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Advisory Committee
This is a list of suggested members for the Advisory Committee, some of these people will be invited to take part in one or more of the key meetings which will be organised during ReViCa. The first of these will take place in June 2008, Lisbon, right before the EDEN conference.
In the Wish List column, we have sorted those suggested acording to the following, 1 = first choice, 2 = second choice, 3 = third choice. This means we will invite those that are rated "first choice' first to EDEN and only if they refuse will we move down the list to second choice and so on until we fill the available 15 places. Any suggestions or objections to the rating given should be made by 25 March, when we will start to issue invitations!
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Table I.
Title | First Name | Last Name | Institution | Country | Function | Experience | Suggested by | Wish list | |
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Dr. | Antti | Auer | University of Jyväskylä | Finland | Information Management Services, Chair of IT-Peda network | Experienced person in the field of University wide services, the "brains" behind the Finnish ICT supported University community, operates on "practical" level at the same time as on strategic level | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 1 | |
Ari-Matti | Auvinen [1] | HCI Productions | Finland | Managing Director | Long experience in the field of eLearning, represents a firm which cooperates closely with universities, Secretary General of EFQUEL | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 1 | ||
Prof. | Sebastiano | Bagnara | University of Sassari-Alghero | Italy | Chair of Cognitive Psychology at the Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, University of Sassari-Alghero, Italy. He is fellow of the International Ergonomics Association and he is scientific Director of the journal Ergonomia. He is member of the Editorial Board of Applied Ergonomics, Cognition Technology and Work, Human Factors and Ergonomics in Manufacturing, International Journal of Human Computer Interaction, Travail Humain, Intelligen System. He is associated editor of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science. | His research interest is in the field of human computer interaction, ergonomics, organisational psychology, human factors in shaping technology | Cristina Stefanelli | ||
Tony | Bates | Tony Bates Associates Ltd. | Canada | Independent Consultant | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Peter | Baumgartner [2] [3] | University of Krems | Austria | Professor for Technology Enhanced Learning and Multimedia Head of the Department for Interactive Media and Educational Technology | One of the leading researchers in the German speaking countries in the field of E-learning and Virtual Campuses. | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Prof. | Betty | Collis | University of Twente | The Netherlands | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Bas | Cordewener | SURF Foundation | The Netherlands | Manager of International Collaboration for the SURF Foundation | Bas has a good overview of activities within the Netherlands and the work of SURF in particular. Leads many of SURF's transnational activities. | Sally Reynolds | 2 | ||
Christian | Depover [4] | Université de Mons-Hainaut UMH | Belgium | Head of the Dept of Educational Technology DESTE | Researcher, Overview of VC experiences in Belgium; International consultant for African countries | Widad Benhabiles | |||
Jim | Devine | Dunlaoghaire Institute Art/Design/Technology | Ireland | IADT Director | very close to strategic thinking in Ireland vis-a-vis virtual campus and related activities, also an experienced reviewer and speaker on the European scene | Sally Reynolds | 1 | ||
Dr. | Bakary | Diallo | African Virtual University | Kenya | Rector of the African Virtual University | Virtual campus in Francophone and Anglophone Africa in particular and ICT4D generally in Sub-Sahara Africa | Sally Reynolds | 3 | |
Dr. | Claudio | Dondi | SCIENTER | Italy | President of Scienter | Involved in numerous activities related to VC on both a European and International basis, particularly experienced in relation to policy and EU activities. | Sally Reynolds | 1 | |
Tom | Dousma [5] | SURF | The Netherlands | Platform manager ICT and Education. Managing the Platform ICT and Education activities, especially the SURF education innovation Fund. This Fund supports innovative, theme oriented projects (see the leaflet ‘What do the innovation projects have to offer you). In addition to this the platform has initiatives on Grassroots projects, and made a start with the e-learning research program. The platform is responsible for several community activities eg. webstroom, on streaming media, SIX on standardisation, NL-Portfolio a community on digital portfolio’s. | Tom has, as programm manager, an good overview of virtual campuses in the Netherlands | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Prof. | Maria Amata | Garito [6] | UNINETTUNO | Italy | President and Rector of the International Telematic University UNINETTUNO and full professor of Teaching and Learning Technologies at the Faculty of Psychology at the University of Rome “La Sapienza” | Internal Expert (extra) | Helena Bijnens | ||
