Biography:

Neil is seconded from The Glasgow School of Social Work to the post of Learning Technology Manager in IRISS where he leads the Learning Technology Team. Neil's substantive post is Senior Lecturer within the Glasgow School of Social Work.


Papers published in peer-reviewed journals

Ballantyne, N. (2008). Multimedia learning and social work education. Social Work Education (2008 special issue on Technology Enhanced Learning & teaching)

Ballantyne, N. & Daly, E. (2007). Preserving and re-presenting social work history with new media: Digitizing the Golden Bridge exhibition. Currents: New Scholarship in the Human Services, 6(1).

Ballantyne, N. & Knowles, A. (2007) Enhancing student learning with case-based learning objects in a problem-based learning context: the views of social work students in Scotland and Canada, Journal of Online Learning and Teaching, 2 (4). 363-374.

Ballantyne, N. (2007). Object lessons: A 'learning object' approach to e-learning for social work education. Journal of Technology in Human Services, 25(1/2), 1-16.

Ballantyne, N. (1996). Governing the Young Barbarians: Youth Policy and Post-Industrial Society, The Scottish Journal of Community Work and Development, Volume 1, Autumn.

Ballantyne, N.J. (1993). The Top End Youth Action Group. Social Action, 1(2), 9-12.

Daly, E. & Ballantyne, N. (forthcoming). Retelling the past using new technologies: a case study in the digitisation of social work heritage material and the creation of a virtual exhibition. Journal of Technology in Human Services.

La Mendola, W., Ballantyne, N. & Daly, E. (forthcoming). Practitioner networks: professional learning in the 21st century. British Journal of Social Work (2009 special issue on social work in the digital age).

Chapters in Books

Ballantyne, N. (2007). Object lessons: A 'learning object' approach to e-learning for social work education. In Dr C.K. Law, Dr Yu Cheung Wong, Dr John Yat Chu Fung (Eds.), HUSITA7: The 7th international conference of human services information technology applications (pp. 1-16). Binghampton: Haworth Press.

Ballantyne, N. (1999). Looking for somewhere to dance: marginalised youth and moral panics. In H, Murphy and M. Shaw (Eds.) Conceptualising Youth Work: Back to the Future. Edinburgh: Concept & the Scottish Youth lobby.

Ballantyne, N. (1995). Diversion at the point of entry to the Scottish children’s hearings system: area team resource groups, in R. Fuller, and A. Petch (Ed’s) Practitioner Research: the reflexive social worker. Buckingham: Open University Press.

Ballantyne, N. (1989). Breaking down the barriers to collaborative practice, in K, Gill, and T. Pickles (Eds) Active Collaboration: Joint Practice and Youth Strategies , Glasgow: ITRC.


Recent peer-reviewed conference papers

Ballantyne, N. & Daly, E. (2007) 'The Canadian 'home children': A case study in the digitization of social work heritage material'. Paper presented at the Human Services Information Technology Applications conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2007.

Ballantyne, N. (2006) ‘The learning exchange: a national learning object repository for social work education.’ Paper presented at the conference of the Dutch Digital University, Utrecht, Holland, September 2006.

Ballantyne, N. (2006) 'Keynote presentation: Issues emerging from a large-scale learning object repository roll?out'. Paper presented at the RLO CETL/UCEL symposium, Cambridge, June 2006.

Ballantyne, N. (2006) 'Designing integrated learning experiences with digital learning resources: Learning objects, practice learning & social work education'. Paper presented at the Practical Experiences in Professional Education conference, Auckland, New Zealand, February 2006.

Ballantyne, N. (2006) 'Globalisation, new technology and social work education: Prospects for an international e?learning commons?' Paper presented at the Social Work Education Symposium, Auckland, New Zealand, January 2006.

Ballantyne, N. (2005) 'Disruptive technology and learning ecology: Blending learning for social work education'. Paper presented at the UK Joint Social Work Education Conference, Loughborough, July 2005.

Ballantyne, N. (2004) ‘Object lessons: technical, pedagogical, and cultural issues in a "Learning Object" approach to e-learning’. Paper presented at the 7th International Conference of HUSITA, Hong Kong, China, August 2004.

Daly, E. & Ballantyne, N. (2008). ‘Digital literacy for 21st century human services practitioners: learning, knowing & networking’. Paper presented at the 8th International Practical Experiences in Professional Education conference, Edinburgh, UK, January 2008.

Daly, E. & Ballantyne, N. (2007) 'Ensuring the discoverability of digital images for social work education: And online 'tagging' survey to test controlled vocabularies'. Paper presented at the Human Services Information Technology Applications conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2007.

Knowles, A. & Ballantyne, N. (2008) 'Authentic learning for human services practice'. Paper presented at the 8th International Practical Experiences in Professional Education conference, Edinburgh, UK, January 2008.

Knowles, A. & Ballantyne, N. (2007) 'Enhancing student learning with case?based multimedia: The views of social work students in Scotland and Canada'. Paper presented at the Human Services Information Technology Applications conference, Toronto, Canada, August 2007.

Niven, J., Hamilton, G. & BALLANTYNE, N. (2006) 'Attitudes and confidence towards teaching and learning with technology: Evidence from an audit of social work educators and students'. Paper presented at the UK Joint Social Work Education Conference, Cambridge, July 2006.

Niven, J., Hamilton, G. & BALLANTYNE, N. (2006) 'Learning to support learning online: Evaluation of a short course on e-moderation for social work educators'. Paper presented at the UK Joint Social Work Education Conference, Cambridge, July 2006.


Papers published in other journals, periodicals, communications


Ballantyne, N. (2007). Social networking. Care Appointments, 29, 16-19.

Ballantyne, N. & Quinn, K. (2006). Informal learning and the social web part 1. Care Appointments, 12, 16-19.

Ballantyne, N. & Quinn, K. (2006). Informal learning and the social web part 2. Care Appointments, 13, 16-19.

Ballantyne, N. (2005). E-learning and CPD. Care Appointments, 7, 38-40.

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