Kylie Boon

Lecturer
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Background

Kylie Boon has over a decade of experience in the field of art and design education, combining industry engagement with academic leadership. She has worked as a freelance videographer for companies such as Autodesk, she also been involved in creative projects involving experimental video sculptures and stop motion animation. Her practical experience underpins a research agenda centred on the strategic development and deployment of innovative teaching methods in creative environments. Kylie obtained her BA in the arts and MA in Humanities with a focus on philosophy and film. 

Specialist Subjects

  • Human-AI Partnerships in Creativity
  • Immersive Technologies in Education
  • Philosophical Storytelling
  • Online and Blended Learning in the Arts

Professional and/or Research Experience

Kylie is currently exploring the integration of immersive technologies in education, and human-AI collaborations in creative disciplines. With a focus on fostering balanced human-AI partnerships through a hybrid philosophical-empirical approach, her work emphasises treating AI as a conversational collaborator to uncover narratives, tensions, and future possibilities in education. This interdisciplinary inquiry draws from philosophy, technology, and creativity to inform practical insights for educators navigating AI adoption.



Kylie’s experience and research interests help inform her teaching across our undergraduate and postgraduate portfolio, where teaching is at the cutting edge of industry innovation. Additionally, she co-organises the Residuum International Conference, fostering cross-cultural dialogue in art and design.

Qualifications

  • BA (Hons)
  • PCET/PGCE
  • MA
  • HEA (Fellow)

Languages Spoken

Kylie is a first language Welsh speaker.

Professional Membership or Roles

Higher Education Academy (HEA), Fellow
LEAP, Member
Creative Industries and Storytelling Research Hub, Member
Immersive Research Hub, Member

Academic Teaching

External Recognition or Rewards

Ted Hughes Awards Nomination (Co-Created Poetic Project, 2014)

Best Experimental Film Nomination, Screen Tests Film Festival (2010)

Professional Publications

  • "Stepping into a New Reality: Using VR to Transform Research Education" (Wales NEXUS Conference, 2023)
  • "Tradition is the Illusion of Permanence: Rethinking Online Teaching and Learning Among Cohorts in the Arts" (International Academic Forum Conference, 2019)
  • "The Monster Within: Lily in Penny Dreadful" in Gender and Contemporary Horror in Television (2019)
  • Exhibitions: Lyric One at Mission Gallery (2014); Convergence at Mission Gallery (2012)
  • Screening: Aesthetica Short Film Festival (2013)