New learning spaces, IT in education, creativity, and new ideas. Like many people who have been involved with IT in education for a long time I’m frustrated by the lack of significant impact of IT and the way it has been hijacked to do what has always been done. Some of the things I have got involved with following my interests are...

I gave a presentation at the Cisco public sector summit in Stockholm in December 2006 and presented at JISC regional and national conferences recently. I also did keynote addresses at the 2006 SCONUL and AMOSSHE conferences, and a presentation for the Future Leaders programme for professional support staff in 2007, 2008, 2009 and again in 2010.

In the past I have worked for the EU producing the Multimedia in Schools – The Transition from Primary to Secondary School 20,000 word report for the Scientific and Technological Options Assessment Office of the European Parliament, and undertaking a synopsis of HE research papers for EU ministers on projects in HE in the European Union, for the Learnbridge Project, with Peter bates Associates.

I was an invited speaker at the World Conference on Computers in education in Sydney years ago and continue to be a paper referee for this conference. I served on the Advisory Board of UKNetyear, have been a judge for the Microsoft Road Ahead competition, and been involved in an advisory capacity with eLib projects in Higher Education and a number of JISC projects. I was also the conference Chair for the annual UCISA management conference for four years.