Georges-Louis
Baron is Professor of education at the Université- René Descartes -
Paris V, Faculté des sciences humaines et sociales – Sorbonne , France
. Currently he is the head of the EDA research team (Education et
apprentissages). He has been for a long time head of a research
department in the French Institute for pedagogical research (INRP). He
has been working for nearly 30 years on ICT in education, with a
special interest for teacher education. Various fields of reference are
inspiring him: cognitive science, pedagogy, sociology. His main
research interests are linked with the study of the process of
integration followed by ICT innovations in educational settings. His
current fields of interest are linked with students' representations
and knowledge of ICT, the mutation of resources for learning and
teacher education. You can find out more about him by going to http://gl.baron.free.fr/perso/indexengl.html
Prof. Yannis Dimitriadis
Yannis
Dimitriadis is Full Professor of Telematics Engineering at the School
of Telecommunications Engineering , University of Valladolid , Spain .
He is the Director of the interdisciplinary research group GSIC/EMIC.
His primary research goal is to provide an interdisciplinary view of on
innovative technology support to collaborative learning (CSCL) and
especially the support of teachers in orchestrating CSCL activities in
a sustainable way. Recent work of his group on the lifecycle of
scripted collaborative learning has won the Kaleidoscope Network of
Excellence "European CSCL Technology Award" (2007) and the TELEARC
Ph.D. Research Award (2009). You can find out more about him by going
to http://gsic.tel.uva.es/members/yannis
Dr. Christina Preston
Dr.
Christina Preston is a researcher at the WLE Centre (the Institute of
Education , UK ), founder of the MirandaNet Fellowship and chair of the
World Ectizens Charity. She is known as an advocate of collaborative,
constructive and interactive modes of learning underpinned by digital
technologies. In particular, she has researched the ways in which
professional communities of practice share knowledge and influence
local, national and international learning agendas. Her publications
cover innovative models for Continuing Professional Development with an
emphasis on work-based learning; industry education partnership;
innovative research methodologies including multidimensional concept
mapping and critical incident research: an emerging theory, Braided
Learning, about knowledge creation and dissemination in Communities of
Practice: and world e-citizenship. You can find out more about her by
going to www.mirandanet.ac.uk and www.worldecitizens.net
Dr. Neil Selwyn
Dr
Neil Selwyn is a sociologist working at the Institute of Education,
University of London, UK. His research and teaching focuses on
technology (non)use in aducational settings. He has written extensively
on a number of issues, including digital exclusion, education
technology policy making and the student experience of technology-based
learning. Forthcoming and recent books include 'Education and Technology: Key Issues and Debates' (2011, Continuum), 'Schools and Schooling in the Digital Age' (2010, Routledge), 'Adult Learning in the Digital Age' (2005, Routledge) and 'Telling Tales on Technology' (2002, Ashgate).
Dr. Mark Stansfield
Dr
Mark Stansfield is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Computing at the
University of the West of Scotland. He has written and co-written more
than 80 refereed papers in areas that include e-learning, games-based
e-learning and virtual campuses. He also serves on the editorial boards
of several international journals that include the International
Journal of Information Management, Journal of Information Systems
Education, ALT -J and the Journal of IT Education, as well as being an
Editor of the Interdisciplinary Journal of E-Learning and Learning
Objects . He was Project Coordinator of the European Commission
co-financed project ‘Promoting Best Practice in Virtual Campuses' and
is currently working on the Web2.0 European Resource Centre project
Dr. Stewart Martin
Stewart Martin is a Principal
Lecturer and Head of Education at the Teesside University, School of
Social Sciences & Law, UK. His teaching and research has developed
from secondary school headship, over thirty years experience in
mainstream education and work in educational consultancy to
organisations in both the public and private sectors in the UK, the
Netherlands and Canada. Stewarts’ writing and research is in the fields
of education, digital technology, citizenship, leadership and
educational achievement where he has published software and books to
support independent learning. His recent research has been funded by
the European Commission, the UK Teacher Development Agency, the Higher
Education Funding Council, the British Council’s Digital Economy stream
(under the Prime Minister’s Initiative project) and the Engineering and
Physical Sciences Research Council. You can find out more about him by
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