BA Hons.; PGCE; DipCTB; PhD

Profile

Before taking up his post as tutor to training programmes for teachers of children and adults with visual impairment in the School of Education, Steve worked as a qualified teacher of children with visual impairment (QTVI) in Liverpool and the Isle of Wight. He was World Vice President of the International Council for the Education of persons with Visual Impairment (ICEVI) and is co-director of VICTAR  (Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research) and co-editor of the Co-Editor British Journal of Visual Impairment.

Research Interests

• Delivery of education provision for children with visual impairment in developing countries
• Learning through Braille
• Literacy through touch for children with additional needs
• Enquiry Based Learning

Teaching and administration responsibilities

Tutor to programmes for Teachers of the Visually Impaired
Tutor to programmes in Teaching and Supporting Learners with Visual Impairment in Further Education
Director of Study: External and Collaborative Programmes
Chair Distance Education Committee
University Visitor to the Professional Golf Association Foundation Degree
Co-director (VICTAR) Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research

Other professional appointments

Co-Editor British Journal of Visual Impairment

Publications (selection)

McCall, S., McLinden, M. T. (2007) Teachers' perspectives on the development of literacy by children with multiple disabilities and visual impairment in the United Kingdom through the Moon Code, Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 101 (10): 601-612 ISSN:0145-482X

McLinden, M. T., McCall S., Hinton, D. M. (2006) Participation in Online Problem-Based Learning: Insights from Postgraduate Teachers Studying Through Open and Distance Education, Distance Education, 27 (3): 327-349. ISSN: 0158-7919.

McCall, S. Mani, M. N. G. (2005) An investigation into the educational inclusion of children with a visual impairment in Uganda, International Council for the Education of Children with a Visual Impairment (ICEVI) pp36

McLinden, M. T., S McCall (2002) Learning through touch. Supporting children with visual impairment and additional difficulties, London, David Fulton, 160 pps, ISBN: 185346841X. Publication: 12336.

McCall, S., McLinden, M. T. (2001) Assessing the National Literacy Strategy: the use of Moon with Children in the United Kingdom with a visual impairment and additional learning difficulties, British Journal of Visual Impairment, 19 (1): 7-16. ISSN: 0264-6196. Publication: 1417.

McCall, S., McLinden, M. T. (2001)  Literacy and children who are blind and who have additional disabilities - the challenges for teachers and researchers, International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 48 (4): 355-375. ISSN: 1034-912X.

Publications 2001 - 2009 [complete, pdf, 285 KB, opens new window]