Group Info
The Computers and Learning Research Group (CALRG) is one of the UK’s leading research groups in the use of technologies in education. The group’s work includes a wide variety of research interests and approaches to studying the use of technologies in education. One current area is the use of blogs for teaching and learning and some of our members are actively using blogs to share their ideas about this. For example, amongst other topics, Professor Gráinne Conole discusses innovation and learning design on her blog and Dr Tony Hirst’s blog is nominated for the best educational blog 2007. (See other CALRG members’ blogs.)
The group engages in a range of research activities across five broad themes:
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Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
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Evaluation and Methods
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Understanding Learners' Interactions and Experiences (includes work of the Accessibility in Educational Media team (AEM)
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Mobile Learning
- Effective Designing for Learning and Learner Experiences;
We have a particular reputation for our work on evaluation, accessibility and collaborative learning and more recently in mobile learning. Our understanding of how technologies can best support learning is grounded in theory and a concern for the most appropriate methodological approaches.
Our doctoral graduates include many distinguished academics, researchers, and learning professionals. The CALRG has an ongoing commitment to postgraduate research and provides a vibrant research culture for all members.
The CALRG holds an annual two or three day conference to share and showcase the group’s research (see, e.g. CALRG Annual Conference 2008) as well as symposia on particular research themes which involve staff, research students and external academics.
For more information on CALRG click here
Research
Click on the links below to browse CALRG's research themes.
Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL)
Understanding Learners' Interactions and Experiences
Effective Designing for Learning
For information about Postgraduate Research in CALRG click here
Members
Cluster Director
Convenors
Members
- Dr James Aczel
- Dr Anne Adams
- Mr Andrew Brasher
- Dr Chetz Colwell
- Professor Grainne Conole
- Mr Martyn Cooper
- Dr Richard Holliman
- Dr Anne Jelfs
- Dr Ann Jones
- Ms Gill Kirkup
- Mr Adrian Kirkwood
- Dr Patrick McAndrew
- Dr Shelagh Ross
- Professor Eileen Scanlon
- Dr Peter Scott
- Professor Josie Taylor
Associate Members
- Dr Doug Clow
- Miss Teresa Connolly
- Dr Juliette Culver
- Dr Christopher Douce
- Mr Mark Gaved
- Mr Andy Heath
- Dr Tony Hirst
- Dr Barbara Hodgson
- Dr Lucinda Kerawalla
- Ms Patrina Law
- Dr Daisy Mwanza-Simwami
- Ms Alice Peasgood
- Mr Dave Perry
- Miss Wendy Porch
- Mr Simon Rae
- Mr Mariano Rico
- Mr Jon Rosewell
- Ms Andreia Santos
- Mr Niall Sclater
- Mrs Mary Taylor
- Dr Tina Wilson
Full-Time Research Students
- Mr Joachim Allegaier
- Miss Koula Charitonos
- Miss Anesa Hosein
- Miss Ioanna Iacovides
- Ms Phebe Mann
- Ms Pauline Ngimwa
- Mrs Eunice Olakanmi
- Anne Pike
- Mrs Jan Rae
- Miss Binhui Shao
Grants
Past external funding has included
EU Framework V: Practical Experimentation by Access to Remote Learning
(PEARL) 2000-2003 (OU funded share £380,000)
Athena Project Development Grant
(Women in Science) £4,000
JISC eMapScholar
JISC funding 2000-2003 (OU funded share £14,000 per year)
Minerva evaluation
5,000 Euros (2004)
JISC funded Devil
2002-2003 £21,000
EU Framework VI Kaleidoscope Network of Excellence Programme 2004
£20,000
See Projects for details of current CALRG grants.