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Teaching, Evaluations, Conferences and Projects
Teaching Teachers
Institute of Education, University of London
At Masters level at the Institute of Education, University of London specialist
online and face to face ICT modules in Multimodal Literacy, Efacilitation,
Communities of Practice, Visual Learning, ICT Management and Collaborative
Knowledge Creation. At doctoral level running courses in research methodology
and writing a doctorate.
Bath Spa University
Master level at Bath Spa University and Course director and tutor in range
of practice-based external courses from certificate to Masters Bath Spa University
2006 – Ongoing
Brunel University
Teaching on the Masters in action research methodology.
MirandaNet programmes
Developed many internal courses for many organisations, charities and companies
under the MirandaNet banner of iCatalyst
– an innovative programme for teachers using work based research that
promotes changes in teaching and learning funded by Steljes, TDA, NAACE,
Promethean, Select Education, Westminster Academy, Barnfield Academy and
Castle View School
Other teaching roles
Course director, programme designer and lecturer
External Advanced Diploma Masters Level part-time funded by the DFES and the
General Teaching Council in E-learning
Series of external courses at certificate and Advanced Diploma level
Institute of Education, University of London 2002 – Ongoing
Designing and delivering courses in transformational learning for the British
Council and Beijing Academy of Educational Science in China MirandaNet Fellowship
2000 – 2005
Adviser in Central London teacher RSA courses in computer competence Inner
London Educational Computing Centre ILECC 2000 – 2002
Teacher of GCSE and A level in English as well as adviser in English and IT
for teachers Croydon LEA 1971 – 2000
Evaluation
Evaluator of EU project 2005 – 2008
SEN-NET EU – ICT programmes for senior citizens
Czech Republic, Portugal, Ireland, Spain, Slovenia sennet.felk.cvut.cz
Evaluator of Brazilian Learn project PROINFO 1996-1998
Research Projects
Specialisations in innovative research methodologies that promote collaborative
judgements like concept mapping and critical incident research in the context
of communities of practice.
Czech Technical University, Prague
Visiting Lectureship and Keynotes plus academic visits/exchanges at overseas HE institutions
Main subjects:
- Developing e-communities of practice
- Practice-based professional learning in ICT CPD
- Multimodal literacy
- Partnership with industry in ICT product development
- The changing nature of teaching resources
- Using ICT as a catalyst for change in teaching and learning
- The impact on professional communication of Web 2.0 tools
- The ICT and education landscape in the UK New kinds of interactive resources for learning
Keynotes and workshops
- Information and Communications Technology in Education- conference- Athens University
- New Zealand Education Ministry.
- Victorian Education Ministry, Australia
- IADIS E-Society conference Portugal
- ‘Professional attitudes to social networking’ Tamworth. Naace, advisers professional organisation, UK
- ‘Communities of Practice’. Czech Technical University, Prague Dr Bozena Mannova
- The Creation of Knowledge : Initial teacher training conference, Charles University, Prague, Dr Mirka Cernochova
- Social networking between professionals - what is the point? Taconet conference, September Amsterdam Preston, C and Lepeltak, J.
- Inaugural professorship introduction and two teachers’ workshops. Leeuwarden University, Friesland, The Netherlands, Professor Jan Lepeltak
- Teaching student teachers for one week, Iowa State University, Aims, US Professor Niki Davis
- Three day meeting to develop a book on e-communities. Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden Professor Roger Saljo
- University of ChristianSund, Norway. Ove Jobring x 150 heads
- University Neofit Rilski,Blagoevgrad City, Bulgaria Professor Nikola Bogkov
- Running a course on practice based research for two weeks. Beijing Academy of Educational Science, China, Professor Zhang Tiedao
- Keynote for 1,000 Chinese teachers: The Communication College of Jiangxi Normal University, Professor Xiang
- Keynote for 400 teachers: Belo Horizonte University, Minas, Gerais University , Brazil, Professor Edwardo Mortimer
- Keynote for UNESCO conference with 650 teachers, Monterrey, Mexico, Dr Manual Fernandez
- Keynote for 500 teachers : Cyprus Pedagogical Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus, Professor Anastasia Economou
- Expert Panel at conference for TV broadcast : Institute of Information Technology in Education, NorthEast Normal University, Chang Chung, Professor Dong Yuqi
Collaboration on teaching materials/development with other UK HE institutions
- Institute of Education, University of London : developing course materials on e-learning and ICT management concept maps to scaffold discussions
- Southampton University : developing course materials for managers of supply teachers.
