Anders D. OlofssonAnders D. Olofsson , PhD, is a senior lecturer in learning & ICT at the Department of Education, Umeå University (Sweden). From a philosophical hermeneutical approach his research is aimed at understanding the meaning of social processes of teaching,fostering- and professional development, establishing the meaning of for example ethics, democracy, learning and teaching, in OLCs. Dr. Olofsson is the scientific leader for a research group titled LICT (Learning & ICT) and is in addition involved in several development- and research projects within the field of medical education. He has contributed with book-chapters, journal articles and papers to conference proceedings on this specific topic. Dr. Olofsson is member of the international network ‘The Research Network on Online Learning Communities ’. A list of publications may be found at http://www.pedag.umu.se/personal/olofsson_a/index.html Read More Read Less