Dan has been actively researching education-technology for over ten years as a teacher and a researcher. His research has focused upon the use of technology to support teaching and learning, with a particular focus on the role of the teacher in technology rich classrooms and the processes of educational change and innovation. Dan's current role is as Head of Development at Futurelab, where he works with a range of individuals and organisations to create resources and tools to support young people, teachers, education advisers and the education industry to develop new, innovative approaches to teaching and learning. Dan is also the Director of Pedagogy 3.0 as part of the HP Catalyst Initiative. Prior to joining Futurelab, Dan was a primary school teacher on the outskirts of Bristol.

Dan is experienced in a range of areas of education, specifically in the processes of educational change, education futures and the use of digital technologies for learning. Dan has particular expertise in developing and delivering resources to support teachers and schools to develop new educational practices through linking insight, invention and application with an understanding of how schools adopt and adapt new practices. Further, Dan works to engage new audiences with the complex processes of educational change and throughout all of Dan's work is a commitment to developing the most appropriate learning experiences for all young people.