An award winning teacher with a wealth of expertise in online delivery and a good understanding of assessment issues in language learning. I am a dynamic self-starter who enjoys taking the initiative and works well with others. Experienced in education management and course design in secondary and higher education.

I am employed currently as Principal Teaching Fellow in the Language Centre and my responsibilities include the strategic direction of technology deployment for language teaching.  My recent projects include the development of a ground breaking platform for online language learning,Languages@Warwick; the establishment of CPD resources and community building for the professional development of language educators. Since 2010 I have been supported in my projects through a Fellowship to the Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning. Latest innovative projects I have lead include a successful pilot of an accredited e-portfolio for 100 non-specialist language learners and an international virtual exchange for 500+ students featured in a case study by the EU funded INTENT project. I have extensive experience of the integration of computer-assisted language learning, computer-mediated communication and research in this area in order to find solutions and support student centred pedagogy.

I have excellent language skills in French. I am well-organised and hard working. Proven in project management and revenue generation, I created a successful business language training programme and secured a major corporate client.  I have also gained administrative expertise in HE as programme leader for business language, an activity that had a 300K annual turnover. A career long exponent of the importance of high quality language teaching in the UK, I have been involved with the development of the National Language Standards (now National Occupational Standards), delivered specialist input into the Ofqual Vocational awards review and support the Speak to the Future campaign. I am on the steering committee for the UCML where I hold the office for External Engagement and Communications.

I am an individual member of the Association for Learning Technology. A career long language educator, I have constantly developed and increased my skill base, engaging in regular education and learning opportunities and contributing to my professional community. An early adopter of technology in my teaching, I have continued to lead and support colleagues in finding opportunities to embed technology in their work in order to improve learning outcomes. I undertook this CMALT portfolio in order to evidence the significant professional growth I have achieved in through research in computer assisted language teaching. As increasingly communications, in whatever language, are computer-mediated, I believe it is vital that colleagues are supported in embracing technology use as vital to the experience of language learning. 

 Online learning community participation.

 Through my twitter presence as WarwickLanguage I have a healthy 1,500+ followers and actively connect language educators across sectors. I am an active member of the #globalclassroom network, and #edchat, moderating twitter chats from time to time. I am also an experienced user of an online classroom.

 I am responsible for WarwickLanguage YouTube channel which is used to provide technical support for our staff. I also curate several topics on scoop.it to amplify the voice of the language community including the topics Speak to the Future and Computer Mediated Communication. In my role for UCML I maintain a Facebook page.

 I maintain a professional identity in LinkedIn, Slideshare, google+ (profteresamac) netvibes and myfav.es