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				Pericles 'Asher' 
				Rospigliosi 
				Asher is a senior 
				lecturer in e-business and management information systems at the 
				University of Brighton Business School. He conducts research 
				into blended e-learning for higher education and continuing 
				professional development in business. Asher has a substantial 
				and successful commercial track record in the development and 
				management of online systems for commerce and education. One of 
				of his commercial projects won the 1999 PPAi award for best 
				consumer website (GameSpot UK). Other areas of specialist 
				interest are the impact of ubiquitous internet access on 
				business, organisations, planning, learning and knowledge.
				   
				Away from the 
				internet, he has spent the last four years researching the 
				relationship between higher education and employment. He is 
				currently working on the idea of a New Vocationalism: returning 
				the emphasis in education to stimulating students willingness 
				and ability to learn. With his co-authors he has presented these 
				ideas at the The Institute For Employment Studies and The Work 
				Foundation.   
				Asher's 
				non-academic areas of interest include his dogs (Cleo and 
				Hermes), tipis and low impact living, Wing Chun Kung Fu, 
				walking, cooking, eating, dancing and travelling with his 
				partner Mitch (though not necessarily in that order!). 
				  
				More details can 
				be found online at:   
				Blogging: 
				
				
				http://arospigliosi.wordpress.com/ 
				Working:
				 
				
				http://staff.bus.bton.ac.uk/ar17/ 
				Twitter: 
				
				http://twitter.com/arospigliosi 
				Facebook: 
				
				
				http://www.facebook.com/arospigliosi 
				Flickr: 
				
				
				
				http://www.flickr.com/photos/rospigliosi/ 
				  
				
				Marcie 
				Boucouvalas 
				
				Henk 
				Eijkman 
				
				J. Ola 
				Lindberg 
				
				
				Ġorġ Mallia 
				
				
				Peter Mayall 
				
				
				Anders D. Olofsson 
				
				
				Barry O'Grady 
				
				Jiorgos 
				Sarrigeorgiou 
				
				
				
				Simon 
				Shurville 
				
				Mary Snow 
				
				Richard Snow 
				
				
				Anthony 
				Whitefield 
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