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Dr Ruslan Ramanau

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Lecturer in eLearning

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Biography

Dr Ruslan Ramanau is a Lecturer in E-Learning at The Open University Business School.

His first degree was in Linguistics and Teacher Education from Vitebsk State Pedagogical Institute in Belarus. He did his Master of Education degree at The Graduate School of Education at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in the USA, which is where he got involved in the field of distance and e-learning. After returning to teach at the Institute for Contemporary Issues in Belarus, Ruslan was involved in a number of international projects in the field under the auspices of the US-funded IREX (International Research and Education Exchange Board) and CEP (Civic Education Project). In the academic year of 2001-2002 he was visiting postgraduate student at the Educational Studies Department of the University of Oxford in the UK.

From 2002 to 2007 he completed a Master of Science in Research Methods for Educational Technology and a PhD in Educational Technology degrees at the Institute of Educational Technology of the Open University. Supervised by Professor John Richardson and Dr Barbara Hodgson Ruslan looked at cross-cultural and cross-contextual differences in student experiences of technology-mediated learning on the Professional Certificate and Professional Diploma of Management courses taught in the UK and in Russia.

In 2007 he joined the Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development where he worked for one year as a Research Fellow in E-Learning on the Pathfinder project, investigating student uses of e-learning technologies in their university studies. From May 2008 until August 2009 he was working as a Research Assistant in the Institute of Educational Technology fo the Open University on the ESRC-funded national project on the nature of learning experiences among "The Net Generation" students in five universities in the UK. In August 2009 he joined The Open University Business School as a Lecturer in E-Learning.

Dr Ramanau has several publications on technology-mediated learning in international conference proceedings and academic journals. His interests are in the areas of cross-cultural differences in e-learning, self- and group regulation in online learning settings.

 

Research student supervision

Publications

Journal papers
Hosein, A, Ramanau, R, Jones, C  (2010)  'Learning and living technologies: a longitudinal study of first-year students' frequency and competence in the use of ICT', Learning Media and Technology, vol. 35, issue 4, pp. 403-418. Abstract
Jones, C, Ramanau, R, Cross, S, Healing, G  (2010)  'Net generation or Digital Natives: Is there a distinct new generation entering university?', Computers and Education, vol. 54, issue 3, pp. 722-732. Abstract
Benfield, G, Ramanau, R, Sharpe, R  (2009)  'Student learning technology use: preferences for study and contact', Brookes E-Journal of Learning and Teaching, vol. 2, issue 4. Abstract
Haritonov, M, Haritonov, I, Ramanau, R  (2005)  'Researching key components of the Western educational paradigm [in Russian]', Open and Distance Education. Tomsk State University, vol. 4, issue 20.
Conference papers
Ramanau, R, Tyler, S  (2011)  'International management learning: comparative study of the Open University students', Proceedings of the European Humanities University Conference: Social Sciences, Humanities and Higher Education in Eastern Europe after 1991, Vilnius, Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania. Abstract
Ramanau, R, Tyler, S  (2011)  'International management learning: comparative study of The Open University students', The Higher Education Academy Business Management Accountancy and Finance Network Conference 2011, Bournemouth, UK, The Higher Education Academy Annual BMAF (Business, Management, Accountancy and Finance) Network. Abstract
Ramanau, R, Jones, C, Hosein, A  (2011)  'Net generation distance learners and patterns of their digital technology use.', IADIS International Conference on E-Learning, Rome, Italy. Abstract
Hosein, A, Ramanau, R, Jones, C  (2010)  'Are all net generation students the same? The frequency of technology use at university', IADIS E-Learning Conference, Freiberg, Germany. Abstract
Robinson, SK, Ramanau, R, Reid, KE, Honnor, K  (2010)  'Going global: considerations and challenges in designing a 'global' MBA', Networked Learning Conference 2010, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Ramanau, R, Hosein, A, Jones, C  (2010)  'Learning and living technologies: a longitudinal study of first-year students' expectations and experiences in the use of ICT', 7th International Conference on Networked Learning, Aalborg, Denmark, pp. 627-634. Abstract
Jones, C, Ramanau, R  (2009)  'Collaboration and the Net generation: The changing characteristics of first year university students', Computer Supported Collaborative Learning Practices, Rhodes, Greece. Abstract
Jones, C, Ramanau, R  (2009)  'Community and digital networks: net generation learners and community', Proceedings of the Bi-Annual EARLI Conference, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 25-29 August.
Ramanau, R  (2009)  'Distance study with the Open University: Views from Russia', International Online Conference, Internet in Education, Moscow, Russia. Abstract
Jones, C, Ramanau, R  (2009)  'The net generation entering university: the experiences of first-year students', Proceedings of the CAL 2009 Conference, Brighton, UK, 23-26 March.
Jones, C, Ramanau, R  (2009)  'The Net Generation enters university: What are the implications for Technology Enhanced Learning?', M-2009: Proceedings of the 23rd ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education including the 2009 EADTU Annual Conference, Maastricht, NL. Abstract
Ramanau, R, Geng, F  (2009)  'Researching the use of Wikis to facilitate group work', World Conference on Educational Sciences, New Trends and Issues in Educational Sciences, Nicosia, North Cyprus. Abstract
Ramanau, R  (2009)  'Use of Web 2.0 Technologies in the UK Open University [in Russian]', Quality of Distance Education: Concepts, Problems and Solutions (EDQ-2009), Proceedings of the Annual Conference.
Ramanau, R, Sharpe, R, Benfield, G  (2008)  'Exploring patterns in learning technology use in their relationships to self-regulation and perceptions of learning community', Networked Learning Conference.
Ramanau, R, Sharpe, R, Benfield, G  (2008)  'Exploring patterns of student learning technology use in their relationship to self-regulation and perceptions of learning community', Sixth International Conference on Networked Learning, Halkidiki, Greece. Abstract
Ramanau, R  (2007)  'Qualitative inquiry into the phenomenon of transaction distance', E-Learning 2007, IADIS Multi-Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems.
Ramanau, R  (2006)  'Perceptions of learner autonomy and control - cross-cultural inquiry into distance learning experiences in the context of the UK and Russia', EDEN Annual Conference.
Ramanau, R  (2005)  'Qualitative and quantitative dimensions of dialogue on a distance course', ED-MEDIA 2005, World Conference on Educational Media, Hypermedia and Telecommunications.
Ramanau, R  (2004)  'The impact of web-based instruction on transactional distance', ED-MEDIA 2004, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications.
Ramanau, R  (2003)  'The impact of online instruction on transactional distance', Postgraduate Student Conference.
Ramanau, R  (2003)  'Transactional and geographical distance in the theory of transactional difference', International Congress of Conferences.
Ramanau, R  (2001)  'Creating a system of flexible learning for higher education instruction in Belarus', International Conference on Telematics and Web-Based Education TELEMATICA-2001.
Ramanau, R  (2001)  'Higher education in the age of distance learning', Annual Scientific Practical Conference.
Ramanau, R  (2000)  'Contemporary instructional media technologies', Annual Scientific Practical Conference.
Other
Ramanau, R  (2009)  'Web 2.0 technologies in learning with the Open University in the UK [in Russian]', E-learning PRO Magazine, issue 2, pp. 01/03/10.