Mark is an established academic leader with significant experience in quality enhancement and quality assurance. He is a strategic thinker, thought maker and an inclusive leader. Mark is a National Teaching Fellow, and Principal Fellow of the HEA. Mark holds a PhD from Edinburgh University, is a published researcher and an experienced PhD supervisor. 

Mark has previously worked as an Associate Professor in Learning & Teaching (Allied Health) at Anglia Ruskin University, Dean for Learning & Teaching at Arts University Plymouth (Plymouth College of Art; member of the Senior Leadership Team) and the Director of Learning & Teaching for the Faculty of Medical Science at Anglia Ruskin University. Earlier in his career, Mark worked for the Educational Development Unit at the University of Greenwich and was a programme leader and Teaching Fellow for the University of Westminster. 

Mark has professional interests in curriculum design and delivery, assessment, digital literacy, and mobile/technology-enriched learning. He has significant and demonstrable experience in educational projects and change management. Mark has led numerous teams including Learning & Technology, IT, timetabling & resource, and career guidance. He has led many education projects including the design and rollout of learning management systems, assessment & feedback, technology in the curriculum and transformation of student academic support. He has chaired numerous validation events and been involved in many curriculum development activities. He has written educational strategy and chaired numerous committees and working groups. 

Mark is a co-convenor for the Society of Research into Higher Education, Newer Researchers’ Network and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology. He was a founding member and co-led the national Jisc-funded Change Agents Network and was the project manager for the Jisc-funded Digital Literacies in Higher Education project. Previously, Mark co-developed a new model of assessment feedback as part of the Jisc-funded project, Making Assessment Count and co-developed MapMyProgramme - an open-source tool to support the holistic design of assessment. In 2012, he was awarded a prize from ALT-C/Google for his Google work.