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I work at Salford University as an information systems academic with an interest in e-learning, particularly learning through social networks and online communities. I have a particular interest in the space between the education and information systems disciplines where learning technology can be situated so that all three can benefit from each other. Through Emerge, I hope to join in interesting projects to which I can make a meaningful contribution, funded by JISC! Based on my work with CABWEB, [http://www.cabweb.net], I am keen to see the role of dialogic communities in sharing of ideas and resources by educators.

culture, e-learning, information systems, online collaboration, open source software, social networking, social software

have more time for knitting, live to see my grandchildren, sit in my garden and enjoy the view, swim by a coral reef

community facilitation, OSS implementation, research

Billy my dog, cooking, food, gardening, gardens, home-made bread, knitting, moors, my family, my friends, Peak District, plants, sewing, theatre, walking, wine, word games, Yorkshire

bureaucracy, football on TV, meetings, organisational change, paperwork, technological determinism