The primary role of the group is to advise the director on strategic issues relating to the programme’s aims, to enable him to achieve his overall objectives in his role.

The group will  review  the progress of projects and programme, and assess future initiatives and growth areas of research and dissemination.

The group will meet once meeting per year with the first meeting scheduled for 15 June, 2009, in London.

Group Members:

• Sir Tim O’Shea, University of Edinburgh (Chair)
• DK Arvind, University of Edinburgh
• Barry Brooks, Tribal Group
• Richard Cox, University of Sussex
• David de Roure, University of Southampton
• Vania Dimitrova, University of Leeds
• Keri Facer, Manchester Metropolitan University
• John Gardner, Queen’s University Belfast
• Sarah Knight, JISC
• Rose Luckin, London Knowledge Lab
  
• Vanessa Pittard, Becta
  
• Lydia Plowman, University of Stirling
  
• Andrew Pollard, TLRP
• Seb Schmoller, Association for Learning Technologies
  
• Josie Taylor, Open University