Our Team

Kim Coles (Digital Capabilities Officer)

Kim joined the University of Reading in 2018 as an Academic Liaison Team Manager in the Library, supporting students' information literacy skills development through in person and online workshops, and supporting academic staff in the use of Talis Aspire online Reading Lists. In 2021/22 Kim spent a year working as part of the TEL team; contributing to the design and delivery of training on the updated Blackboard Ultra VLE. 

Contact: k.coles@reading.ac.uk

Digital Capabilities Action Group members

The Digital Capabilities Action Group supports the work of the Digital Capabilities Officer. The Action Group meets monthly, and consists of a group of interested parties from Academic Schools and Directorates. The aim of the group is to advise on project activities, outputs and proposals, and to support the communication and dissemination of relevant information across the University.

• Takeshi Adachi 

  Language Learning Technologist, ISLI

• Cindy Becker

• Professor of Pedagogy in English Literature, School of Literature and Languages

• Gordon Connell 

  Academic Liaison Team Manager, Library

• Steve Gough

  Director of Cyber Security and Digital Assurance, DTS

• Vicki Holmes

  Head of Technology Enhanced Learning, TEL

• Emese Lazar 

  Professor of Finance, Deputy School Director of Teaching and Learning, Henley Business School

• Mary Morrissey

• Associate Professor in Early Modern English Literature, School of Literature and Languages

• David Oderberg

• Professor of Philosophy, Director of Postgraduate Research Studies (PhD), School of Humanities

• Sharon Sinclair-Graham

  Associate Professor in Law, School Director of Teaching and Learning, School of Law

• Brian Turner 

  EAP Lecturer, School Co-Director of Academic Tutors, ISLI

• Nick Venables 

  Business Relationship Manager, DTS

• Kerry Webb

  Associate Director (Academic Liaison and Support), Library Services