Personal statement

Tracy Atkinson is a Teaching Fellow in Digital Education and Digital Literacies Lead within The Strathclyde Institute of Education, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at The University of Strathclyde. Her interests lie in technology-enhanced learning across Primary, Secondary and Higher education, spanning both theory and practice. She researches the development and implementation of effective digital pedagogies, the use of digital tools to enhance teaching and learning, and the impact of research and innovation on present and future practice. Leadership and Strategic Roles Tracy leads the Institute of Education's Gen:AI in Teaching, Learning and Assessment working group, exploring the potential of generative AI tools to enhance learning, teaching and assessment whilst maintaining integrity, ethics and criticality. She serves as Module Leader for both "Digital Cultures: Empowering Scotland's Young People Online" and "Science and Technologies in the Primary School". As Digital Literacies Lead for both BA Primary Education and PGDE programmes, she has developed a progressive four-year Digital Learning Map that integrates digital skills and reflective digital engagement throughout every stage of study. Research and Professional Development Tracy is a member of the Digital Education and STEM subtheme groups within the Curriculum and Pedagogy research theme, with particular involvement in the Instructional Technology and Digital Education (ITDE) subtheme. She takes a Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)-informed approach, staying current with research to ensure her teaching aligns with the latest thinking on digital pedagogy, computational thinking, and AI literacy. Building on her role as co-author of The National Framework for Digital Literacies in Initial Teacher Education, Tracy has initiated contact with Scottish Government and SCDE to propose a framework update to include contemporary digital literacies such as AI Literacy, Data Literacy, and Digital