Professional CV

1. Dr Tony Toole
Current Employment:
1. Managing Director/Principal Consultant
e-College.ac Ltd
Blue Anchor Cottage
Blue Anchor, Penclawdd
Swansea SA4 3JQ
tel: 01792 850803
email: tony.toole@e-college.ac
2. Project Manager/TEL Consultant
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
Mount Pleasant
Swansea SA1 6ED
tel: 01792 481000
email: anthony.toole@sm.uwtsd.ac.uk
University Education:
University Subject Award Date
London University Medical Physics PhD 1979
University of South Wales Professional Development MA 2006
Aston University Business Administration MBA 1996
Swansea University Electronic Instrumentation MSc 1972
Open University Biological Sciences BA 1975
Swansea University Electrical Engineering BSc 1971
University of Oxford History of Art UGCert 2012
Professional Affiliations:
 Visiting Professor, University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
 Visiting Professor and Fellow, University of South Wales
 Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology and Chartered Engineer
 Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and Chartered Manager
Employment Details:
Role: Managing Director/Educational Consultant
Employer: e-College.ac Ltd
From: November 2007
Brief Summary of responsibilities:
Director of an educational consultancy company specialising in all aspects of
technology enhanced learning. The main company activity is educational consultancy
and the facilitation of e-learning research and development projects for educational
institutions or consortia of institutions in the UK and Europe. This includes project
planning, funding procurement, team building, and project management. The work of
e-College Ltd is primarily project based and has a successful and substantial record
of project completion on time and within budget.

2. Planning for future innovative projects is a part of the current role in the company.
Advice on EU, UK/Welsh Government, JISC and other project funding opportunities
is provided and engagement with the community of practice ensured through
participation in National and European practitioner groups.
Role: Project Manager/TEL Consultant
Employer: University of Wales, Trinity Saint David
From: July 2008
Brief Summary of responsibilities:
Visiting Professor responsible for managing a number of funded research and
development projects involving Technology Enhanced Learning. The role includes
working with management, academic and support staff across the university;
ensuring the successful delivery of project outputs, liaising with the funding agencies,
and managing the project budgets. Additional work includes PhD supervision,
representing the university on EU and other Research Groups and acting in an
advisory capacity for TEL developments across the university.
Previous Appointments:
Date Employer Post
2000 - 2007 Coleg Sir Gâr Director of On-line Services
1985 - 2000 Coleg Sir Gâr Dean of Faculty of Engineering
1982-1985 University of Wales Trinity
Saint David
Head of School of Electronics
1981- 1982 League of Red Cross
Societies
International Field Delegate,
Darfur, Sudan
1977-1980 University of Sussex Lecturer in Medical Electronics
1975-1977 Swansea University Post-Doctoral Research Assistant
1964-1968 GEC Ltd., Coventry Development Engineer
Professional Activities:
 CETIS Board Member
 Member of the Jisc Learning & Teaching Experts Group
 Member of the ALT-C 2014 Conference Programme Committee
 Member of the END 2015 Conference Scientific Committee and Editorial Board
Awards:
2001-2002 Beacon Awards: Winner of the LSDA Award for e-Learning
2002 Fforwm Awards: Winner of the 2002 Award for e-Learning
Personal Activities:
 Hang Glider Pilot and Coach: 25 years
 Scuba Diver and Coach: 10 years
 Marathon Runner (including a marathon on all seven continents): 15 years
 Downhill Skier: 30 years

