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Independent learning consultant and founding chief executive of the former Open Learning Partnership.

Born in a mining and mill town in the West Riding. Survived 11+ and Grammar School miseducation. Graduated from Edinburgh University in spite of 1968 and all that. Founded the TUC's Course Development Unit in the 1970s and helped create a new style of active, learner-centred learning. Developed new styles of campaigning in trade unions and in 1997 set up the Open Learning Partnership.
 

Dr. Caroline Ingram jointly shares responsibility for managing the JISC Advance Business and Community Engagement (BCE) team. Caroline has successfully managed her own project management and research consultancy, CSI Consultancy Ltd, since April 2003. In her position as a consultant Caroline has worked with various JISC projects and services.Prior to setting up CSI Consultancy, Caroline spent 6 years working in the higher and further education sector, for EPSRC and ESRC, latterly as a JISC programme manager. Caroline’s PhD (1998) is in the field of Geological Oceanography, she also has an MSc (1994) in Micropalaeontology, and a joint BSc honours degree in Marine Biology and Physical Oceanography (1993).
 

Gill runs Little Man Project Ltd who provide flexible support to training and e-learning providers. She has spent many years working within the education sector with commercial suppliers, educational practitioners and technical experts. Prior to setting up her own company she was Head of Education and Training at JANET(UK) where she was responsible for establishing a new customer training service providing a portfolio of technical courses and the deployment of an online learning and collaboration facility. In 2002 she completed a Masters in Networked Learning at Lancaster University.
 

Kerr Gardiner is Head of the Learning & Technology Unit at the University of Glasgow, where he provides strategic leadership in technology enhanced learning and teaching. Kerr previously held roles at Aberystwyth, Reading, and Northampton with responsibility for Learning Technologies, IT, and Media Services. He has been involved in several projects include leading the Aberystwyth University participation in the HEA/JISC E-learning benchmarking exercise and the HEFCW Gwella Programme. Kerr achieved CMALT in 2009.

Matthew Newcombe is Head of e-Learning at the University of Exeter. He has an active interest in how technology can enhance the student experience as well as how online communication tools can support students in their learning. Over the past 5 years he has been involved with a number of large scale JISC, HEA and EPSRC funded projects researching and implementing large scale curriculum change supported by technology. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association  and has given a number of national and international conference presentations in the area of technology enhanced learning.

Biography to follow.