PORTFOLIO
Catharine's portfolio of work includes the following edtech projects and publications :
Strategy document: Confidential (Start-up)
Prepared product development strategy document for edtech start-up.
Bid Writer: Confidential (Discovery Education)
Worked with Discovery Team to develop concept and documentation for £3 million project bid.
Rockfig ( Rockfig Ltd)
Start-up social platform that organises free learning content for 11 to 18 year old students, their teachers and parents. Undertook market research, developed prototype and managed full production of platform and service from conception to launch.
On-screen learning project: Confidential ( Pearson Education: Innovations Division)
Content writer and producer working in a small team to develop a 'new learning' prototype.
Always Learning Gateway ( Pearson Education: School Improvement Division)
Platform for delivery of secondary school content for Pearson's School Improvement model. Gathered requirements, managed content templates, production process and project communications - delivered pilot platform with individual log-ins for 10 000 students with thirty 6 week learning units, within 5 months.
Pearson Secondary Resource Gateway ( Pearson Education: Academic and General Division)
Product owner for this online content repository targeted at Secondary Teachers. Central communication hub for all project stakeholders including publishing, user experience ,technical development, testing, delivery, support, sales and marketing teams. Responsible for requirements gathering, inter-team translation, decision facilitation, issue resolution, project monitoring and quality assurance.
Pearson Primary Resource Gateway (Pearson Education: Primary Division)
Member of the team responsible for defining requirements and technical solutions, testing and delivery of this primary digital content repository integrated into the Fronter VLE Platform. Advisor on all aspects of content creation, meta-tagging, publishing, work-flows, user experience, testing, issue resolution, customer service and communication.
KnowledgeBox Primary Learning Environment ( Pearson Broadband/Pearson Education : Primary Division)
Head of Product Development and Executive Producer responsible for managing the maintenance and development of the technical platform, and the publication of new content. Author of content for the weekly curriculum news, blog and resource service. Established and managed workflow and managed content team. Member of Senior Management.
TeacherVision(Pearson US)
Evaluated and revised content for the UK market.
Espresso Education (Discovery Education)
Authored, created and managed weekly news service plus a range of video-rich online content modules for primary and secondary teachers and learners.
Starfish Design Editorial & Project Management Limited
Editorial and proof-reading services
AUTHOR OF FOLLOWING PUBLICATIONS
For BBC Active:
Rainforests ( KS2) – Winner of the Geographical Association Silver Medal 2010
Recycling (KS2)
Evacuees ( KS2)
Earth, Moon and Sun (KS2)
Primary Science 7-9
Primary Science 9-11
For KnowledgeBox and Dorling Kindersley
ScienceBox, PB Bear’s Interactive Adventures, Events and Occasions, Counting to 10 (For 3-7 year olds).
For Espresso Education ( now Discovery Education)
The Alphabet ( Foundation and KS1)
Habitats (KS2)
Authors ( KS1 And 2)
Ready, Steady, Cook! (KS2)
20th Century Archive (KS2)
French ( KS3)
ICT Training for Primary Teachers
If you would like to find out more about any of these projects or publications, please contact Catharine.