3. Current and Recently Completed e-Learning Projects:
1. Auto Share and Learn: A Jisc funded project to develop an online support
system for automotive supply chain companies. Manager of the South West
Wales region through Coleg Sir Gâr. Budget: £100k. Scheduled completion:
March 2015.
2. HPC Wales Online Learning: Consultancy managed through Coleg Sir Gâr for
Fujitsu/HPC Wales, advising on the development of online HPC training and
guidance in the validation as a PGCert in high performance computing. Budget
£12k. Scheduled completion: November 2014.
3. SMUDIE (Swansea Metropolitan University Data Integration Exercise): A
JISC funded project to optimize student information management systems at
Swansea Metropolitan using Enterprise Architecture, VSM and Soft Systems
modeling. Budget £15k. Completed July 2013.
4. Strategic Insight Programme: A project with Swansea Metropolitan in
collaboration with JISC Advance and RSC Wales aimed at enhancing institutional
capacity to develop technology enhanced learning. Budget £2.5k. Completed July
2013.
5. PotsPan (Pilot of the SWANI Project Administrative Network): An Embedding
Benefits project based at Coleg Sir Gâr focused on sharing the successful
outcomes of a JISC project to digitize the management and administration
systems for work-based learning in Wales. Budget £40k. Completed April 2013.
6. DEWI (Delivering Work-Based Improvements): A JISC Embedding Benefits
project based at Swansea Metropolitan in collaboration with Cardiff Metropolitan
University, aimed at implementing the JISC WBL Maturity Toolkit in a number of
Welsh universities to improve the quality of delivery. Budget £40k. Completed
April 2013.
7. JISC Curriculum Design Support and Synthesis project: a JISC funded
project to act as a Critical Friend to a cluster of technology enhanced curriculum
design projects managed by Staffordshire University, Bolton University,
Manchester Metropolitan University and Leeds Metropolitan University. Budget
£50k. Completed 2012.
8. SVEA: an EU funded multi-national project to develop training materials for
academic staff to use Web 2.0 technologies in the delivery of the curriculum.
Management of the Wales regional component for Coleg Sir Gâr. Budget €96k.
Completed 2011.
9. SWANI (Secure Work-based learning Administration through Networked
Infrastructure): A JISC funded project based at Coleg Sir Gâr to digitize the
work-based learning provision and implement a digital signature system that
meets EU and Welsh Assembly Government audit requirements. Budget £50k.
Completed 2011.
10. Bracken (Business Resource and Community Knowledge Exchange
Network): a JISC funded project, based at Swansea Metropolitan University, to
develop the business and community engagement activities of a multi-institutional
collaborative network in South West Wales. Lead partner: Swansea Metropolitan
University. Budget £100k. Completed 2011.
11. Review of the HEFCW e-Learning Strategy: e-College.ac Ltd was a partner in
the team of consultants evaluating and reporting on the progress against targets
for the e-Learning Strategy for Wales. Budget £18k. Completed 2011.

4. 12. RATATAT (Remote Access to Academic Trials and Testing): a JISC funded
project to develop an online learning environment to allow distance learning MSc
NDT students at Swansea Metropolitan University access and carry out
sophisticated laboratory experiments remotely. Lead partner: Swansea
Metropolitan University. Budget £40k. Completed 2010.
13. Defining Open, Distance, Drop-in and e-Learning for Funding Purposes: A
consultancy project for the Welsh Government to create a funding model for non-standard
educational delivery. Budget: £25k. Completed 2009.
14. WALES (Work-Based Access to Learning through E-Services): management
of a JISC funded research and development project evaluating the use of mobile
technology and social networking software in the support of on-line distance
learners. Lead partner: University of Glamorgan. Budget: £96k. Completed 2009.
15. eTutor (Education Through Ubiquitous Technologies and On-line
Resources): management of a JISC funded research and development project
exploring the concept that on-line distance learning can be facilitated using
existing personal computing resources and learning materials freely available on
the Internet. Lead partner: Swansea Metropolitan University. Budget: £50k.
Completed 2009.
16. ReCITE (Reusable Content for IT Education): management of a JISC funded
development project evaluating the ability to re-purpose on-line educational
content developed by one institution in different curriculum areas in other
institutions. Lead partner: Swansea Metropolitan University. Budget: £25k.
Completed 2009.
17. The Wales e-Training Network (Phases 1 & 2): management of a KEF funded
network involving all Further Education and Higher Education Institutions in
Wales, collaborating in the delivery of on-line training solutions for SMEs. Lead
partner: Swansea Metropolitan University. Budget: £600k. Completed 2007.
18. SUNIWE: management of a JISC funded project, led by Staffordshire University,
developing and testing methods for single sign-on access to distributed e-learning
resources. Lead partner for Wales: Coleg Sir Gâr. Budget £143k. Completed
2007.
19. WETN Coordination: National Coordinator of a KEF funded network involving all
Further Education and Higher Education Institutions in Wales, collaborating in the
development of on-line training solutions for SMEs. Lead partner: Coleg Sir Gâr.
Budget: £50k. Completed 2006.
20. Implementing the ECW MLE: management of a JISC funded project to evaluate
the effectiveness of Managed Learning Environments operating across
institutional boundaries. Lead partner: University of Glamorgan. Budget: £70k.
Completed 2005.
21. The South West Wales Interoperability Project: management of a JISC funded
project to evaluate the ability of e-learning materials developed jointly by five
different FE institutions to fully transferable between five VLE applications. Lead
partner: Coleg Sir Gâr. Budget: £40k. Completed 2003.
22. The South West Wales e-Learning Consortium: management of a KEF funded
consortium of five HE & five FE institutions collaborating in the development and
testing of e-learning solutions for 450 employees in 150 SMEs in the region. Lead
partner: Swansea Metropolitan University. Budget: £593k. Completed 2003.

