Dr James Bedford is an award-winning educator with over 12 years of experience working in higher education. He holds a PhD in Creative Writing from UNSW and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Currently, he serves as Director of Quality and Standards at Alphacrucis University College.
Qualifications
PhD (University of New South Wales) , Colonial Imaginations : Historiographic knowledge in Kate Grenville’s The Secret River and Richard Flanagan’s Gould’s Book of Fish – 2019
B.A.(Hons.) (University of Newcastle) – 2011
B.A. (, University of Newcastle) – 2009
Field of Research
TheologyBook Chapters
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2024
- Bedford, J.; Kim, M. & and Ciyu Qin, J. (2024). Confidence enhancer, learning equalizer, and pedagogical ally: Exploring GenAI for students with English as an additional language In Beckingham, S.; Lawrence, J.; Powell, S. & Hartley, P., Using Generative AI Effectively in Higher Education: Sustainable and Ethical Practices for Learning, Teaching and Assessment (pp. ). Routledge. | External link
Engagement Publications
Journal Articles
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2025
- Bedford, J. (2025). What a 30-Day Break From AI Taught Me About My Teaching. Edutopia, 27 February. | External link
Creative Production or Compositions
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2022
- Bedford, J. (2022). Island. Colloquy. | External link
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2018
- Bedford, J. (2018). One Eye. Southerly. | External link
Popular Articles
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2026
- Bedford, J. (2026). When teachers become builders: Vibe coding and the future of educational technology. Needed Now in Learning and Teaching, . | External link
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2025
- Bedford, J. (2025). 2025: The Year for Evidence-Based Generative AI in Higher Education. LTHEChat Blog, January. | External link
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2024
- Bedford, J. (2024). AI Meets Academia—Navigating the New Terrain. Inside Higher Ed, 20 June.
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2023
- Bedford, J. (2023). Wands and Copilots: The Next Wave of AI Tools Coming to Higher Education. UNSW Education News, July. | External link
- Bedford, J. (2023). Magic in the Classroom: How Questioning the University's Future Enriches Student Learning. UNSW Education News, August. | External link
- Bedford, J. (2023). AI — The New Chapter in Higher Education: An Academic Facilitator's Perspective. UNSW Education News, May. | External link
Professional Memberships
Artificial Intelligence in Education Oxford University (AIEOU) (since 2025)
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