Jim Flood

For the last eight years Jim has been involved in developing and delivering online courses and in particular exploring what is appropriate and effective use of new media technologies to facilitate learning. Before retiring he was with COROUS (a department of the Open University), and before that a Sub-Dean in the Faculty of Technology at the Open University.

Most of Jim's career has centred on teaching engineering and promoting an interest and excitement about science and technology. His involvement has included:

• teaching in schools
• writing programmes for schools television series
• running staff development sessions for teachers
• advising government committees on the school curriculum
• teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels
• giving lectures to young people on maths, science and technology.

Two markers of Jim's success in this field were the award of an international prize for a television series on science education and the award of an Institute of Director's prize for a course he developed at Loughborough University. Most recently, he has been an Adviser to UNESCO on ICT in Education and has worked with engineers in Ethiopia on the design and development of medical equipment.

Jim has recently been invited to speak on e-learning at conferences in London, Paris, Berlin and Amsterdam. He also contributes articles to specialist journals in the field of training and e-learning.