Future Plans

Over the next few years I hope to build my range of knowledge and experience in the areas of learning design, project management, and educational leadership, to become a learning technology professional with the ability to influence practice at various levels.

For example, I would like to further my work in the area of student partnership, which I think has real potential to change how we work with students to improve their experience of teaching and learning. With this in mind after writing up (and hopefully publishing) the findings from my most recent 'partnership' project (co-design of eLearning resources), I will look to explore options for continuing and expanding on this work.

Thinking more about leadership and management, I would like to put my PRINCE2 qualification to greater use but also expand my knowledge of change management techniques, something of obvious relevance to my role as a learning technologist. We are also in a period of change in Cardiff University, and on a practical level these things may open up new opportunities for me across the University. While I am satisfied in my current role, I would welcome a chance to take what I have learned from working in a school and apply it in a leadership role in another part of the institution.

One of my CPD priorities is to achieve Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy. The process of writing this will help me reflect on my journey over the last few years, and solidify and evidence my teaching and learning knowledge. I also believe the recognition will authenticate my claims to be academically focused and further ease my access to the types of conversations and relationships I want to build with academic colleagues.

By the end of 2020 (when my current role in the School of Social Sciences is due to end) I also hope to upgrade my ALT membership to Senior CMALT; this will give me a good chance to holistically reflect on my time in Cardiff University, and also help evidence and codify the management and leadership element of my personal development in these years.