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Contributor Profiles5Phil Porterp.r.porter@herts.ac.ukAlong with being the editor of Blended Learning in Practice,Phil Porter is a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography at theUniversity of Hertfordshire in the School of Life Sciences andhas been active in glaciological research since 1993. Aftercompleting a PhD (Leeds) in borehole instrumentation of fastflowing glaciers, Phil took up lectureships at Manchester andLeeds and joined the University of Hertfordshire in 2003. Hiscurrent research interests concern the response of thecryosphere to environmental change. Phil is also a LTIteacher taking a lead on „research informed teaching„ and iscurrently preparing a Higher Education Academy (HEA)funded field expedition to the Swiss Alps with Dr Iain Cross(see Iain‟s profile below) where they will be working with UHstudents and Swiss scientists on a project to engage our studentswith research fieldwork techniques in geography andenvironmental science.Iain Crossi.cross@herts.ac.ukIain is a lecturer in Physical Geography in the School of LifeSciences at the University of Hertfordshire. Iain completed hisPhD in eutrophication of shallow lakes at the University of Nottinghamin 2009 and continues to expand his research interestsin aquatic environments through collaborative research at Nottinghamand Hertfordshire. Since joining the University of Hertfordshirein 2009, Iain has contributed to numerous modulesand fieldtrips, and is currently preparing to travel to Switzerlandwith Dr Phil Porter (see Phil‟s profile above) to take part in aHEA funded expedition to the Swiss Alps in June 2011. Iain hasalso been awarded a Nuffield Research Bursary to fund collaborativeresearch with a UH undergraduate student duringsummer 2011. Iain‟s teaching draws on a range of novel approaches,including electronic voting systems, wikis and videotechnologies. In particular, Iain‟s interests lie in the philosophyand application of EVS to improving the undergraduate learningexperience.Blended Learning In Practice May 2011