Gráinne Conole is Professor of eLearning at the Institute of Educational Technology in the UK's Open University

Open University

The Open University is a distance learning and research university founded by Royal Charter in the United Kingdom...

. Previously she had a chair in education at the University of Southampton

University of Southampton

The University of Southampton is a British public university located in the city of Southampton, England, a member of the Russell Group. The origins of the university can be dated back to the founding of the Hartley Institution in 1862 by Henry Robertson Hartley. In 1902, the Institution developed...

. Previous to that she was director of the Institute for Learning and Research Technology at the University of Bristol

University of Bristol

The University of Bristol is a public research university located in Bristol, United Kingdom. One of the so-called "red brick" universities, it received its Royal Charter in 1909, although its predecessor institution, University College, Bristol, had been in existence since 1876.The University is...

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Born in Ireland

Ireland

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, Professor Conole later moved to London. She has two children, Eleanor and Tabitha.

External links

• Gráinne Conole biography on the web site of the Association for Learning Technology's 2003 conference