Karl Holm

English and Biology Lecturer, Curriculum-, Content and e-Learning Developer

Bacoor 4102

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+63-939-***-****

Dear Hiring Manager,

I'm Karl Holm, and I'm an experienced educator with a diverse skill set, specializing in both the Humanities and Natural Sciences. With over two decades of teaching experience, I have instructed a wide range of students on different courses, including English language, literature, and communication skills, as well as general and specialized Biology courses. I have had the privilege of teaching as lecturer at well known universities globally and as tutor and instructor within the private education sector. In my most recent position as lecturer and tutor at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) I developed and taught courses in English for non-native learners as a tool of communication. Thus, I was focusing on developing my students' practical writing skills in different situations and contexts, practical reading comprehension of real-life texts, listening skills, and finally pronunciation and accent reduction.

Alongside my teaching responsibilities, I have actively contributed to curriculum development, providing project leadership for content development, and overseeing teacher training and evaluation. Furthermore, I have published and presented research papers in the fields of Biology and Higher education in peer-reviewed journals and at reputable international conferences. I have a strong interest in interdisciplinary teaching and learning, continuously seeking opportunities together with my colleagues to integrate diverse disciplines and encourage critical thinking and self-directed learning. To ensure the highest standards of teaching, I am committed to ongoing professional development, consistently keeping up with current and innovative learning approaches and applications.

Thank you for your consideration and I'm looking forward to discussing with you in further detail what I may be able to contribute to your organization.

Sincerely,

Karl Holm

Work Experience

Instructor in secondary and tertiary English and Biology Freelance/Independent contractor - Hong Kong SAR, Metro Manila January 2021 to Present

• Private instruction comprises planning of curriculum, syllabus and individual lessons based on skills evaluations and according to students’ current needs and wishes.

• Secondary/High School curricula taught include IB English Language and Literature SL/HL levels, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Extended Essay, A-level English and Biology, AP English and Biology, TOEFL and IELTS test preparation, IB Biology SL/HL levels, IGCSE Biology, A-levels Biology and SAT II Biology.

• Tertiary/university level syllabus include Academic Writing, Reflective Writing, Advanced Reading Comprehension, Reading and understanding of English Literary Texts, Pronunciation and Accent Reduction, Discussion Skills, Oral Presentation, Listening Skills, Academic Study Skills, Critical Thinking and Self-Directed Learning and General Biology syllabus for undergraduate and graduate university levels.

• Teaching is face-to-face, or via Zoom and Skype. Lecturer in English

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) - Hong Kong SAR January 2017 to December 2020

• Teaching and developing syllabi for Academic writing, Reading and Listening skills, Pronunciation and Accent Reduction, Critical thinking, Independent learning and Quantitative and qualitative data presentation skills to undergraduate and postgraduate students from all departments at the university.

• Teaching comprised lectures with 20-250 students and individual tutoring.

• Developing e-Learning modules on Reflective Journal Writing and Critical Thinking Skills in tertiary education.

• Writing, submitting and presenting peer-reviewed papers at CUHK, internal- and international conferences.

Academic Head of Humanities Team and Academic Instructor The Edge Learning Centres - Hong Kong SAR

November 2015 to December 2016

• Head of team duties include teacher recruitment and pedagogical training, monitoring of teaching quality, course content development, formulations of course descriptions, and giving public seminars on course curricula.

• Teaching of curricula: IB English Language and Literature SL/HL levels, IB Theory of Knowledge, IB Extended Essay, TOEFL, IELTS, IB Biology SL/HL levels, IGCSE Biology, A-levels Biology, SAT II Biology, and the AP curriculum in English and Biology.

Lecturer in Biology

Uppsala University - Uppsala

April 2010 to October 2015

• Part-time lecturing position that include teaching, course development and administration, examination and evaluation, lecturing and seminar instruction as well as mentoring and serving as assistant advisor to Ph.D. students and supervisor of numerous B.Sc.- and M.Sc. students.

• As part of my lecturing activities I have also conducted studies in discipline-based education research and didactics that has been peer-reviewed, published and presented at international conferences. Post-doctorate Researcher in Biology

Uppsala University - Uppsala

April 2010 to October 2015

• Research position was focused on unravelling the genetic basis for variation in fitness-related traits in natural populations of flowering plants and basal land plants.

