Leading and co-ordinating the development of OpenLearn Create, an open course platform for The Open University www.open.edu/openlearncreate - sister platform to OpenLearn (the home of OU free learning).For the duration of the 3 year Opening Educational Practices in Scotland Project 2014-2017 (led by The OU in Scotland) - lead and co-ordinated the IT Development of OpenLearn Create and the OEPS online hub and devised the Communications Strategy for the project. oepscotland.org Based in Open Media & Informal Learning (Learning & Teaching Innovation) at Walton Hall.

Based in the Institute of Educational Technology. IET Communications was a strong strand of my renamed role as well as project management for Research and Learning & Teaching projects.I was the project leader for the planning of the 2013 and 2014 Learn About Fair and managed bookings for the Jennie Lee Research Laboratories. I looked after the content and structure of IET's public facing websites, wrote news stories and looked after IET's twitter feed. I wrote IET's Communications Strategy for 2014-2018.My recent Learning & Teaching Development Officer jobs included the management of the OLDS MOOC project in 2012/13, questionnaire design and data analysis for the Open Media Unit social media project (iTunes U, YouTube and OpenLearn), developmental testing of T219 Environmental Management, some usability testing observation in the Jennie Lee Research Labs and compiled guidance for module teams regarding accessibility long descriptions of modules.I was Journal Manager of JIME, the Journal of Interactive Media in Education, from December 2010 until April 2014, implementing, delivering and supporting a regular publication schedule during that period.

Based in the Institute of Educational Technology. I supported the IET Senior Client Partner and Senior LTD team manager in developing, implementing and evaluating IET's client liaison strategy and acting as a key point of contact for faculties and service units across the OU regarding IET's pedagogic innovations.My role involved promoting the use of IET outputs and resources across the OU, and where applicable externally. Part of this included promoting the IET research lab-based resources which are based in the Jennie Lee Building. I was the project leader for the planning and organisation of the 2012, 2011 and 2010 'Learn About' Fair for OU staff. I'm also closely involved in developing and updating the content of IET's websites (iet.open.ac.uk and Jennie Lee Research Labs) and writing IET news stories.In addition I had Learning and Teaching Development officer duties. A significant role during this period was evaluator for the eBooks & Mobiles project.2011-12: eBooks & Mobiles Project - mobile learning and academic eBook use http://www.open.ac.uk/blogs/ebooksmobiles/

Based in the Institute of Educational Technology. My LTD officer role involved assisting with or leading various projects that the Learning and Teaching Development Team undertook for the University. My expertise included creating/editing content for IET's web pages, usability testing, developmental testing of course materials, telephone interview research work, Learning and Teaching event co-ordination and project management. I was a member of the Teaching Award winning 'Learn About' team that delivered the 'Learn About' Guides and the 2008 and 2009 'Learn About' Fairs for OU staff. I project managed the production of five Learning and Teaching Guides for the OU in 2008 and 2009, researcher and project manager for the Science level 1 Early Student Experience Project 2009.

Based in the Institute of Educational Technology. Please see my workspace on the Knowledge Network: http://kn.open.ac.uk/workspace.cfm?wpid=6590The Asset Co-ordinator post was set up to undertake a project which enabled the creation and management of IET’s knowledge assets, and provided a framework for a communications strategy.

Based in the Institute of Educational Technology. I assisted the late Professor Peter Knight with the Assessment of 'Wicked' Competences project as research assistant (using qualitative data analysis to help identify the competences for further study in each subject area, searching for information and feeding back results of searches, and co-ordinating all contact with informants to the project). The project finished at the end of January 2007, when our final report was published - see http://cetl.open.ac.uk/pbpl/p4_2.shtml and http://www.open.ac.uk/pbpl/activities/details/detail.php?itemId=460a62435af49&themeId=460299b584ed5 for the report and further details. I also co-authored two articles about this work, one for the SWAP newsletter and one for 'Educational Developments' (SEDA).

Making and assembling Fairground and Street organs - mainly involving construction of action chests to operate the pipes and leather work. I assisted with church organ tunings as 'tuner's boy' and some church organ restoration work. I specialized in setting up 'key frames' on keyed fairground and street organs and marking out and drilling action blocks. I restored inlay work on a trumpet barrel organ, painted bandmasters and designed and decorated organ facades. I also cut cardboard book music for the mechanical organs. See http://johnpage.co.uk/organs/neworgans.htm (see the link to 90-key for a photo of me setting up a key frame).