Room: MA132 Phone: 01902 32 2628 Email: paul.towers@wlv.ac.uk
While studying on the PGCE course I became a trainer and a support worker for PebblePad, helping my peers with the use of the system. With this experience I then became a mentor for the School of Education helping the PGCE students with their ePortfolios. After that I became a member of the Institute for Learning Enhancement. While working with ILE my job role changed and I became a Blended Learning Adviser.
As a Blended Learning adviser I am tasked in helping to support blended learning in all schools, but I am assigned to the School of Health and Wellbeing and the School of Art and Design. My job is also to enhance students learning experience by using technology. My role with CETL is to help evaluate the impact technology has had within the schools.
I would like to study a Masters degree in Education and then move on to a PhD. I feel the experience I have gained in the last few years I have worked for the University of Wolverhampton would really help me in progressing at this level.
I have developed and given staff training for a variety of different systems with in the university including:
Challen. R, Rhodes. J, & Towers. P. (2012) Empowering, encouraging and engaging staff with learning technology. Bespoke webinar for JISCRSC West Midlands. Online 24th March 2012. Available at: Empowering, encouraging and engaging staff with learning technology, 24th March 2012
Towers, P. (2010) Lost in Reflection. How SSPAL students use ‘forms’ to find their way. Available online at: http://www.pebblepad.co.uk/pp2010/cs14.pdf (accessed 12th June 2010.)
Andrews, B., Challen, R., Purnell, E., Rhodes, J. and Towers, P. (2011). Adaptation for adoption - Changing modes of staff development in higher education. In: Ahmed, J. et al. Engaging Hearts and Minds - Engaging with academics in the use of technology enhanced learning. The proceedings of the UCISA Conference, December 2011, Salford, UK. Oxford: UCISA, pp. 16-22. Available at: http://www.ucisa.ac.uk/publications/engaging.aspx
