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I am a specialist in multi-channel knowledge management, instructional design and deployment, whose work has won awards. I have more than 30 years experience within the field of digital and traditional resource development and delivery.I have delivered training and training resources to people ranging from those with learning difficulties to senior managers and advanced practitioners, operating in fields as diverse as clinical (medical, veterinarian, dental), compliance, finance, military aviation (fixed and rotary wing), and scientific research.
My work is further complimented by senior management, teaching, and vocational training experience, together with a background in engineering and computing.
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LEAP and the Environment Agency
LEAP Serious Game was designed for the Environment Agency to train their Incident Responders. The Environment Agency's collaboration, during the game's design, was exceptional.
Responsible for protecting the wildlife, environment and people of England, The Access the Environment Agency's website.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window)Environment Agency is England's unsung hero, as it co-ordinates the Emergency Services (Ambulance, Coast Guard, Fire and Police) in responding to incidents such as flooding, ships run aground and, at the time of writing, the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Awards Journey Begins
It all began when my manager, at Access RINA's website.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Consulting Defence Ltd., asked me to write the award submissions. Submissions were made (2020-07-31) in two categories for the Access Learning Technologies website.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window)Learning Technologies Awards 2020:
- Best Learning Game (BLG);
- Best Use of Mobile Learning (BUML).
Presentations were given (2020-09-29 BUML and 2020-10-08 BLG) during which the judges commended the high standard of the submissions.
A Team Effort
Such things are rarely the work of just one person.
Much credit goes to Access Claire Sunshine's LinkedIn Profile.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Claire Sunshine, of the Environment Agency, and my colleague at Access RINA's website.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Consulting Defence Ltd., Access Robert Grey's LinkedIn Profile.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Robert Grey, who also designed the outstanding LEAP Serious Game, for their invaluable support and their delivery of excellent presentations.
Credit also goes to my manager, Access Richard Law's LinkedIn Profile.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Richard Law, for presenting me with this rewarding opportunity and to Access Matt Holland's website.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Matt Holland for transforming my words and ideas into impressive submission documents.
Of course, none of this would have been possible without the support and resources given by my employer, Access RINA's website.
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Both Submissions were Shortlisted
Not bad for a first attempt, especially in this record-breaking year, which attracted 489 submissions from around the world.
Onwards and upwards!
The United Kingdom Military Flying Training System (UK MFTS) is a £6 billion programme developed for the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Tri-Services:
- Royal Navy;
- Army;
- Royal Air Force.
The programme is being delivered through a joint venture between:
- Access Ascent Flight Training's website UK MFTS page.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Ascent Flight Training; - Access Lockheed Martin's website UK MFTS page.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Lockheed Martin UK.
UK MFTS Role
In addition to Instructional Design, the role involved lesson development, content research and technical authoring, in collaboration with Air Training Specialists and Media Design in the creation of Computer Aided Instruction (presented by Qualified Flying Instructors (QFI)), Computer Based Training, and Instructor and Student Guides, providing for MoD Flight Ground School Training, together with Basic Flight, Multi-Engine Pilot, Rear Crew, and QFI Training.Training materials were also developed to enable learners to progress seamlessly to synthetic training devices such as the Fuselage Trainer (FuT), based on the Airbus Atlas A400M aircraft.
UK MFTS Aircraft Types Covered
UK MFTS Topics Covered
Topic | Topic |
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Airways Flying and Administration. | Multi-Function and Primary Flight Displays (MFD, PFD). |
Communications Control Systems. | Navigation. |
Defensive Aids Suite. | Night Flying. |
Flight Planning. | Non-verbal Communications: ATC, Marshalling, Electrical/Radio Failure Procedures, Shepherding. |
Fuel Systems. | Pressurisation and Environmental Control Systems. |
Loading/Unloading, Load Positioning, Dangerous Goods. | Safety - Walk-around, Pre Taxi/Take-Off, Ascent, ToC/Leg/ToD, Circuits. |
Mission Planning System. | Stalling, Spinning and Aerobatics. |
Undercarriage System. |
Latest News
Multi-Engine Pilot Training (fixed-wing), Texan (fixed-wing), and Jupiter (rotary-wing) UK MFTS (Access Ascent Flight Training's UK MFTS news page.(External link, opens in a new tab/window)) latest news.
