Sara Hennessy | |
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Born | Cambridge, England |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | London School of Economics and Political Science, University College London, University of Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Professor, scholar |
Sara Hennessy is a British scholar. As of 2022, she is a professor of Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation in the Faculty of Education at the University of Cambridge. [1] Hennessy has worked in the field of EdTech for over three decades, focusing particularly on professional development, teacher inquiry, and interactive pedagogy, including in sub-Saharan Africa. [2] She is a Research Director of EdTech Hub, a multi-million-pound 8-year program funded by the UK's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.
Hennessy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1981 and a Masters of Arts from the University of Cambridge. She also holds a PhD in Psychology from the University College London.
Hennessy was a Research Fellow at the Institute of Educational Technology, Open University from 1986 to 1999 before becoming a lecturer in Teacher Development and Pedagogical Innovation at the University of Cambridge in 2008 until 2011. [3] She was a Senior Lecturer at the university from 2011 until 2015 and a Reader from 2015 until 2021 when she became a professor. [4]
Hennessy is a member of the Faculty's STeM Academic group and a Fellow of Hughes Hall college. She also serves as a founding member and co-leader of the Cambridge Educational Dialogue Research (CEDiR) Group [5] Professor Sara co-directs the EdTech Hub where she functions as a Research Director, overseeing the ‘Teachers’ theme and convening the Hub's Advisory Pool. [6]
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