Jessica Carr
ORCID ID The Open University
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Research Associate

Jane Seale
ORCID ID https://www.open.ac.uk/people/jks282
The Open University
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Jane graduated from Plymouth Polytechnic in 1987 with a degree in psychology. She then went on to join the Computer Applications to Special Education Research Unit at Keele University where she completed her PhD focusing on the management of special needs technology in adult special education. In 1993 she joined Southampton University, taking on various roles including lecturer in higher education and innovation. Between 2000 and 2002 Jane set up the first ever UK based Masters in Assistive Technology at Kings College, London. In 2010 Jane became Professor in Education at Plymouth University, moving in 2013 to take up a position of Professor in Inclusive Education at Exeter University. Jane joined the OU in April 2016 in order to lead on REF related strategy and capacity-building for 100+ education researchers across the university.

Jane has developed a national and international profile in the field through key roles such as President of the Association for Learning Technology (2006-7) and Digital Inclusion consultant to the ESRC funded Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) Programme in the UK (2009-2012).Between 2007 and 2010 Jane was Co-Director of the ESRC National Centre for Research Methods. She served on the REF 2014 Education panel in the UK which had the responsibility for assessing the quality of research conducted in UK universities