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Dr Terence Karran is a Senior Academic in the Centre for Educational Research and Development, at the University of Lincoln, http://www.lincoln.ac.uk. He is also a Docent Professor in the Faculty of Education at the [[University of Oulu]] in [[Finland]]. From 2005 to 2007, he was Visiting Professor at the [[Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara]] in [[México]], and Director of the Distance Learning Centre and the Mexican National Co-Ordination Centre for the [[World Bank| World Bank Institute]]’s Global Development Learning Network for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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Professor Terence Karran is Professor in Higher Education at the University of Lincoln. He is a Senior Academic in the Centre for Educational Research and Development, where he teaches on the EdD programme and supervises EdD and PhD students. He also has overall responsibility for the University’s Erasmus activities. After graduating he worked briefly at the UK headquarters of Kodak, the photographic company. Returning to academia, he worked as Research Assistant at Lancaster University, before going to Manchester to study for a PhD. After completing the PhD in three years, he worked as a Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the universities of Dundee and Strathclyde before taking up a lecturing post at Leeds Metropolitan University.  


Dr. Terence Karran’s personal page on Lincoln University's website: http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/cerd/Staff/staff_t_karran.htm.  
As a result of work on a feasibility study for the Finnish Virtual University, Oulu University appointed him a Docent Professor in Educational Technology in 2006.  


From 2005-07, he worked as a Visiting Professor at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico, where he was Director of the UAG’s Distance Learning Centre (DLC) and also the Mexican National Co-Ordinator of the World Bank Institute’s Global Development Learning Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (GDLN LAC).


== Relevant documents by Terence Karran ==
He was a consultant to Sero for POERUP, in particular for the studies on Mexico.
# [[Media:Karran eMexico UNESCO2005.pdf|E-MEXICO - BUILDING ON SUCCESS, FOR SUCCESS (PDF)]], by TERENCE KARRAN (member of our International Advisory Committee) (4 pages, in English)
# [[Media:Karran_TandPohjonen_J2000a.pdf|Responding to the Vision of the Information Society: First Steps Towards a National Virtual University. A Policy Discussion Paper (PDF)]] by Terence Karran and Juha Pohjonen, Finland, 2005 (124 pages, English) ISBN 951-42-5587-9
# [[Media:Glossary_Karran_2006.pdf|The "Glossary of Terms Relating to Educational Development and Educational Technology" (PDF)]], prepared by Terence Karran for the World Bank Institute's Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) for Latin America and the Caribbean (95 pages, English with Spanish translation of introduction). Included as a resource although it needs updating.


 
he is particularly known for research into Academic Freedom in the modern university - http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/research/researchshowcase/academicfreedom/
He is also a member of the Re.ViCa [[Advisory Committee| International Advisory Committee (IAC)]]
 
 
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Terence Karran
Forename Terence
Surname Karran
Type Consultant
Country
WPs 2, 4
URL http://staff.lincoln.ac.uk/terencek
email terencek@lincoln.ac.uk


Professor Terence Karran is Professor in Higher Education at the University of Lincoln. He is a Senior Academic in the Centre for Educational Research and Development, where he teaches on the EdD programme and supervises EdD and PhD students. He also has overall responsibility for the University’s Erasmus activities. After graduating he worked briefly at the UK headquarters of Kodak, the photographic company. Returning to academia, he worked as Research Assistant at Lancaster University, before going to Manchester to study for a PhD. After completing the PhD in three years, he worked as a Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the universities of Dundee and Strathclyde before taking up a lecturing post at Leeds Metropolitan University.

As a result of work on a feasibility study for the Finnish Virtual University, Oulu University appointed him a Docent Professor in Educational Technology in 2006.

From 2005-07, he worked as a Visiting Professor at the Autonomous University of Guadalajara in Mexico, where he was Director of the UAG’s Distance Learning Centre (DLC) and also the Mexican National Co-Ordinator of the World Bank Institute’s Global Development Learning Network for Latin America and the Caribbean (GDLN LAC).

He was a consultant to Sero for POERUP, in particular for the studies on Mexico.

he is particularly known for research into Academic Freedom in the modern university - http://www.lincoln.ac.uk/home/research/researchshowcase/academicfreedom/