It was my privilege to work with Elekta, during the Research and Development phase of their Unity project, conducting a Knowledge Structure and Data Integrity Analysis, for Research and Development personnel and Field Service Engineers, and a Training Needs Analysis for Field Service Engineers.
My work involved collaboration with local and international representatives from areas of senior management, IT, research physicists, clinicians, software and GUI developers, and electro-mechanical engineers.
Elekta's Access Elekta's website Unity MRI/RT page
(External link, opens in a new tab/window)Unity MRI-LinAc 'went live' at the Access the Royal Marsden Hospital's website MR Linac - first ever treatment page
(External link, opens in a new tab/window) Royal Marsden Hospital (London) in September 2018, a ground-breaking and revolutionary achievement for Elekta, which has since won the following awards:
- (Access the Markets Insider article (External link, opens in a new tab/window)). Medical Device Engineering Breakthrough Award 2019 from MedTech Breakthrough;
- (Access the Elekta article.
(External link, opens in a new tab/window)) Business Innovation Award 2019 from the Institute of Physics.
Awards
- Contributed to the Research and Development phase of Elekta's Unity MRI-LinAc, winner of global and national awards (see Work > Organisations > Scientific > Elekta Unity MRI-guided Radiation Therapy System, for details);
- Sole designer and developer of the e-learning element for the award winning FSC HMEP Officer course (see Work > Organisations > Technical > Fire Service College (England), for details);
- Contributed to eLA, winner of Gold at the e.learning age awards (see Work > Organisations > Clinical > e-Learning for Healthcare, for details).
Comment
Deputy Medical Director/Senior Consultant"I've been involved in organising, writing and editing for a number of medical e-learning projects over the last 10 years, and I think you've provided a very good design service."
For further information, visit my LinkedIn Profile (top right), or reach me via the Contact page.
Resources
eLearning:
- 3D Printer Developments by 3D Printing Industry
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Augmented Reality from Tobias Kammann
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Browser Statistics by w3schools.
Browser Type, Operating System, Screen Resolutions
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Cambridge Dictionary The Cambridge Dictionary - leading authority on the English Language - Dictionary and Thesaurus - Free to use
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - eLearning Feeds by eLearning Feeds. Ranked and scored e-learning blogs
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Global Statistics (on-line) by ITU - Includes Stats for the Web and Mobile
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Multi-media Software SourceForce - Open Source software (free) development and distribution community
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Punctuation Guide by the renowned Professor Larry Trask
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Referencing:
- Typography by Typekit Practice
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Virtual Reality Blog by Enter VR
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Web Usability by Nielson Norman Group
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Security:
- Anonymous Browsing:
- Computer by The Tor Project
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Mobile by The Guardian Project
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - User-Agent String Confirm what information your browser is giving away about itself, your operating system and computer
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- Computer by The Tor Project
- Computer Security from Graham Cluley
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Email Encryption by GnuPG, for various Operating Systems
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Publicised Location Confirm your VPN/Proxy settings; where the Internet thinks you are
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Random No. Generator Create random passwords, convert numbers to letters, e.g., 5 = E
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - UK NCSC Advice and guidance from the National Cyber Security Centre
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - On-line Privacy by The Tin Hat. Articles and Tutorials
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - VPN Reviews by TechRadar
The latest reviews of VPNs
(External link, opens in a new tab/window).
- GCA Toolkit Access the UK Police ActionFraud website
Protect small/medium sized business from cyber attacks
(External link, opens in a new tab/window); - Quad9 and DMARC Access the UK Police ActionFraud website
Protect your system and e-mail
(External link, opens in a new tab/window).
Guarding against disinformation and the re-writing of history.
Web Archive Access the Internet Archive Wayback Machine website(External link, opens in a new tab/window)