Mr Julian Robinson
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Job title: Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader Events Management
Email: j.robinson5@derby.ac.uk
Personal website: uk.linkedin.com/in/julianrobinson1
Phone No: 01332 594572
Room: Northleigh 204
Recent publications
Robinson, J. (2011) 'Assessing the value of using an online discussion board for engaging students' Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education, 10(1), 13-22.
Robinson, J. (2009) 'Issues affecting e-learning in Higher Education.' The Hospitality Review, 12(3), 36-40.
Robinson, J. (2008) 'It's teaching, Jim, but not as we know it.' Successful approaches to e-learning', The Hospitality Review, 10(3), 31-35.
Robinson, J. (2008) 'Innovative teaching using online learning methods: A review of the literature and future research agenda', Birmingham Education, Theory and Action (BETA) 1(2), http://www.landtdevelopment.bham.ac.uk/journal/BETA_Vol1_Iss2_July08.shtml
Robinson, J. (2008) 'Lights, Camera, Action!' Produce your own audio-visual learning resource', Online case study for the HEA HLSTN, http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/hlst/resources/casestudies/elearning
Robinson, J. (2007) 'I hear I forget, I see I remember, I do I understand; Experiential learning and student-organised events', HEA Link 20, http://www.heacademy.ac.uk/assets/hlst/documents/LINK_Newsletter/link_20.pdf, 40-41.
Faculty: Buxton
School: School of Culture and Lifestyle
Subject Area: Events Management
Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader for the BA (Hons) Events Management programme.
Teaching responsibilities
I teach online and on-campus learners at undergraduate and postgraduate level:
Operations and Project Management
Business Development and Entrepreneurship
Principles of Finance
Events Project Management Operations
Research interests
Operations Management
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Technology in teaching and learning
International Experience
I have taught in Hong Kong and the Maldives.
Membership of professional bodies and advisory committees
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
Member of the Association for Events Management Education
Recent Conferences
Robinson, J. (2009) 'Providing an Extraordinary Meal Experience: Does the Michelin-star Restaurant Really cut the Mustard?', in proceedings of the 18th CHME Annual Research Conference,University of Brighton Robinson, J. (2008) 'Developing a Screen Capture Reusable Learning Object for Undergraduates: A Case Study', in proceedings of the 7th European Conference on E-Learning, Agia Napa. Robinson, J. (2008) 'Engaging the 'Google' generation: Methods for using ICT in teaching.'in proceedings of the Annual Conference, University College Birmingham, UK.
Additional Interests and Activities
Prior to my academic career, I worked as a senior manager for an international hospitality organisation for a number of years with responsibilities for operations management and event operations. I am an external examiner at the University of Central Lancashire and have experience of teaching in Hong Kong and the Maldives.
Undergraduate qualifications
- BA (Hons) International Hospitality Management, University of Brighton
Postgraduate qualifications
- MA , University of Birmingham
- PGCE, University of Wolverhampton
