Project DirectorNick ShortBVSc MSc Originally a vet in practice who worked for many years in the developing world and was responsible for introducing some of the first examples of e-learning in Africa. He subsequently went on to specialise in e-learning and software development and established his own software company in the 1990’s. Now he heads up the RVC e-learning programme and is responsible for introducing new innovations to the RVC . Email: nshort@RVC.ac.uk Web: http://www.rvc.ac.uk/emedia About: http://www.rvc.ac.uk/AboutUs/Staff/nshort/index.cfm Project OfficerCaroline BellBSc, MA Caroline joined the RVC in April 2008, to become the Project Officer for the APT STAIRS Project. She has a range of media skills in post production and has a great interest in e-Learning. Web: http://www.RVC.ac.uk/emedia Lead for TechnologyDavid FlandersPGCert, MA, MSc  David has spent the past five years developing digital resources and e-infrastructures for teaching and learning institutions in both the humanities and sciences. He has participated in over a dozen digital learning projects and studies. Notable examples include: The BAFTA award winning ‘Turning the Pages’ project; eLearning strategy development at the British Library; TQEF funded Learning Objects for Information Literacy project; HEFCE funded consultant on digitisation processes and workflow; and most recently a JISC funded project on Digital Repository services and development on behalf of the Bloomsbury Colleges Consortium. Email: d.flanders@bbk.ac.uk Web: http://www.source.bbk.ac.uk Blog: http://dfflanders.wordpress.com | Project ManagerSarah ShermanBSc PGCE An experienced adviser and qualified teacher, Sarah has provided strategic advice to senior managers about the implementation and development of e-learning. She has developed and delivered training events for technical and academic staff of all levels and supported the use of e-learning and learning technologies to support learning, teachning and research. She also provided individual support through structured institional visits and kept the London HE community up-to-date with e-learning developments through monthly bulletins, mailing lists and forums. Email: s.sherman@bloomsbury.ac.uk Web: http://www.rvc.ac.uk/emedia Lead for PedagogyTim NeumannBA GCert MEd Tim started his career as a sound engineer and was involved in a range of music and media productions. He entered the further education sector as a music industry trainer and headed the local audio department of the international new media college SAE Institute in Frankfurt. As a freelance consultant, his interests focused on audiovisual media use in vocational education and corporate training settings. Since 2005, Tim consults IoE lecturers on the use and pedagogic application of web-based technologies. Email: t.neumann@ioe.ac.uk Web: http://www.lkl.ac.uk/people/neumann.html Lead for ResearchKim WhittlestoneBVetMed MRCVS Kim is a qualified veterinary surgeon with over 18 years experience in e-learning for veterinary and medical education. He has been involved in the design of new courses and systems for online and independent learning and has played a major role in the establishment and development of e-learning centres at the University of Bristol (the Educational Technology Service and the Learning Technology Support Service) and at the University of Cambridge (the Clinical and Biomedical Computing Unit and the Centre for Applied Research in Educational Technology). Kim is driven by a passion for good teaching and learning and is inspired by the potential of technology to improve the educational experience of both students and teachers. Email: kwhittlestone@rvc.ac.uk |