Nigel Ecclesfield was JISC Advance Programme Manager for the FE and Skills Development and Resources Programme supporting project work to develop innovative uses of technology throughout the UK. Nigel has been engaged in post-compulsory education since 1978 and educational research since 1985 working for national agencies, European projects, and higher education institutions. Nigel worked in FE colleges in various practitioner and management roles and became an inspector of Work-based and Community Learning. Previously at Becta where he worked on a range of national technology projects and surveys. He is interested in the influence of organizations on practitioner uses of technology, learner-centric education, teacher education, and open scholarship.