Fiona Grindey

Fiona Grindey - Education Development AdviserEducation Development Adviser

Direct line 02380 594421
Internal 24421
Email fg@soton.ac.uk

Responsibilities

  • Development of education, specifically through the strategic use of E-Learning and technology to enhance learning and teaching.
  • Second Life Coordinator for the University - which includes managing projects 'in-world'.
  • Coordinate the Learning and Teaching Enhancement Funded Projects.
  • Coordinating activities to ehance education across the Schools at the University.  I specialise in social networking and bringing relevant colleagues together for themed events.
  • Faculty Liaison for FESM, and secretary to the E-Learning Strategy and Implementation Groups as well as the secretary for the Learning Spaces Strategy Group.
  • I manage the Learning and Teaching Information Lists, which includes discussion and the Learning and Teaching Announce list. These are Major domo lists. I also organise the Good Practice Lunches, Learning and Teaching Week and the Education Developers Network Group. I have also created the Southampton Educators Network Group (available via Ning). All of which are available for staff/students. Please get in touch if you would like further info on how we have used these, or if you would like to get involved.
  • I also collate information and keep the register for Collaborative Provision across the University.

Background and Interests

I have a BSc in Psychology and a CertEd.  I was an FE IT lecturer for over 5 years.  I am also interested in the use of web 2.0 technology to enhance teaching and learning and in particular how the immersive virtual environment of Secondlife can be used in education. I have also been actively involved in the use of interactive personal response systems (Zappers) at the University.