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Gosport, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

• Promoting accessibility across the college, and providing training to staff on best practice for creating accessible content using Microsoft Office, Adobe Suite, and Moodle.
• Support the design, production, development and accessibility of appropriate teaching and learning
• materials using the range of university Digital Learning platforms.
• Provide professional advice on the pedagogical use of the wider Web and how this intersects with UAL policies, regulations, systems and practices.
• Arranging and hosting professional development workshops and events around Digital Learning.
• Creating guides and support materials where applicable for circulation within the college or to be posted centrally.

Leading a team of e-learning professionals, I was responsible for:The management of the AWE library of digital learning content modules, including its periodic review.The development of new and revised digital learning solutions to fulfil authorised demands.Implementing agreed digital learning support model including ownership of all content development.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

As well as continuing the duties below, my role has expanded to include:Working closely with Faculty and School Executive Committees to plan for upcoming changes to the way we deliver e-learning to campus-based and distance learning students.Manage and allocate work to a team of six online course developers.Oversee the day-to-day Moodle operation for the.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Providing support to academic staff in developing and updating online course materials within Moodle, and using outward facing software such as Google Sites and WordPress.
• Setting up, monitoring and providing support for online submissions using Turnitin and Moodle Assignments.
• Creating online examinations for staff to deliver to students, and providing technical support during the exams.
• Liaising with academic staff to come up with new ways of providing online material to students.
• Running training and workshops for staff and students covering the use of Moodle, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and any other areas where training is required.
• Ensuring that modules within Moodle are kept up to date.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Providing support to academic staff in developing and updating online course materials within Moodle, and using outward facing software such as Google Sites and WordPress.
• Setting up, monitoring and providing support for online submissions using Turnitin.
• Creating online examinations for staff to deliver to students, and providing technical support during the exams.
• Liaising with academic staff to come up with new ways of providing online material to students.
• Running workshops for staff and students covering the use of Moodle, Google Docs, Microsoft Office, and any other areas where training is required.
• Ensuring that units within Moodle are kept up to date.

Working in a freelance capacity, I help facilitate on short courses run by STEM on Future Learn.

Romsey

• As part of my degree, I undertook a work placement at the Mountbatten School which extended past the initial year, into working part time during my final year of study. Duties included:
• Developing web pages and widgets in Frog, the schools new Virtual Learning Environment.
• Providing training to staff on the use of the VLE, Microsoft products, and general ICT equipment use.
• Responding to, and resolving IT support calls ranging from
• Deploying PC images across the site using Microsoft System Center 2012 Configuration Manager in line with the network managers schedule.

Gosport

• During my time working at TML, my duties have included:
• Installation of new computer hardware and software.
• Maintaining and administering a network of 20 computers, operating Windows 2003 Small Business Server.
• Providing for software training for new and existing staff members.
• Ensuring that self-assessment returns are completed and that all deadlines are met for over 600 clients.
• Dealing with self-assessment tax enquires, and liaising with the Inland Revenue as necessary.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• Working within a corporate environment, I provided tax administration support to IBM’s population of international assignees. My duties included:
• Working on the global excess tax reconciliation project.
• Acting as a first point of contact for any queries that an assignee may have concerning their tax affairs whilst on assignment.
• Reviewing end of year P60’s to ensure that all entries are correct, and amending where necessary.
• Liaising with IBM in other countries to ensure that monthly tax loan balances are reported back to the UK on a timely basis.
• Ensuring that assignees submit their yearly tax return information on a timely basis, and where necessary escalate any problems to the appropriate manager.

Portsmouth, United Kingdom

• I provided services to Highbury College on a part time basis. My duties included:
• Building PC’s to a specified standard, prior to rolling them out to classrooms.
• Fault finding on returned PC’s and repairing as necessary.
• Working on the help desk and assisting staff and students with queries, either face to face, via email, or by telephone.
• Logging staff and student queries on Sunrise, prior to passing on a job sheet to an ICT technician.

Gosport

• During my time working at TML, my duties have included:
• Installation of new computer hardware and software.
• Maintaining and administering a network of 20 computers, operating Windows 2003 Small Business Server.
• Providing for software training for new and existing staff members.
• Ensuring that self-assessment returns are completed and that all deadlines are met for over 600 clients.
• Dealing with self-assessment tax enquires, and liaising with the Inland Revenue as necessary.

Bsc, Business Information Systems, First

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