Who we are

Contact us 

Unless you need to contact a specific member of CELT, you should email one of the shared inboxes below, this will ensure your query is responded to as quickly as possible. 

General enquiries: [email protected] 
HEA Fellow enquiries: [email protected] 
Staff Development opportunities: [email protected] 
UniLearn and Digital Learning enquiries: [email protected] 
PgCertHE enquiries: [email protected] 
Pedagogic Research enquiries: [email protected]
Media Unit enquiries: [email protected] 
Hydra Centre enquiries: [email protected]

Karl Luke 

Director of CELT 
Karl holds overall responsibility for the leadership and delivery of a successful Centre for the Enhancement in Learning and Teaching, aligned to USW's 2030 strategy. 

This role involves supporting the achievement of strategic learning and teaching objectives across the University, as well as engaging and developing our academic community. 
Karl's staff profile | Karl's research profile on Pure

Academic Professional Practice Team 

This CELT team is responsible for developing and embedding a comprehensive framework for professional development across USW which includes the NEW2THE Postgraduate Certificate Teaching in Higher Education (PgCertHE) and the Advance HE fellowship pathways through TSL@USW.

Academic Professional Practice Team

Melanie Smith 
Head of Educational Enhancement and Development 
Melanie's staff profile | Melanie's research profile on Pure  

Dr Carol Wood
PgCertHE Course Leader 
Carol's staff profile | Carol's research profile on Pure  

Dr Giovanna Comerio 
PgCertHE Teacher, Education Lecturer 
Giovanna's staff profile | Giovanna's research profile on Pure  

Beth Dando 
PgCertHE Teacher, Education Lecturer 
Beth's staff profile | Beth's research profile on Pure 

Digitally Enabled Education team 

This CELT team promotes the effective and innovative use of digital technologies to support USW’s Curriculum Design Principles and its active and flexible learning, teaching and assessment approach. 

Elizabeth Jones 
Head of Digitally Enabled Education 
Elizabeth's staff profile | Elizabeth's research profile on Pure  

Carl Sykes 
Partner — Digital Education Manager
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Lucy-Ann Pickering 
Partner — Digitally Enabled Education 
Lucy-Ann's staff profile 

Amy Giles 
Partner — Digitally Enabled Education 
Amy's staff profile 

Joanne Williams 
Partner — Digitally Enabled Education 
Joanne's staff profile  

CELT Media Unit

The CELT Media Unit specialises in creating high-quality media resources to enhance learning and teaching, including support for supplementary and asynchronous teaching.  

Carl Sykes 
Digital Education Manager
Carl's staff profile 

Misty May Hutton
Media Support Assistant
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Fatima Chavarria
Media Support Assistant
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Ryan Jones
Media Support Assistant
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Hannah Davies
Media Support Assistant
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Hydra Simulation Centre

The Hydra Simulation Centre provides a unique learning and teaching environment and is used to conduct immersive, simulated scenarios for teaching and learning. 

Dr Dean Whitcombe 
Immersive Learning Lead/Hydra Manager 
Dean's staff profile  

Richard Whistance 
Learning Technologist 
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Eloise Bullen 
Learning Technologist 
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Sam Jessop 
HPD - Hydra Simulation Technologist 
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Assessment and Curriculum team  

This CELT team is responsible for leading the enhancement of institutional understanding of the role of curriculum delivery and assessment in meeting USW's critical success factors (CSFs) and contributing to the achievement of USW's 2030 Strategy. This involves enhancing assessment policy and practice; creating resources to support academic staff development in the areas of assessment and the USW Curriculum 2030; and working in partnership with faculties to support with challenges in curriculum and assessment. 

Natalie Forde-Leaves 
Head of Assessment and Curriculum 
Natalie's staff profile | Natalie's research profile on Pure  

Elizabeth Nelson 
Assessment & Curriculum Partner 2030 
Elizabeth's staff profile | Elizabeth's research profile on Pure  

Communications and Events team 

This CELT team plan, co-ordinate and promote a calendar of events and opportunities for enabling staff to develop their learning and teaching knowledge and skills. The team also leads on the communication plan within CELT as well as the design and implementation of its internal and external visibility through the website and social media channels, such as @USWCELT on X (formerly, Twitter). 

Iz McAuliffe 
Communications & Events Officer 
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Business Support Team 

This CELT team provides financial and administrative support for the other CELT teams, enabling the smooth functioning of the department. 

Charlotte Freeman 
Business Support Manager 
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