Orador Principal

Prof Alejandro (Ale) Armellini, MEd, PhD, PFHEA, NTF, FRSA
Dean of Education and Digital Innovation

Ale has worked in a variety of roles at a number of leading UK and overseas institutions, including the universities of Kent, Leicester and Manchester. Prior to joining Portsmouth, he was Dean of Learning and Teaching at the University of Northampton. Ale is a Principal Fellow of the Advance HE and a National Teaching Fellow.

Ale’s current role as Professor and Dean of Education and Digital Innovation at the University of Portsmouth is grounded in his commitment to generating institutional change and innovation at pace and at scale. In doing so, he leads and enables transformational learning through inspirational teaching across the University – and beyond.

The conceptualisation of and research into active blended learning (ABL) both at Northampton and Portsmouth (see research outputs) is one of my major contributions to transforming the teaching profession and improving student outcomes. This work is now central to Portsmouth’s approach, including the pedagogic redesign rollout, the new programme approval process and the University’s new London Campus.