Karyn Romeis

Current

Director at Learning Anorak Ltd

Past

Learning Consultant at Capita
In-house trainer at Christie & Co
IT Tutor at West Kent College

Training consultant at Romeis Results CC (Self-employed)
Learning Centre Coordinator at AdvTech

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Education

Oxford Brookes University
West Kent College
Technikon Natal

Kaffrarian High School

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Connections

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Industry

E-Learning

Websites

Where I think out loud

Karyn Romeis’s Summary

Twenty years as a learning professional. Seventeen of them as a jill-of-all-trades trainer and consultant covering the full spectrum of the learning cycle. More recently making the shift into blended learning solutions design, and then into L&D consultancy. Learning geek, passionately committed to learner empowerment. Deeply aware that learning is about change, and that many are resistant to change. Adept at finding ways to bring people on board.

Karyn Romeis’s Specialties:

Learning consultancy
Learning design
Delivery
Deep commitment to the learner perspective and experience
Use of social media for learning
Faciliation of user generated content

Karyn Romeis’s Experience

Director

Learning Anorak Ltd

(Human Resources industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 5 months)

Independent learning and development consultancy
Learning Consultant

Capita

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CPI; Information Technology and Services industry)

July 2005 — August 2008 (3 years 2 months)

Consultancy; Learning needs analysis; Learning solutions design
In-house trainer

Christie & Co

(Public Company; 201-500 employees; Real Estate industry)

November 2002 — June 2005 (2 years 8 months)

Training needs analysis; Learning solutions design; Learning materials design; Training delivery; Evaluation; Learner support
IT Tutor

West Kent College

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Higher Education industry)

2000 — 2002 (2 years )

Facilitation of guided learning sessions; Workshop design; Instructor led workshops; One-to-one tutoring; Assessment invigilation; Marking; Administration
Training consultant
Romeis Results CC (Self-employed)

(Self-Employed; 1-10 employees; Professional Training & Coaching industry)

April 1991 — April 2002 (11 years 1 month)

Eleven years as a freelance IT and soft skills trainer and consultant. During this time I learned an enormous amount about TNA, tailored learning, assessment, evalution, presentation, the development of support materials... The list is endless!
Learning Centre Coordinator

AdvTech

(Public Company; E-Learning industry)

1989 — 1990 (1 year )

Karyn Romeis’s Education

Oxford Brookes University

MA , Education , 2006 — 2008

Having been an ardent informal, self-starting learner for the best part of two decades, I decided the time had come to formalise the learning. Partly to reassure myself that I had covered appropriate material at an appropriate level, partly to enjoy the exchange of views with classmates, partly to fill in any gaps I might have left and (last but not least), partly from a rather mercenary desire to add a piece of paper to my collection that would improve my career prospects.

I am thoroughly enjoying the experience - particularly the thinking skills module.
West Kent College

PGCE , Education , 2000 — 2001
Technikon Natal

TLSD , Speech and Drama , 1980 — 1982
Kaffrarian High School

Matriculation , 1974 — 1979

Additional Information

Karyn Romeis’s Websites:

Where I think out loud

Karyn Romeis’s Interests:

Learning, Learning theory, Learner empowerment, Collaborative learning, Emerging technologies, Social media. Family, Music, Movies, Reading, Puzzles and games, Sport

Karyn Romeis’s Groups:

New Life Church, Edublogosphere among others, Explode and Edublogosphere, Twitter and Internet Time, Internet Time and Blogosphere, Various seminars and such, CLTI2007, Twitter Facebook blogosphere