Professor Grainne Conole at Institute of Learning Innovation University of Leicester

Gráinne Conole is an Irish-born

professor Professor (commonly abbreviated as Prof.) is an Academy, academic rank at university, universities and other post-secondary education and research institutions in most countries. Literally, ''professor'' derives from Latin as a "person who pr ...

and

educational research Educational research refers to the systematic collection and analysis of data related to the field of education. Research may involve a variety of methods and various aspects of education including student learning, teaching methods, teacher trai ...

er, based in

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

. She was Professor of Learning Innovation and Director of the

Institute of Learning Innovation The Institute of Learning Innovation, formerly the Beyond Distance Research Alliance, was a teaching and research group based at the University of Leicester. It was founded by Professor Gilly Salmon, and directed by Professor Gráinne Conole. Th ...

, University of Leicester. Prior to this, she was Professor of eLearning at the Institute of Educational Technology in the UK's

Open University The Open University (OU) is a British public research university and the largest university in the United Kingdom by number of students. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based in the United Kingdom and principally study off- ...

. Previously she had a chair in education at the

University of Southampton , mottoeng = The Heights Yield to Endeavour , type = Public research university , established = 1862 – Hartley Institution1902 – Hartley University College1913 – Southampton University Coll ...

and was also previously director of the Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the

University of Bristol , mottoeng = earningpromotes one's innate power (from Horace, ''Ode 4.4'') , established = 1595 – Merchant Venturers School1876 – University College, Bristol1909 – received royal charter , type ...

. Professor Conole was named an EDEN Fellow in 2013 and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy and ASCILITE Fellow Award in 2012. Born in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, Professor Conole later moved to London. She has two children, Eleanor and Tabitha.

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Gráinne Conole biography on the web site of the Association for Learning Technology's 2003 conference
Irish scholars and academics Academics of the University of Southampton Academics of the Open University 1964 births Living people Academics of the University of Leicester Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-academic-bio-stub

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