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My experience and skills have developed a lot over the last three years, and I have found this portfolio review useful for tracing my progress. I can see a big difference in my practice between now and the early examples of my work that I collated for my original portfolio from six years ago.
In 2018 I handed over day-to-day LMS administration to our new Core Services Manager, who I still assist with technical issues such as writing sitewide CSS styles, but I have maintained some learning technology responsibilities. I created the Online Education Department’s Wordpress blog (link) and have written posts which have attracted interest and fostered links with other institutions enhancing their online offerings; for example, my post about an accessible H5P presentation template I co-designed (link) has led to discussions between my team and the Open University.
In the last three years, my department has changed significantly due to UCEM’s Transform project to infuse all our modules with active learning, which I have blogged about (link). In my original future plans, I said I wanted to develop my “application of learning theories to create better collaborative activities”.
I subsequently co-authored our module design guidelines in 2019 (see screenshot) which formed the basis of the structure and pedagogy of our 90+ redesigned modules which launched in 2020/21.
My job title has changed, internally, to Learning Designer and I have been nominated for three Teaching Excellence Awards at UCEM for this work, including at our module design jams (link). These nominations are stored as open badges (link). I also established processes for the mass conversion of out-of-date, inaccessible e-learning presentations and old study papers.
Excerpt from the initial module design guidelines for the Transform project
In 2018-19 I began taking on private contract work. This involved completing work for different clients developing their learning technology platforms and/or designing online learning.
One project that combined both aspects was a multilingual online learning website (link) for the public health organisation CEmPaC that I built using Wordpress, Polylang Pro and LifterLMS. I conducted accessibility and cross-browser testing to ensure that multi-device access was possible. I also designed and built an online course in four languages, 'Get Well, Stay Well', in conjunction with their SME. This was open to anyone but aimed at people with long-term health conditions, and makes heavy use of interactive H5P to assist bite-sized active learning; for example, this goal-setting tool (see screenshot) allowing users to specify and print a copy of their health goals, built using the H5P documentation tool (link).
H5P documentation tool in the English version of 'Get Well, Stay Well'
My original ‘future plans’ also indicated I would apply for Associate Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (AFHEA) status, which I did successfully; see section 2 for evidence.
Additionally, as one of UCEM's three CMALT holders, I mentor and assist other staff members as they work towards achieving their own CMALT certification.
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