Further Education Committee

Ann has worked in further and higher education for most of her career and commenced her career as a Chartered Librarian, going on to manage learning resources and educational technology services at Doncaster College and lecturing part time. In 2007, she was promoted to the post of Director of Learning and Information Services which included managing e-learning and learning technologies across the College. She also enjoyed responsibility for setting up the first College based Children's University in the UK. Ann is an IQER Reviewer for the Quality Assurance Agency, a peer reviewer for the Council of Learning Resources in Colleges and sits on 2 national committees for the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals.In her current role she has responsiblity for staff development for over 1000 staff, as well as teaching and learning technologies.

Biography to follow.

James Clay is and has been passionate about the use of learning technologies to enhance and enrich the learning experience since 1991.
James Clay has been 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.
James was ALT Learning Technologist of the Year in 2009.
 

Karen is the Learning and Technologies Manager for the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s commercial training unit. Karen has led the unit in integrating web technologies into a wide range of blended learning solutions. Karen works closely with subject matter experts in designing a range of qualifications with a strong emphasis on collaborative online learning. 

I have 22 years’ experience of teaching and 13 years of developing and delivering CPD for teachers with BECTA and LSN in Staff Development workshops for Colleges and schools.
I am a member of the Further Education Committee of ALT and a Lead Assessor of the CMALT scheme. I am a member of JISC's Learning and Teaching Practice Experts Group and an Accredited Trainer for JISC Techdis. I have a particular interest in the design of learning spaces and in using IT for Inclusion – for leaning difficulties and to engage young people not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs).
 

I trained in Agriculture, and since 1992 have taught a wide range of land based subjects from Computer application & control to Pesticides. I was inspired by the Becta ILT champions programme, and have spent the last 10 years promoting the use of ILT, most recently at Becta as Senior Architect for Digital Learning. I now manage the JISC Innovation Grants in Scotland Wales and Northern Irish FE, and work on technical standards such as XCRI and Leap2A. In my spare time I build robots, publish a webcomic run a freelance illustration business, and grow prize winning onions on my allotment.