Bex Ferriday
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Bex Ferriday
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Digital Education Specialist, Doctor Who aficionado, inveterate gamer, and PhD researcher investigating the unintended consequences of playing open world RPGs and their impact on HE students. Also: cheese addict.
Me and my lovely colleagues at Cardiff University make a podcast. It’s called DigEd Discuss, it’s about using learning technology in adult education, and I’ve only just thought about sharing here because I’m rubbish at social media. This is episode 6, btw….

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Pedagogy of Care: Teaching with Heart and Tech | Gemma Hackman
Pedagogy of Care: Teaching with Heart and Tech One of my favourite parts of my role as a Learning Technologist in Cardiff University is producing the DigEd Discuss Podcast and I’m really excited abou...
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July 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Bex Ferriday
My Twitch harassment/stalking story is live now at Rolling Stone. It’s an intense read but I’m proud of it.

Thank you to the women (and man) who spoke to me for this piece. You’re brave and bold and badass!

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March 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
25 semi-structured interviews carried out in just over a month. It’s been a great experience and I’ve met some amazing students who play open world RPGs and seen the passion and enthusiasm they have for gaming.

Now to start coding them…
March 5, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I don’t post a lot-frankly, I don’t do anything exciting enough to warrant it-but I do have a website chronicling my PhD research if anyone wants a read: sites.google.com/view/uninten...
Unintended Consequences of Playing RPGs
Hello! My name's Rebecca Ferriday, and I'm a full time Digital Education Specialist and a part time PhD student at a UK-based university. My career in education began in 1997, when I worked as an adult skills tutor, teaching basic literacy, numeracy, and IT skills in an adult education centre in
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February 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
January 13, 2025 at 1:13 PM
This is research. Honest.
October 25, 2023 at 7:11 PM
Today I attended my official induction to Cardiff University as a PhD student. It’s a little surreal seeing my place of employment through the student lens. I wonder whether experiencing it from the other side of the counter will change my practice?

Anyway, it was fab and I feel excited. 🙂
October 12, 2023 at 7:12 PM
I’m not surprised that existing research around the unintended consequences of playing video games is so negative. Disappointed, but not surprised.

Can’t unintended consequences be happy accidents too?
October 6, 2023 at 5:47 PM
Hi honey, I’m home!
September 22, 2023 at 6:59 PM
This is all rather nice and friendly. Hello everyone!
September 20, 2023 at 5:52 PM