on education: designing strategy

Professor of Learning with Digital Technologies at the London Knowledge Lab, UCL Institute of Education (IOE), leading research projects on developing a learning design support environment for teachers, and developing software interventions for learners with low numeracy and dyscalculia. Formerly Head of the e-Learning Strategy Unit at Department for Education and Skills, Pro-Vice Chancellor for learning technologies at the Open University. Recent book: Teaching as a Design Science, Routledge. Researching MOOCs, learning design, and digital games for dyscalculia.

Visiting Professor at UCL Institute of Education (IOE), University of Buckingham and UU School of Education, Dissertation Examiner for the University of London. Former teacher, head teacher, inspector (local authority and Ofsted), Local Authority Director of Education, England’s Chief Schools Adjudicator, IOE’s Interim Director of Initial Teacher Education and Visiting Professor in Practice at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Over many years he has undertaken consultancy assignments in the UK and abroad for municipalities, governments and NGOs and has undertaken leadership and management reviews in higher education institutions and schools.

Co-founder and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Ayb Foundation (Armenia), curator of Management and Leadership in Education diploma programme at UU School of Education, former Executive Director of Ayb School, Vice President of ABBYY Group of Companies, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Central School of Dilijan, co-investor and member of the Advisory Board of the first venture capital fund in Armenia Granatus Ventures, in the past served on the governing boards of development organizations.