exploring experiential learning through blogging
Ette, M. & Stoker, R., 1 Jan 2015, In : Journalism Education. 3, 2, p. 91-103 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
An investigation into blogging as an opportunity for work-integrated learning
Stoker, R., Sep 2013, ASET Annual Conference 2013: Proceedings of the 2013 Placement and Employability Professionals’ Conference. Siva-Jothy, D. (ed.). RP1Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution