Dr Caroline Stockman

Biography

Dr Caroline Stockman is a Senior Fellow in Learning & Teaching at the University of Winchester. She is also Deputy Head for the Institute of Education.

Her research centres on the triangle of technology, education and culture, with a specific interest in the existential, moral, and spiritual human-technology relationship.

Until 2018 she was Faculty of Head of Quality, and chair for the Faculty Academic Development Committee. She was Programme Leader for the BA (Hon) Education Studies (including pathways and named combination awards).

Areas of expertise

Technology in Education

Philosophy of Technology

Interdisciplinary and mixed-methods research.

Publications

• Stockman, C. (2024) Visions of early tech pioneers: does generative AI achieve 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.