Mr Derek Philip-Xu | Digital learning design / Instructional design

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Refreshing Publishing provides digital learning design and publishing consultancy to a wide variety of clients in ELT, education and beyond. I use my 30 years of business experience, including 10 years of global print and digital publishing experience, to provide high-quality digital learning content that is accessible and produced according to specifications and within agreed project timescales. 

Media

eLearning course materials

Digital language learning materials

Experience

Freelance since 2020 

1. Job title: Digital Learning Designer & Founder

    Company: Refreshing Publishing   Present
 

2. Job title: Digital Commissioning Editor

    Company: Macmillan Education Ltd 2016 - 2021
 

3. Job title: Content Development Manager

    Company: EF Education First   Dates 2012 - 2016

Training

1. Diploma in Digital Learning Design (in progress)

2. APM Project Fundamentals Qualification Year: 2022

3. CIEP Copyediting 1: Introduction (refresher course) Year: 2022

4. CIEP Editorial Project Management Year: 2022

5. Avallain Author Training and Certification Programme Year: 2021

6. Diploma in UX Design and Writing Year: 2021

7. Diploma in Copywriting Year: 2020

Clients

IATEFL

Newgen

QBS Learning

National Geographic Learning/Cengage (US & UK)

Oxford University Press

Macmillan Education Ltd

Wall Street English (Hong Kong)

The Content Station

Learn Jam

The British Council

OneClick Diseño y Software S.L. (Madrid, Spain)

Maidenhead's Big Read

Tonari Gumi: Japanese Community Volunteers Association (Vancouver, Canada)

The Adult Learning Hub

Subjects

Project management

Digital content development 

Learning design / instructional design

Project conceptualisation and commissioning

Publishing consultancy

Writing / content authoring

Educational research

UX writing

Qualifications

MEd Master Of Education (Applied Linguistics)

MEdRes Master Of Education In Practice-Based Educational Research

Specialised software

Avallain Author

CAPE content authoring tool

Brightspace

VST

iSpring

InDesign

Jira

Smartsheets

Testimonials

Derek was prompt and detailed in his work. As a new business owner, how I come across to my audience is vital and he gave me the edge I needed to ensure my voice came across well. So easy to work with as well! Jane Erickson, Founder, The Adult Learning Hub

I had the privilege of working with Derek on a couple of projects, but the biggest was the second edition of a young learner English language course. Derek was an asset and essential to the project, frequently going above and beyond his responsibilities to ensure that we met tight deadlines. Former Project Manager, EF Education First

He is a true professional and explained the aims of the project very clearly. His feedback was constructive and supportive. I look forward to working with Derek again in the future and cannot recommend him enough. Author and ELT Materials Writer

Alongside his passion and knowledge for the subject, Derek brought with him an eagle eye for detail, impeccable organisation skills and a can-do attitude. Publishing Director, EF Education First

I have had the opportunity to work with Derek on several projects and the first thing that comes across is that he is passionate about language learning; and when you work with him you also realise how professional, detail oriented and meticulous he is to ensure that the final product is perfect. He is extremely knowledgeable in his fields of expertise as well as open to new ideas. Head of Delivery, OneClick

• Editor

• Design
• Education & training
• English as a second language
• Publishing

• Production
• Editorial training
• Project management