THIS IS A PRIVATE SITE GENERAL INTEREST LINKS Bob's
biography along with details of the qualifications he achieved after his
forced semi retirement due to Sylvia's illness is still here to
see, but in Bob's own words:
He also continues to
hone his skills as a Powerboat
Instructor and j24 crew member (Middle, and /or Cockpit). Bob's completed 5 seasons on Tiger 2 and
Tiger, Bob
has his own vintage boat, albeit somewhat smaller than Danegeld,
at 16 Foot, "Jezebel" is a 1969 all wooden Wayfarer.
Pictured left. (Click to enlarge).
Rescue Boat Training ONE VOLUNTEER IS WORTH... OLYMPICS
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TAXI DRIVER Ex London cab driver, with experience of controlling radio taxis in and around central on the Computer Cab radio controlled circuit. Served as a fireman with the Royal Berkshire Fire Brigade and the BAA at Heathrow Airport. This included emergency ambulance duties and transfer of sick and incapacitated passengers from the medical centres to the aircraft as well fire-fighting duties. | ||||
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PROPRIETOR Also run own business as a self employed Landscape Gardener/Builder, in the Ascot/Sunningdale area, employing local people to fulfil contracts installing block paved drives and paths. Re-designing gardens with special features such as wishing wells pergola's and barbeques. Later ran own Taxi/Chauffer business in the Ascot/Sunningdale area in partnership with wife. | ||||
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CARER After a forced early retirement due to wife's stroke and subsequent disability, embarked on retraining programme in 2000. Has achieved advanced level in use of applications, as well as four models of an IT degree course completed to date, plus teaching qualifications. | ||||
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Experienced Computer User Having used computers at hobby and business level for more than 20 years, using a broad range of software including Lotus and Ms word processors, Adobe Photo Shop, MicroSoft Front Page and Macromedia Dreamweaver. HTML Course Has written a course manual on designing web pages using HTML coding which incorporates photo editing using a simple editor, which comes free with windows. This means the student does not need expensive additional software beyond windows. Well over a hundred students giving them an introduction to web design, image creation and copyright issues. Assessment Documents Has also produced assessment and evaluation documents for students wishing to embark on courses such as: ECDL, New Clait and Clait Plus. These were used successfully at the Verne prison to ascertain whether the students would finish the course in time for release or transfer to another prison. As well as numerous lesson plans and activities handouts for ‘Preparation for Work’ and ‘Key Skills’, has produced detailed ‘How to’ instruction sheets and exercises for Databases, Word-processing and File Management. Web Site Also written own web site bobrichardson.org.uk which has been used successfully as a teaching aid for online searching practice and demonstrations of web design elements. It also is used to store files and images for download by students.
Teaching Qualifications City and Guilds 7307 FE teaching adults Level 3 (Kingston Maurwood College) European Computer Driving Licence
Web Design Qualifications
Home and office Qualifications OCR Information Business Technology Level 3Modules completed of Information Technology Degree with Southampton University
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A Word from Bob “All of these courses were completed between January 2000 and June 2005. That’s on average of one course started and completed every 6-7 weeks. Truth is some of them ran concurrently, so I did have some breaks. I attended all of the courses in my late Fifties so I have the advantage of being 'Current' in my subject areas as well as being able to bring maturity and ‘Life Experience‘ to my teaching. It gives me personal experience of being a part of so many different groups, seeing us ‘Forming’, ‘Storming’ and ‘Norming’ which has equipped me with an acute understanding of how groups work and how isolated an individual can feel, and of course, why some people ‘Drop out’ when the course is well within their capabilities. It’s so easy to feel intimidated by other group members for any number of academic and/or social reasons. Online these barriers can be overcome more easily, because of the ‘Virtual Environment’. Therefore: My empathy will be based on recent personal experience
Course Junky? What motivated me? A sense of achievement with certificates to prove it, and a realistic way forward.” How I would motivate my online students My own experience with online studying has shown that personal commitment is important, but equally important is the knowledge that not only did some body write and set up the technology. Someone is also on hand to Assist, Empathise, Assess, and Evaluate then give you a ‘Well Done’ every now and again. My own commitment to life long learning and my attitude towards the learning process will demonstrate to the individual my enthusiasm and belief. This in turn will reinforce the student’s own commitment to learn. Overcoming Barriers to learning
Non-Time Related Problems
Above all, the main motivation for my online students would be the knowledge that they can do it and it will be a worthwhile achievement. Also the fact I am there listening to them and I can solve or help them to solve their problems. I would help the learner to look at any problems or barriers to their own learning and together we may come up with the solution as a partnership.
Time Related Problems
Two 20-minute working sessions with A couple of 5-minute breaks and reviewModerating on-line I enjoyed the 'Hello' course with Learndirect and as a result have produced tools of my own, including a 'Code' to deal with 'Flaming Spirals' during the communication. Especially the live chat. Advice and Guidance Should the problems experienced by any of my students prove to be beyond my expertise, I would suggest they contact an appropriate department for the expert help that they need. I would of course welcome them back at a later date if they so wished. The Last Word Designed and written by Bob Richardson for the purpose of securing employment as an online tutor of the above subjects. |
a very competitive boat, and crew. The 2009 season
started with a
transfer to a bigger boat 