Collaboration on teaching materials/development with overseas HE institutions
- 2004/2006 Interactive Whiteboard Training Materials
- UNESCO, Mexico
- University of Monterrrey, Mexico
- Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City
- Beijing Academy of Educational Science, Beijing
- 2002- 2004 EU –An Intercultural Learning Experience in Educational Technology (ILET)
- International doctoral exchange programme
- MirandaNet Fellowship , Institute of Education, University of London,
- Iowa State University, Denmark, Finland and Barcelona.
- Southampton University and Institute of Education, University of London see #8
- 2000-2003 European Union : leading on 2 Minerva projects:
- Web @ Classrooms Ireland, Spain,
Portugal, UKSchoolscape @ future, Ireland, Spain, UK
www.mirandanet.org.uk/webclassroom/who.htm
www.mirandanet.org.uk/schoolscape/report.htm
Extensive organisation of visits by teachers to countries like Friesland, Bulgaria, China, South Africa and the Czech Republic followed by collaborative projects
HOSTING CONFERENCE/SEMINARS
2007-2010 Ten MirandaMods per year on topics proposed by teachers www.mirandanet.org.uk/mirandamods/
2007 NAACE conference February , Torquay
ICT CPD theme : Partners Promethean, Institute of Education, BECTA
September 2006 World Ecitizens; MirandaNet international workshop, Bath
Partners; Oracle, Promethean, 2Simple, DFES, TDA
2005 – 2007 Fascinating cultural objects: multimodal mapping in teaching
and learning
8 seminars at the Institute of Education, University of London - Partners:
Inspiration, Institute of Education, University of London, Doctoral School
2006 / 2007 4 Etopia seminars and workshop programme with teacher exchanges included in Leeuwarden, Friesland, Institute of Children’s Health. London and and Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic, Partners: HOPE, Getting Better together, Czech Technical University, Promethean, 2Simple, Oracle, LogicaCMG, Fronter
2004 – 2006 Investigating tools for learning in e-communities: 3 conferences
and workshops held in London, Monterrey, Mexico and Cape Town, South Africa.
www.mirandanet.org.uk/associates/interactive.htm
25 Promethean teachers in China, Mexico, South Africa, UK, US plus local
audiences
2001 Vice Chair Computers and Education, Elsevier, CAL conference Warwick (1999) Chair CAL conference London
Other activities
Expert Witness
Use of ICT in education in various countries with the British Council and
government agencies
Professional development
As a leader in ICT in education I gain my professional development from working
with other leading experts around the world at conferences, book writing
workshops, organising conferences, networking, being a members of several
professional organisations. I am currently participating in a blogging course.
SAMPLE PROJECTS
Bids won as a leader or partner
Projects from £350,000 – 200,000
1998-2002 EU TEMPUS – 4 years
2002-2007 EU SEN-NET – 3 years
2005 – 2007 E-LAPA – 2 years
Free State provincial government, South Africa/ British Education Suppliers
Association/British Embassy
2005-2008 Promethean: 3 years
Interactive Whiteboard action research evaluation in England, Mexico, China
and South Africa
2000-2010 Oracle Think.com- 10 years
Learning platform development
2007-2010 WLE Centre, Institute of Education, University of London
Visual Learning Research
iGathering research
Projects from £200,000 – 100,000
2002-2004 Teacher Training Agency I year
Evaluation of the National Opportunities Fund ICT CPD training programme 1999-2004
2004-2010 iCatalyst
courses at certificate, diploma and masters level
GTCe e-facilitators
Select Education e-facilitators (England)
Barnfield School, Luton, England
Steljes advisors, England
Podar Education Complex, Mumbai
2008-2011 Becta 3 years ongoing
MirandaMod webinar and research programme
2009 TAG learning
MAPPS Learning platform evaluation- I year
2009 Becta 6 months
ICT Tools for Future Teachers research
2009 Becta 3 months
E-safety research
2009 Becta 9 months
ICT CPD Landscape research
2010 Staffordshire Advisory Service – one year
Learning platform evaluation
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