Humanities eLearning Team
Contact us:
You can email us with your queries at elearning@manchester.ac.uk
Alternatively, telephone the service desk on 65544 and they will assign your query directly to us.
The Humanities eLearning team is here to help you!
The elearning technologists and support officers here provide advice, guidance and demonstrations to academic staff on the opportunities for using technology in teaching, learning and assessment.
Furthermore, we provide support to academic staff on the use of the Blackboard.
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Cath DysoneLearning manager
- email:
- cath.dyson@manchester.ac.uk
Cath has been involved in Further and Higher Education as a lecturer, tutor, trainer and External Examiner for nearly 18 years. In this time she has been involved in the development and delivery of learning opportunities both face to face and online. She has been involved in the development eLearning strategy, supporting the integration of eLearning into Undergraduate provision and supporting colleagues in developing the required skills to use a Virtual Learning Environment to deliver teaching and learning.
She has been involved in using technology to deliver teaching and learning and in supporting others to use technology and develop IT skills. Cath has worked at the University since 2004 when she joined the then Faculty of Arts as a Training Officer. Cath took up the position of eLearning Manager in April 2008.
Cath has MEd in Adult and Continuing Education and Training from the University of Manchester and a PGC in Higher Education Practice from the University of Bradford.
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Cath BootheLearning technologist
Cath Booth has a background in print and web production, commercially and as a lecturer, including a five year stint at the London College of Printing.
She has worked with online and blended learning programmes since 2000, as an associate lecturer at the Open University in the Faculty of Mathematics, Computing and Technology, and is interested in how online assessment and feedback can support student learning.
Cath initially joined the Faculty of Humanities eLearning team in December 2006 as project worker for an MBS led Masters programme; the contract was subsequently extended by MBS to work on the blended learning requirements of the PGDip/MSc Health and Public Leadership programme. She returned to the Faculty of Humanities team in 2008-9.
Cath's approach is firmly from the craft tradition: expertise in high end practical solutions, an integration of theory and practice, art and science. She is passionate about design structure, imaging and typography (and digging her allotment)!
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Mark BlythingeLearning technologist
Mark works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Stuart CochraneeLearning technologist
Stuart works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Jonny CrookeLearning technologist
- email:
- jonny.crook@manchester.ac.uk
Jonny has been working in the design and development of eLearning resources for the past 8 years. He graduated from York St John University with a BA (Hons) in Art & Design. He worked for a learning technology company in York before moving to London to work for Ealing, Hammersmith & West London College. He is interested in creating innovative interactive resources and using new technologies in education.
Jonny enjoys travelling and briefly worked voluntarily for a charity in Cambodia, providing IT support.
He joined the Humanities eLearning team as a Learning Technologist in March 2009.
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Emmett FlynneLearning technologist
Emmett works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Andrew GoldeLearning technologist
- email:
- andrew.gold@manchester.ac.uk
Andrew works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Roger HewitteLearning technologist
Roger has been involved in eLearning at the University of Manchester for more than ten years, initially in the Faculty of Arts. He has an interest in student support through pre-arrival, mentoring and self-study schemes. He is also developing and delivering staff training within the Faculty of Humanities and as part of a University wide team.
Roger is a member of the Academic Support Group of the Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA). He is a contributor to the series of surveys of technology enhanced learning undertaken by UCISA and supported by JISC.
Roger has a PGCE and is about to begin the accreditation process towards CMALT.
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Linda IrisheLearning technologist
- email:
- linda.irish@manchester.ac.uk
Linda works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Will MoindroteLearning technologist
Will works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Blaise Nkwenti-AzehLearning Technologist
Blaise works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Helen PerkinseLearning technologist
Helen has worked in Further and Higher Education for the last 10 years in a variety of roles including lecturing in FE, working as an IT Trainer and as an eLearning Technologist. She moved to Manchester in 2004 and worked as a Learning Technologist whilst completing a PGCE in Post-Compulsory Education. Helen works in the team on a part-time basis and concentrates on developing and delivering eLearning related training.
Helen recently achieved CMALT status, submitting a portfolio of work for peer review. She is currently on maternity leave, due to return in summer 2010.
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Hilary PooleyeLearning technologist
Hilary works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Mauricette ScheurereLearning technologist
Mauricette works closely with Academic colleagues in the Faculty and the wider eLearning community to develop on-line content and support innovative use of tools in the VLE to enhance learning and enrich the student experience.
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Phil StyleseLearning support officer
- email:
- phil.styles@manchester.ac.uk
Phil joined the Humanities eLearning team as eLearning support officer in October 2008. His main roles see him support academics and team colleagues in multimedia production, web development and application programming.
Having worked as a VLE administrator and multimedia in a secondary school and having completed two online data projects for the University's Drama department, Phil now enjoys working to help colleagues get the most out of technology in learning.
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Anna VergeseLearning technologist
- email:
- anna.verges@manchester.ac.uk
Anna joined the Humanities eLearning team at the University of Manchester in 2008. She obtained her PhD at the University of Edinburgh in 2000 on European Union policy and Law, and carried out research at both academic and policy institutions where she developed an interest in communications and the web.
She has an special interest in eAssessment and ePedagogy.