post

Principal Lecturer Learning & Teaching

responsibilities

• Personal Academic Advisor
• Blended Learning Co-ordinator
• Learning & Teaching Facilitator

brief biography

Tom joined London Metropolitan University in 2006 as a Senior Lecturer in Event Management, he teaches on the MA and BA Events programmes. Prior to joining the university he spent 9 years working in fundraising events, first at the Royal Star & Garter Home for disabled servicemen and women and then at Christian Aid where he was Events & Community Fundraising Manager. While at Christian Aid Tom completed a Masters in Marketing and Fundraising and travelled widely to collect stories on the overseas projects that he and his team raised funds for.

Tom’s research interests are primarily in the field of education and events and he has published work on the use of audio feedback to students and also on discourse analysis of events. He is currently undertaking a professional doctorate in education at the University of Sussex.

key teaching areas

• Planning and Management of Events
• Service Sector Management

research interests

Research interests are in the areas of discourse analysis, digital literacy, social capital and communities of practice.

publications

• Lunt T (2011) Typologies and Event Studies in Page S. & Connell J. (Eds) The Routledge Handbook of Events. London, Routledge pp47-57
• Lunt T. & Curran J. (2010) Are you listening please? The use of electronic audio feedback compared to written feedback. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education. Vol. 35, (7), pp759-769
• Lunt T. (2008) Student performance and the Electronic Portfolio in WEBLEARN: An analysis of student’s use of online reflective diaries. Investigations in University Teaching and Learning. 5: 1, Autumn 2008. London.