Dr Steven Warburton is an e-learning manager at King’s College London and a Fellow of the Centre for Distance Education at the University of London where he chairs the research strategy group. He moved from his initial research background in the area of neuroscience to one that now encompasses a range of projects in the area of technology-enhanced learning. His fields of expertise include: the impact of digital identities on lifelong learning; the use of social software in distance education; pattern languages for Web 2.0; design for learning in Multi-User Virtual Environments; formative e- Assessment; and support for communities of practice in user innovation and emerging technologies.