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• Instructional design and development of workplace learning and assessment resources in a range of mediums, but primarily through technology platforms. Use of AI in content creation and assessment design. Te Pukenga /.
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• Lifelong joy: Promoting the joy of online learning across context… Show more Instructional design and development of workplace learning and assessment resources in a range of mediums, but primarily through technology.

New Zealand

Education design, Curriculum designer / STEM subject matter expert and writer in the following areas (Primary, Secondary and degree level teaching); Mathematics and Calculus, Robotics, Computational Thinking, Digital Technologies, Information Technology, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Earth Science, Astronomy/Space Science. Arduino, Microbit, Picaxe. OOP.

New Plymouth, New Zealand

I am a Director and Consultant for Focus Consultancy; www.Focus-Consultancy.co.nzI develop online training packages for organisations and support senior teachers / Principals implement strategies to raise the quality of science and mathematics teaching in schools. I also provide expert guidance about pedagogy and assessing outcomes of community-focused.

Taranaki, New Zealand

Dr Christine Fenton and Michael Fenton created the Green School New Zealand programme to deliver a New Zealand Certificate in Study and Employment Pathways (Level 3 and Level 4).Michael also designed and mapped the Mathematics and Science/Innovation literacies for the High School Diploma for the international Green Schools. Other teaching levels included.

Taranaki, New Zealand

Lead and mentor the teaching team and ensure consistent high-quality delivery of education and vocational training programmes. This includes developing tutors' understanding of te reo Māori me ōna tikanga Māori, online course design and content writing, design and implementation of a tutor professional development framework, assessment design and.

Throughout New Zealand

Designed and established a Robotics STEM/STEAM Laboratory with a modest budget, also designed hardware and installed hardware and software. Wrote and developed teaching and assessment resources to permit 1:1 access to prototyping and coding on Windows PCs. Game design software is capable of communicating with the prototyping circuit for real-world.

Developed and taught STEM/STEAM Digital Technology and Applied Robotics courses (2019 - 2020).Developed and delivered workshops and professional learning and development sessions on the following* Unit and Achievement Standards* Raising the quality of Mathematics and Science teaching* Differentiated Learning* ICT virtual learning networks* Interactive ICT.

Lower Hutt, New Zelaand

• My responsibilities have included;
• Designing and writing online courses for Moodle and iQualify Learning Management Systems
• Developing new qualifications, including writing the Academic Case, gaining NZQA Accreditation, writing courses and working with Courseware Developers and other writers.
• Academic leadership, expressed through such activities as staff forums; discipline-related discussions; encouraging and supporting staff in their professional development and career… Show more My responsibilities have.
• Academic leadership, expressed through such activities as staff forums; discipline-related discussions; encouraging and supporting staff in their professional development and career aspirations.
• Championing the implementation of and recommending improvement to Open Polytechnic policies, systems and guidelines.

2010 - 2012: Writer of 5 of 8 courses in the Graduate Diploma in Primary Science Teaching, co-writer for 2 courses.2014 - 2016: Programme design and curriculum design, Graduate Diploma in Primary Mathematics Teaching. Writer of 5 of 8 courses, including Leadership courses.

Programme design, planning, delivery and teacher support in schools for the Primary Science Teacher Fellowship curriculum development workshops (on behalf of the Royal Society of New Zealand)

Digital Learning Specialist:Designed and implemented Year 12 Applied Mathematics, which included modules involving context based and problem based learning using Crime Scene Investigation, games programming, PICAXE circuits, medical technology and project work.Introduced the use of $10 electronic hand-held multimeters as data logger substitutes to junior.

New Zealand

Carried out research on the design and use of a wearable data logger unit and game controller interface for STEM teaching and learning. The device worked with Apple and Microsoft products and was invented by Michael Fenton.

Academic Discipline Leader for Introductory Computing and Senior Academic Staff Member teaching Diploma in ICT papers, the B.App.I.S degree, Introduction to Computing night classes, and Games Design courses to school students.A member of various committees (WITT IT, WITT School Liaison, Taranaki Science Fair), also supported inter-disciplinary group.

Built the first classroom computer network for science and implemented multimedia technology for junior science and senior physics. Building simple PICAXE circuits and programming physics simulators using Game Maker was introduced to senior physics.

Writer of "Level 7 interactive Physics" by World Interactive Software.Level 2 NCEA Physics course available on CD-ROM. One of the first specifically designed e-Learning school science courses in New Zealand, forerunner of the online and cloud-based courses now available. Using the latest HTML interactive elements at the time, including FLASH and other.

Co-founded the Nexus Research Group, with former NASA "Rocket Man" Dr Sir William Pickering as Patron. Nexus students carried out authentic investigations as part of New Zealand's only High School-based laboratory, presenting their work at conferences.See www.NexusResearchGroup.com for more information.

My responsibilities included curriculum design for a Year 13 Biology course, teaching and assessment. I also organsied and facilitated 4-day field trips for plant and animal studies, which included budgeting, health and safety planning, and assessment task development.

Palmerston North, New Zealand

Teaching support for a 400+ student laboratory course, including testing new protocols, writing students notes/procedures and setting up and clearing laboratory sessions.Research support for the Rhizobium Research laboratory, including assisting Doctoral and Post-Doctoral students, costing lab and staff expenses for grant applications, and lab.

Sole Trader business writing custom made accounting software.Client focused

Master'S Degree, Microbiology

Microbiology, genetics, biochemistry, psychology

Post-Graduate Diploma Of Teaching, Secondary Education And Teaching