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Crow, Ben; Thorpe, Mary and Wield, David (1988). Survival and Change in the Third World. UK: Oxford University Press.

Edwards, Richard; Biesta, Gert and Thorpe, Mary eds. (2009). Rethinking contexts for learning and teaching: Communities, activities and networks. London, UK: Routledge.

Thorpe, Mary; Godwin, Steve and Ferguson, Rebecca (2009). Technologies in use: How context and design drive their effects. In: Bernath, Ulrich; Szücs, András; Tait, Alan and Vidal, Martine eds. Distance and E-learning in Transition: Learning innovation, technology and social challenges. London: ISTE, pp. 595–606.

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Thorpe, Mary (2009). Technology-mediated learning contexts. In: Edwards, Richard; Biesta, Gert and Thorpe, Mary eds. Rethinking contexts for learning and teaching: Communities, activities and networks. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 119–132.

Thorpe, Mary and Mayes, Terry (2009). The implications of learning contexts for pedagogical practice. In: Edwards, Richard; Biesta, Gert and Thorpe, Mary eds. Rethinking contexts for learning and teaching: Communities, activities and networks. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 149–161.

Thorpe, Mary (2008). Accountability and evaluation in distance education: A critical overview. In: Evans, Terry; Haughey, Margaret and Murphy, David eds. The International Handbook of Distance Education. UK: Elsevier, pp. 655–668.

Thorpe, Mary and Godwin, Steve (2006). Computer-mediated interaction in context. In: Markauskaite, Lina and Goodyear, Peter eds. Who’s Learning? Whose Technology? Proceeedings of the 23rd Annual Conference of the Australian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education, University of Sydney, Australia. Sydney: Sydney University Press, pp. 813–823.

Thorpe, Mary (2005). The impact of ICT on Lifelong Learning. In: McIntosh, Christopher and Varoglu, Zeynep eds. Perspectives on Distance Education: Lifelong Learning and Distance Higher Education. Paris: UNESCO & Commonwealth of Learning, pp. 23–32.

Thorpe, Mary (2004). Evaluating the quality of learner support. In: Brindley, Jane E.; Walti, Christine and Zawacki-Richter, Olaf eds. Learner support in open, distance and online learning environments. Studien und Berichte der Arbeitsstelle Fernstudienforschung der Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 9. Oldenburgh, Germany: Bibliotheks und Informationssystem der Universität Oldenburg, pp. 251–258.

Thorpe, Mary; Kubiak, Christopher and Thorpe, K. M. (2003). Designing for reuse and versioning. In: Littlejohn, Allison ed. Reusing online resources: a sustainable approach to E-learning. Open and flexible learning. London, UK: Kogan Page.

Thorpe, Mary (2003). Collaborative online learning: transforming learner support and course design. In: Tait, Alan and Mills, Roger eds. Re-thinking learner support in distance education: change and continuity in an international context. Routledge Studies in distance education. London, UK: Routledge Falmer, pp. 198–211.

Thorpe, Mary (2003). External control and internal quality assurance. In: Panda, Santosh ed. Planning and Management in Distance Education. London, UK: Kogan Page/Routledge, pp. 219–228.

Thorpe, Mary (2001). From independent learning to collaborative learning: new communities of practice in open, distance and distributed learning. In: Lea, Mary and Nicoll, Kathy eds. Distributed learning: social and cultural approaches to practice. London, UK: Routledge.

Whitelock, Denise; Thorpe, Mary and Galley, Rebecca (2015). Student workload: a case study of its significance, evaluation and management at the Open University. Distance Education, 36(2) pp. 161–176.

Thorpe, Mary and Gordon, Jean (2012). Online learning in the workplace: a hybrid model of participation in networked, professional learning. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 28(8) 1267 -1282.

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Thorpe, Mary (2012). Educational technology: does pedagogy still matter? Educational Technology Magazine: The Magazine for Managers of Change in Education, 52(2) pp. 10–14.

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Edmunds, Rob; Thorpe, Mary and Conole, Grainne (2012). Student attitudes towards and use of ICT in course study, work and social activity: a technology acceptance model approach. British Journal of Educational Technology, 43(1) pp. 71–84.

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Thorpe, M. and Edmunds, R. (2011). Practices with technology: learning at the boundary between study and work. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 27(5) pp. 385–398.

Brennan, John and Thorpe, Mary (2008). Public value in adult learning. Ad-Lib, Journal for Continuing Liberal Adult Education, 35 pp. 22–25.

Godwin, Stephen J.; Thorpe, Mary S. and Richardson, John T. E. (2008). The impact of computer-mediated interaction on distance learning. British Journal of Educational Technology, 39(1) pp. 52–70.

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Thorpe, Mary (2008). Effective online interaction: mapping course design to bridge from research to practice. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 24(1) pp. 57–72.

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Thorpe, Mary; McCormick, Robert; Carmichael, Patrick and Kubiak, Chris (2007). Talk in virtual contexts: reflecting on participation and online learning models. Pedagogy, Culture and Society, 15(3) pp. 349–366.

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Thorpe, Mary and Kubiak, Chris (2007). Working at community boundaries: a micro-analysis of the activist's role in participatory learning networks. Studies in the Education of Adults, 37(2) pp. 151–165.

Thorpe, Mary and Godwin, Steve (2006). Interaction and e-learning: the student experience. Studies in Continuing Education, 28(3) pp. 203–221.

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Thorpe, Mary (2006). Perceptions about time and learning: researching the student experience. Distances et Savoirs, 4(4) pp. 497–511.

Thorpe, Mary and Kubiak, Christopher (2005). Working at community boundaries: A micro-analysis of the activits's role in participatory learning networks. Studies in the Education of Adults, 37(2) pp. 151–165.

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Thorpe, Mary (2004). Debate response. Open Learning, 19(3) pp. 311–317.

Thorpe, Mary (2002). Rethinking Learner Support: the challenge of collaborative online learning. Open Learning, 17(2) pp. 105–119.

Thorpe, Mary (2010). Philosophies and theories at the basis of student-centered educational models. In: XV Congress on Technology and Distance Education: Challenges and Innovations of Higher Education Faced with 21st Century Students, 3-5 Nov 2010, Universidad Estatal Distancia, San Jose, Costa Rica.

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Thorpe, M. and Greaney, P. (2009). Social networking for student and staff learning. In: EDMEDIA Conference, 22-26 Jun 2009, Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Thorpe, Mary and Greaney, Philip (2009). Social networking for practice learning. In: ICDE 23rd World Conference: Including EADTU Annual Conference, 7-10 Jun 2009, Maastricht, The Netherlands.

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Moffatt, J.; Thorpe, M.; Edmunds, R.; Jones, B.; Reuben, B. and Weidmann, G. (2009). Technology supports distributed team working: the case of T885 Team Engineering at the Open University. In: ICL2009 Conference, 23-25 Sep 2009, Villach, Austria.

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Moffatt, J.; Thorpe, M.; Edmunds, R.; Endean, M.; Jones, B.; Reuben, B. and Weidmann, G. (2009). Technology supports distributed team working: the case of the T885 Team Engineering at the Open University. In: ICL2009, 23-25 Sep 2009, Villach, Austria.

Thorpe, Mary; Conole, Gráinne and Edmunds, Rob (2008). Learners' experiences of blended learning environments in a practice context. In: Networked Learning International Conference, 5-6 May 2008, Sani Beach Hotel, Halkidiki, Greece.