The Project Team is:

Susan Adcock is the e-Learning Unit Administrator. She has worked on many recent projects arranging and servicing meetings, including ensuring follow-up.

Ben Baker has worked on the e-Learning Unit “Flying Squad” for over two years providing front-line support to staff and student users of all e-learning technologies deployed at Coventry University, including CURVE. Ben has also worked on a number of JISC projects as a Research Assistant. Ben holds a masters degree in psychology.

Andrew Brooks is Learning Technologist in CIPeL. He graduated with an MA in Media Arts and has been a freelance video maker. Since joining CIPeL he has produced a large number of learning objects and online resources for them. Andrew manages CIPeL’s CURVE collection.

Lynn Clouder is Director of the Centre for Inter-Professional e-Learning and teaches in the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences at Coventry University. She was recently seconded to the Centre for Studies in Higher Education where she worked on the development of communities of practice.

Kathy Courtney is a Senior Lecturer in the Centre for the Study of Higher Education at Coventry and active in the iPED Pedagogic Research Network. Her role is to support academic staff in the use of online teaching and learning and in developing innovative teaching practices. She has a particular expertise in the design of online briefing and training materials to help staff use e-learning systems.

Gita Devi will be the Project Manager. She joined Coventry University in 2003 from Barclays Bank. Part of her responsibility was to manage project budgets and maintain project records as well as submitting monthly reports and claims. This also involved overseeing the audit process and completing project forecasts. Over the last 18 months she has worked across several projects, ensuring the contractual obligations were met and all claims and reports were submitted within agreed time scales. Gita is a fully qualified Prince2 project manager.

Hannelie Du Plessis is Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Business, Environment and Society. She has taught on a wide range of courses, particularly in human resource management. She now works in the faculty’s Employability Unit and leads on the development of learning materials.

Paul Grove is a Learning Technologist in the e-Learning Unit. Paul is just completing a doctorate in e-learning. He has worked in close partnership with a number of groups in the university helping them with the development of a wide range of e-learning objects. In particular he has contributed significantly to the work of CIPeL.

Amanda Hardy came to Coventry from Boise State University’s Academic Technologies department. For over three years there she advised instructors on online lesson design and implementation of e-learning. Amanda holds an undergraduate degree in Sociology and Social Sciences Education and a Master’s in Educational Technology.

Juliet Hinrichsen is an Instructional Designer within the e-Learning Unit. Juliet has been working on collaborative course development projects with CIPeL (Centre for Inter-professional e-Learning) and HDTI (Health Design Technology Institute), two of the major users of CURVE. This work has resulted in a number of innovative new courses being successfully approved which are now being delivered. As a workpackage leader Juliet will call on the learning technologists from contributing faculties and departments.

Michelle Jackman is the longest-serving member of the Flying Squad. She holds a Masters Degree in languages. Michelle has worked as a Research Assistant on previous JISC projects and on e-learning initiatives shared between the e-Learning Unit and the faculties, including a significant contribution to the Add+Vantage scheme.

Gideon Maas is Director of the Institute of Applied Entrepreneurship which is the base for all enterprise and entrepreneurship activities at the university. Apart from the BA/BSc course the institute helps a wide range of students in the activities of setting up their own businesses. The means include mentoring programmes, start-up grants, the Start-Up Cafe, business clubs and business support.

Joanne Marsh is the CURVE Repository Manager. Joanne is a professionally qualified librarian, who came to Coventry from the Higher Education Academy’s Subject Centre in Information Sciences, based at Loughborough University, where amongst other things, she managed the Centre’s ‘open access’ electronic journal.

David Morris was the Founding Dean of Coventry Business School (now the Business, Environment and Society Faculty) at Coventry University. He is now Director of Higher Education Development at the University. He has published widely on education matters and has advised and acted as a consultant to a large number of educational organisations nationally and internationally. He has directed a number of EU, JISC and HEA funded projects. David is a Member of the JISC Learning and Teaching Committee and will be Project Director.

Karen Quinn manages the Add+Vantage scheme. She works very closely with the faculties and CSHE and will coordinate the Add+Vantage contributions to the project.

Amritpal Slaich is the Industrial Placements Coordinator for the Faculty of Engineering and
Computing, role he combines with teaching quantitative methods in the Department of Engineering and Knowledge Management.

Cathy Tombs is a Research Assistant in the Learning Innovation Research Group. Cathy has a Masters degree in computer science and is currently working on developing transferable learning materials within the context of immersive worlds.

Andrew Turner is a Principal Lecturer in CSHE. Andrew leads the team of Teaching Development Fellows who have joint appointments between CSHE and the faculties and are responsible for promoting transformational change in learning and teaching across the university. Andrew’s work places him in regular contact with all areas of the university and he is ideally placed to coordinate the prioritisation of the content for inclusion in the project