• Utilized methods include various gene expression assays, phylogenetic reconstruction as well as next generation RNA-Sequencing and DNA-Sequencing parsing, de novo assembly, and bioinformatics analyses.

• Research results have been peer-reviewed and published in international journals. Teaching fellow in Biology

Uppsala University - Uppsala

June 2005 to April 2010

• Teaching duties included laboratory assistance, seminar instruction and lecturing assistance on BSc and MSc courses.

• Part-time, approximately 20% of PhD education.

A-level Teaching position in English and Swedish

Stockholm Sailor School - Stockholm

August 2002 to June 2003

• Secondary level English and Swedish languages and literature.

• Full-time.

A-level Teaching position in English and Swedish

Aso Gymnasium (Secondary School) - Stockholm

August 1995 to June 1999

• Secondary level English and Swedish languages and literature.

• Full-time.

Education

Doctorate in Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Functional Genomics Uppsala University - Uppsala

August 2005 to April 2010

Master in Education of English and Swedish Languages and Literature Stockholm University - Stockholm

August 1990 to June 1995

Skills

• General computing: Microsoft Office Suite, Google Workspace, LibreOffice Suite, Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe CC) (10+ years)

• Coding: Unix/Linux/Microsoft PowerShell scripting, Python, R language for statistical computing, LATEX typesetting, Visual Studio Code (10+ years)

• Project Management: Asana, ClickUp, Omnigroup (4 years)

• E-learning and Learning Management Systems (LMS): Articulate 360 (Rise 360 and Storyline 360), Adobe Captivate, CapsimInbox, EdApp LMS (4 years)

• Large Language Models (LLMs)/AI Application Software: ChatGPT, AutoGPT (Less than 1 year)

• Misc.: Canva, Google Meet, Zoom and Skype remote teaching (7 years)

• English and Swedish of native proficiency (Bilingual) (10+ years) Languages

• English - Native

• Swedish - Native

Links

https://goo.gl/3bBpCW

https://se.linkedin.com/pub/karl-holm/55/a51/7ba

Certifications and Licenses

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Biology with specialization in Evolutionary Functional Genomics

April 2010 to Present

• Thesis: Studies on Natural Variation and Evolution of Photoperiodic Response in Plants

• Advisors: Prof. Ulf Lagercrantz and Prof. Martin Lascoux Master of Education (MEd) in English and Swedish languages and literature June 1995 to Present

Thesis in Didactics: Introducing a pre-evaluation framework for measuring student progress in the humanities

Thesis in English Literature: Temporality in John Keats’ ”Ode on a Grecian Urn” Advisor: Assoc. prof. Marion Wajngot

Publications

Google Scholar: https://goo.gl/ 3bBpCW

A comprehensive list of peer-reviewed and published journal articles in the fields of Higher Education and Biology can be found at Google Scholar: https://goo.gl/ 3bBpCW Additional Information

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIONS

• Researcher in Biology Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Canada 2011-2015 Conducting association study project on C. bursa-pastoris using next generation sequencing and genotyping data under Associate Prof. Stephen I. Wright’s supervision.

• Researcher in Biology Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom April - June, 2010 Investigating state of the art technologies for phenotyping circadian rhythm parameters in various plant tissues under Dr. Anthony Hall’s supervision.

• Local Arrangements Chair for the Fifth International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE 2017) at The University of Hong Kong (HKU), Hong Kong, April 20th - April 23rd, 2017.

GRANTS

• Teaching Development and Language Enhancement Grant (TDLEG), Co-applicant with Dr. Yvonne Loong, HK$ 313,800, 2019, "ARCTAP: Critical Thinking: Reading and Writing for Postgraduate Students Micro-Module”

• Disciplinary Based Education Research Project Support (MINT) Sek. 20,000, 2013,

”Phenomenography and Biology Learning in Tertiary Education”

• Vetenskapsrådet, Co-applicant with Prof. Ulf Lagercrantz, Sek. 1,500,000, 2011, ”Evolution of early land plants: phylogeny, genome evolution and circadian clocks”

• Nilsson-Ehle Foundation, Kungliga Fysiografen, Sek 55,000, 2010

• Nilsson-Ehle Foundation, Kungliga Fysiografen, Sek 50,000, 2007 OTHER

• Acting as scientific peer-reviewer for the journals New Phytologist and Scientific Reports.

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