Keith Topping is Professor of Education at the University of Dundee Scotland and at RUDN University Moscow. He researches peer tutoring and peer assessment, computer assisted learning and assessment, and artificial intelligence. He has over 450 publications in 19 languages, including multi-media in-service training and distance learning packs. He has degrees from the Universities of Sussex, Nottingham and Sheffield, and is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He was cited as an "outstanding researcher" by President Bill Clinton for his input to the "America Reads" initiative. He was awarded the "Outstanding Contribution to Cooperative Learning Award" by the American Educational Research Association. He has consulted with national government and large organisations in several countries and researches and speaks all over the world.
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