Professor Jeff Haywood

Jeff is Emeritus Professor of Education & Technology in the School of Education at the University of Edinburgh. His research interests are in the development of strategies for effective use of ICT in education at institutional, national and international levels, with a particular emphasis on understanding learner experiences. He has led, and been a partner in, numerous EU-, JISC-, SFC- and Research Council-funded projects in the field of technology in higher education and lifelong learning.Jeffwas academic lead on a study for the European Commission looking at options for EU governments for modernising their HE systems using technology,”Changing Pedagogical Landscapes”.He is a past member of the UK JISC Board, the Chair of the Coimbra Group E-Learning Group, and a member of the Scottish Government’s ICT for Excellence Group.

Until 2015, he was Vice-Principal for Knowledge Management, Chief Information Officer and Librarian at the University of Edinburgh, responsible for the University’s integrated Information Serviceand leadinginitiatives in expanding online distance and open education, high performance computing services, research data management & storage services, the redesign of the University website, selection of the next generation VLE, development of technology-rich study spaces, and – assessment.

He then took on the role of Vice Principal Digital Educationat the University of Edinburgh, leading the university’s digital education strategy, including its expanding portfolio of taught online Masters degrees and CPD, distance PhDs, and MOOCs.

His projects, presentations and publications can be found at http://thinking.is.ed.ac.uk/jeffhaywood/