Portrait

Portrait

I work within the arenas of multimedia and e-learning and I write, speak and build things for the web. I am based in Bristol.

During University I started a small web design business in 2003 called tribehut which is still knocking out quality projects.  My day job is to write, speak and advise on using multimedia for teaching and learning, research and the cultural heritage sector, all under the umbrella of e-learning.

The work on this site is licensed as follows – This work by Zak Mensah is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Quick professional history

2008 – Present : Advisor for JISC Digital Media at the University of Bristol

2006-2008: Learning Technologist at the University of Leicester

2005: ICT worker for Bristol City Council (Managed Desktop project)

2003 – present: Worked as a freelance web designer

2001 – 2005: Achieved 1st Class Hons degree in Multimedia Computing

Selected speaking events

2011: Keynote, Bath Spa University (July)

2011: Where next for Institutional AV? University of Oxford (July)

2011: Exploring mobile – Considerations and opportunities  Plymouth E-learning Conference (April)

2011: Using Digital Media to Improve Teaching and Learning, JISC Conference 2011 (February)

Full list of speaking engagements.

Writing

I regularly get asked for biographies so below are several you can use and amend as you see fit:

I help people use digital technologies in education, research and the cultural heritage sectors.
I work as a JISC Digital Media advisor for the national service JISC Digital Media at the University of Bristol. I have previously worked for the University of Leicester, Bristol City Council and also run my own digital studio, tribehut. I love the web and my interests include designing for the web, open practices, multimedia, mobile technology and thinking about digital publishing.

When I am not sitting in front of a computer I like to ride my motorcycle, run and travel.