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Head of Digital Education
Centre for Academic Innovation and Development
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- Head of Digital EducationCentre for Academic Innovation and Development
BIOGRAPHY
Laura Milne joined the University of Chester as Head of Digital Education in April 2023. She manages the Digital Education team within the Centre for Academic Innovation and Development (CAID). Laura works with colleagues across the university to enable excellent and innovative technology-enhanced learning. This includes iterative improvement of the university's VLE, collaboration with teaching colleagues to embed engaging learning opportunities in their modules, and guiding the development of a learning design approach for the university. She has worked in academia and industry and in previous roles managed clients and projects across the UK, South Africa and the USA. Laura holds ACMALT accreditation and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE). She is an active participant in HeLF (Heads of E-Learning Forum) and GAIN (Generative AI Network).
UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS
- Head of Digital EducationUniversity of Chester, Centre for Academic Innovation and Development, Chester, United Kingdom11 Apr 2023
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Learning Technologist (Instructional Designer)University of Salford, School of Science, Engineering and Environment, Salford, United Kingdom2 Dec 2019 - 7 Apr 2023
- Learning DesignerHubble Studios, Learning Design, Cape Town, South Africa10 Oct 2016 - 12 Jul 2019
DEGREES
- PGCapUniversity of Salford, Salford, United Kingdom2 Feb 2021 - 4 Jan 2022
- MSc Interaction DesignCyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus1 Sep 2018 - 1 Jul 2019
- MA English Language and LiteratureUniversity of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa1 Feb 2015 - 20 Dec 2016
- BA (Hons) in English Literature and Economic HistoryUniversity of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa1 Feb 2011 - 19 Dec 2014
CERTIFICATIONS
- Associate CMALTAssociation for Learning Technology, Oxford, United Kingdom1 Dec 2021Associate Certified Memeber of the Association for Learning Technology
- Fellowship of HEAAdvance HE, York, United Kingdom1 Apr 2022Credential ID PR239945
SCHOOL
- Centre for Academic Innovation and Development