Anthony Hughes M.Litt., Cert TESOL

Based in Europe, I work on select consultancy projects with NGOs, publishing and educational organisations developing global e-learning delivery strategies and refining organisational digital media development, design and implementation.

Background

Over thirty years experience in the fields of international education, instructional design, digital media and online learning development.

Lead consultant in Europe for the International Development Program of Australian Universities and Colleges and on behalf of Austrade (The Australian Trade Commission) and the IDP. Provided seminars on the Australian education system at universities in Europe and digital media consultancy services for Australian private and public sector educational organizations.

Visiting Lecturer in English Language and Australian Literature and Culture at INSEARCH Language Centre, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.

Director of Mondolingua, the international education conference and fair in Geneva from 1993 to 1995 .

Head of Research and Development for  multimedia based English language courses for Swiss and European television and radio as well as audio courses for the Institut Victor Ebner in Geneva, Switzerland.

Co-founded The Digital Education Network Ltd and started one of the Internet’s earliest and most successful international education portals, EduFind.

 

Speaking at the 6th Pan-Asian Conference on Online Learning, Kerala, India

 

Digital Media consultant for the ASEAN Focus Group, a consultancy network of leading specialists in various fields advising government and educational organisations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Speaker at international conferences. Engagements include the Pan-Commonwealth Conference on Distance and Open Learning (Kerala, India), The Global Asia Conference on Online Learning, The regional Board Meeting for the IAA (Delhi, India) as guest speaker and the Regional Training Workshop (Korea).

Designed and delivered digital and social media development, communications and cross-cultural training programs to clients in Germany, the USA, Scotland, and England.

Worked on large-scale digital media projects for social justice, e-learning and global learning community development.

CEO of praxMatrix Digital Publishing Ltd. 2004-2023.

If you would like to discuss a project with me, please contact me through the contact form.

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Being presented as Gold Friend of the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award for Young People, for consultancy, design and development of their global e-learning platform by HRH, The Duke of Edinburgh.

Timeline

  • 1986 – 1992: Responsable Pédagogique de Recherche et de Création, Institut Victor Ebner, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1989 -1991: Lead Consultant, Europe, International Development Programme for Australian Universities and Colleges
  • 1990-1991: Visiting LecturerINSEARCH Language Centre, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
  • 1990-1993: European Consultant, INSEARCH Language Centre, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia.
  • 1994-1995: Director, MONDOLINGUA, International Education Exhibition, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 1992-2004: Co-founder and CTO, Digital Education Network Ltd., United Kingdom
  • 2000-2002: Lead Consultant, SEC Communications, Scotland
  • 2011-2012: Digital Media Consultant, ASEAN Focus Group
  • 2004-2023: CEO, praxMatrix Digital Publishing Ltd.
  • 2023: retired, taking on selected consultancy projects and clients through Anthony Hughes Media

Other

2000-2023: English4Today: wrote and developed the award winning Online English Grammar and the English4Today website. E4T has provided English language lessons and materials to over 750,000 students in 140 countries since it was initiated.