CV
Employment
| April 2010 – present | IT and ELearning Advisor & Trainer |
| Sept 2008 – April 2010 | IT Advisor & Trainer Mekelle University, Ethiopia |
| Aug 2006 - Sept 2008 |
Developer in Social Software Knowledge Media Institute, Open University, Milton Keynes |
| July 2005 - Aug 2006 |
Senior Developer Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes |
| Feb 2001 - July 2005 |
Web Developer & Application Programmer Institute of Educational Technology, Open University, Milton Keynes |
| Dec 1999 - Nov 2000 |
IT Manager International Curriculum and Assessment Agency (ICAA), Hampshire |
| Oct 1995 - Dec 1999 |
Developer (Print production) First Direct, Leeds |
Education
| Sept 1996 - July 1997 |
Software Development Postgraduate Diploma Leeds Metropolitan University |
| Oct 1991 - June 1994 |
BSc Hons Degree Mathematics Leeds University |
Other Courses and Qualifications
| 6 April 2010 | Moodle Course Creator Certificate Verify my certificate |
| 12-15 August 2008 | Training Skills VSO |
| 2-6 July 2008 | Skills for Working in Development (SKWID) VSO |
| June 2008 | Improving your Negotiating Skills Open University (more info) |
| March 2008 | Effective Leadership Skills Open University (more info) |
| 25 – 29 July 2005 | Web Component Development with Java (JSP & Servlets) Sun Educational Services |
| Feb – Oct 2005 | Understanding Law (W200) Open University (see course info) |
| Nov 2004 – Feb 2005 | Beginners Russian Nightclass |
| 23 July 2004 | Introduction to UML Held at Staffordshire University |
| May 2004 - July 2004 |
Law, the Internet and Society: technology and the future of ideas (T182) Open University (see course info) The course is now available freely online, just go to http://technology.open.ac.uk/t182/scripts/login.php and complete the short registration form to get access. |
| Nov 2003 - Apr 2004 |
Software Development for Networked Applications using Java (M874) – passed with merit Open University (see course info) |
| 3rd Nov 2003 | Project 2002 – Creating a project Held at Open University, by AACS-TST |
| 1st Oct 2003 | Advanced ColdFusion MX Developer (Macromedia Certified Professional) |
| 10-11 July 2003 | Effective Recruitment & Selection |
| 25-26 Sept 2002 | The Complete Computer Trainer Held at Open University, by AACS-TST |
| 8-12 Oct 2001 | Administering a SQL 2000 Database Held at Training Bridge, Milton Keynes |
| 6 Sept 2001 | Windows 2000 Server Administration Held at Open University, by AACS-TST |
Publications
- Okada, A., Tomadaki, E., Little, A. and Bachler, M. (2008, forthcoming) Knowledge media tools for open learning communities, for the handbook Social Software and developing Community Ontology, by IGI group
- Alex Little, Chris Denham, and Marc Eisenstadt (2008). MSG Instant Messenger: Social Presence and Location for the “Ad Hoc Learning Experience”. Journal of Interactive Media in Education. http://jime.open.ac.uk/2008/02/
- Weller, M, Little, A., McAndrew, P. & Woods, W. (2006) Learning Design, generic service descriptions and universal acid, ISSN 1436-4522. IEEE Educational Technology and Society.
- McAndrew, P., Nadolski, R. and Little, A. (2005). Developing an approach for Learning Design Players. Journal of Interactive Media in Education (Advances in Learning Design. Special Issue, eds. Colin Tattersall, Rob Koper), 2005/14. ISSN:1365-893X
- McAndrew, P., Woods, W.I.S., Little, A., Weller, M.J., Koper, R. & Vogten, H. (2004). ‘Implementing Learning Design to support web-based learning’. AusWeb 2004, Gold Coast, Australia 3-7 July 2004
Recent Presentations and Workshops
- Little A (2010) Digital Campus: An Integrated Model to support eLearning at Higher Education Institutions in Africa, presented at eLearning Africa 2010, Lusaka, Zambia, May 28th 2010 (view presentation)
- Little A (2008) Introduction to OpenLearn, presented at MoodleMoot08, Padova University, Italy, May 9th (view presentation)
- Little A (2008) Google Maps, presented at IET Technology Coffee Morning, Open University, Milton Keynes, (UK), May 7th (view presentation)
- Little A (2007) MSG: Instant Messaging in OpenLearn, presented at eLearning Community Work-in-Progress #4, Open University, Milton Keynes, (UK), Dec 3rd.
