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Peter

Peter

Online English and History Lessons

Accomplished interpersonal skills and organisational expertise.

Creative problem solver. 


Researcher & visualizer, OpenCL, OpenGL, CoreImage, WebGL & GLSL

Practitioner of standards compliant web design and development and media engineering. 


Experienced with content creation, e-commerce, digital distribution, training & presenting.

PGCE qualified teacher.

Tutoring Experience

(1984 - 2000) Roll out and cascade of training for bespoke mainframe based solutions , client / server solutions and desktop productivity solutions
(1986 - 1997) Teacher and tutor
(2001-2017) Lecturing and teaching services , GCSE, ICT, pre-degree, Degree & Post Graduate
(1997 – 2001) Leeds College of Technology, Leeds, West Yorks

Course Tutor in Electronic Publishing – Web Publishing pathway

Developed, delivered and assessed an exacting Open Standards based professional training course for designers and developers needing to update their electronic publishing skills. Led to a professionally recognized qualification.

Covered Web Design, Development and Authoring. Training in HTML, DHTML, Javascript, Perl / CGI, Photoshop, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Flash, Java / XML Media Authoring, Proofing, Publishing Admin and Site Management.

Ensured and provided both essential and enhanced services requisite to the fulfillment of the BTEC, post-graduate diploma. These services included the building, setup and configuration of an SQL enabled, PHP-Perl/CGI capable Apache web server run under Linux. The server also provided a sand-boxed Java development environment, GIMP online application services a Java/XML Enhydra server, Darwin Streaming Server, Netatalk and a Print Spooler capable of PS level 2.

Authored an online Intranet learning resource site to support the students of the Professional and Postraduate Diploma in Electronic Publishing – Web Publishing Pathway. Provided tutoring in HTML and Scripting to students on the Traditional Publishing Pathway.

Provided tutoring to students of the HNC and HND Networking Technologies courses. Provided tutoring to students of the B.A Printing course.

Tutoring Approach

To facilitate, guide, encourage and seek to suit the learning style and needs of each individual tutee .

To help each tutee to achieve their best within a given subject area.

LanguagesEnglish (British)
AvailabilityWeekends, Weekdays (all times)
References Available On File

Qualifications

Leeds University1986PGCEP.G.C.E - Pass with two main subjects, English and History
Hatfield Polytechnic1977BachelorsB.A (Hons) - Pass with two main subjects, English Literature and History of Ideas Maths & Logic minor.
Stoneham VIth Form College1973SchoolA' levels English, Economics & History
King Alfred's Grammar School1971SchoolO' levels English Literature, English Language, History, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry

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