{"id":677,"date":"2020-03-04T18:22:36","date_gmt":"2020-03-04T18:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/oesig\/?p=677"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:11:48","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T16:11:48","slug":"meet-the-committee-scott-connor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/altc.alt.ac.uk\/blog\/2020\/03\/meet-the-committee-scott-connor\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the committee: Scott Connor."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Based in:<\/strong> The University of the Highlands and Islands (Perth campus).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate about<\/strong>: lifelong learning, technology in learning, collaborating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently I am a member of the University Learning and Teaching Academy team, however I have worked in and out of the university since 1994 during which time I have undertaken a variety of roles including ICT manager, project manager and educational development leader. I confess to not being a great user of social networking tools, although I can be found on Twitter @scottuhi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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@scottuhi<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In the university my main areas of activity are open educational practice, digital practices and increasingly learning analytics.<\/strong> As a lifelong learner, having studied in various institutions up down and up the academic levels in areas ranging from mechanical engineering and computing to forensic psychology and criminology. I have been aware of open practice for a number of years, although working in professional services has meant that my activity has in general been directed by institutional policy and strategy, hence open has until now not been a focus for me; it is therefore fair to say that I am relatively new to the party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The recent introduction of an institutional learning\nand teaching enhancement strategy<\/a> (LTES) including a focus on \u2018harnessing\nopen education approaches\u2019 has provided the mandate for an increased drive\ntowards open. Building on the LTES my recent work has included (in\ncollaboration with others), writing a \u2018framework\nfor the development of open practices<\/a>\u2019 across the university. This is a\n3-year roadmap focussing initially on 6 areas of open practice and is now in\nthe consultation stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In joining the Open Ed SIG I hope to contribute to the wider open\nlandscape and learn from the experience of other practitioners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On a personal note <\/strong>I am a triathlete, ultra-runner and Munro bagger, I also like binge watching on Netflix.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Based in: The University of the Highlands and Islands (Perth campus). Passionate about: lifelong learning, technology in learning, collaborating. 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