- Little A (2007) MSG Instant Messenger: social presence and location for the “ad hoc learning experience, presented at OpenLearn conference, Open University, Milton Keynes, (UK), Oct 30-31, 2007.
- Little A (2007) Integrating Google Maps into MSG, presented at CALRG conference, Open University, Milton Keynes, (UK), June 20-22, 2007.
- Little A & Tomadaki E (2007) OpenLearn: Open Source VLE, Sussex Learning Network eLearning Project Conference, Brighton, 9 May 2007
- Little A (2007) Integrating Google Maps into MSG, KMi Internal Seminar, Open University, Milton Keynes, 18 April 2007 – video replay
- Little A, Okada A & Tomadaki E (2007) Lightning introduction to social software for open learning, Widening Participation and Race Equality Fair, Open University, Milton Keynes, 13 Feb 2007
Conferences & Workshops attended
| 27-28 May 2010 | eLearning Africa 2010 Lusaka, Zambia (more info) |
| 9-10 May 2008 | MoodleMoot08 Padova University, Italy (more info) |
| 30-31 Oct 2007 | OpenLearn Conference OU, Milton Keynes (more info) |
| 3-5 Oct 2007 | Future of Web Apps Expo London (more info) |
| 21 June 2007 | CALRG Conference OU, Milton Keynes (more info) |
| 31 May 2007 | Google Developer Day 2007 London (more info) |
| 9 May 2007 | Sussex Learning Network conference Brighton (more info) |
| 20 – 21 Feb 2007 | Future of Web Apps (FOWA) London |
| 24 – 26 Jul 2006 | MoodleMoot & Moodle Hackfest Held at Open University |
| 17 Feb 2006 | LAMS V1.1 workshop (run by Ernie Ghiglione from LAMS International) Held at London Knowledge Lab |
| 28 – 29 Nov 2005 | UNFOLD (Next generation activity based eLearning) Held at Ambassador Hotel, Berlin (more info) |
| 14 – 15 Nov 2005 | JISC-CETIS (e-Framework, Priorities and Challenges for 2006) Held at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (more info) |
| 12 – 14 Oct 2005 | UNFOLD (CoP meeting) Held at Strathclyde University, Glasgow (presentations) |
| 20 – 22 June 2005 | Alt-i-Lab 2005 – Advancing Learning Technology Interoperability Held in Sheffield (more info) |
| 15 -17 June 2005 | UNFOLD (Making IMS Learning Design available to teachers) Held at Minho University, Braga, Portugal (more info) |
| 20-22 Apr 2005 | UNFOLD (Exploring authoring tools for IMS Learning Design) Held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona |
| 8-10 Sept 2004 | UNFOLD (Learning Design Communities of Practice meeting) Held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona |
| 6-7 July 2004 | JISC Joint Programmes (eLearning Frameworks strand) Held at Grand Hotel, Brighton |
| 12-14 May 2004 | eLearning Results 2004 (including IMS Learning Design Workshop) Hosted by GiuntiLabs in Sestri Levante, Italy |
| 23 Apr 2004 | eLearning Strategy, Development and Standards. OKI Workshop: OSID Developers Training Hosted by Cambridge-MIT Institute |
| 16 Sept 2003 | Knowledge Resource Network, Summer Workshop 2003 – Legal Issues Surrounding e-Learning Systems Held at the Cambridge-MIT Institute |
| 29-30 May 2003 | CF Europe Conference Held at the Olympia Conference Centre, London |
| 23-25 Nov 2002 | EASA Awards Held in Ronneby, Sweden |
| 9 Sept 2002 | Paper Prototyping Held at Open University, by EMERG |
Awards
| 26 Apr 2005 | Open University Teaching Award – as part of the ‘eMentor’ project team |
| 2004 | Open University Teaching Award – as part of the ‘Introducing Teaching and learning Online’ team |
| 2003 | Open University Teaching Award – as part of the ‘Knowledge Network’ project team |
| Nov 2002 | European Academic Software Awards (EASA) finalist – for work on the ‘Knowledge Network’ |