Lawrence | Hamburg | Higher Education Academy | UK | Assistant Director e-learning | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Prof. dr. | Jeff | Haywood [7] | University of Edinburgh | UK | Vice Principal Knowledge Management, Chief Information Officer & Librarian; Professor of Education & Technology, School of Education; Director, Scottish Centre for Research into On-Line Learning & Assessment (SCROLLA) | Helena Bijnens | |||
Prof. Dr. | Wilfried | Hendricks | IBI - Technische Universität Berlin | Germany | Professor at the Technical University of Berlin (TUB) and Head of the IBI - Institut für Bildung in der Informationsgesellschaft e.V. (Institute for Education in the Information Society). | Has a very good overvew of activities in this field in Germany and active in many regional and national networks. Familiar with many of the National policy disussions. | Sally Reynolds | 2 | |
Dr. | Carl | Holmberg | Swedish Agency for Flexible Learning | Sweden | Adviser to the Director-General | Very experienced in Adult and Higher Education, strong on policy-related activities and very active at European level. | Sally Reynolds | 1 | |
Áine | Hyland | Ireland | recently retired Deputy VC | Paul Bacsich | |||||
Terence | Karran | Lincoln University | UK | Paul Bacsich | |||||
Thierry | Karsenti | Université de Montréal | Canada | Chaire de recherche sur les technologies dans l’enseignement | Widad Benhabiles | ||||
Dr. | Nikitas | Kastis | MENON Network & Lambrakis Research Foundation | Greece | Deputy Director General, Lambrakis and President of the MENON Network | Knowledgeable in respect to Greek activities, active at European level, interest in policy | Sally Reynolds | 2 | |
Prof. | Denise | Kirkpatrick | Open University | UK | Pro-Vice Chancellor, Learning and Teaching | Paul Bacsich | |||
Paul | Kirschner [8] | University of Utrecht | The Netherlands | professor of Educational Sciences at the Department of Pedagogical and Educational Sciences at Utrecht University (as well as head of the Research Centre Interaction and Learning and dean of the Research Master programme Educational Sciences: Learning in Interaction) and professor of Educational Technology at the Educational Technology Expertise Center at the Open Universiteit Nederland with a chair in Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Environments. | Paul has, from a research perspective, a strong opinion on almost everything that has to do with education. His roots for the last 20 years are in distance education, he has been working at the Dutch Open University for a long time now | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Dr. | Walter | Kugemann | Institute for Innovation in Learning (FIM-NewLearning), University of Erlangen-Nuremberg | Germany | Head of FIM-NewLearning | Active for many years at European and German level, quite familiar with German VC activities including the Bavarian Virtual University | Sally Reynolds | 2 | |
Fred | Litto | ABED | Brazil | Founder and Scientific Coordinator of the “School of the Future” of the University of São Paulo, senior role in ABED | Knows the Brazilian VC and TeL context very well as well as Latin America generally, now actively re-engaged in ICDE | Sally Reynolds | 1 | ||
Pierre-Jean | Loiret [9] | Agence universitaire de la Francophonie | France/Africa | Program manager in distance training and educational technology | Experience in implementing several e-learning programs in African universities that are members of AUF | Widad Benhabiles | |||
Dr. | Jyri | Manninen | University of Helsinki, Palmenia | Finland | Research Director | Experienced in Open university of Finland services | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 3 | |
Prof. | Robin | Mason | Open University | UK | also evaluator of Swiss Virtual Campus | Paul Bacsich | |||
Herman | Maurer old bio [http://www.iicm.tu-graz.ac.at/HermannMaurer/vitae?timestamp=1204809966465 | University of Graz[10] | Austria | Chair of the Institute for Information Systems and Computer Media (IICM)& professor at the Graz University of Technology | His main research and project areas are: Networked multimedia/hypermedia systems; electronic publishing and applications to university life, exhibitions and museums, Web based learning environments; languages and their applications, data structures and their efficient use, telematic services, computer networks, computer supported new media, dynamic symbolic language, social implications of computers, techniques to fight against plagiarism, and computers in Science Fiction. So quite a broad interest. Herman Mauer is very well known and has certainly 'non-traditional' ideas on how to establish virtual campuses. | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Prof. | Terry | Mayes | Higher Education Academy | UK | head of the evaluation and support team for e-learning | Paul Bacsich | |||
Fred | Mulder Dutch English[11] | Open University of the Netherlands |Fred Mulder is Rector of the Open Universiteit Nederland (OUNL) since September 2000. He has a chair as Professor in Informatics Education at OUNL.| The Netherlands | Rector of the Open University of the Netherlands | Fred, as rector, is leading the OUNL. He has certainly a strong opinion on virtual campuses. He is a driving force behind the Open Educational Resources Movement in Europe. | Theo Bastiaens | ||||
