Experience

DIRECTOR, Learning Technology Unit, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand. 2004 - Present

Current duties and responsibilities are listed in summary form below. Full details are included in my CV which is available upon request.

Strategic Leadership

Envision, establish and maintain strategic direction for innovating in teaching within a Faculty of 3000 equivalent full time students and over 630 full time equivalent staff in consultation with the Dean, Associate Dean Education and Heads of the Schools.
Develop strategic and operational relationships with Faculty and University centers that have responsibility for supporting teaching and learning.
Negotiate and advocate at Faculty level the need to advance a blended teaching strategic vision and to grow the Learning Technology Unit.
Raise the profile of the the Learning Technology Unit within the Faculty through seizing opportunities to engage with strategically significant Faculty projects.
Contribute to curriculum development to improve teaching and learning through membership of curriculum boards, boards of study and examination boards.

Relationship Building

Lead and work with Learning Technology Unit staff to develop a Learning Technology Unit with a strong reputation for exemplary service throughout the Faculty.
Engage with internal stakeholders to promote and support teaching and learning initiatives.
Provide support for effective teaching and learning practices by serving on various Faculty and University committees.
Develop relationships with individual teaching staff through hands-on project work and research collaborations.
Engage with external stakeholders to provide support for the use of technology enhanced teaching.

eLearning and Faculty Development

Advise and work with program / course coordinators to develop and improve academic programs aligned with review board / quality assurance recommendations.
Lead ongoing evaluation and assessment of faculty courses and student learning that use flexible and distance learning approaches.
Design and deliver ongoing professional development / teaching improvement opportunities.
Organize and facilitate seminars, talks, and showcases within the faculty and across the university.

Project Management

Establish flexible / distance learning project management round and budgetary processes.
Supervise and manage five staff on design, development, and implementation of flexible and distance learning content, learning objects, and multimedia components.
Manage the development of a set of online professional development resources and an ePortfolio for faculty development.
Lead a project to provide training in video-conference teaching for faculty and staff members.

Research

Conduct research into innovations in teaching and learning in higher education. Research areas include continuing professional development, scholarship of teaching and learning, Web 2.0 technologies and distance education.
Collaborate on funding proposals and provide support for funded research projects.
Maintain close linkages with national and international eLearning developments at higher education level.

LEARNING TECHNOLOGIST, Werry Centre and Learning Technology Unit, University of Auckland, New Zealand. 2004

Designed and developed CD-ROM based multimedia educational resource for child and adolescent mental health workers published by Pearson Educational.
Conducted needs assessment and client interviews in identifying learning needs, design guidelines, and technical requirements.
Collaborated with subject matter experts (SMEs) on content selection and creation for online resource development.
Developed story boards, prototypes, and documentation for the CD and related projects.
Advised, researched, and authorized the purchase of a content management system (NZ Developed) for the Werry Centre.
Built and maintained a relationship with the Faculty’s Learning Technology Unit through cooperative working activities.

INTERNET ANALYST, Manukau City Council, Manukau City, New Zealand. 2003 - 2004

Redesigned, developed and managed the web site for the Manukau City Council.
Advised, researched, and authorized the purchase of a content management system for the Council.
Devised and implemented maintenance plan and ongoing feedback reports for the Council web site.
Was responsible for Council web site identity, web site content and search engine optimization.
Worked with the PeopleSoft development team to develop an information management strategy for the Council.
Worked with Manukau Water to design, develop, build test and release a new web site based on the organization's new corporate identity.

HEAD OF COMPUTING AND MULTIMEDIA, TAFE College (NZ) Ltd., New Zealand. 2000 - 20002

Taught third and fourth level New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) computing and multimedia courses with classes of 15-20 students. Course content included Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign and Microsoft Office suite.
Authored and maintained training materials for Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, Photoshop, Premiere, InDesign and Microsoft Office suite.
Managed assessment processes including internal moderation and reporting to NZQA.
Managed staff of 5 tutors responsible for teaching New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) level 3 and level 4 courses in computing and multimedia.

Iain Doherty, PhD.