Dr. Jane E. Brindley

Jane E. Brindley has over 25 years of experience as a practitioner, educator, researcher and administrator in open and distance learning. She is a clinical psychologist who specializes in the development, delivery, and evaluation of support services for adult learners using alternate delivery modes. Jane has held a variety of positions in post-secondary settings, including Director of Student Services at Athabasca University in Alberta, Coordinator of Planning, Development, and Review at Cambrian College in Ontario, and Special Consultant to The Centre for Innovation in Learning at Contact North/Contact Nord in Ontario. Most recently, she served as the Director of the University of Windsor Centre for Psychological Services, a training clinic for doctoral students in Clinical Psychology. As a researcher, consultant and trainer in distance education, she has worked in Canada, England, New Zealand, Scandinavia, India, China, and South and Central America. She holds a B.A. from the University of Alberta, an M.A. in Counselling Psychology from the University of British Columbia, and a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Ottawa. Jane is a course author and faculty member in the online Masters of Distance Education program jointly offered by the University of Oldenburg and the University of Maryland University College, and is author of "Researching Tutoring and Learner Support" (a PREST/COL research methods manual for practitioners), co-author of "Learning on the Information Highway: A Learner's Guide to the Technologies", and lead editor and chapter author for "Learner Support in Open, Distance and Online Learning".

Jane Brindley is a course author and instructor in the MDE program and currently teaches MDE 608 and 670.