Dessie Tennyson

Learning Specialist | Teacher | Coffee Lover | Gaeilgeoir

Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

About

👨🏫With over 23 years of teaching and leadership experience in education. I specialise in supporting university leaders and educators to transform teaching and learning through cutting-edge technology and pedagogical support. 💻I am passionate about education, and the targeted use of technology. Effective use of technology by skilled and passionate educators, can have a huge impact on the learning process. 🏫Student engagement, passion for learning and assessment are vital tools to enhance student outcomes and foster a love for learning. Gamifying learning, and simulating real world problems, will help the next generation of experts to apply their knowledge with confidence. 🖥️SIMnet® is a leading training and assessment platform for developing students’ skills in Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook and Generative AI! 📊ALEKS is a machine learning and assessment system programme for maths, chemistry, statistics, and accounting. 💱Application Based Activities (ABAs) in Business & Economics are interactive case studies designed to help students understand how the theory they learn applies in practice. ☕Fuelled by coffee and a passion for lifelong learning ☕📚 📲Let’s connect—I’m always eager to collaborate with fellow education enthusiasts! 📧dessie.tennyson@mheducation 📲+447861157224 🌱#Gaeilge agus fáilte roimpi ar ndóigh 😎 *I work for McGraw Hill, but these posts are my personal opinion, not an official company statement.

Experience

  • European Learning Specialist at McGraw Hill
    Jul 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 1 mo

    European Learning Specialist at McGraw Hill, enabling educators and FE/HE leaderships across UK, Ireland, and NE/CE Europe to adopt impactful technology and leverage data-driven insights to enhance teaching, learning, and institutional success.

  • Apple ()
    • Apple Professional Learning Specialist
      Oct 2016 - Jan 2026 · 9 yrs 4 mos

    • Apple RTC Manager
      Jul 2019 - Jun 2024 · 5 yrs

      Domhnach Mór Apple Regional Training Manager

  • St Joseph's Grammar School, Donaghmore (7 yrs 1 mo)
    • Senior Teacher (Ceannaire an tSrutha Gaeilge / Head of Irish Medium Stream)
      Aug 2017 - Aug 2024 · 7 yrs 1 mo

    • E-Learning & Professional Development IT Coordinator
      Aug 2021 - Jul 2024 · 3 yrs

  • Post-Primary Educator at iTeach (UK) Ltd
    Aug 2016 - Aug 2017 · 1 yr 1 mo

    At iTeach we are passionate about two things – teaching and learning. We are an organisation who believe in the empowering and engaging use of technology as an incredible tool. We believe in change.

  • Abbey Christian Brothers' Grammar School (12 yrs)
    • 1:1 iPad Integration
      Jul 2013 - Aug 2016 · 3 yrs 2 mos

      Implementing iPad usage in the classroom using a range of iPad devices and streaming to smart boards via Apple TV. Co-ordinating external teacher iPad training and leading pupil iPad training. Providing Google Apps for Education training to colleagues. Presented 'iPad for Languages' at iLearn 2014 with iTeach-UK. Apple Distinguished Educator 2015 Showbie Champion 2015 Speaker at Academia 'iPad & Planning for Success' event - November 2015 iTeach - Gold Teacher Award 2016

    • Head of Irish
      Sep 2004 - Aug 2016 · 12 yrs