Grainne Conole
Grainne is a Professor of e-Learning at the Open University, UK. She previously held positions of leadership in Education Innovation and Learning Technology at the Universities of Southampton and Bristol. Grainne has an impressive history of innovative thought and publication in the areas of educational and organisational change, and has been a past presenter at Ascilite conferences.
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James Clay
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James Clay is and has been passionate about the use of learning technologies to enhance and enrich the learning experience since 1991. He has used, developed, managed and inspired others in a range of technologies, from DTP, CD-ROM, mobile devices, the internet, the VLE, the MLE, mobile learning through to Web 2.0.
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ILT & Learning Resources Manager at Gloucestershire College since November 2006. He is responsible for the VLE, the use of learning technologies, e-learning, mobile learning, the libraries, digital and online resources and the strategic direction of the college in relation to the use of learning technologies.
Previously he was Director of the Western Colleges Consortium from 2001 to 2006. As Director he was responsible for the management, strategic direction and development of e-learning using a shared MLE across the four partner FE Colleges.
Before the WCC he worked for at-Bristol, a job which involved delivering hands-on science education and designing educational websites on subjects as diverse as handheld learning experiences, via Antiguan racer snakes, through space science to the mummification process of the ancient Egyptians.
Prior to the above, James spent ten years in Tertiary Education as a lecturer in Business & Economics, employing learning technologies to enhance and enrich the learning experience for his students.
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Scott Diener
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Scott is the Associate Director, IT Services (Academic & Collaborative Technologies) at the University of Auckland. Over the past two years he has led the development of the University of Auckland's simulation
island in Second Life, and is active in many international groups related to the use of virtual worlds in higher education. Scott's keynote will explore the use of Second Life, and other Virtual Worlds, as a medium for simulations in the teaching of medical sciences.
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