Darron Halsall

I’m Darron, Founder & Creative Director at BUKA-SOFTWARE. We craft playful learning experiences where story, curiosity, and solid pedagogy meet. Our first title, The Adventures of BUKA, blends narrative puzzles with real learning outcomes—so kids feel like they’re playing, and teachers see progress they can trust.
I partner with educators, parents, and kids to co-design. If you build curricula, re

Provide digital learning design, content development, and instructional design services to universities, councils, and training providers through my Ltd company. Specialise in bespoke digital learning solutions, multimedia content, and online course transformations.

Provide digital learning design, content development, and instructional design services to universities, councils, and training providers. Specialise in bespoke digital learning solutions, multimedia content, and online course transformations. Support academic teams in designing activities, assessments, and online learning journeys aligned with pedagogical best practice.

Experience in working wit

Worked as E-learning Consultant at Quadmark.

Founded and led a digital learning studio delivering bespoke eLearning solutions using Adobe Creative Suite, Captivate, Moodle, and responsive design. Managed contractors and oversaw end‑to‑end project delivery, including template creation, content build, and QA.

Worked as Content Developer at Birmingham City Council.

Worked as Learning Designer at Ideal Health.

Responsible for creating engaging learning experiences that meet the educational needs of a very diverse audience. Design instructional materials and courses based on learning theories and instructional design principles. Create multimedia and digital content, including videos, animations, and interactive elements.

As an eLearning Learning Technologist with a strong educational background, I specialise in designing and developing engaging eLearning content working and responsible for Moodle modules. I have expertise in using various tools and software, including Moodle, Microsoft Office, Adobe product suite and H5P.

Consulting on a new research activity project, working with learning designers and academics to bring together concept to delivery. Developing and designing short activity to be delivered to participants across the world.

Involved in all stages of the development lifecycle from design through to evaluation, including Design, Delivery and Evaluation. Collaborate closely with academics, teaching staff, and other subject matter experts to design course-level activities. Co-create engaging learning activities and compelling module content, using multimedia approaches as appropriate. Creating pedagogically-sound instruc

The transforming of pedagogical model of learning and teaching from a mainly face-to-face mode of delivery to an Online Learning. Working directly with course and module leaders to design and Transform existing learning content and activities to an online learning narrative based on the Online Learning. Work together with course leaders and module leaders to improve existing online learning activi

Worked as Learning Development Consultant at University of Warwick.

Worked as Technology Enhanced Learning Specialist at University of Warwick.

Worked as Elearning Consultant at University of Warwick.

Delivered and supported the technical implementation of eLearning for Degree Apprenticeship programmes. Analysed learner and departmental requirements to design well‑structured, engaging, and interactive eLearning. Worked with SMEs and stakeholders to produce creative digital learning materials. Investigated and evaluated new technologies to support innovation in technology‑enhanced learning.

Designing and developing instructional material for customers’ that supports CPI ideas, working with subject matter experts and customers to design and create well-structured, engaging, creative and interactive e-learning across a range of subjects. Managing the process from concept to completion, including monitoring of outputs, and quality assurance. Creating experiences which make the acquisit

Application of my expertise in e-learning and with eLearning Software to work on a number of significant educational projects, and to investigate and evaluate, new technology for the purpose of innovating technology based learning.

Development, overseeing, and championing e-learning solutions to Support SAP (Business Management Systems (BMS)), rollout for a 3000 user’s base. Using html and the Adobe product set (Adobe Captivate) and Moodle. Development and delivery of the eLearning training program, ready for the next phase of BMS (SAP);facilitating regular workshop events to promote e-Learning and best methods.

Working with the Adobe (CS5) (CS4) product set to create GUI’s UI’s and Help systems for the banking sector. Working with senior management to very tight deadlines, I had responsibility for design of the company brand including all corporate and creative development. One project encompassed the creation of an “online help” system and associated documentation.

Working with the Adobe product set (CS4/CS5), Tridion and Moodle software to produce high end interfaces and e-learning solutions for the University’s Faculty of Health. This included the updating of content templates and creating a new look and feel for learning modules which would facilitate greater user engagement.

Project managed, coordinated and developed e-learning activities for a 5000 plus user base. Skilled in JavaScript, HTML, Flash Action script, Adobe Director, Photoshop, Firework, Dreamweaver, Coldfusion, CSS and Sharepoint. Hands-on development of course content with a good understanding of what the client needs from CD based to Kiosks. As the first e-learning developer I also successfully created

Scouting just isn’t for the kids, it takes an active parent in scouting and you need parents help at the meetings to share their own wealth that they bring to the table. So if you are a parent, please consider being an active part of scouting, this way you get input on planned activities and input on the Packs workings and most of all, you get to have fun!....

Working hands-on, within agreed OLA and SLA (and budgets) to maintain a 1000 plus employer base, maintaining the highest level of service to all clients and optimizing the use of current software and hardware. Providing 2nd/3rd level support and training solutions to all supported users both in the UK and abroad. Working with other teams across the EU to diagnose and fix problems and issues to all

Psychology, Sociology, Counselling Levels 1 & 2

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