Paolo Oprandi

Senior Learning Designer @London Metropolitan University

Brighton and Hove, GB
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WORK HISTORY

Jan 2024 — Present

Senior Learning Designer @London Metropolitan University

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Advancing the University’s social justice mission of transforming lives through best practice pedagogy and appropriate technology use, promoting an inclusive culture, and enabling fair outcomes for students. Blending in-person and online learning, uniting embodied and virtual learning experiences.Transforming and enriching education, knowledge production, and the academic disciplines, through maximising the input of voices from all backgrounds.

EDUCATION

1992 — 1996

The Manchester Metropolitan University

BSc, Chemistry

2006 — 2014

University of Sussex

Professional Doctorate in Education, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration

1999 — 2000

Cranfield University

Master's degree, Enterprise Integration

SKILLS

GitHtmlVagrantMysqlUser ExperienceProcess ManagementSvnEducational TechnologySystem DeploymentUser-Centered DesignSystem AdministrationProgrammingE-LearningFront-End DevelopmentManagementWeb DevelopmentProduct ManagementLinuxJavascriptSystems AnalysisResearch DesignMoodleHigher EducationTrainingTeachingQualitative ResearchResearchPhpCssSocial Media

ABOUT PAOLO OPRANDI

Digital Learning lead, LMS, CMS and pedagogy expert. Learning Designer and team lead. Blackboard, Moodle and Canvas LMS expert in charity & higher education sectors. Co-chair of the Active Learning Network transforming it into a dynamic global community fostering innovation in teaching & learning. Co-led sector wide, community-building initiatives including the publication of three educational books, organisation of annual international conferences & festivals, delivery of sector-wide CPD programmes & facilitation of collaborative projects.Teaching & Learning: 20+ years experience in teaching & learning and LMS management in university & charity sectors. Pedagogy expert with many years designing courses, learning activities, workshops & online assessments, rewards & certificates. A passion for social change & inclusivity in education evidenced by a lead role in Active Learning Network. Managed training programmes on CPD, e-learning design, formative assessments, problem-based learning, interactive online seminars, & many learning tools from Mahara, Padlet to classroom response systems.Expertise in learning technologies, technical architecture, integrations & operations, stakeholder management, & software procurement, including requirements definition, soft market testing, RFPs, shortlisting & selection. Expertise in deploying, upgrading & configuring LMS, change management initiatives & training. Managed LMS & CMS development, integrations with CRMs, SRSs, e-portfolios & learning apps using industry standards. Partner, customer and supplier management in Higher Education and charity contexts. Experience building & nurturing expert communities in Active Learning Network. Expertise in technology stack audits, and needs identification. Competence in rationalising and consolidating services, improving SEO and analytics. Many years experience with analytics including GA4, LMS (Canvas/Moodle) reporting, Kibana & custom reports.

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