The Open University
I work to brief, commission, prepare and build open educational resources to support The Open University’s mission in the Republic of Ireland and in Northern Ireland. I support our tutors and academics as they design and write their materials, and make sure that the end result is accessible, relevant and interesting. I support our partnerships and communications team in trying to raise the profile of the university with key audiences and partners.
Tools used regularly: Moodle, Elucidat, Articulate, H5P, Riverside.fm, Textmetrics, Adobe Analytics, Google Analytics.
FutureLearn
As a Learning Designer, I took responsibility for a varied portfolio of courses and partner institutions. My involvement with FutureLearn meant that I was able to assist with nearly every step of the course creation – from onboarding new partners, to feedback on course layout and objectives, to building course steps and optimizing the final look and feel. I also worked alongside colleagues to investigate new approaches and developments in the EdTech startup space, and to find innovative ways to deliver great courses.
Tools used regularly: full office + communications suite, Miro, Figma, Zendesk, Markdown, GIMP.
ArmEducation
Worked in a consulting capacity to complete an ID review of several online courses for ArmEducationX. Provided feedback on course structure, layout ideas, sequencing and accessibility issues.