About Vic Lally (Updated 24 June 2009)
This site is about all aspects of Learning Communities. It’s here because I’m a writer, researcher and academic whose main interest is human learning, its ‘design’, philosophy and ethics, as well as the cultural and political contexts of learning. I’m particularly interested in collaborative learning designs as a way of supporting human creativity and development, and I love to share that interest.
I have researched and co-developed many collaborative designs, including projects for the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Higher Education Funding Council (HEFCE, England). I am based at the University of Glasgow, UK, where I am Director of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Research and Teaching in STEM Education (though this is my personal blog, not a university one).
The views expressed in this blog are entirely my own.
My research interests in learning in technology-enhanced contexts include Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and learning in three-dimensional and mobile environments. I have written over 100 papers and articles, and been Director/co-director of 17 national and international projects, as well as editing/co-authoring 4 books. I hae worked extensively in China and Europe, and am currently developing a collaborative professional development programme with colleagues in South Africa and Malawi. My latest project, ‘Inter-Life’ (ESRC/EPSRC – 2008-2011 under the Technology Enhanced Learning Programme) is a key investigation of the learning of life transition skills by young people, using highly innovative three-dimensional online tools and environments, and a range of analytical techniques that I have researched and developed in an extensive programme.
Contact details:
vic@viclally.org
skype ed1vel
My agenda of activities related to learning communities work is sometimes posted here.
