Recent and ongoing Consultancy

Project/initiative title and my role	Lead institution & dates	Description
e-reflect-BR: external evaluator	University of Westminster2012-2013	Enabling UK HEIs to adopt and embed the Making Assessment Count (MAC) framework as an institutional strategy to improve feedback on student assignments.
Taking Work-based Learning Forward in Scotland using the WBL Maturity Toolkit*: evaluator	University of Westminster2012-2013	This used the Work-based learning Maturity Toolkit www.tinyurl.com/wbl-toolkit (originated in the WELL BR project at Bradford and further developed by Westminster) to inform the design and implementation of work-based learning initiatives across Scotland, with regional and national support through Regional Articulation Hubs and involvement of QAA, Scotland.
Panorama: evaluator	University of Ulster 2012-2013	This project revised the existing Viewpoints resources and disseminated them to the HE / FE and informal education sectors through a management briefing report, a series of regional briefing workshops, and a facilitator-training Open Educational Resource.
Digital Literacy in Transition: evaluator	University of Greenwich 2011-2013	This project developed a model and resources to support digital maturity linked to graduate attribute development with a particular focus on employability and employer engagement.
JISC DL Programme: developer	SEDA 2012 – 2013	This SEDA project included work on relating digital literacy to the HEA UK Professional Standards Framework.
ocTEL: course planning/delivery	ALT 2012 – 2014	Member of MOOC Course Team – Open course in Technology Enhanced Learning – ran in 2013 & 2014.
eLene2learn Lifelong Learning: SEDA liaison	European consortium 2012 – 2014	Multi-partner EC-supported project promoting the contribution of ICT and digital media in supporting the development of learning to learn competencies in lifelong learning transitions.
Assessment strategies: consultant	UK HEIs 2012 to date	Following the success of the PASS project, I am continuing to deliver workshops and offer support/advice on assessment strategies to UK HEIs.
Interviewer and Viva online: content developer	Edge Hill University 2013-2017	This project aimed to produce an online version of the Interviewer Careers package (see details below). This has been used within the University but earlier plans to offer this more widely have been abandoned following departmental restructuring.
Cyber Security Knowledge Exchange: evaluator	Edge Hill University 2014-16	HEA-funded project as part of their Cyber Security initiative to produce PBL (problem-based-learning) resources and facilitator guides to prepare students for effective placements and careers in this area.

Learning Futures: advisor/reviewer

Westminster 2013/15 & 2016

Institutional project aiming to transform teaching and learning across all departments and subject areas.

 

CyberGaTe: evaluator	Edge Hill University 2016-17	Supported by the second phase of HEA funding in this area, this project has explored and implemented the  ‘gamification’ of learning resources in cybersecurity.
Teaching room development: consultant	Westminster 2015-date	Advising on the future development of ‘state-of-the-art’ teaching and seminar rooms across the University of Westminster.
Assessment Strategies	HEA/Napier 2016	HEA contract, working with Edinburgh Napier, to revise specific course assessment strategies.
Teaching room development: consultant	HEA/UW Trinity Saint David 2016	HEA contract working with UWTSD – workshops on the development of ‘next-generation’ teaching rooms.
Mentoring NTF & CATE applicants	Westminster; Bradford	Mentoring support and advice for NTF applicants (Westminster, 2016; Bradford 2017). CATE support for Bradford in 2017.