Chris Baldwin, BA, MSc, DELTA
I am a freelance elearning/education consultant with extensive experience in corporate training development as well as teacher training and language learning materials development. Below is an outline of my experience and a link to download my CV (résumé).
Linkedin profile: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chris-baldwin-4367703b
Professional Experience
2016 – present – Freelance education consultant
Working in project management, materials development and elearning.
2015 English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong
Director of Language & Learning
General management of after-school department for a group of 22 international schools.
2010 – 2015 British Council Global Products department, Hong Kong
E-learning consultant/project manager, global teacher development team
Project management for large-scale global e-learning teacher-training projects. Global online course sales and marketing manager.
2008 – 2010 British Council, Hong Kong
E-learning editor and English teacher
Editing work:
Courses taught:
2004 – 2008 Big Ben School, Verona, Italy
English teacher, course coordinator and teacher trainer
I worked both in a private language school and in state schools. Courses taught:
General and business English to all levels, using a variety of course books, and methods.
Publications
I have written many professional and academic articles and act as a peer reviewer for the Japan Association of Language Teaching. See my Linkedin Profile for a full publication list: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-baldwin-4367703b
Professional Education and Qualifications
I am a freelance elearning/education consultant with extensive experience in corporate training development as well as teacher training and language learning materials development. Below is an outline of my experience and a link to download my CV (résumé).
Linkedin profile: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chris-baldwin-4367703b
Professional Experience
2016 – present – Freelance education consultant
Working in project management, materials development and elearning.
- Curriculum design
- Project management
- English Language Teaching (ELT) materials development
- Elearning authoring and content development
- Teacher training materials development - elearning and face-to-face
- Learning Management System administration and development
- Product support
- Marketing planning and delivery
2015 English Schools Foundation, Hong Kong
Director of Language & Learning
General management of after-school department for a group of 22 international schools.
- Educational product development
- Curriculum design and development
- Teacher training
- Staff management (8 direct reports, 200 indirect)
- Strategic planning
- Marketing strategy development and delivery, including digital and social media marketing
- Financial management
2010 – 2015 British Council Global Products department, Hong Kong
E-learning consultant/project manager, global teacher development team
Project management for large-scale global e-learning teacher-training projects. Global online course sales and marketing manager.
- Project management
- Curriculum design
- Teacher training materials development using a variety of elearning authoring tools
- Learning Management System administration and development
- Contract negotiation
- Financial planning
- Strategic planning
- Staff management
- Product support
- Sales and marketing
- Global online sales of teacher training courses
- Learning Technologies for the Classroom course development (online, face-to-face and blended learning modular course)
- Primary Plus online (blended English course for Primary-aged students)
- myClass online (blended adult English course)
- Large-scale content migration to upgraded platform (Moodle 2)
- Certificate in Secondary English Language Teaching (CiSELT) online course
- Primary English Elearning Resources: http://peer.edb.hkedcity.net/
2008 – 2010 British Council, Hong Kong
E-learning editor and English teacher
Editing work:
- Content editor for teachingenglish.org.uk
- E-learning editor for British Council online courses,
- Course editor for Hong Kong secondary English courses (HKDSE)
Courses taught:
- Secondary school courses
- Adult students
- general English
- Business English
2004 – 2008 Big Ben School, Verona, Italy
English teacher, course coordinator and teacher trainer
I worked both in a private language school and in state schools. Courses taught:
- Teacher trainer for state primary school teachers wishing to teach English.
- English language to adults, secondary and middle school students
- Coordinator of high school exam courses, organising courses and teacher training.
- Design and maintenance of an educational website for use in exam courses.
- Curriculum and material design for CLIL courses
- Staff management
General and business English to all levels, using a variety of course books, and methods.
Publications
I have written many professional and academic articles and act as a peer reviewer for the Japan Association of Language Teaching. See my Linkedin Profile for a full publication list: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-baldwin-4367703b
Professional Education and Qualifications
- 2015 Executive Coaching certificate, Institute of Leadership and Management, UK
- 2014 Diploma in Digital Marketing, Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK)
- 2013 PRINCE2 Practitioner (project management)
- 2012 BA – Open degree, Open University, UK
- 2011 Certified Scrum Master (project management)
- 2010 British Council E-moderators Essentials
- 2009 DELTA – Post-graduate diploma in teaching, Cambridge University, UK
- 2008 MSc (Master of Science degree) in teaching – Aston University, UK
- Modules studied:
- Methodology
- Young learners
- Course material development
- Educational management
- Dissertation: Error correction – Grade A
- Modules studied:
- 2004 CELTA – certificate in teaching – Grade B
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