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Portfolio Submission Dr. Mark L. Woods, B.A., Ph.D., LL.M., PgDL, PGCHE, TESOL, FHEA Developing Effective Learning and Teaching In this module we explored the main functions of Learning & Teaching: Preparing Taught Sessions, Presentations, Approaches to Teaching, Student Motivation, Managing Groups, Lifelong Learning, and additional Theoretical Approaches to Learning.   Consequently, I chose to consider twoContinue reading “Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching (HE)”

Dr. Mark Woods, B.A., LL.M., G.D.L., PGCLT, Ph.D., FHEA A comparative analysis, of the impact and effectiveness of pedagogical approaches and related curricula on post-secondary students in the United States and in the United Kingdom Keywords: Workforce Initiative, Community Colleges, Creative Skillset, American Universities, European Universities, British Universities, Post-secondary education, Creative Industries, Creativity, Digital Economy,Continue reading “Workforce Initiative: Film School Education”

Dr. Mark L. Woods, B.A., Ph.D., LL.M., PgDL, PGCHE, TESOL, FHEA Summary: This brief report will map out why the New York Film Academy (NYFA) currently holds a unique market advantage at this time, amongst Higher Education (HE) and Specialty Vocational Education Providers (SVEP). This report also demonstrates how, if properly managed, this crucial advantageContinue reading “Economic Impact of Film Schools in International Markets: Ticino, Milano and the Padania”

Research / Online Video Archive / Documentary To lead this project, Associate Producer Bob Powers asked historian and film curator, Dr. Mark Woods, a researcher at the University of South Wales and formerly at Florida International University.  Working with local researchers, archivists and talented Miami film crews, Dr. Woods will lead the research project, culminatingContinue reading “Miami Pioneers”

Dr. Mark L. Woods, B.A., Ph.D., LL.M., PgDL, PGCHE, TESOL, FHEA Our team served as a faculty advisor and project consultant on an initiative to find alternative film and television production resources for the City of Miami. Our goal was to incorporate practice-based research (centered around our MFA in Filmmaking degree programs at 5 localContinue reading “Gate Way Miami: Production Funding and Distribution Incentives Scheme:”

We spearheaded a 2-year project to assist established independent filmmakers to find new markets for their documentary television content, specifically targeting American Rustbelt communities in Ohio and Pennsylvania, paired with historically under-developed coal mining / steel plant regions of Britain and Germany (South Wales Valleys, Rohrgebeit, Germany). We provided research data and grant-writing expertise toContinue reading “CWRS / Tu hwnt Ffiniau International Film Fund Initiative:”

Miami Entertainment Center The TANABI/EDGEWATER JOINT MEC Project Proposal © 2013 Dr. Mark L. Woods; TANABI HOLDINGS USA, Inc. Miami Entertainment Center Studios: In 2013, I was engaged as a Financial and Organizational Consultant for a $10.5 Million Film Studio project in Miami called MEC. I researched and authored the proposal of a joint-venture coalitionContinue reading “OMNI CRA MEC”

Festival Director: Mark Leslie Woods 2006 Welsh Retrospective Film Festival: University of Glamorgan / USW, Pontypridd Campus / Cardiff School of Creative Industries, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom.  I researched and raised funding needed to transfer Welsh Language films and TV content from 35mm reels, housed in the BBC, S4C-TV and other British film archives, whichContinue reading “University of Glamorgan (USW) Cardiff School of Creative Industries: 2006 Welsh Retrospective Film Festival”

MIAMI Florida Statewide Feature Film Competition 2003  Mark Woods, IFP/Miami, Director of Marketing  Mark Woods, Director of Marketing for the Independent FeatureProject/Miami, said, “Everybody who’s anybody in Florida film productionwas there.” FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE05.20.03Florida Film Producers’ Gala Dazzles CrowdsMiami Beach Film Producer Takes Trophy and $150,000 Prize at IFP/Miami’sGlamorous Sunlight Production Award GalaMiami, Florida. Finally,Continue reading “Florida Statewide Feature Film Competition 2003 — IFP/Miami”

“A critical survey of the views driving the current debate over U.K. legal alternatives to the U.S. ‘Fair Use Doctrine’, including a comparative analysis of the US and UK legal regimes.” Dr. Mark L. Woods, B.A., Ph.D., LL.M., PgDL, PGCHE, TESOL, FHEA University of Glamorgan Law School / University of South Wales Pontypridd / Cardiff,Continue reading “LL.M. in Intellectual + Industrial Property Law:”