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<p>I lead the OU's<a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/CALRG/">Computers And Learning
Research Group (CALRG)</a>, the longest-established UK research centre in educational
technology. We have an active weekly programme and annual conference, and work with
a large active community of colleagues across the OU and beyond. My research to date
has been quite diverse, but with a common thread relating to sensemaking and human-computer
interaction in educational technology. I have particular expertise in mobile and location-based
learning, citizen science and personalisation of technology-enhanced learning. My
wider research interests encompass CSCW, CSCL and the learning sciences; also field
trip learning, digital humanities and museum learning. I am also interested in the
research and application of research methods, particularly within interdisciplinary
research, and in supporting the professional development of doctoral students. I am
currently supervising a Leverhulme-funded PhD student, Sian Beavers, looking at informal
learning of history through popular media. I also supervise doctoral students at EdD
level.</p><p>I am Principal Investigator for the<a href="http://www.situ8.org" rel="nofollow">Situ8</a>project,
which enables users to browse and capture geolocated media using mobile devices in
the field and am also part of the OU's<a href="http://www.ispotnature.org/" rel="nofollow">iSpot</a>team,
a citizen science platform that helps people share and identify nature. I was Co-Investigator
and Knowledge Exchange Lead for the'National Centre for Policing Research and
Professional Development' (2015-2017,£1.36m from the College of Policing);
and Co-Investigator on the EU-funded<a href="http://juxtalearn.eu/" rel="nofollow">Juxtalearn</a>(learning
science and computing through juxtaposition performance in video making,€2.1m).</p><p>I
have over 40 peer-reviewed publications and have received funding from sources such
as EPSRC, HEFCE, College of Policing, The Wolfson Foundation, the EU and Ordnance
Survey.</p><p>Recent publications include:</p><ul><li><strong>citizen science:</strong>see
e.g.<a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/42067/">FitzGerald and Adams, 2015</a>;<a href="http://elara99.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/fitzgerald-2012-e-offprint.pdf"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank" title="'Creating user-generated content' journal paper,
2012">FitzGerald<em>et al</em>, 2012b</a></li><li><strong>personalisation in technology-enhanced
learning:</strong>see e.g.<a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/48294/">FitzGerald<em>et
al</em>, 2017</a>or<a href="https://theconversation.com/zuckerberg-is-ploughing-billions-into-personalised-learning-why-51940"
rel="nofollow">my 2015 article</a>in The Conversation co-authored with Natalia Kurcikova</li><li><strong>digital
humanities</strong>see e.g.<a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/47298/">Beavers and FitzGerald,
2016</a>or<a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/35077/">FitzGerald<em>et al</em>, 2013</a></li></ul><p>Many
of my presentations about these projects or publications can be found on<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ejfitzgerald/"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slideshare</a>.</p><p><strong>Past projects include</strong></p><ul><li>Pelagios2,
funded by JISC (2011-2012)</li><li>Hidden Histories: To the Castle!, funded by EPSRC
(2010-2011)</li><li>STELLAR, funded by EU (2009-2011)</li><li>Augmenting the Visitor
Experience, funded by HEFCE (2009-2011)</li><li>where:now, funded by HEFCE (2009)</li><li>A
study of effective evaluation models and practices for technology supported physical
learning spaces (JELS), funded by JISC (2009)</li><li>Creator: CREATive Organisations
Research, funded by EPSRC (2008-2009)</li></ul><p>My PhD thesis<strong></strong>was
titled"<strong>Learning Styles in Adaptive Hypermedia"</strong>. This doctoral
research addressed the issue of learning preferences, specifically investigating learning
styles as an adaptation mechanism for personalised computer-based learning. A number
of previous studies indicated the positive effect that this kind of adaptation provides,
but under closer examination these were not conducted in a scientifically rigorous
manner and thus their findings are somewhat limited. This research utilised a quantitative
and highly objective approach to investigate visual/verbal and sequential/global learning
styles in different user groups. Three user trials were carried out to discover whether
there were any benefits to using these learning styles for studying in an adapted
environment. Overall, no statistically significant benefits were found and these findings
now shed doubt as to whether learning styles are indeed an effective mechanism for
personalised learning.</p><p><strong>Related publications:</strong>see Brown<em>et
al</em><a href="http://oro.open.ac.uk/30001/" target="_blank">2005</a>,<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers/861366/Reappraising_cognitive_styles_in_adaptive_web_applications"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2006a</a>,<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers/861359/Adapting_for_visual_and_verbal_learning_styles_in_AEH"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2006b</a>,<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers/861325/Real_users_real_results_examining_the_limitations_of_learning_styles_within_AEH"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2007a</a>,<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers/861353/Revealing_the_hidden_rationality_of_user_browsing_behaviour"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2007b</a>,<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers/861322/Evaluating_Learning_Style_Personalization_in_Adaptive_Systems_Quantitative_Methods_and_Approaches"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2009</a>. PhD thesis available<a href="http://etheses.nottingham.ac.uk/577/"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> |
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portfolio/Institute of Educational Technology (IET) and Senior Fellow of the Higher
Education Academy. I teach on the<a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f10">Masters
(MA) in Online and Distance Education</a>and also work in the<a href="http://apd.open.ac.uk/">APD
(Academic Professional Development) programme</a>. My overarching research interests
are concerned with sensemaking in educational technology and I supervise students
in a number of educational technology areas.</p><p>I worked previously at the University
of Nottingham, at the Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI); the Schools of
Computer Science and Biology; and in the Graduate School. I am also a qualified secondary
school teacher.</p><p>My publications can be found in the'Publications' tab
of this page; alternatively pre-prints can be downloaded from my<a href="http://elara99.wordpress.com/"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress</a>site or<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">academia.edu</a>page. Many of my presentations can
be found on<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ejfitzgerald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slideshare</a>and
you can find me on Twitter as<a href="https://twitter.com/elara99" rel="nofollow"
target="_blank">elara99</a>.</p> |
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<p>I am a Lecturer at the Open University, working in the Learning and Teaching Innovation
portfolio/Institute of Educational Technology (IET) and Senior Fellow of the Higher
Education Academy. I teach on the<a href="http://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f10">Masters
(MA) in Online and Distance Education</a>and also work in the<a href="http://apd.open.ac.uk/">APD
(Academic Professional Development) programme</a>. My overarching research interests
are concerned with sensemaking in educational technology and I supervise students
in a number of educational technology areas.</p><p>I worked previously at the University
of Nottingham, at the Learning Sciences Research Institute (LSRI); the Schools of
Computer Science and Biology; and in the Graduate School. I am also a qualified secondary
school teacher.</p><p>My publications can be found in the'Publications' tab
of this page; alternatively pre-prints can be downloaded from my<a href="http://elara99.wordpress.com/"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">WordPress</a>site or<a href="http://open.academia.edu/LizFitzGerald/Papers"
rel="nofollow" target="_blank">academia.edu</a>page. Many of my presentations can
be found on<a href="http://www.slideshare.net/ejfitzgerald/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Slideshare</a>and
you can find me on Twitter as<a href="https://twitter.com/elara99" rel="nofollow"
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