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Lecturer

School of General Education and Languages


Contact details

Email: omarpole@thei.edu.hk

Phone: +852 3890 8160

Oliver is a History graduate of the University of Cumbria. His undergraduate studies looked at History in the public sphere, with work focusing on comparing dictators: Hitler and Stalin, as well as a dissertation on the Spanish Civil War. He has research interests on political and military history with a special interest in the American Civil War. His recent research has looked into the various pedagogical approaches towards learner self-regulation. His Master’s thesis in particular examined the effects of peer-assessment on student self-regulated learning.

  • English for General and Academic Purposes
  • General World and European History
  • English for Academic Studies 2
  • The Modern World: History and Culture
2012Bachelor of Arts (Hons) History, Faculty of Humanities, University of Cumbria, U.K.
2019Master of Education (Hons) Designing Powerful Learning Environments, Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2014-2015Programme Coordinator, I.V.E. Morrison Hill, VTC
2015-2016Senior Programme Coordinator, THEi, VTC
2016-2022Instructor, THEi, VTC
2023-presentLecturer, THEi, VTC
  • Political and Military History
  • The American Civil War
  • Peer-assessment and Self-regulated Learning in General Education