Steve Wheeler (born 16 June 1957) is a British academic, author, speaker and learning technologist.
Prior to joining the University he worked in the National Health Service and as a lecturer in Education at City College Plymouth.
Wheeler has also published 5 books and numerous monograms [citation needed] related to the use of learning technology and innovative pedagogy.
Wheeler earned his Cert Ed teaching qualification at Polytechnic Southwest, his first degree in Psychology via part-time study at the British Open University and later completed a Master of Philosophy degree at the University of Plymouth.
Wheeler was elected as Chair of the IFIP Technical Committee Group 3.6 (Distance Education) in 2008.