Pen Lister MSc MA MBCS FHEA
email: info@penworks.net
Education & associations
MA Learning & Teaching in Higher Education
(Dist), 2013, London Metropolitan University
MSc Multimedia Systems (Dist), 2006, London
Metropolitan University
PGCert LTHE (Dist) 2009, London Metropolitan
University
Member of the British Computer Society
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Publications
Bonanno P., Klichowski M., Lister P. (2019). A
Pedagogical Model for CyberParks. In
Smaniotto Costa C. et al. (Eds.), CyberParks -
The Interface Between People, Places and
Technology. Lecture Notes in Computer
Science, vol 11380. Springer, Cham., (2019)
Lister, P. (2018). A Smarter Knowledge
Commons for Smart Learning. Smart Learning
Environments (2018) 5:8. Springer Open.
Lister, P. (2017). Evaluating smart city
learning. In: A. Zammit & T. Kenna (Eds.),
Enhancing Places through Technology.
Proceedings from the ICiTy conference (pp.
242-243). Lisbon: Edicoes Universitarias
Lusofonas (2017).
Lister, P. J. (2014). 21ST Century
Competencies and Communities in Higher
Education. In ePIC 2014, Evidence Based
Learning, Proceedings of ePIC 2014, the 12th
International ePortfolio and Identity
Conference, London 2014. ADPIOS, Poitiers,
France. ISBN: 978-2-9540144-3-9
Events/Media
“Smart Learning & Open Access”, online
webinar presentation for the Belt and Road
Open Educational Resources Conference,
Smart Learning Institute, Normal University,
Beijing, China. https://vimeo.com/260380588
“The Professor In Your Pocket: Directed
Learning On The Move”, THINK Magazine,
University of Malta, April 2018.
References
On request
Pen Lister MSc MA MBCS FHEA | info@penworks.net
web: https://www.penworks.net
skype: penworkz | twitter: @penworks
Current
PhD F/T final year candidate, Faculty of Education, University of Malta, title:
‘Experiencing the smart learning journey, a pedagogical inquiry’.
Tutoring in emerging pedagogies and digital literacies (UG & PG), University of
Malta.
Thesis Supervision of Masters dissertations, University of Malta.
Recent employment roles and experience
Senior Lecturer and Snr Blended Learning Facilitator
• Developing learning & teaching strategies for uses of technology in
academic practice.
• Researching case studies and best practice for university policy and
guidelines development on IPR, Open Educational Resources, use of social
media and online content for learning & teaching, research and academic
recruitment.
• Development of the “E-learning Matrix” academic online community web
resource
Lecturing: Lecturing at all levels in HE including thesis supervision, in media and
communications and digital media, including ecommerce, social media, web
design and development.
Academic external community: working with academic staff to promote
courses and (faculty) school profiles for recruitment and engagement online,
through content strategy for generation, resource development and sharing.
Interests
Academic - Social web, semantic web, data society, educational technologies,
information delivery, user experience and digital intellectual property.
Technical - WordPress Multisite CMS, Drupal/ExpressionEngine CMS
CSS, HTML, PhP, MySql, jQuery, web based Rich Media
Informal - Tech-watching, vintage guitars, song-writing, ambient electronica,
music composition, writing, surfing the web, street culture.
Employment history
2009 - 2015
Senior Blended Learning Facilitator, CELT, London Metropolitan University.
Development of strategic elearning online resources, working with university
faculties to facilitate LMS and social media technologies for teaching &
learning and academic community engagement. SEDA Accreditation.
2006 - 2012
Lecturer & Web Consultant, London Metropolitan University. Teaching theory
and practical sessions in E, F, UG & PG study at Faculty of Life Sciences &
Computing and Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, Technical Lead for
the Wow Agency. Technical, development, social media work for the VC,
Strategic Programme Office, Marketing, Communications and UK Recruitment.
Previous
Freelance web and multimedia developer
Senior Sales Executive (Shifting Gear, Camden, London UK)
Sculptors Assistant (Michael Mahoney, London UK)
Research Interviewer (Audience Selection, Pergamon Press, London UK)
Singer-songwriter (Rough Trade, Chrysalis, Blanco e Negro, London UK)