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Dr James Bedford

Director of Quality and Standards
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Biography

Dr James Bedford is an award-winning educator with over 12 years of experience working in higher education. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from UNSW and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Currently, he serves as Director of Quality and Standards at Alphacrucis University College.

Qualifications

PhD (University of New South Wales), Colonial Imaginations : Historiographic knowledge in Kate Grenville’s The Secret River and Richard Flanagan’s Gould’s Book of Fish – 2019

B.A.(Hons.) (University of Newcastle) – 2011

B.A. (University of Newcastle) – 2009

  • Research Publications

    Book Chapters

    • 2024
      • Bedford, J.; Kim, M. & and Ciyu Qin, J. (2024). Confidence enhancer, learning equalizer, and pedagogical ally: Exploring GenAI for students with English as an additional language In Beckingham, S.; Lawrence, J.; Powell, S. & Hartley, P., Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning, Teaching and Assessment (pp. ). Routledge. | External link

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  • Engagement Publications

    Journal Articles
    • 2025
      • Bedford, J. (2025). What a 30-Day Break From AI Taught Me About My Teaching. Edutopia, 27 February. | External link
    Creative Production or Compositions
    Popular Articles
    • 2026
      • Bedford, J. (2026). When teachers become builders: Vibe coding and the future of educational technology. Needed Now in Learning and Teaching, . | External link
    • 2025
      • Bedford, J. (2025). 2025: The Year for Evidence-Based Generative AI in Higher Education. LTHEChat Blog, January. | External link
    • 2024
      • Bedford, J. (2024). AI Meets Academia—Navigating the New Terrain. Inside Higher Ed, 20 June.
    • 2023
      • Bedford, J. (2023). Wands and Copilots: The Next Wave of AI Tools Coming to Higher Education. UNSW Education News, July. | External link
      • Bedford, J. (2023). Magic in the Classroom: How Questioning the University's Future Enriches Student Learning. UNSW Education News, August. | External link
      • Bedford, J. (2023). AI — The New Chapter in Higher Education: An Academic Facilitator's Perspective. UNSW Education News, May. | External link

  • Professional Memberships


    Artificial Intelligence in Education Oxford University (AIEOU) (since 2025)



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