Keynote Speakers

Gráinne Conole

Gráinne Conole is Professor of E-Learning in the Institute of Educational Technology at the Open University in the UK. Her research interests include the use, integration and evaluation of Information and Communication Technologies and e-learning and the impact of technologies on organisational change. Two of her current areas of interest are focusing on the evaluation of students’ experiences of and perceptions of technologies and how learning design can help in creating more engaging learning activities and Open Educational Resources. Updates on current research and reflections on e-learning research generally can be found on her blog www.e4innovation.com.

She has extensive research, development and project management experience across the educational and technical domains; funding sources have included the EU, HEFCE, ESRC, JISC and commercial sponsors). She serves on and chairs a number of national and international advisory boards, steering groups, committees and international conference programmes. She has published and presented over 300 conference proceedings, workshops and articles, including over 100 publications on a range of topics, including the use and evaluation of learning technologies. She is co-editor of the recently published RoutledgeFalmer book ‘Contemporary perspectives on e-learning research’.
 

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Peter Tittenberger

"Peter Tittenberger has been the Director of the Learning Technologies Centre at the University of Manitoba since its establishment in 2005. Previously, Peter worked in the University of Manitoba’s as the Associate Director of University Teaching Services and as an Information Technologist and WebCT Administrator for Information Services and Technology. Before coming to the U of M, Peter worked in the Media Department at the University of Winnipeg for 20 years. His undergraduate studies were undertaken at the University of Manitoba, University of Winnipeg and York University with post graduate studies at the University of British Columbia.
 
Along with George Siemens, Peter is the author of the Handbook of Emerging Technologies for Learning and currently teaches in the University of Manitoba's Certificate in Emerging Technologies for Learning."

 

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