Dr Caroline Stockman

Biography

Dr Caroline Stockman is a leading academic in educational practices, digital technologies and educational leadership, currently in the role of Senior Fellow in Learning & Teaching at the University of Winchester. A respected voice in digital education and artificial intelligence, Dr Stockman has led institutional and sector-wide conversations about the opportunities and ethical challenges presented by emerging technologies. She has delivered over twenty invited presentations and keynote addresses nationally and internationally, including contributions for BCS - Chartered Institute of IT, the National Association for Data Protection Officers, and at MIT (Boston, US). 

Areas of expertise

Learning & Teaching

She is an educator, mentor, and supervisor with over fifteen years of experience, winning Outstanding Lecturer in 2025. At the heart of her practice is a commitment to advancing a technology-supported education that is intellectually ambitious and humanist. This informed her status and achievements as Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA), where she was commended for knowing  ‘not simply how and what to teach, but also the value, purpose and deeper meaning attached to the art of educating someone.’

Research & Scholarship

With a PhD from the University of Leuven (Belgium), her scholarship explores the critical bridges between technology, education and culture. Her work prompts international invitations from Europe and North America, as well as invited knowledge sharing with Hampshire County Council and the Department for Education's Strategy Unit. She was also Programme Chair for the 2022 European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, and a long-serving committee member for the European Conference on E-learning. She is a reviewer for 'Impact' - the journal for the Chartered College of Teaching, alongside other journals for Sage, Routledge, and Elsevier.

Leadership

Since joining the University of Winchester in 2015, she has held a range of academic leadership roles, including Programme Leader, Faculty Head of Quality, and Deputy Head for the Institute of Education. She has led major curriculum developments, making significant contributions to quality enhancement, student experience, and learning and teaching culture across the university. She is also an AURORA mentor (Advance HE) and CASTLE (HEA) reviewer and mentor.

In 2024, Dr Stockman was appointed Deputy Chair for the review of the UK Quality Assurance Agency's Education Studies benchmark standards, helping shape national expectations for higher education programmes in Education Studies and teacher training.

Career Philosophy

Dr Stockman has built a distinctive career bringing together higher education practice, educational technology, and academic scholarship. Throughout her career, she has focused on bringing together the practical dimensions of educational technology with the must-haves of high-quality education in a rigorous, research-informed framework of theory and practice.

Publications

• Stockman, C. (2026) Are Tech-Free Schools in the Best Interest of the Child? MediaLaws Blog, July 9th. https://www.medialaws.eu/are-tech-free-schools-in-the-best-interest-of-the-child/
• Stockman, C. (2024) “Generative AI and the Ethical Risks Associated with Human-Computer Symbiosis” The Weizenbaum Journal of the Digital Society, 5:1, 11-24.;
• Stockman, C. & E. Nottingham (2024) “Dark Patterns of Cuteness: Popular Learning App Design as a Risk to Children’s Autonomy”, in: Setty et al. (Eds) Children, young people and online harms: Conceptualisations, experiences and responses. London: Springer Pub, p. 113–137.
• Stockman, C. & E. Nottingham (2024) ‘The Need for Empirical Research on the School Data Protection Officer’s Role’ Computers and Education Open, special issue: The Role and Significance of the School Data Protection Officer, 7, 100218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeo.2024.100218
• Stockman, C., O’Connell, A. & E. Nottingham (2024) “When it’s Cute but also Dark: critical analysis of Farmville 3’s game design in the digital economy” International Review of Law, Computers and Technology, 1–23.
• Stockman, C. (2022) “The Changing Meaning of Teenagers in Today’s Digital Education and Economy” Journal of Education and Culture Studies, 6:3, pp. 60-74.
• Stockman, C. & P. Vieira (2022) “Moral Machines: Critiquing Kantian Deontology for Blockchain Polygraphs” International Journal of Applied Philosophy, 36:1, pp. 97-112.
• Stockman, C. & R. Wilson (2022) “Dark Patterns and Epistemic Ignorance: an Educational Crisis”, in Proceedings of the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Academic Conferences International Limited, np.
• Stockman, C. & E. Nottingham (2022) “Surveillance Capitalism in Schools: What’s the Problem?” Digital Culture and Education, 14:1. Available at: https://www.digitalcultureandeducation.com/volume-141-papers/stockman-2022
• Nottingham, E., Stockman, C., & M. Burke (2022) “Education in a Datafied World: Balancing Children’s Rights and School’s Responsibilities in the age of Covid 19” Computer Law and Security Review, 45, 1-16.
• Stockman, C. (2020) “Can a Technology Teach Meditation? Experiencing the EEG Headband InteraXon Muse as a Meditation Guide” International Journal of Emerging Technologies in Learning, 15:8.
• Scalia, V. & Stockman, C. (2020) “Politics of Technology or Technology of Politics?” in F Matos (ed.), Proceedings of the European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. Academic Conferences International Limited, pp. 146-153.
• Stockman, C. & V. Scalia (2019) “Democracy on the Five Star Movement’s Rousseau Platform” European Politics & Society, 21:5, 603-617.

Invited Keynotes, Talks and Presentations

• Human-Technology Integration in Digital Education: during and beyond the COVID pandemic. Keynote speaker. World Congress on Inspired Education. 20-21 March 2021. Online.
• Finding your lighthouse: Philosophies for AI Policy and Education. 3rd Symposium on AI Opportunities and Challenges (SAIOC).  Keynote speaker. 13th May 2025. Co-Hosted by Mid Sweden University, The University of Gävle, Sweden and and EM Normandie, France.
• Digital Data Protections Rights for Teenagers. Speaker. CREATE: Digital Childhood. 14th May 2025. University of Winchester.
• The Dark Side of Digital Health and Wellbeing. Invited speaker (panel discussion). Digital Health & Wellbeing Week, 20^th March 2023. University of Winchester, Hampshire, UK.
• Can Children say ‘no’ to Data Surveillance in Schools? NADPO - National Association of Data Protection Officers, 24^th of May 2022. Online.
• Is Elon Musk right? Are we summoning the Demon with AI? Invited speaker (panel discussion). European Conference on the Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, 22-23 October 2021. Online.
• Existential Visions of the Human-Technology Relationship. Invited speaker. Philosophy of Education Society of Great Britain, Gregynog 2019, 22-24 July 2019. Gregynog, Wales.