Foreign Facilitators
1 – Prof. Dr. Ian Willis:
PhD in Higher Education
10 years in Pakistan; designing, delivering, refining courses to enhance learning and teaching
International consultancy; extensive experience in diverse settings – Middle East to Sub-Saharan Africa
Online learning; design, development and thesis supervision – University of Liverpool online professional doctorate in Higher Education Leadership
Leadership; Principal Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy (recognises strategic leadership), Head of Educational Development Division, UoL (practical team leadership)
2 – Prof. Dr. Janet Strivens.
PhD in Higher Education.
10 years in Pakistan: designing, delivering, refining courses to enhance learning and teaching
International consultancy: currently with the European Hematology Association around assessment and online learning; previously as Senior Associate Director of the UK Centre for Recording Achievement on eportfolios and personal development planning.
Doctoral work: extensive experience of PhD supervision; design and development and thesis supervision of the University of Liverpool online professional doctorate (EdD) in Higher Education
Recognition: Awarded National Teaching Fellowship (UK) in 2012; Fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy
3 – Dr. Greg Hendren
Masters in Higher Education
International higher education teaching experience in culturally diverse environments – Middle East
and New Zealand.
Trained teacher and Master in Education (Higher Ed) with extensive experience in programme
design, faculty development and student study support.
Specialist in adult teaching and learning with particular interests in active learning approaches, adult
learning theory, constructive alignment, assessment and moderation.