Chris Wilson
United Kingdom
University of Derby
Chris Wilson is a musician and academic with 20 years’ experience in higher education working with eight universities in the UK during his career as a Lecturer in Music, Senior Lecturer in Music, Programme Leader, Teaching Fellow, Senior Teaching Fellow, Curriculum Development Manager, External Examiner and Consultant. Currently holding the position of Senior Lead in Learning Enhancement at the University of Derby in the UK, he is also a Senior Lecturer in Performance in the College of Arts and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. A classically trained musician and practitioner in the technological arts, Chris is an active member of the American Creativity Association, and formerly Principal Researcher for the Creative Technologies Research Group (CTRG) and Associate of the Digital and Material Arts Research Centre (DMARC) in the UK.
Chris teaches and researches across a number of subjects and has delivered workshops and presentations to teachers, academics, career development professionals, engineers, architects, film-makers, musicians, and conference delegates in the UK and Europe, Asia, and North America, on creativity, artistry, technology, project management and education. Chris has experience managing complex institution-wide educational projects and initiatives and the organisation and delivery of staff development activities for large organisations. He brings a musical and creative perspective to every aspect of his work.