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Bob Hallawell

Academic Lead Learning Disabilities, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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Biography

Bob Hallawell is the Deputy Academic Lead for Mental Health and Learning Disabilities with a specific curriculum responsibility for Learning Disabilities courses.

He has been with the University of Nottingham since 1995 following the incorporation of the former Mid Trent College of Nursing and Midwifery within the University.

He has held a variety of positions within the School including quality, marketing and course leadership. He has been an external examiner for a number of other Universities and also acted as an expert course reviewer for new professional courses for both statutory bodies and the host institutions.

Bob has also been a member of the Royal College of Nursing's professional forums for Learning Disabilities and represented same at a number of Congresses.

He has published and spoken widely at conferences with respect to Learning Disabilities nursing, user involvement and elearning.

He is currently an editorial board member for Learning Disability Practice and a reviewer for The British Journal of Learning Disabilities and the British Journal of Nursing.

Expertise Summary

External examiner; Curriculum reviewer; Course developer; elearning mentor; writer; conference speaker

Current PhD Students

1. Justine Barksby - Staff and user experiences of restraint in learning disabilities services

Teaching Summary

Evidence based practice Health Informatics Learning disabilities nursing. Legislation and Policy Working with Challenging… read more

Recent Publications

  • HALLAWELL, B., STEPHENS, J. AND CHARNOCK, D., 2012. Physical activity and learning disability British Journal of Nursing. 21(10), 609 - 612
  • HALLAWELL, B., 2011. ‘Dignity and People with Learning Disabilities’. In: MATITI, M.R. AND BAILLIE, L., ed., Dignity in Healthcare: A practical approach for nurses and midwives Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.
  • WINDLE, R, LAVERTY, H, HERMAN, L and HALLAWELL, B. AND WHARRAD, H., 2011. Using eLearning to capture student-generated content In: eLearning in health: working together to enhance learning- The Higher Education Academy: Health Sciences and Practice Conference, 16-17 July 2011, University of Warwick, UK..
  • BAILEY, J. AND HALLAWELL, B., 2011. ‘Birth and second life: simulating the labour suite in the virtual environment’ In: NET 2011 -22nd International Networking Education in Healthcare conference.

Programme Leader for LD Curricula

Chair - Learning Disability Curriculum Advisory Group

Member of the:

  • Bsc/Diploma Coordinating Group
  • Pre-reg courses management committee
  • Education Strategy Group
  • Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Strategy Group
  • Evidence based practice
  • Health Informatics
  • Learning disabilities nursing.
  • Legislation and Policy
  • Working with Challenging Behaviours
  • eLearning
  • Accountability
  • Management
  • eLearning mentor for the School with an interest in developing teaching within virtual environments and the promotion of virtual exchange programmes that enable students to undergo international experiences via online learning spaces..

