CV


PROFILE

A senior education professional, experienced in teaching adults,
designing learning spaces and materials and managing teams and research.

A team player and efficient and dedicated person engaged in professional networks, with a keen interest in innovation.
Track record of designing and facilitating e-learning projects which generated a high quality learner/customer service and contributed to the updating of colleagues’ pedagogical skills.
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EXPERIENCE

Corporate Trainer in French
Learnlight (currently)
-Teaching French at all levels in groups and individually in the corporate sector
- Face-to-face, Skype, Webex and Whatsapp


French teacher Institut Francais London (2015/2017)
- Taught French at various levels in groups and individually

- Regularly used Moodle in connection with taught courses, including for
blended learning and in the context of a differentiated pedagogy

- Participated in open days

Coordinator Evening Language Programme
Westminster University (2014-2015)

- Deployed the Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment across the programme
- Introduced a new peer observation scheme
- Logged and processed staff salaries accurately and within the required deadlines
- Managed a  multicultural team of part-time teachers

Senior Lecturer in French and coordinator London Metropolitan University (2002-2014)
- Taught French at all levels, with positive feedback from students and colleagues
- Collaborated successfully with colleagues regarding the production of
examination papers in line with specifications and deadlines for submission

- Liaised with the independent learning manager and produced e-learning materials,
increasing the range of activities available to students

- Reviewed assessment strategies and negotiated with managers the development of
updated examination papers for 10 credit-bearing modules, which were adopted by
the teaching team, increased student satisfaction with their learning and assessment
experience and were praised by the external examiner in his annual report

- Promoted as French coordinator and developed a greater team approach to work,
facilitating initiatives such as regular feedback to students in connection with
their assessment and putting systems in place to boost student support and retention
- Coordinated and supervised the work of writers for the Online Pack project
- Recruited, trained and motivated a team of student helpers, which led to the expansion
of language learning support activities offered through the self-access Language Centre

- Researched students’ engagement with the Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment
and shared findings and examples of good practice through staff development sessions
and presentations at conferences such as GLOCALL, WORLDCALL, EUROCALL,
AULC (Association of University Language Centres) and LLAS e-learning symposium

- Disseminated findings of my research through publications for LLAS bank of materials, Routledge and University of Bucharest

Learning advisor SOAS-UCL CETL Languages of the Wider World (2006-2008)
- Designed and launched the Flexi-Pack elearning project (material development in World languages)
- Planned and delivered staff training sessions (Blackboard and material development)
- Presented my research at conferences in the United Kingdom and abroad,
and through publications such as
WORLDCALL book 2011 (Routledge)

Associate lecturer The Open University in London (2001-2005)
Taught (French) at all levels, face-to-face and virtually

Lecturer Gwent College of Further Education in Newport (1998-2001)
Taught French and Italian to A level

Licensee and freelance teacher for Le Club Francais Ltd Cardiff (1997-2001)
- Business development and management
- Liaising with headteachers, LCF Head Office and parents

Lecturer in French and Spanish (1994-2001)
Swansea University, Cardiff City Council and Vale of Glamorgan County Council

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL ORGANISATIONS


Higher Education Academy (fellow), Institute for Learning (fellow),

Association for Learning Technology (certified member),

Chartered Institute for Linguists (full member)

LINKS WITH PROFESSIONAL NETWORK

- External examiner (French) for Queen Mary University London (2008-2011)
and Birmingham University (2010-2014), reviewing examination papers, liaising with coordinators and managers and giving feedback and guidance on assessment
and moderation

- Member of programme committees for the annual conference of the Association for
Learning Technology (ALT) (2013), Worldcall (2013) and Eurocall (2013)
- Lead assessor for the accreditation of portfolios for Certified Membership
of the Association for Learning Technology

- Reviewer for Teacher Development Journal (Taylor & Francis)

QUALIFICATIONS

Doctorate in Education Greenwich University (2013) 

(Thesis on students’ engagement with Virtual Environments for blended learning)
MRes in Education London Metropolitan University (2007)
MA in Applied Translation Studies London Metropolitan University (2004)

PGCE Modern Foreign Languages with Qualified Teacher Status (DFE RP93/37945)
Aberystwyth (1994)
Post-Graduate Diploma in Applied Languages Lille University (1992)

LANGUAGES

French:  Mother tongue
English: C2 of the Common European Framework (CEFR)
Spanish: C1
Italian:  C2 (Diploma in Italian as a foreign language at level 4 from Siena University
German: A2
Farsi: Beginner

COMPUTER SKILLS

Teaching on Skype, Whatsapp and Webex

CLAIT certification (Microsoft Office package), Blackboard and Moodle,