Dr Su A White

Interests: e-learning, electronic lab notebooks, learning, research led learning, running, running/jogging, technology enhanced learning, virtual research environments

Su White – short CV April 2008

 

Su White is a Senior Lecturer in The Electronics and Computer Science at the University of Southampton. She is based in the Learning Societies Lab. Her research interests relate to the impact of technology on University Education from both an educational and organizational perspective. 

 

Special interests include emergent technologies and pedagogies, disciplinary differences, assessment methodologies and the relationship between teaching and research. Su also works collaboratively with colleagues across the school to introduce and sustain educational innovations.  Su has been PI or a major contributor on a large number of projects in the area of technology enhanced learning.

 

Su works collaboratively with colleagues across the school and university to bring about enhancements in the quality of our education. In 2005 Su was one of the recipients of the University of Southampton’s Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Awards for work developing approaches research-led learning in Computer Science. In 2003 Su established the ECS wide JumpStart induction programme for new undergraduates.

 

Su is a member of the Advisory Board for the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Information and Computer Science (HEA-ICS) and is also one of their regional academic advisors, responsible for the South of England. She has been based in Southampton since 1993 when she joined a university wide project developing an institutional approach to the use of computer based learning resources (TLTP Scholar Project). She has worked as a Learning and Teaching co-ordinator in the University since 1999 where she has held this role at a Faculty and School level.

 

She obtained her PhD at Southampton, and has previous lives as a journalist and computer programmer. Su has a first degree in the social sciences from the London School of Economics and post-graduate qualifications in Computer Science and Education from the University of London.  She jointed the University in 1993 as manager of the Interactive Learning Centre. Su was previously project co-ordinator for the national Electrical and Electronic Assessment Network (http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/E3AN), and manager of the TLTP Scholar Project. 

PhD, BSc(Econ), PGCE, PGDip Computer Science,

QAA Institutional Auditor
Member of HEA-ICS Advisory Board
Member of HEA Research and Teaching Forum
Editorial Board Member LACCEI Journal of Engineering Education
External examiner University of Durham