Biography

In my role I work closely with academic colleagues and course teams to specify the learning they want to achieve with their programme and to identify the best uses of technology to do this. I also maintains currency with the latest research in eLearning, to ensure that the Department is aware of and exploits the best current knowledge of what works in terms of effective eLearning. I managed the learning design for two programmes  (MSc Public Policy and Management, University of York and MA War in the Modern World, Kings College, London) that have been runners up in HEFCE's eTutor of the year competition. I am an active member of the UK eLearning community and regularly take part in events

I hold an MA (Hons) in History from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Information Management from the University of Sheffield. Prior to joining the University I was eLearning Manager at Henley Management College before moving to FTKnowledge where I worked on projects with several leading business schools.

Teaching

MSc Education (Learning and Technology), Department of Education, University of Oxford.

Research interests

• Learning design
• Pedagogical planning tools
• Open educational resources
• Pragmatic eLearning solutions

My particular interests are in effective pedagogical models for different learning scenarios and how best to facilitate these by the appropriate use of technology, as well as in the development of effective tools and processes to help academics identify these and translate knowledge of their subject and teaching into high quality online learning.

Research Projects

I am currently managing the RECIPROCATE projects, as well as acting as a co-investigator on the LDSE project and OER Impact Study.

In the past I have led many research projects for TALL including, Cascade, Mosaic, Phoebe  OPUS, ReliefSim, and  WCKER.  I also contributed to the Isthmus and  Global Health  projects.

Publications

Forced to Conform? Using Common Processes and Standards to Create Effective eLearning, Manton, M., Fernandez, B., Balch, D., and Meredith, M. (2004). Journal of Interactive Media in Education (Designing and Developing for the Disciplines Special Issue), 2004 (14). ISSN:1365-893X

Presentations

2010

Supporting innovative teaching with an intelligent collaborative design environment
Laurillard, D., Masterman, L., Magoulas, G., Charlton, P., Manton, M., Ljubojevic, D., Craft, B. & Pujadas, R. Workshop at ALT-C 2010: 17th International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology, Nottingham, 7-9 September 2010.

Sustaining innovation in curriculum delivery
Marion Manton, Phil George and Gus Cameron,  Innovating e-Learning 2010 Bringing innovation to life: From adversity comes opportunity, JISC Online conference, 23 - 26 November 2010.

Transforming Curriculum Delivery through Technology Programme, overview of Cascade
Bridget Lewis and Marion Manton, Learning and Teaching Practice Experts Group 20th Meeting, 13 July 2010, Bristol.

2009

Pedagogic Theory and Pedagogic Planning in Digital Worlds

          Liz Masterman and Marion Manton, CAL 09, Brighton, March 2009

2008

Phoebe: a pedagogic planner

Marion Manton, TALL Research Seminar, Oxford, August 2008. Watch a video of this talk

 Phoebe: a Pedagogic Planning Tool

Marion Manton and Liz Masterman, European LAMS Conference, Cadiz, June 2008

Giving the right advice at the right time

Marion Manton, Pedagogic / Activity Planner Meeting, European LAMS Conference, Cadiz, June 2008

The future of the pedagogic planning tool projects

Liz Masterman and Marion Manton (Phoebe) and Diana Laurillard and Jonathan San-Diego (London Planner), Pedagogic Planners strategic review meeting, Birmingham, March 2008