Currently Head of Educational Development at UniServity, I began my career in postgraduate academic research on musico-neuro-synaesthesia (that is, the effects that Specific Musical Features have on brain & body). Seeing the potential for the careful use of music to enhance the Learning Experience within Schools I began teaching whilst continuing the research work and completed a Masters on this area. Then, newly inspired by the sheer joy of enabling learning I continued teaching, later being fascinated by the role of technology in extending learning. This led to working in partnership with the most wonderful of colleagues at Ranvilles & Hampshire in investigating the crossover between learning platform adoption and whole school strategic planning (summary article of this Masters work on NAACE site as an article called Led & Loved by Infants, and Becta Excellence Award Film about what took place). The nature of how this all impacts upon a different style of learning (that is, learner-enabling, not teacher-delivery) introduced me to some fabulous learner-focused technologists & practitioners. Thus I’m now supporting the crossover between educational transformation strategy, the role of technology within it, and keeping the learner at the forefront of all that “we” (sector) do.
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Interview: “Trust your Learners to Decide“, by Merlin John for FutureLab
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