|
The
Basics
Name:
Joseph Tame
D.O.B.: The late 1970s
Nationality: British
Occupation (as of Spring 2008):
1)
Full-time
student in final year of BA Japanese Studies at The University of Sheffield (Graduating in July 2008)
2) CILASS Student Ambassador, responsible for:
Creation of new section of the university web site;
Running workshops for university staff on effective use of IT in the classroom;
Disseminating information on Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) through journal arcticles, blogs, presentations etc.
3) Designer and author of a number of web sites
4) Semi-professional Photographer
5) Freelance Japanese-English translator
6) Sheffield Japan Society Committee member (3 years)
7) Gardener, responsible for restoring the Yew Tree Garden following 15 years of neglect
8) IT consultant, specialising in Productivity Tools and Techniques for new users of Apple Macs
Additional paid work experience since 1995: Retail; catering / waitering; carework;
English teaching; driving
(cars, minibuses, tractors, fork lifts), network marketing; Traffic
surveying; Data Scrutiny (Database cleanup); presentations at numerous university open days; consultaton for the Case Studies project; note-taking; acting for NHK / Fuji TV (Japan).
Voluntary work: Organic farming in France, Switzerland, Japan; Camp Counselor for adults with physical and mental dissabilities (USA); minibus driver for Saturday Playgroup at the University of Sheffield; Translation / office work for OXFAM Japan (Tokyo); Key team member arranging one-day events to promote OXFAM Japan; Participant in OXFAM Japan Trailwalker 2007; Security staff working with OXFAM (GB) at Womad Festival; regular feature writer for international children's magazine; author of numerous arcticles for university publications.
Education: Hereford Waldorf School, Hereford Sixth
Form College, City of Bristol College, University of Sheffield
(SEAS), Rikkyo University (Tokyo).
Qualifications: 4 GCSEs (1994); Access to Combined Studies (2004);
BA Japanese Studies (as of July 2008)
Sheffield Graduate Award (as of July 2008)
Hobbies: Photography, writing, mountain biking, skiing,
website creation, Japanese language, reading, sprituality, positive thinking, empowerment of others
Engaged to: *Twinkle*, wedding in July 2008.
Nominated twice for the Chancellor's Medal 2008, University of Sheffield [more info]. |
