Speaker bio: Fiona MacAlister

Fiona MacAlister works in the Centre for Online Learning and Teaching in the Faculty of Commerce, Law, and Management (CLM). She has fifteen years of experience in learning management system administration, online course design, and training/facilitation. She has experience in both the private and public higher education sectors having worked both at Pearson Institute of Higher Education (formerly MGI) as Moodle Administrator and eLearning Developer, and at Wits as an Educational Developer/OER Specialist. She has also had wideranging interaction with lecturers through the facilitation of Blackboard’s Digital Teaching and Learning Series (eTeacher) at several South African universities, including UJ, UFS, UKZN, SMU, UFH and WSU. In her current position as Online Learning Project Manager, she works across a range of functions, including Ulwazi administration and support. She is currently undertaking her Master’s in Education at Wits.