Biography

Professor Denise Whitelock is a Professor of Technology Enhanced Assessment and Learning and Director of the Institute of Educational Technology (UK) at The Open University with over 25 years of experience in designing, researching and evaluating online and computer-based learning in Higher Education. She led the Supportive Automated Feedback for Short Essays project funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council with Oxford University, providing students with automatic feedback on electronic drafts of their assignments supplementing tutor support. Her work has received international recognition by holding visiting chairs at the Autonoma University, Barcelona, and the British University in Dubai UAE. She is currently serving as the European Distance and E-Learning Network’s (EDEN) Vice President of Research and is a an EDEN Fellow. She holds a Commonwealth of Learning Chair. Denise is also a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences