Matt Bury, August 2019
Matt Bury, August 2019

24 years’ experience with Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL)
Making online English language learning engaging, effective, & manageable

🇪🇺 🇬🇧 🇪🇸 Córdoba, España

Profile

Hi! My name’s Matt & I’ve been teaching English as a foreign language, & using & developing computer assisted language learning resources & systems since 2000. I have a 3-year masters degree in online and distance education & applied linguistics, which has been invaluable for understanding the field of second language acquisition. As well as teaching, I design & create classroom and online English language learning resources, activities, & curricula, according to the most up-to-date, evidence-informed principles of effective learning design & language learning design.

About

  • English Language Teacher
  • Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) specialist
  • Instructional Designer & Curriculum Developer
  • Moodle Admin & online Course Designer

ELT Design & Development Work

  • Online & Distance Education: Developing online curricula which accommodate learners’ unique circumstances & diverse needs
  • Blended Learning: Developing integrated classroom & online learning curricula
  • Enhancing ELT curricula: Developing optimal supplementary & substitute classroom & online activities for coursebooks
  • CPD: Providing teacher continuing professional development for classroom & online ELT

Moodle

Moodle is the world’s most popular learning management system (LMS). Spain has more than 13,000 registered sites used by universities, training institutions, schools, NGOs, language academies, & businesses.

  • Installing, configuring, & maintaining Moodle
  • Repairing, restoring, upgrading, & generally rescuing Moodle sites that are having issues &/or are out of date
  • Establishing best practices for secure, GDPR compliant, reliable, & easy to maintain online learning systems
  • Customising Moodle modules & WordPress plugins (PHP, HTML, CSS, & JS)
  • Clients include various universities, the Council of Europe, the European Union, & the OSCE/ODIHR