Past Research

  • The Involvement of People with Learning Disabilities in the Management and Delivery of Healthcare Services
  • The Role of the Lecturer in Practice (The ROLE Project) - English National Board
  • Student Perceptions of Total Quality
  • Utilizing the views of People with Learning Disabilities in the organization of voluntary sector provision
  • Project consultant for an FDTL Phase 4 research project jointly conducted by the Universities of Huddersfield, Sheffield and Glamorgan. The project titled 'Creating the Balance in the Nursing Curriculum' involved the mapping of case histories from a number of learning disability services in the United Kingdom in order to create a web based learning resource for student nurses.
  • HALLAWELL, B., STEPHENS, J. AND CHARNOCK, D., 2012. Physical activity and learning disability British Journal of Nursing. 21(10), 609 - 612
  • HALLAWELL, B., 2011. ‘Dignity and People with Learning Disabilities’. In: MATITI, M.R. AND BAILLIE, L., ed., Dignity in Healthcare: A practical approach for nurses and midwives Radcliffe Publishing Ltd.
  • WINDLE, R, LAVERTY, H, HERMAN, L and HALLAWELL, B. AND WHARRAD, H., 2011. Using eLearning to capture student-generated content In: eLearning in health: working together to enhance learning- The Higher Education Academy: Health Sciences and Practice Conference, 16-17 July 2011, University of Warwick, UK..
  • BAILEY, J. AND HALLAWELL, B., 2011. ‘Birth and second life: simulating the labour suite in the virtual environment’ In: NET 2011 -22nd International Networking Education in Healthcare conference.
  • CRAWFORD, P. AND HALLAWELL, B., 2011. Where is the love? Learning Disability Practice. 14(6), 9
  • HALLAWELL, R and PRIOR, J. AND LOCKLEY, P., 2010. ‘First steps to Second Life: learning to simulate and simulating to learn’ In: “Into something rich and strange” – making sense of the sea-change. The 17th Association for Learning Technology Conference (ALT-C 2010). Held 7–9 September 2010, University of Nottingham, England, UK..
  • WINDLE, R, LAVERTY, H, HERMAN, L and HALLAWELL, B. AND WHARRAD, H., 2010. ‘Nursing students can teach their peers by developing e-learning resources’ Learning Disability Practice. 12(9), 26-29
  • HALLAWELL, B and TODHUNTER, F. AND PITTAWAY, D., 2010. ‘The Virtual Exchange Project’ In: International Conference on University Teaching and Learning (InCULT) 2010, 29-30 June, University of Hertfordshire, UK..
  • HALLAWELL, B and TODHUNTER, F. AND PITTAWAY, D., 2010. ‘The virtual exchange project’ In: NET 2010 -21st International Networking Education in Healthcare conference, 7-9 September, Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, UK.. (In Press.)
  • TODHUNTER, F, HALLAWELL, B, CHAMBERS, D, TUCKETT, A, PITTAWAY, D and & BAKER, H., 2010. The virtual exchange project In: International Conference of Education, Research & Innovation, 15th-17th November, Madrid, Spain..
  • HALLAWELL, B, WINDLE, R, WHARRAD, H and AND LAVERTY, H., 2009. ‘International Student Generated eLearning within Learning/Intellectual Disabilities’ In: 4th International Conference on e-Learning, University of Toronto, Canada.
  • HALLAWELL, R, WINDLE, R, LAVERTY, H, WHARRAD, H, HERMAN, L and WILLIAMS, A. AND KEAY, C., 2009. ‘International Student Generated eLearning within Learning/Intellectual Disabilities’ In: RCN joint educational forums' second international conference and exhibition, Glasgow, UK.
  • HALL, C, ASTON, L, BARKSBY, J, BILLYEALD, K, COOK, L, DAWSON, P, FELTON, A, HALLAWELL, B, ROSE, S, SAXELBY, H and STACEY, G. AND STICKLEY, T., 2009. ‘All about nursing – exploring the world of nursing by those working in it’. In: HALL,C, RITCHIE, D and GORTON, V. AND LANGMACK, G., eds., What is Nursing? Exploring Theory and Practice Learning Matters.
  • HALLAWELL, R., 2009. Challenges for the Curriculum in Learning Disability Nursing. In: JUKES, M., ed., Learning Disability Nursing Practice Blackwell Publishing.
  • WINDLE, R.J, WHARRAD, H, LAVERTY, H and KEAY, C. HALLAWELL, B. & WILLIAMS, A., 2008. ‘Student Generated Content: Permanent Footprints or Shifting Sand?’ In: Online Educa Berlin 2008 -14th International Conference on Technology Supported Learning and Training, Berlin, Germany.
  • HALLAWELL, B., 2006. ‘The Involvement of People with Learning Disabilities in the Organisation and Delivery of Specialist Health Services’ In: National Network for Learning Disability Nursing 24th Annual Conference, University of Ulster, Belfast.
  • HALLAWELL, ROBERT, 2006. The involvement of people with learning disabilties in the organisation and delivery of specialist health services University of Nottingham.
  • HALLAWELL, B., 2004. ‘The Involvement of People with Intellectual Disabilities in the Organisation and Delivery of Specialist Health Services’ In: 4th Seattle Club Conference on Research in Intellectual Disabilities, University of Cambridge.
  • MUNCEY, T. AND HALLAWELL, R., 2004. Gateways to Health – Reusable Learning Object At: Universities Collaboration in eLearning (UCEL), University of Cambridge http://www.ucel.ac.uk/rlos/Default.html
  • HALLAWELL, B, 2001. Issues emerging from the London Learning Disability Plan. British Journal of Nursing. 10(3), 173-8
  • HALLAWELL, BOB AND ENGLISH NATIONAL BOARD FOR NURSING, MIDWIFERY AND HEALTH VISITING, 1998. The role of the lecturer in practice (The ROLE project): learning disabilities case study Stage 2 English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting. (In Press.)
  • HALLAWELL, B., 1998. Implementing TQM in a College of Nursing and Midwifery. In: FOX, J. AND FORMAN, D., ed., Management in Nursing 1st. Quay Books. (In Press.)
  • HALLAWELL, BOB and BRITTLE, RICHARD, 1995. The Individual in Society London : Scutari.
  • HALLAWELL, B., HOLLINGSWORTH, S. and WALTON, S., 1994. Student perceptions of total quality Nursing Standard. VOL 8(ISSUE 23), 34
  • HALLAWELL, B, 1994. Implementing TQM in a college of nursing and midwifery. British Journal of Nursing. 3(19), 1011-6
  • HALLAWELL, B, 1993. Quality management in a college of nursing and midwifery. British Journal of Nursing. 2(13), 682-5
  • HALLAWELL, R, 1992. Learning disabilities nursing. Total quality in education. Nursing Standard. 6(49), 51

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