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Brent Robinson
Dr. Brent Robinson[4] (born Charles Brent Robinson, 1951–1996),[5]) was a lecturer at the University of Cambridge and author.[2] He was a Fellow of Hughes Hall, Cambridge, and wrote books such as Microcomputers and the Language of Arts (English, Language and Education),[6] and works relating to information technology use by teachers. He created the Journal of Information Technology For Teacher education,[7] in which he was also a researcher. His major interests were in teacher education, and he was formerly Vice President of the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education. His family had a tradition: every male in the family were to be named Charles, as a first name. Brent Robinson, however, preferred to be referred to by his middle name. He produced a number of notable works, such as Education Technology: Leadership Perspective.  Literary researchLiterary personification was a key research focus for Dr Robinson.[8] He hired a professional writer to play a character who featured in a novel, and then encouraged eighth grade students to write to this character with questions and comments. This however, was done via email communication. Brent was featured in a Cambridge University publication surrounding IT usage in the classroom, when information technology was just coming into fruition. Personal lifeBrent was born in Winchester in 1951.[3] He had a daughter named Charlotte. He married Suzanne D Cowling in 1982, however at a later unknown date, he divorced her.[citation needed] DeathRobinson died on a Channel ferry on 14 September 1996, according to his family. He was 45.[citation needed] References
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