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Dr Trevor Cadden is a Senior Lecturer in Operations Management at Ulster University and a Visiting Professor as Ajman University, United Arab Emirates. He had twelve years of industrial experience as a supply chain and project manager prior to his academic career. He is passionate about on applied research informed e-pedagogy.
Dr Cadden is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a Fellow of the Centre for Higher Education Research and Practice. He teaches and coordinates a range of subjects from operations and supply chain management, research methods and applied management skills. He is currently an External Examiner at Newcastle University and the Open University, Derby. He held the title of Programme Director for the Master’s in Business Administrator for 15 years, successfully leading 3 revalidations. His transformative approach to education includes designing, developing, and embedding innovative online learning and engagement techniques within the curriculum. This resulted in a recent book chapter entitled, ‘Delivery of e- ‘Research-Informed Teaching’ in Lockdown’ (2021) and a presentation on ‘Innovative Student Engagement Mechanisms in a Global Pandemic’ (2021) at the British Academy of Management.
He has recently won several awards for his teaching and learning excellence, including Ulster University Distinguished Education Excellence Award: Sustained Educational Excellence (2021); Ulster University Distinguished Education Excellence Award: Innovation Excellence (2020); Ulster University Distinguished Education Excellence Award: Collaborative Excellence (2020); and the Ulster University ‘Educator of the Year’ (2019); The latter being awarded for designing an innovative bitesize management development programme in collaboration with industry, which has been taught across 3 continents.