Conole career trajectory
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This document summarizes Gráinne Conole's career journey from Chemistry to becoming a leading expert in e-learning. It outlines her educational and career history, including key turning points that led her to transition from Chemistry to focus on educational technology and innovation. Her current role is as Chair in Education at Bath Spa University, where she leads research on enhancing the learner experience through effective and innovative use of technologies.
Conole career trajectory
- 1. The journey from Chemistry to E-learning Gráinne Conole 9th March 2015 International women’s day, Bath Spa University National Teaching Fellow 2012 Ascilite fellow 2012EDEN fellow 2013
- 2. Outline • Career history • Turning points and reflections • Current role and research interests • Harnessing the power of social media
- 3. Early years… • Born in Cork, Ireland • Moved to London when five years old • One sister, Moya • Dog named James Joyce! • Schools – Holy Mary, Kingston – St Philomenas, Carshalton
- 4. Academic performance • Secondary School 74- 82 – A late developer! – 10 O’ levels – 4 A levels • Chem, Biol, Maths, Art • University 82-85 – Chemistry, 2.1 – Sheffield University
- 5. The Thatcher influence… • …..or life in the ‘real’ world • 85-86 – Graduate training programme – Allied bakeries – Area retail manager – 150 staff in 10 outfits across London!
- 6. Life as a Chemist • 86-90 – PhD X-Ray Crystallography – P/T demonstrating and lecturing • 90-91 – Lecturer on newly established Foundation Science course – HITECC • 91-96 – Lecturer (Inorganic Chemistry)
- 7. Changing roles • UNL June 96 - Sept 99 – Project Director Learning and Teaching Innovation – Director of Teaching and Learning Technology Centre – Head of Technology- based Learning • Bristol Sept 99 –April 02 – Director of Institute for Learning and Research Technology
- 8. Changing roles…. • Southampton 2002 – 2006 – Chair in educational innovation in post- compulsory education • OU 2006 - 2011 – Professor of e-learning • Leicester 2011 - 2014 – Professor of Learning Innovation • Bath Spa University Feb 2015 – Chair in Education
- 9. Early turning points • Moving to England – Identity crisis – Irish or English? Integrating into a new society • O’ and A’ level choices – Switch from Sociology to Chemistry O’ level – Switch from Geography to Maths A’ level – Lack of career advice or choice of university
- 10. Turning points • Retail manager! and switch to PhD (phew) • Securing lectureship • Promotion to Principle Lecturer (96) • Birth of Eleanor (94) & Tabby (98) • Taking the Bristol post, Tabby 6 months • Nannies and au pairs! • Chair at Southampton, then OU & now Leicester • JISC & EU funded projects • Increasing involvement in national and international activities
- 11. Focus of research • Enhancing the learner experience • Effective & innovative use of technologies • New approaches to design • Open practices in learning, teaching and research
- 12. E-Learning timeline Multimediaresources 80s TheWeb 93 LearningManagementSystems 95 OpenEducationalResources 01 Mobiledevices 98 Gamingtechnologies 00 Socialandparticipatorymedia04 Virtualworlds 05 E-booksandsmartdevices MassiveOpenOnlineCourses 07 08 LearningDesign 99 Learningobjects 94 LearningAnalytics 10
- 13. Four phases • Multimedia • The Internet • Learning Design • Social and Participatory Media
- 14. My network
- 15. Blogs • Of the moment reflections • Digital archive • The power of peer review • Record of events, reviews and resources • Wider audience reach and hence profile • Link into facebook and Twitter • Complements traditional publication routes e4innovation.com gconole.wordpress,com
- 16. Using facebook
- 17. Ideas for harnessing Web 2.0? Twitter
- 18. Twitter and facebook #fb
- 19. Conferences • Purpose: presentation & feedback • Network, network, network! • Potential collaborators & bid partners • Put in a symposium of experts • Expert validation workshops • Put papers/presentations online • Follow up contacts afterwards: email, fb, Twitter, blogs, etc. • Work up into a research paper • Work the hashtag • Live blog or follow conference-related blogs A personal example
- 20. Publishing •Write books and chapters •Become an editor of a special issue of a journal •Keep publication list up to date in your research repository •Set up a writing group or workshop (real/virtual) •Co-write with lots of different people •Disseminate publications via Tweet, fb etc. •Set up a blog and read other blogs •See Twitter, blogs, journals, books as complementary GO OPEN!!!!
- 21. Networking • Build international links • Join professional bodies • Become a reviewer • Do a special issue • Sit on committees • Do a study visit
- 22. Reflections • Difficulty of balancing home and work • Significance of turning points • Importance of support – partners, friends and childcare support • Clash of having children and career breaks • Politics!
- 23. Importance of relaxation! Porthcurno, Cornwall Seascamp
Editor's Notes
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