Lucas Wright Email & Phone Number

Port Moody, Bc, Ca

Vancouver, Canada Area

As a Senior Educational Consultant I provide leadership, expertise and training in learning design, facilitation, learning technology and open learning materials and methods. I participates in the strategic planning for the development of learner-focused projects involving web-based systems and strategies, and provide leadership in the application of educational technology and assessment of project requirements in the development of resources to support learning and teaching.

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

(Secondment) Design and facilities a needs assessment and community engagement to gather needs of UBC faculty, students and staff for integrating video in teaching and learning

Vancouver, Canada Area

As an Educational Consultant with a focus on learning technology I work with faculty and staff throughout the university assisting them design and develop blended learning and technology enhanced courses. I facilitate teaching and learning focus training that enhances instructors, capacity, confidence and competence using technology in their classroom and online teaching. In my practice, I build networks, resources and events that engage faculty, students and staff in areas such as ePortfolios,… Show more As an Educational Consultant with a focus on learning technology I work with faculty and staff throughout the university assisting them design and develop blended learning and technology enhanced courses. I facilitate teaching and learning focus training that enhances instructors, capacity, confidence and competence using technology in their classroom and online teaching. In my practice, I build networks, resources and events that engage faculty, students and staff in areas such as ePortfolios, flipped classrooms and blended learning. ➢ Develops and delivers workshops to engage faculty in teaching and learning with technology, blended learning, assessment and active learning➢ Design and develops online courses, modules that support faculty, and academic staff using blended approaches in their teaching and learning➢ Plans and facilitates large scale events and seminars at the University of British Columbia that focus on a range of teaching and learning innovations➢ Develops and fosters networks and communities of practice at the University of British Columbia to assist faculty staff and students share best practices, strategies and approaches for using ePortfolios, flipped classroom approaches and blended learning➢ Collaborated in the design and development of MOOCs using the edX platform Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

Open Initiatives Strategist (leave replacement) at the Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology➢ Supported Open Education-related grants➢ Co-designed and facilitated open case study sprint➢ Designed a series of open education workshops offered to UBC faculty staff and students➢ Co-produced the Open Dialogues video series. A set of six videos interviewing UBC faculties open practices➢ Represented UBC - CTLT at the 2015 Open Education Conference

Vancouver, Canada Area

As an open education advisor I worked across the province advocating for and supporting OER and open education in Post-secondary institutions. In this role I represented BCcampus at national and international conferences and events and advised institutional leaders on OER strategies.➢ Developed and delivered 20 institutional workshops and presentations at to support open education, open textbooks and OERs ➢ Lead a process to create an institutional working group guide in… Show more As an open education advisor I worked across the province advocating for and supporting OER and open education in Post-secondary institutions. In this role I represented BCcampus at national and international conferences and events and advised institutional leaders on OER strategies.➢ Developed and delivered 20 institutional workshops and presentations at to support open education, open textbooks and OERs ➢ Lead a process to create an institutional working group guide in collaboration with instructional designers and librarians from 10 different institutions in BC➢ Collaboratively developed roadmaps and development goals for the BCcampus instances of Pressbooks➢ Designed and developed six interactive open textbooks➢ Managed multiple OER projects across BC with a combined budget of $30,000➢ Established a provincial steering committees to inform the development and application of Pressbooks in the creation of open textbooks Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

Instructor TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS IN INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGNIDCP 1003➢ Designed curriculum for Instructional Design course including learning objectives, assessments, and learning activities➢ Instructed course using a problem based and individualized approach➢ Evaluated student final instructional design plan and provided feedback

Vancouver, British Columbia

In this position, I coordinated the Portfolio community of practice, a community of faculty involved in portfolio or ePortfolio projects. I also collaborated with instructional support units across UBC to provide support for ePortfolio projects using WordPress.➢ Co-lead the design, development and implementation of ePortfolios in Teacher Education, Midwifery, Graduate Peer Programs, SoTL Faculty Certificate Program, Doctorate of Pharmaceutical Sciences➢ Represented the University of… Show more In this position, I coordinated the Portfolio community of practice, a community of faculty involved in portfolio or ePortfolio projects. I also collaborated with instructional support units across UBC to provide support for ePortfolio projects using WordPress.➢ Co-lead the design, development and implementation of ePortfolios in Teacher Education, Midwifery, Graduate Peer Programs, SoTL Faculty Certificate Program, Doctorate of Pharmaceutical Sciences➢ Represented the University of British Columbia at national and international conference➢ Developed white papers and reports focused on ePortfolio and learning portfolio implementation Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

