Dr Simon Kitson

Simon's highest academic qualification is a PhD from the University of Sussex and he has experience teaching at the University of Paris-XII, the Open University, the University of Birmingham, the University of London Institute in Paris and the the University of Auckland.  He has also taught at secondary schools in Marseille (France), Quebec (Canada) and Auckland (New Zealand). 

He has been closely involved in course design, assessment development, and the evaluation of learning and teaching practice. Simon has a strong interest in the relationship between pedagogy, digital technologies and assessment design.  Simon led the team which devised and created the Bachelor of Global Studies at the University of Auckland. 

Simon's scholarly focus was on French and European History with a research specialism in Second World War history. He is best known for the books: 

Simon has shared his research at a wide range of conferences and educational seminar. 

He has held research fellowships at the Institute of Historical Research; the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and the University of Freiburg-im-Breisgau. He is a Humboldt Fellow.