Dr Jon Rainford

Jon is an Associate Lecturer at the Open University, and previously the Digital Learning Development Officer at the University of Bedfordshire, so is no stranger to teaching online. He has over 12 years experience of working with marginalised groups in education, having worked in WP roles since 2014 and completing his doctorate at Staffordshire University in 2019 focused on widening participation policy and practice. He is a member of the NEON executive committee and has, alongside Martin Webster run NEON’s popular outreach online access academy three times over the past year.