As an E-Coaching Coordinator for the Teacher Education Program at the University of British Columbia I was responsible for working with faculty and e-coaches assisting them developing their ePortfolios using the WordPress MU platform. This role entailed developing and facilitating training sessions for faculty, e-coaches and teacher candidates. In addition, I developed online training resources including an ecoaching webspace, online FAQs and sample ePortfolios.➢ Developed a program… Show more As an E-Coaching Coordinator for the Teacher Education Program at the University of British Columbia I was responsible for working with faculty and e-coaches assisting them developing their ePortfolios using the WordPress MU platform. This role entailed developing and facilitating training sessions for faculty, e-coaches and teacher candidates. In addition, I developed online training resources including an ecoaching webspace, online FAQs and sample ePortfolios.➢ Developed a program evaluation plan used to evaluate the ePortfolio program➢ Supervised and trained students provide technical support to teacher candidates and faculty ➢ Provided consultation for the selection of an applicable ePortfolio platform for teacher education➢ Documented and analyzed the effectiveness of the ePortfolio program for teacher education ➢ Represented the Teacher Education Office at the Canadian e-learning Conference Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

As my role as a sessional at in the Teacher Education at the University of British Columbia I planned and delivered a course for Teacher Candidates, EDUC 480: ePortfolio Development. This capacity included course development, facilitation and assessing teacher candidates final ePortfolios.➢ Collaborated on the development of the EDUC 480 including the course syllabus, assessment and grading➢ Developed and instructed classes focused on ePortfolio theory and practice➢ Assessed… Show more As my role as a sessional at in the Teacher Education at the University of British Columbia I planned and delivered a course for Teacher Candidates, EDUC 480: ePortfolio Development. This capacity included course development, facilitation and assessing teacher candidates final ePortfolios.➢ Collaborated on the development of the EDUC 480 including the course syllabus, assessment and grading➢ Developed and instructed classes focused on ePortfolio theory and practice➢ Assessed learner ePortfolios and provided feedback and grading for the capstone course Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

As a consultant working with the Specific Claims unit of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs I researched and developed an online course about Specific Claims for First Nation archival researchers. ➢ Provided project management and coordination for web developers, learning designers ➢ Consulted with subject matter experts to develop Specific Claims content for online tutorials➢ Supported the implementation and set-up of the Moodle Learning Management System in collaboration with UBCIC… Show more As a consultant working with the Specific Claims unit of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs I researched and developed an online course about Specific Claims for First Nation archival researchers. ➢ Provided project management and coordination for web developers, learning designers ➢ Consulted with subject matter experts to develop Specific Claims content for online tutorials➢ Supported the implementation and set-up of the Moodle Learning Management System in collaboration with UBCIC IT➢ Evaluated the effectiveness of the pilot and the online modules Show less

In this position I coordinated a professional development program for language instructors. This included managing teaching staff, supervising curriculum development, and instructing courses related to teaching language. ➢ Established and supervised teacher training programs in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Developed and implemented a college-wide learning course repository using the Moodle LMS➢ Provided learning technology support for the campus including professional development for… Show more In this position I coordinated a professional development program for language instructors. This included managing teaching staff, supervising curriculum development, and instructing courses related to teaching language. ➢ Established and supervised teacher training programs in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Developed and implemented a college-wide learning course repository using the Moodle LMS➢ Provided learning technology support for the campus including professional development for staff and students and course development support➢ Designed, developed and instructed TESOL curriculum Show less

As a teaching assistant for EDUC 480: ePortfolio Development I facilitated classes around developing ePortfolios using the WordPress MU platform. In addition, I assisted course instructors in understanding and implementing WordPress MU as an ePortfolio tool.➢ Collaborated on the development of the EDUC 480 including the course syllabus, assessment and grading➢ Developed and instructed classes focused on ePortfolio theory and practice➢ Assessed learner ePortfolios and provided… Show more As a teaching assistant for EDUC 480: ePortfolio Development I facilitated classes around developing ePortfolios using the WordPress MU platform. In addition, I assisted course instructors in understanding and implementing WordPress MU as an ePortfolio tool.➢ Collaborated on the development of the EDUC 480 including the course syllabus, assessment and grading➢ Developed and instructed classes focused on ePortfolio theory and practice➢ Assessed learner ePortfolios and provided feedback and grading for the capstone course Show less

Vancouver

As the director of Pacific Northwest International College, I was responsible for managing a team of instructors, curriculum selection and development. As the director, I attended PELSA and BC TEAL Meetings on behalf of the institution.

Bachelor Of Education, Elementary

Master Of Education, Adult And Higher Education

Final Report: An evaluation plan for the ePortfolio project in the Teacher Education program at the University of British Columbia

Certificate In Digital Storytelling, Digital/Multimedia

Intensive course focusing on developing digital stories: Storyboard and narrative arc Photoshop for graphics creation FinalCut pro video.

Thai Rural Development And Global Political Economy

Studied global political economy and economic development

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science

Activities and Societies: WUSC: Simon Fraser WUSC Delegate Member of World University Services of Canada