Volume Two - Academic Conferences

Manuel Frutos-Perez is the Leader of the E-learning Development Unit at the University of the West of
England, Bristol, UK. He has worked for several universities in the UK, Spain and Austria. He has also
written and contributed to numerous textbooks and e-learning interactive materials.
Elaine Garcia is undertaking a part time PhD at the University of Plymouth focusing on the use of blogs
within education. This is alongside employment as Head of Operations and Resources at Plymouth College
of Art. Research interests include: Social Networking Sites, Social Media, Blogs, Social Learning and
Knowledge Management.
Danny Glick is an international e-learning consultant and an expert in the implementation of large-scale
computer-based solutions. He has worked as a consultant for both public and private organizations. Glick is
a research fellow at the Center for Futurism in Education at Ben-Gurion University, where he conducts
research on mindful learning processes in Web-based learning environments.
Andrea Gorra is a Senior Lecturer in the Business School at Leeds Metropolitan University (UK). Prior to
this she has worked as a researcher in the area of learning technologies. Further research interests include
grounded theory methodology, and the use of social software and mobile learning devices for assessment,
learning and teaching.
Rose Heaney is a learning technology advisor and Teaching Fellow at the University of East London with
responsibility for facilitating the use of learning technologies in the schools of Health, Sport & Bioscience and
Psychology. One of her research interests is the use of Second Life® in clinical education as well as for
more general purposes.
Carolina Hintzmann has a Degree in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona, Spain. She is a teacher
in the Economics and Business Sciences Department, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), Barcelona,
Spain
Karen Hughes Miller, PhD, is Director for Graduate Medical Education (GME) Curriculum Design,
Evaluation and Research, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Her work in adult education includes
teacher education, military education, and currently medical education. She is interested in curriculum design
and analysis and education research, and enjoys the challenges of teaching advanced content to very bright
adult learners.
Anne Jelfs is Manager of the Learning and Teaching Development team of the Institute of Educational
Technology at the Open University. She manages a team that conducts evaluations of OU materials
including usability testing. She also leads on a university-wide initiative to embed accessibility within the
university's production and delivery systems.
John Jessel is head of the PhD Programme in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths,
University of London. His research activities focus on the social and cognitive processes that underlie
learning and development both inside and outside the school setting and within the context of the use of
digital technologies.
Aidan Johnston, BSc. (Hons), PGDip, AHEA, is a Blended Learning Advisor with many years’ experience
designing and embedding video and audio resources to enhance the teaching and learning experience of the
learner. He has collaborated on projects involving the JISC, BBC Information & Archives, The National
Science Foundation, The Higher Education Academy and REAP.
Rosario Kane-Iturrioz is a Senior Lecturer in Spanish at Coventry University and also a member of the
Chartered Institute of Linguists and the Higher Education Academy (UK). Her research interests are the
integration of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) into language learning and assessment and
the use of VLEs as an effective learning tool.
Jana Kapounova is an associate professor at the Department of ICT, University of Ostrava in the Czech
Republic. She teaches subjects as Educational Technology, ICT in Education, eLearning. She guarantees
studies of ICT in Education in bachelor, master and Ph.D. degrees. Her research field is eLearning and
evaluation of its quality.
Shakeel Khoja is a Commonwealth Academic Fellow. He received his Ph.D. from the University of
Southampton, UK, in 2001, and is working as a Professor at IBA, Karachi. Shakeel’s research interests
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