Working with organisations, across higher education and executive education
My work spans two connected sectors: learning and leadership development within organisations, and business and management education within higher education. Executive education sits naturally at the intersection — bringing the expertise and learning of business schools together with the leadership, capability and performance needs of organisations.
Across each area, the purpose is consistent: to create high-quality learning and leadership experiences that build capability and competence, enabling individuals to apply what they learn to strengthen their own, their team’s and their organisation’s performance.
Leadership development and professional learning
Building the capabilities, behaviours and confidence people need to lead, perform and develop in today’s organisations.
I provide specialist support across the design, delivery and evaluation of leadership development and professional learning. Each service can be commissioned independently or combined to support a wider programme or initiative.
Programme and course design
Designing purposeful learning experiences in response to organisational needs. Services include needs analysis, learning outcomes, curriculum architecture, learner journey design and session design, and working with sponsors, faculty and subject experts to create a coherent and effective programme.
Programme delivery
Facilitation and programme direction, in person and online. Creating an effective learning environment, coordinating faculty and contributors, engaging participants and maintaining the purpose and coherence of the programme throughout.
Teaching and learning evaluation
Independent, structured evaluation of teaching and learning in practice. Reviewing the learning design, methods of assessment, learner experience, faculty content and learning materials to identify opportunities to improve quality and performance.
Measuring impact and change
Designing strategies to evidence changes in capability, behaviour and performance. Establishing what matters, and integrating this into what gets measured as part of needs analysis and programme design.
Content development
Creating teaching cases, group work scenarios and other learner materials to stimulate discussion, capture reflections and enable independent transfer of learning into professional practice.
Business development, proposals and commercials
Supporting business development, proposal writing, solution design, pricing and commercials — aligning the learning proposition with client needs and commercial requirements.
Higher education business and management education
Using digital pedagogy to deliver inclusive and engaging online and blended learning experiences that widen access and participation.
I work with universities, business schools and higher education teams to develop, improve and grow online and blended learning. Support can focus on an individual course or programme, or extend across a portfolio. Services can be commissioned independently or combined as part of a wider project.
Online learning strategy and proposition development
Helping institutions shape new online and blended learning opportunities around a clear educational purpose and market need. Defining the proposition, target learners, scope, learning model and delivery approach, while aligning with the institutional capability and resources for successful delivery.
Course design and development
Designing high-quality online and blended courses grounded in digital pedagogy. Includes curriculum and module design, content authorship, activities, media and assessment.
Course review and improvement
Independent review of online and blended courses. Reviewing pedagogy, structure, learner workload, engagement, assessment and the overall learning experience, with clear, prioritised recommendations for improvement.
Assessment strategy and implementation
Designing formative and summative assessment as an integral part of the learning experience. Creating formative opportunities that help learners practise, test their understanding and make progress, alongside robust summative assessment that provides evidence of attainment aligned to institutional regulations.
Digital pedagogy and capability development
Building the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to create high-quality online and blended learning. Training and coaching can cover digital pedagogy, course design and development, as well as the teamwork, collaboration and communication skills needed to work effectively across academic, learning design and technology roles.
Ideas that shape my work
I am interested in how thoughtful design can create better conditions for learning — building capability, changing practice and equipping people to navigate a rapidly changing world of work.
Across leadership development and higher education, three areas particularly shape my thinking and work.
Learning that changes practice
Innovation in programme and course design that helps people move beyond acquiring knowledge to building capability, developing competence and changing practice.
AI-augmented teaching and learning
Exploring how AI can enhance teaching and learning, particularly by bringing the learning environment and workplace closer together.
Learning how to learn
Preparing people for continued change: developing the metacognitive capability to learn, adapt and develop throughout their working lives.
Have a learning challenge, an opportunity or an idea you’re still shaping? I’m happy to talk it through.
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