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\"\"<\/a>Anna Vasilchenko (co-chair)<\/p>\n

Newcastle University, UK<\/p>\n

about Anna<\/h1>\n

Anna<\/strong>\u00a0is a postgraduate researcher based in Open Lab at Newcastle University. She works on innovative methods of teaching and learning for STEM subjects in higher education, under the supervision of Marie Devlin, Madeline Balaam, Anne\u00a0Preston, and Patrick Olivier. Anna\u2019s specific focus is on student- generated content and blended learning (such as Flipped\u00a0Classroom and Self-Organized Learning Environment) which are\u00a0built around ideas of \u2018learning through making\u2019 and \u2018peer learning\u2019. Her research objective is to design a new pedagogical\u00a0model to ease the transition from traditional to flipped classroom teaching for instructors, whilst enhancing student learning experience through the production of digital learning materials.<\/p>\n

Anna\u2019s background is also multidisciplinary with a persistent\u00a0focus on higher education. Having completed a BA in Mass Communication and Journalism at American University of Central Asia, she then worked as a Public Relations practitioner for universities in Kyrgyzstan and Russia. Later she obtained an MEd in Leadership and Management in higher education from\u00a0Newcastle University, where she\u2019s currently pursuing her PhD.<\/p>\n

Anna has an extensive experience in organizing and managing various events. This includes voluntary work for youth NGO in Kyrgyzstan, where she organized a number of charity events. Also in Kyrgyzstan back in 2002, Anna was a member in organizing\u00a0committee for the first \u201cGender development in Kyrgyzstan\u201d\u00a0conference. More recently, while working in European University at St. Petersburg, Russia, she was a lead administrator (in a team of 5) for several successful international summer schools.<\/p>\n

on the web<\/h1>\n