Teachers and therapists increasingly publish articles in magazines and academic journals – and some even write books! Chris Abbott will explain some of the principles and pitfalls involved with publication, and will speak particularly about the peer review process which is involved with publishing in academic journals. Chris Abbott is Editor of the Journal of Assistive Technologies. He has published several books and many articles and was a columnist in the Times Educational Supplement for several years.

Dr Chris Abbott (Reader in e-Inclusion in the Department of Education and Professional Studies at King’s College London). Before joining KCL, he taught in special and mainstream schools for many years, was an Advisory Teacher for ICT and SEN and was then appointed Director of the Inner London Educational Computing Centre. At King’s College London he is the Director of the MA e-Inclusion (Learning, Disability and Technology) and the Foundation Degree in Education Studies programmes. He is the author of ICT: Changing Education (2000 RoutledgeFalmer), Special Educational Needs and the Internet: Issues fot the Inclusive Classroom (2002 RoutledgeFalmer) and e-Inclusion: Learning Difficulties & Digital Technologies (2007 Futurelab), as well as many academic journal papers and other publications. He is the Editor of the Journal of Assistive Technologies. His current PhD students are investigating a range of topics related to assistive technologies use in education including word prediction, podcasting, boys and writing, the use of graphic symbols, inclusion policy and digital literacy.