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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Leading the customer experience function for a high-performing team based in Melbourne and London.

Melbourne, Australia

Part of a high performing team managing high value enterprise customers (Universities, Government Organisations, Schools) across the Asia Pacific region. Role included platform implementation and adoption, working closely with internal and external stakeholders to drive value.

Melbourne, Australia

Based in Academic Skills and Services, developing resources and strategies to support student learning across the university.

Melbourne, Australia

Curriculum developer with La Trobe Online. Role includes designing and developing engaging online delivery and assessment strategies and content, managing stakeholders and ensuring projects are completed on time and to quality. Involved in course and subject builds from start to finish (conceptualisation, learning design, assessment design, building content, quality review, teaching review, delivery).Working in both Moodle and Canvas LMS, along with various other educational… Show more Curriculum developer with La Trobe Online. Role includes designing and developing engaging online delivery and assessment strategies and content, managing stakeholders and ensuring projects are completed on time and to quality. Involved in course and subject builds from start to finish (conceptualisation, learning design, assessment design, building content, quality review, teaching review, delivery).Working in both Moodle and Canvas LMS, along with various other educational technologies (Turnitin, PebblePad, Padlet, Smart Sparrow), as well as HTML coding and video editing.Courses involved in include the Master of Management, Bachelor of Early Learning and Masters of Cybersecurity.More at http://www.latrobe.edu.au/online Show less

Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

My major responsibilities are- Developing curriculum (textbooks, training programs, videos, enrichment products) for persuasive communication and critical thinking programs.- Improving the quality of teaching, which includes training new teachers, evaluating current ones and developing methods to extend and improve training approaches, strategies and tools.- Social media, website development and building e-learning platform and content.Beyond that, whatever needs to be… Show more My major responsibilities are- Developing curriculum (textbooks, training programs, videos, enrichment products) for persuasive communication and critical thinking programs.- Improving the quality of teaching, which includes training new teachers, evaluating current ones and developing methods to extend and improve training approaches, strategies and tools.- Social media, website development and building e-learning platform and content.Beyond that, whatever needs to be done. Show less

Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Develop and promote tools and events to increase learning, specifically through dialectic and experiential education methods and internet technologies. While based in Malaysia, we work with communities all around the world.

Shah Alam, Malaysia

Design and develop communication strategy briefs and training programs for a wide variety of corporate and government partners. Responsibilities involved performing market and subject matter research, as well as working closely with clients and partners to develop training programs. All courses were at least partially hosted online (designed on multiple frameworks, including Canvas) and included videos developed specifically for each course.Managed online and social media engagement… Show more Design and develop communication strategy briefs and training programs for a wide variety of corporate and government partners. Responsibilities involved performing market and subject matter research, as well as working closely with clients and partners to develop training programs. All courses were at least partially hosted online (designed on multiple frameworks, including Canvas) and included videos developed specifically for each course.Managed online and social media engagement, especially Facebook & YouTube (content, ads and engagement) and creating digital content (videos, info-graphics, website copy).Notable engagementsa) Malaysian Automotive Institute (MAI)MAI is a think-tank and training institute established by the Malaysian government. Together with MAI, industry partners and universities, we developed and delivered training and certification programs designed to improve the skills, knowledge and attitude of engineering graduates, in order to address the diverse needs of the automotive industry. Programs attracted graduates from all over the country and involved a blend of lectures, workshops and internships. Personally developed the curriculum for a significant portion of the program and built an online component (using Canvas). Taught seven cohorts, over 200 students in total, and the program remains in place and highly viable today. Learned how to develop and deliver curriculum aligned to the requirements of very exacting stakeholders and enjoyed the challenges of working with students who were in a very important period of their lives.b) Central Bank of MalaysiaPersuasive Communication workshop for bank management (from diverse departments, but mostly from communications). 2 day workshops on critical thinking, delivery, arguments, topic analysis and other skill areas integral to powerful communication.c) ProtonEffective communication for Professional Engineers, a program we developed with Proton & MAI. Show less

Dongjak-Gu, Seoul, Korea

Designed and implemented curriculum for a mandatory debate course for all 300 freshmen students, the only program of its kind in Asia. Created course materials, evaluation rubric and coordinated a teaching team of two other professors. Also designed and delivered an applied debate course (Debate & Presentations, Writing, Interviews) that ran for 3 semesters. Develop curriculum for Business Communication courses. Topic areas included Negotiation skills, Public Speaking and Presentation… Show more Designed and implemented curriculum for a mandatory debate course for all 300 freshmen students, the only program of its kind in Asia. Created course materials, evaluation rubric and coordinated a teaching team of two other professors. Also designed and delivered an applied debate course (Debate & Presentations, Writing, Interviews) that ran for 3 semesters. Develop curriculum for Business Communication courses. Topic areas included Negotiation skills, Public Speaking and Presentation, Effective Writing, Cover Letters, Resume Writing, Interview Skills, Meetings. Created a Job Forum which integrated working professionals into the classroom.Created online learning curriculum and systems, including a website, videos and online notes. Flipped the classroom as part of a strategy to help students who were struggling with the language better cope with the lectures and allow for class time to be used for interactive lessons. Was extremely successful, as evidenced by higher feedback and test scores.During this period, also organised and coordinated multiple community engagement events, among them the NorthEast Asian, Asian, AustralAsian and World Debating championships. Also served as curriculum director of the Asian Debate Institute, held at Chung Ang University since 2009. Finally, designed and managed multiple smaller student, community and alumni engagement events, such as a Jobs Forum.Students were mostly undergraduates, but also included postgraduate MBA students and part-time working professionals. Classes were of 20 to 60 students, on average 6 classes a semester.Consistently achieved excellent student feedback, among the highest in the entire faculty. Improved curriculum development, evaluation, teaching and overall ability to lead and coordinate. Developed ability to teach English as Second and Foreign Language speakers, in an incredibly multicultural environment. Show less

Selangor, Malaysia

Coordinated club activities within the university with the aim of increasing output, diversity and educational impact. Helped coordinate overall student development policies through meetings with the Director of Student Affairs and University President. Successfully secured funding for events that would have otherwise not have been funded.

Selangor, Malaysia

Assisted senior lecturers in ensuring students understood course content, evaluation and lab management. Managed small group tutorial classes and assisted students with assignments, reading and projects. Also worked with students who were struggling to cope with the coursework, providing academic and personal mentoring. Finally, supported administrative duties at the Engineering Faculty, specifically with maintenance of the Faculty website and event management.Designed and taught a… Show more Assisted senior lecturers in ensuring students understood course content, evaluation and lab management. Managed small group tutorial classes and assisted students with assignments, reading and projects. Also worked with students who were struggling to cope with the coursework, providing academic and personal mentoring. Finally, supported administrative duties at the Engineering Faculty, specifically with maintenance of the Faculty website and event management.Designed and taught a 2-credit Persuasive Speaking and Debate course for 3 years.Pursued a Masters of Engineering during this period (by research). Focus area was internet technology and content recommendation. Developed a prototype system to recommend news content. Show less

Big Data & Social Analytics

Master Of Engineering (M.Eng.), Online Content Recommendation

Thesis title : “Intelligent Content Preferencing System for News on Demand Kiosk Network (NODKN) Using Internet Agents” Researched.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.Eng.), Electronics Engineering, 3.63

Activities and Societies: - Debate Team (Voices) - Society for Performing Arts & Creativity (SPARC) Established and lead the Society.