H.L.Walker

QUALIFICATIONS

CELTA Certificate in Teaching English to Learners of Other Languages, Cambridge ESOL, 2012

MA Thesis: “The landscape of education: the notion and form of education within and for a community centred on sustainability”, Faculty of Education, University of Calgary, 2000

Alberta Teaching Certification Alberta Education, Canada, 1996

Post-Graduate Certificate of Education York University, 1980

BA (Hons) German Leeds University, 1979

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2015 Learning Technologies SIG PCE Event IATEFL, April 10

2015 International Website Optimisation and Social Media for Exporters UK Trade & Investment, 26 & 28 January                               

2014 Language and Culture Masterclass UK Trade & Investment, 30 September

2014 Marketing Essentials Workshop Bay Business Centre, 8 July

2014 Passport to Export Strategy Development Programme UK Trade & Investment, 4–5 March

2014 Basic Proofreading V4 by Distance Learning (Merit) Publishing Qualifications Board

2010 Train the Regions Forum Links into Languages, 29–30 September

2006 Principal Leadership Development Program, Part II Rocky View School Division, Canada

2006 Principal Leadership Development Program, Part I Rocky View School Division, Canada

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

2015 –  Owner / Director, HLW Associates

2014 – 2015 Director, Lancaster Languages Ltd, Lancaster, UK

2011 – 2012 Primary MFL Tutor, Faculty of Education, University of Cumbria

2010 – 2011 French and German Tutor, Ripley St Thomas Academy, Lancashire County Council

2009 – 2013 Consultant Language Tutor, Heysham Power Station, EDF (Energie de France)

2007 - 2013 Language Tutor, The Adult College Lancaster, Lancashire County Council

1997 - 2007 French Immersion Kindergarten Teacher, Ecole Elbow Valley Elementary, Alberta, Canada

1991 -1993 German Language Teacher, German Language School of Calgary, Alberta, Canada

1988 - 1990 Management Consultant, Stamford Associates, London, UK

1985 - 1987 Manager/Buyer, Naturally British Ltd. (Specialist Retail Store), London, UK

1983 - 1985 German and French Language Teacher, Muscat English-Speaking School, Sultanate of Oman

1982 - 1982 ESL Teacher, Polyglot School, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

1980 - 1982 German and French Teacher, Harrogate Granby High School, UK

PUBLICATIONS

2015 Signs of Life, Blurb, London, (Editor).

2013 The Handbook of Design for Sustainability, Bloomsbury, London (Managing Editor)

2005 Immersion Teaching in Canadian Primary Schools, Early Language Learning Bulletin, CILT,16, pp 11–13

2005 Albertan introduces British teachers to Immersion, CPF News (Alberta), No. 82, Summer 2005, p 8

2004 French Immersion is a treasure to be valued and protected, CPF News (AB, Nunavut & NWT), 78, p 5

2000 The Fall and Rise of French Immersion in Springbank, in Building the Future: Leading the Way, Alberta Learning, May, pp 193–203

CONFERENCE PAPERS

2010 “Raising Global Awareness in a Second Language”, Language World 2010, York, March 26–27

2007 “Immersion in Action”,  CILT, Primary Languages Conference, Manchester, March 16–17

2006 “How to be a Great Immersion Parent”, Keynote, CPF, Calgary, January 19 & February 2

2005 “How to be a Great Immersion Parent”, CPF, Provincial Conference, Calgary, October 22

2005 “Immersion Teaching in Canadian Primary Schools”, Keynote, Comenius SE Conference, Beaconsfield, March 9

2005 “Immersion Teaching in Canadian Primary Schools”, CILT, Primary Languages Conference, Manchester, March 11–12

2004 “French Immersion - a treasure to be valued and protected” Invited speaker, CBE 30th Year Gala, Calgary, April 19

2003 “Educating for Sustainability”, Global Environmental and Outdoor Education Council Conference, Canmore, May 8–11

2000 “The Fall and Rise of French Immersion in Springbank”, CONFERENCE 2000: A New Era, CAIT, Edmonton, Oct 19–21

2000 “The Fall and Rise of French Immersion in Springbank” (co-authored), Conference for Ed. Leaders, Canmore, May 1–2

1999 “Ecological Literacy: The Search for Sustainable Education”, Int'l Reading Association Conference, Calgary, Oct 14

EXAMPLES OF PROOFING AND EDITING WORK UNDERTAKEN

PhD Theses:

Designing for Public Interest Services, Daniela Selloni, Politecnico di Milano

Chapters of PhD Theses:

Nablus Chidren’s Hospital, Rawa Abu Lawi, University of Lancaster

Design Management, Yi-Chang Lee, Lancaster University

Masters’ Dissertations and Term Papers:

Designing guidelines to help businesses undertake co-design, Lancaster University

Embedding social design thinking: new community development process in Seoul, Design Management, Lancaster University

Exploring the development and marketing of service innovations through value-generation in the B2B marketplace: Lancaster University

Design for extending product lifespan through emotionally durable design and durable design, College of Engineering, Brunel University

Consultation with a patient with CRP: MA in Nursing Advancing Assessment and Decision Making, Neville Hall Hospital, Gwent

Journal Articles:

Design for value co-creation: exploring synergies between design for service and service logic, ImaginationLancaster

In un Giardino: Designing gardens through storytelling, Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano

Coltivando – The convivial garden at the Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Milano

System-events toolbox: Activating urban places for social cohesion, Politecnico di Milano.

Do It Again. A community centered design activity on upcycling, Politecnico di Milano & Tongji University

Pene e Crudité, Elisa Bertolotti, Dipartimento di Design, Politecnico di Milano

Webpages edited:

Imagis Lab : http://imagislab.it

Designtractor: www.designtractor.com