Who's who
Alessandro (Alex) di Savoia
Lecturer
Alex di Savoia is an academic and CEO of the independent record label Aardvark Records. Alex lectures in digital branding, online networking and social media marketing. Alex has been at the forefront of using digital media and social networking as promotional mediums to establish and grow his label's international branding, reputation and sales. He remains at the forefront of the music industry, creating creative business models and promotional approaches which major labels eventually adopt.
His digital branding and social media marketing units give students the tricks of the trade - enabling them to network and promote themselves effectively and efficiently online.
His academic research primarily orientates around eLearning, student retention and open education. His interests are in how students learn, creating vibrant and sustainable online learning communities and the use of Web 2.0 tools and applications to support online learning.
He is working on openSpace - UCF's free, open education course repository. openSpace is platform for making teaching materials from university level creative courses free to learners all over the world.
Websites:
Aardvark Records: www.aardvarkrecords.co.uk
openSpace: http://openspace.falmouth.ac.uk
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