'Fishing the Murky waters of assessment' mini-keynote
2024 - 2024
Mini keynote at the 2024 AHE Assessment in Higher Education conference. Presented with D Henri our initial findings from running C-BAss workshops at five different institutions.
Development of a 'Formative-Specific' assessment rubric for a masters programme module
2024 - 2024
Development of a 'Formative-Specific' assessment rubric for a masters programme module. Conference presentation for Leeds University.
Assessment purposes - contradictory or complementary?
2023 - 2023
Workshop on assessment at 2023 AHE Assessment in HE conference
Researcher Positionality
2022 - 2022
Conference presentation
Students' approaches to learning, the role of interest and enjoyment
2019 - 2019
Presentation at Sheffield University on the role of interest and enjoyment in shaping students' approaches to learning
Contemporary Students' Approaches to learning
2019 - 2019
Contemporary Students' Approaches to learning presentation summarising my recent research in this area
The role of coaching and mentoring in supporting the development of learner autonomy
2018 - 2018
Presentation about the role that coaching and mentoring play supporting the development of learner autonomy
Initial findings from an impact evaluation of the Personal and Professional Development Programme
2004 - 2004
Initial findings from an impact evaluation of the Personal and Professional Development Programme, Penrith Work-based learning conference and UALL Glamorgan conference
Trainer for the Knowledge Exchange
2023
Running training courses
Senior Fellow of Hull's Teaching Excellence Academy
2022 - 2025
Working with Dr Dom Henri on an institution-wide assessment literacy framework, C-BAF.
Senior Fellow - University of Hull Teaching Excellence Academcy
2022 - 2024
From September 2022 I am working on a 2 year 50% secondment in the University of Hull's Teaching Excellence Academy. I am working with Dom Henri on a university-wide project to develop students' assessment literacy.
Invited speaker for Columbia University NYC
2022 - 2022
Invited to do online presentation about researcher positionality and reflexivity for Columbia University research staff
Programme Director for BA Education Studies
2021 - 2022
Programme Director for the School of Education's BA Education Studies
Book Proposal Review
2021 - 2021
Reviewed book proposal for forthcoming edition of Contemporary Research Methods in Education by Buckler & Moore
Researcher Positionality and Reflexivity in Research
2021 - 2021
Online workshop for research staff at Columbia University, USA
Yorkshire Accord Mentor
2021
Mentor for Yorkshire Accord Coaching and Mentoring.
Course developer for global online learning organisation
2019 - 2021
Wrote and developed seven online courses for Qedex a private sector organisation global community for higher education professionals to continue lifelong learning.
2 courses on problem solving, [e.g. https://qedex.org/courses/problem-solving-tools-and-techniques-part-2/ ] 1 on Leadership, 1 on time management, 1 on research governance, 1 on research project management, 1 on coaching and mentoring [ https://qedex.org/courses/coaching-and-mentoring/ ]
Member of Hull university management group for Enactus
2018
Active member of the Hull university staff group that advises the student Enactus group.
https://enactus.org/
Validated programmes academic representative
2018
Validated programmes academic representative for Hull college MEd and Doncaster college BA Education
Chair of University group on Teaching Observation
2017 - 2018
Chaired working party tasked with re-writing University teaching observation procedures.
Facilitated CPD courses on Problem Solving and Creativity for external organisations
2012 - 2016
Developed, planned and delivered courses on problem solving and creativity as CPD for private companies and NHS. Participants often progressed to register for accredited university courses.
Validated programmes academic representative
2011 - 2019
Validated programmes academic representative for Doncaster college BA.
Consultancy/industry advisory role
2011 - 2013
Facilitated bespoke project management training courses for cohorts of Hull NHS staff and for Odlings Ltd in Hull.
Externally funded research project
2010 - 2011
Secured £10K external funding from ESCALATE/YHELLN research project ‘Conceptualising learning and teaching for the new lifelong learning sector’. Data set produced, and subsequent conference presentations of findings. Data set is available in worktribe
Fellow of International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme
2010
Fellow of International Entrepreneurship Educators Programme
Work-Based learning courses - knowledge exchange
2009 - 2015
Worked with industry to design, develop, accredit and deliver vocational education courses in the area of management, leadership and business performance improvement. Developed and Delivered 18 month Certificate in Continuous Business Improvement for Kimberley Clarke in Barton-on Humber, and worked with Corus Cogifer and their supply chain subcontractors and North Lyndsey's Kingsway Business Development centre to design and accredit courses in lean business improvement, enterprise and intrapreneurship (being enterprising within an organisation).
Work-Based learning with industry partners
2009 - 2014
Worked with Kingsway Consultancy in N.E. Lincolnshire to plan and deliver accredited CPD courses in areas of; business process improvement, lean manufacturing, problem solving, creativity, project management.
NGCE Enterprise Educator
2009
I was on the very first cohort of enterprise education students - university lecturers who gained a qualification in facilitating the development of enterprise and entrepreneurship education.
https://ncee.org.uk/
Developed online postgraduate project management course
2007 - 2010
Secured £10K from Roberts fund to set up an online postgraduate project management course which was mapped out against vitae.ac.uk criteria.
Externally funded project Enterprise and Entrepreneurship
2003 - 2005
Secured £15K external grant funding for the development and roll out of Enterprise and Entrepreneurship courses. These were subsequently delivered by myself to public entrepreneurs and new graduates involved in business start ups. The courses were very successful with some participants going on to become sole traders.
Development of continuing education interuniversity teaching observation scheme
2003 - 2004
In 2003 I secured external funding from ESCALATE for a project developing a peer teaching observation scheme for continuing education tutors. This involved work with the CE departments of Essex and Aberystwyth and the delivery of training sessions to part time tutors. Subsequent roll out and conference presentations
Managed major ESF funded project
1999 - 2001
Successfully managed and delivered within budget a £130K European Social Fund project under the PESCA initiative. Providing accredited education and training to people experiencing under-employment or unemployment due to the decline of the north sea fishing industry, so they could secure jobs in the tourism industry. Managed team of people tasked with developing and delivering open and distance learning materials for use as both stand-alone and facilitated face-to-face learning through part-time lecturers.
Co-ordinator for City & Guilds Senior Awards programme
1998 - 2003
University contact and manager/coordinator for City and Guilds Senior Awards. Developed and delivered personal and professional management development courses that were validated by City & Guilds.
I used to Senior Awards Licentiate award to develop staff training courses for university PSS staff.
I used the Graduateship award to develop free electives including 'Volunteer for Prison' which involved UoH students conducting research projects at a local HMP Everthorpe.
Major Programme Development and Management
1995 - 2005
In response to HEFCE 3/94 (the requirement to accredit liberal adult education courses or lose all funding) and at the request of the Registrar I proposed, developed and implemented the University Foundation Award (UFA) of accreditation for part-time courses in the Department of Adult Education (later to become the Centre for Continuing Education , Development and Training and then the Centre for Lifelong Learning. The programme rapidly established itself with courses throughout our region, covering Whitby to the North, Leeds, and North East Lincolnshire. It proved to be an immensely flexibly programme that allowed thousands of part-time learners to access a university level education, including work with the WEA and the TGWU.
Manager of Graduate Enterprise Scheme
1992 - 2003
I acted as the University’s manager of/co-ordinator for the Graduate Enterprise scheme, a HE version of Young Enterprise.