Peter Simmons Email & Phone Number

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Management of Teacher Support website, supporting 45000 users in 150 countries and using in-house content management system. Working with external consultants and internal subject experts to develop and deliver support materials. Writing course specifications for online courses and commissioning content. Management of student support website, supporting students worldwide. Management of CIE's virtual learning environment. Management of full range of teacher induction and support courses. Management of transition from email discussion lists to web-based discussion forums Management of subject communities for new Pre-U qualification across 26 subjects. Development and maintenance of external partnerships Budgetary responsibility. Working with CIE programme office, Information management and third party technology suppliers to deliver new technologies and maintain support for existing technologies. Introduction of new technologies..

Cambridge

Specification, tendering process and selection of E-Learning supplier for Cambridge ESOL.Contributed to the definition and dissemination of the ESOL vision for computer based assessment.Managed projects in consultation with internal departments and business streams, external consultants, partners and suppliers.Liaised with the Information Management Programme Office to monitor the progression of agreed projects and systems development.Liaised with the Assessment and Operations Group and with Asset Languages staff to ensure that appropriate content was produced for computer based tests.Liaised with managers and staff in project unit to co-ordinate projects and utilise shared resources.Provided expert knowledge on all aspects of CBT and E-Learning developments and development processes to relevant groups within Cambridge ESOL .Developed knowledge in areas such as off the shelf CBT and E-Learning packages as required and the use of other new educational technologies and innovations.Disseminated knowledge about CBT and E-Learning development and strategy in the wider world of education and ICT.Projects Managed include:Four-way partnership between Cambridge Assessment, Cambridge University Press, Italian Universities and a Polish technology partner to develop a blended learning course for Italian undergraduates delivered partly face to face and partly online Development and delivery of Computer-based external assessments in the Asset Languages programme.Development of mechanisms for delivery of paper-based assessments in ESOL Skills for Life.Development of Cambridge ESOL Formative Assessment PrototypeDevelopment of ESOL vision for E-Learning

Project management of technology and materials creation projectsManagement of materials writing teamsSetting up and overseeing websiteCommissioning and co-ordinating materials writing and acquisition of digital mediaCreating and supervising programme specification, delivery and acceptance testingQuality assurance and technical and language support to usersOverseeing and carrying out digitisation of materialBudgetary controlPreparation of business plans and strategy documentsNegotiations with external bodiesSetting up and running internal training eventsInternal and external consultancies on e-learningCo-ordination of Technology Enhanced Language Learning projects

including a wide range of teacher development courses delivered in UK and overseas.

Postgraduate Diploma, Teaching English

Ba (Hons), German