Clive | Mulholland | University of Glamorgan] | UK | PVC at Glamorgan U | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Morten Flate | Paulsen [12] | NKI Distance Education | Norway | Professor of Online Education, Director of Development | Working in the field for long time, written several articles and books and the developer of some basic theories | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 1 | ||
Daniel | Peraya [13] | Université de Genève | Switzerland | Teacher at TECFA, academic unit in the field of educational technology, Faculty of Psychology and Education Science | Researcher in communication and distance learning in Higher Education, collaborated in several VC experiences | Widad Benhabiles | |||
Jim | Petch [14] | Manchester University | UK | Head of department of Distributed Learning | Key person in GIS and GI networks mainly in the UK | Markus Bela | |||
Vanessa | Pittard | Becta | UK | Director of Research | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Juha | Pohjonen [15] | University of Oulu,Open University | Finland | Development Manager | again a person who has really worked in practice, but also owns strategic view into the field | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 2 | ||
Garry [16] [17] | Putland | education.au, Education Network Australia (edna) | Australia | General Manager - Business Development | Garry is a key link with what is happening in all sectors in Australia including Higher education. | Sally Reynolds | 1 | ||
Malcolm | Read | JISC | UK | Paul Bacsich | |||||
Vitor | Rocio | [18] | Portugal | assistent professor | University which organises The EDEN conference in 2008 | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Caitriona | Ryan | Higher Education Authority | Ireland | Paul Bacsich | |||||
Prof. | Gilly | Salmon | University of Leicester | UK | Paul Bacsich | ||||
Albert | Sangrà [19] [20] | Open University of Catalonia | Spain | Academic Director at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) | Helena Bijnens | ||||
Niall | Sclater [21] | The Open University | UK | Virtual Learning Environment Programme Director at The Open University | co-founded and managed the Clyde Virtual University and currently with Open University UK | Helena Bijnens | |||
Dr. | Ramesh | Sharma | Indira Gandhi National Open University | India | Regional Director at Regional Center – Karnal of Indira Gandhi National Open University. | VC related activities in India | Sally Reynolds | 3 | |
Josef | Strobl [22] [23] | Salzburg University | Austria | Head of Z_GIS and international representative for UNIGIS | Key person in GIS. His areas of activity are mainly: central Europe (particularly the german speaking area), Poland, Croatia, Czech republic and recently Tailand (Asian institute of technology). | Markus Bela | |||
András | Szûcs | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | Hungary | Secretary General | EDEN | Markus Bela | |||
Ene | Tammeoru | Estonian e-Learning Development Centre | [Estonia] | Head at Estonian e-Learning Development Centre | closely associated with Estonian e-University | Sally Reynolds | 1 | ||
Martin | Valcke [24] | Ghent University | Belgium | Head Department of Education; Professor Instructional Sciences | One of the leading researchers in this field in Belgium | Theo Bastiaens | |||
Prof. | Herman | van der Merwe | Tshwane University of Technology | South Africa | Director of the Department of Telematic Education at Technikon Pretoria and Manager of the Centre for the Utilisation of Technology in Education (CUTE) in Technikom. | International expert on the utilisation and management of technology in education and serves on various national and international workgroups. Specific interest in mobile learning what is happening in South Africa. | Sally Reynolds | 1 | |
Prof. | Tapio | Varis [25] [26] [27] | University of Tampere, Faculty of Education | Finland | Professor of Vocational Education, with particular reference to Global Learning Environments and UNESCO Chair in global e-learning with applications to multiple domains | strategic thinker in the field of knowledge society | Anna-Kaarina Kairamo | 1 | |
Martine | Vidal | Centre national d'enseignement à distance (CNED) | France | Chargée de mission recherche | well-known figure in French VC context, VP EDEN | Sally Reynolds | 1 | ||
Dr. | Erwin B. | Wagner | University of Hildesheim and EDEN | Germany | Director of the Centre for Distance Learning and Continuing Education at Hildesheim University, Germany | particular experienc+ | Sally Reynolds | 1 | |
Dr. | Steven | Verjans | Netherlands | OTEC - Development - Participation in TENCompetence project, more specifically related to training & dissemination activities, and relations to associate partners. www.tencompetence.org
OTEC - Implementation / OUNL Educational Innovation Programme - Project "VLE of the future" - Feasibility study for a new VLE for OUNL. - elo2b.edublogs.org || || particular experienc+ || ||Sally Reynolds || 1|| | |||||
Wojciech | Zielinski | Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz, Polish Virtual University | Poland | Pro Vice Chancellor for Information Systems (CIO) at The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Lodz (AHE) and co-author and a co-organizer of Polish Virtual University (PVU) | very knowledgable on developments in Poland and the set up and progress of the PVU | Sally Reynolds | 1 |
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