Mike Kent

Mike Kent is an associate professor and head of the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.

Mike's main areas of research and writing revolve around Online Education and eLearning, Internet Studies, New Media and Disability. He has also been involved in researching a writing about higher education policy.

Mike's website at www.cultware.com keeps some details about his current research and writing. You can also find him on twitter @cultware

As well as the books listed here his articles have appeared in Disability and Society, Disability Studies Quarterly, M/C Journal (Media Culture), First Monday and the Fibreculture journal.

He has produced a number of publicly available research reports available here:

Ellis, K., Kent, M. & Locke, K. (2018). Audio description and Australian television: A position paper. ccat.curtin.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2018/05/ADPositionPaper.pdf

McRae, L., Ellis, K. & Kent, M., (2018). Internet of Things (IoT): Education and Technology. The relationship between education and technology for students with disabilities. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Curtin University: Perth. https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/publications/internet-of-things-iot-education-and-technology-the-relationship-between-education-and-technology-for-students-with-disabilities/

Kent, M., Ellis, K., Peaty, G., Latter, N. & Locke, K. (2017). Mainstreaming Captions for Online Lectures in Higher Education in Australia: Alternative approaches to engaging with video content. National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education (NCSEHE), Curtin University: Perth. https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/publications/4074/?doing_wp_cron=1493183232.7519669532775878906250

Ellis, K., Kent, M., Locke, K., Hollier, S., & Denney, A. (2017) Using smartphones to navigate urban spaces: People with disabilities and the role of mobile technologies in three WA locations. Perth, Western Australia. Western Australian Department of Health. http://humanities.curtin.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2017/07/FINALFinalSmartphone-report-changes-accepted.pdf

Kent, M. (2016). Access and barriers to online education for people with disabilities. Perth, Western Australia: National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education. https://www.ncsehe.edu.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Access-and-Barriers-to-Online-Education-for-People-with-Disabilities.pdf

Ellis, K., Kent, M., Locke, K., & Merchant, M. (2016). Accessing Subscription Video on Demand: A Study of Disability and Streaming Television in Australia. Sydney, NSW: Australian Communications Consumer Action Network. https://accan.org.au/files/Grants/VOD%20tip%20sheets/VOD%20Accessibility_report_web_accessible.pdf