5. Recent Publications:
Toole, A. M. (2014) Technology Enhanced Learning Student Survey. Jisc ELESIG
Symposium: The Digital Student. Bristol. March 2014.
Toole, A. M. (2013) A Synthesis of Modeling Tools for Education Management
Systems Design. ALT-C Conference: Building New Cultures of Learning.
Nottingham, September 2013.
Toole, A. M. (2013). Approaches to Open Innovation. Jisc-Cetis Conference: Open
for Education: Technology Innovation in Universities and Colleges. Birmingham.
March 2013.
Toole, A. M. (2012) Making Your Mark – Digital Signatures. JISC Innovating e-
Learning Online Conference. November 2012.
Toole, A. M. (2012) An EU Approved Digital Signature System. ALT-C Conference,
Manchester. September 2012.
Toole, A. M. & Khetaguri, T. (2011) Technology Enhanced Learning Research
Programme. Research-Teaching Practice in Wales 2011 Conference. Gregynog.
September 2011.
Toole, A. M. (2011) Stakeholder Engagement, Employability and the Responsive
Curriculum. ALT-C Conference, Leeds, September 2011.
Toole, A. M. & Khetaguri, T. (2011) Promoting the use of Web 2.0 Tools in European
Vocational Education and Training. ALT-C conference, Leeds, September 2011.
Toole, A. M. (2011) Social Media: Key Tools for the Future of Work-based Learning.
Development and Learning in Organizations: An International Journal. Volume 25,
issue 5. July 2011
Toole, A. M. (2011) Remote Access to Practical Work for Online Learners. The CAL
Conference 2011 Learning Futures, Education, Technology & Sustainability.
Manchester, April 2011.
Toole, A. M., Newrly, P. & Pede, S. (2010) How to promote social media uptake in
VET and adult training systems in Europe – Practical example of the European SVEA
project. eLearningEuropa eLearning Papers issue 22. December 2010.
Toole, A. M. (2010) Using Web 2.0 to deliver effective Distance Learning. University
of Glamorgan CELT Seminar Series. December 2010
Toole, A. M. (2010) Remote Access to Academic Trials & Testing. 7th International
QRM Conference. Swansea, April 2010.
Toole, A. M. & Blackey, H. (2009) User technologies and the future mixed economy
of education. ALT-C Conference. Manchester, September 2009.
Toole, A. M. & Williams, J. (2009) Discovery learning through ubiquitous technologies
and open educational resources. Sloane-C International Symposium. San Francisco,
June 2009.

6. Toole, A. M. (2009) Masterclass in Web-enabled Discovery Learning. 3rd Annual
Technology Supported Learning Conference. Staffordshire University. June 2009.
Toole, A. M. (2009) The 5-Minute Interview – eTutor. JISC Inform, May 2009.
Toole, A. M (2009) The WALES Project. JISC project Dissemination Conference.
Cardiff, April 2009.
Toole, A. M. (2009) The eTutor Project. JISC project Dissemination Conference.
Cardiff, April 2009.
Toole, A. M (2008) Globalised Learning: are Institutions Facing an Educational
Tsunami? ALT-C. Leeds, September 2008.
Blackey, H. & Toole, A. M. (2008) Crossing the Divide: Taking the University Into the
Workplace. ALT-C. Leeds, September 2008.
Toole, A. M. (2007) On-line Work-Based Learning. Consultation Conference on an e-
Learning Strategy for HE in Wales. Llandrindod Wells, November 2007.
Blackey, H. & Toole, A. M. (2007) Work-based Access to Learning through e-
Services. Consultation Conference on an e-Learning Strategy for HE in Wales.
Llandrindod Wells, November 2007.
Toole, A. M. & Blackey, H. (2007) From Control to Collaboration: Creating e-learning
across a national consortium. ALT-C. Nottingham, September 2007.
Toole, A. M. (2007) Guide to Good Practice in e-Learning. The European Regional
Information Society Association. Brussels. July 2007.
Toole, A. M. (2007) The e-Learning Working Group: Key Issues. Innovative Actions
Network Annual Conference. Bilbao, June 2007.
Toole, A. M. (2006) De-institutionalizing e-Learning: a Radical Proposal for Wales.
FACE 2006 Conference. University of Wales, Swansea. June 2006.
Toole, A. M. (2006) The Wales e-Training Network: Collaboration in Practice. IANIS+
Annual Conference. Brussels, May 2006.
Toole, A. M. (2006) Effective Practice with e-Learning: Evaluation Report. [online].
Available at:
http://www.JISC.ac.uk/uploaded_documents/elp%20evaluation%20report.doc. JISC,
February 2006.
Toole, A. M. (2005) Collaborative e-Learning and Accommodating Different Cultures.
ALT-C Exploring the Frontiers of e-Learning. Manchester, September 2005.
Toole, A. M. (2005) Culture Change in The Think Tank: making lifelong learning a
reality. JISC InfoNet. Birmingham, August 2005.
Toole, A. M. (2005) Collaboration in Action. Dysg Conference: Wales – the e-
Learning Country. Swansea, June 2005.
Toole, A. M. (2005) Learning Design for the Online Learner. 5th Annual Learning and
Teaching Conference, UWIC. Cardiff, 2005.