TEAM

Mona Riska Manager of Professional Development at the Centre for lifelong learning at Åbo Akademi University. Expertise in adult learning and online learning from over twenty years, especially regarding the development of competencies of different academic professionals. Co-creator and author of the module Playful Video Playground.

Rikke Toft Nørgård is associate professor in educational design and technology at the Center for Teaching Development and Digital Media, Aarhus University. Her field of research lies within educational potentials and possibilities of technologies and media within higher education, playful teaching and learning, learning design and hybrid learning environments. Rikke is lead on the PLD-platform and the module Playful Online Dialogues and has developed the pedagogical model and structure of the platform.

Lehti Pilt is Senior Specialist of Educational Technology, Lifelong Learning Centre, University of Tartu and the member of Estonian e-learning quality assurance taskforce. Main activities and responsibilities: coordinating e-learning developmental work and managing e-learning environments in the University of Tartu, organizing seminars and tutoring training courses for teaching staff, dealing with e-learning projects. Lehti has been co-designer and -author of the module Playful interactive material.

Katerina Mavrou is an Assistant Professor in Inclusive Education and Assistive Technology (AT) at the European University Cyprus.   Her research interests focus on design of inclusive learning environments and the implementation of AT, ICT and accessibility in education. In the PLD project Katerina has contributed in the development of the methodological framework and the implementation of the ADDIE Instructional Design model which she also elaborated as part of the content in Module 3. She has also provided feedback to the team with respect to the accessibility and usability of the MOOC and website of the project as well as the content design and presentation.

Carina Gräsbeck Planning Officer at the Centre for lifelong learning at Åbo Akademi University. Carina´s expertise is in the area of creating online courses mainly as part of the Open University at ÅAU. Carina has been co-creator and author of the module Playful Video Playground.

Kait Krull is a web specialist supervising teachers and staff at the Lifelong Learning Centre in University of Tartu. He specialises in web technologies which are used in teaching and offers support to instructional designers in technical questions. Kait has contributed to the module Playful Interactive Content.

Tom Gislev is lecturer and educational designer at the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media, Aarhus University. He specialises in the impact of technology on educational contexts and design of digital educational spaces. In the PLD-project Tom has contributed to the pedagogical model, design of the platform and support of the community, as well as the Playful Online Dialogues-module.

Sofie Gajhede Studstrup is ed-tech adviser supervising teachers on the use of IT and media in education and taking an MA in ICT-Based Educational Design at Aarhus University. Her focus is on the practical application of media and technologies in education as well as how the potentials and possibilities of new media and technologies can become relevant and applicable for teachers in their own practice. Sofie has been co-designer and -author of the module Playful Online Dialogues.

Søren Bengtsen Associate Professor in Supervision and Mentoring in Higher Education, Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media, Aarhus University. Deputy Director of Centre for Higher Education Futures, Aarhus University. Contributed with core content on supervision and mentoring pedagogies, and theoretical and research background for content on supervision and mentoring pedagogies.

Pernille Risør Elving Research assistant at the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media, Aarhus University. She specialises in student learning and educational it. In the PLD-project Pernille has contributed to the design of the platform.

Sissel Raahede Lundgård Student helper at the Centre for Teaching Development and Digital Media, Aarhus University. Student at the bachelor of Digital Design. She has contributed to the design of graphical elements and the aesthetic view of the platform.