Michael Hanley

Current

E-learning Consultant at Curam Software

Past

Digital Media Producer at Self-employed
Project Manager at Transware PLC
Digital Media Manager at Educational Multimedia Group

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Education

National College of Ireland
National College of Ireland
National University of Ireland, Maynooth

St. Patrick's College, Maynooth

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Industry

Education Management

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Michael Hanley’s Summary

E-learning consultant with ten years professional experience in the industry. Specialize in organizational development for knowledge workers with particular focus on multiple-channel content distribution. Designing, planning, and managing learning & development programmes.

Michael Hanley’s Specialties:

Digital information distribution, employee knowledge development, knowledge worker performance improvement, strategic learning initiatives, learning content design and development, learning programme development

Michael Hanley’s Experience

E-learning Consultant

Curam Software

(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

October 2003 — Present (5 years 10 months)
Digital Media Producer

Self-employed

(E-Learning industry)

July 2003 — September 2003 (3 months)

Produced elearning content for a number of organisations, as well as Web- and DVD-based digital media for graphics design house Swerve Ltd. and LiftRite Lifting Solutions Ltd.
Project Manager

Transware PLC

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Translation and Localization industry)

July 2002 — June 2003 (1 year)

Project manager for production of e-learning digital media assets for Transware PLC. Transware are a Dubin-based localisation organisation with clients including SkillSoft, Digital Think, NetG Third Force etc.
Digital Media Manager

Educational Multimedia Group

(E-Learning industry)

June 1998 — June 2002 (4 years 1 month)

Developed and implemented media production standards for second-level Web-based Irish e-learning resource www.skoool.ie. Liaised with Dept. of Education SMEs on optimal criteria for Flash-based content deployment on the Web.

Managed multimedia/Web content creation within EMG, including related in-house training and standards & production process development.

Project Manager on Brian Tracy MasterSeries™ - interactive content on career development & sales techniques.

Interfaced with blue-chip clients including Intel (Ireland) and Cisco Systems on development of bespoke training solutions.

Developed and implemented specification for in-house voice-over recording & audio-visual post-production facility.

Michael Hanley’s Education

National College of Ireland

MSc , Learning Technologies (Honours) , 2006 — 2007

M.Sc.Thesis supervision by Dr. Stephan Weibelzahl
M.Sc. Course director Dr. Eugene O'Loughlin
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Activities and Societies:

Masters Thesis: "Is Non-Formal Learning an effective means of enhancing Knowledge Workers' Performance in a Small- to Medium Sized Enterprise?",
An investigation into quantifying the learning effect of non- and informal work-based learning initiatives.
National College of Ireland

Higher Diploma , E-Learning Technologies , 2005 — 2006

Activities and Societies:

Higher Diploma dissertation: "Towards the Development of an Open E-Learning Environment in Small-to-Medium Sized Enterprises.
Research paper investigating the feasibility of using a purely open source environment to design, develop and deliver e-learning content in the corporate environment.
National University of Ireland, Maynooth

H. Dip , Communications , 1996 — 1997

Graduated with First class honours.

Multimedia production development including DTP, web design, audio/radio production, televison/video production.

Notable achievements:
Produced current affairs university radio programme 'Agenda.'
Authored radio documentaries on a number of topics including 'Flying Boats in Ireland' and 'Ireland's Castletown House: a Stately Life'
Scripted and produced a television documentary on the prehistoric monument Newgrange and the neolithic landscape of the Boyne valley, Ireland.
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth

BA , Anthropology, English , 1990 — 1993

Additional Information

Michael Hanley’s Websites:

Michael Hanley’s Groups:

Professional Bodies:
- Irish Institute of Training and Development (IITD)

Professional Associations:
- Irish Learning Technology Association (ILTA)
- E-Learning Guild