Rob Sands

Rob Sands studied for his B.Sc. In Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, graduating in 1989. This was followed by time working for the Sussex Field Archaeology Unit as a supervisor before heading north, in 1991, to Edinburgh to undertake Ph.D. research into Bronze and Iron Age woodworking. This was successfully completed in 1994 d the next three years saw him undertaking a variety of archaeological contract work, part-time teaching and developing on-line...See more

Rob Sands studied for his B.Sc. In Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, graduating in 1989. This was followed by time working for the Sussex Field Archaeology Unit as a supervisor before heading north, in 1991, to Edinburgh to undertake Ph.D. research into Bronze and Iron Age woodworking. This was successfully completed in 1994 d the next three years saw him undertaking a variety of archaeological contract work, part-time teaching and developing on-line learning resources. His research and development of on-line learning resources led to a full-time job with Edinburgh University in 1997. First with the TLA (Teaching and Learning Association) and subsequently as a member of staff of MALTS (Media and Learning Technology Service). In the latter part of his time with MALTS he was responsible for the Edinburgh end of a SHEFC multi-institutional funded project to develop the Student Centric Web-based Informational Management System (SCWEIMS). See less