{"id":11502,"date":"2023-10-11T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-11T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/?p=11502"},"modified":"2024-04-15T10:47:18","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T09:47:18","slug":"getting-to-know-dr-teeroumanee-nadan-arlt-sig-chair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2023\/10\/getting-to-know-dr-teeroumanee-nadan-arlt-sig-chair\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to know: Dr Teeroumanee Nadan, ARLT SIG Chair"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cGetting to know the Antiracism & Learning Tech SIG Officers<\/strong>\u201d is a blog series by Dr Teeroumanee Nadan to provide visibility to ARLT SIG officers who undertake this role in a voluntary capacity and to highlight the importance of antiracism work in the sector. It is a celebration of how ARLT SIG officers have grown in this role!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this blog, she introduces herself, as Chair of ARLT SIG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr Teeroumanee Nadan is an independent researcher on Internationalisation, Digital and Inclusive Education. She is an advocate for Education for ALL. Her interests lie in Education, Technologies, BioSciences, Employability, Law & Ethics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Connect with me on LinkedIn<\/a> | Connect with me on X<\/a> | Read my blog Reshaping HE \u2013 International, Inclusive & Digital Ed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My educational and work background<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am have a BSc (Hons) in Information Systems from Mauritius and a joint MSc in E-business and Centred Network Computing from UK, Greece and Spain, with an interdisciplinary PhD in Computer Sciences, Biosciences & Education. I also undertook my software engineering training in India and volunteered and lived in a few other countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My work background has been varied, from being a learning tech, to project manager, researcher and I have worked within IT & Computer Science, but also on internationalisation, immigration, employability, and various other sectors within the university. I am interested in supporting students and staff throughout their journey within Higher Education.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My interest in ARLT SIG<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I joined the ARLT group when it was founded and then became a facilitator and now Chair of the committee. I have always been interested in diversity work, and was working around gender equity and disability since my initial years in the UK. I became interested in ARLT from my personal experience in the sector, and also the fact that I can compare different educational and cultural systems to which I have been exposed. I am keen to apply my changemaker mindset to address the systemic issues affecting me and many of my peers in the sector<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What motivates me to undertake your role of Chair in ARLT SIG? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I was born in a multi-ethnic society and grew up practising different faiths, so have a certain degree of understanding of the fragility of ethnic boundaries – miscommunication can easily weaken those ethnic boundaries and lead to ethnic riots. I grew up learning about and familiarising myself with British colonial history and in particular its impact on people displaced by the British empire. When I came to the UK, I realised that it was common practice to brush the uncomfortable topics under the carpet. <\/strong>I have observed this in every academic institution that I have worked at. What motivates me the most is treating the cause rather than the symptom!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My biggest contribution so far<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Shifting the community from a non-ALT group to an ALT SIG has been a big challenge, there was a lot for the community to unlearn and re-learn. My biggest achievement I would say is to have had the patience to set up all the necessary and much-needed administrative logistics for the long term for a committee working on an antiracism related topic. I came into this role, well aware that I need to hand it over to someone within a few years, so I do everything that I do with that mindset. My biggest recent achievement has been <\/p>\n\n\n\n