Aaron Griffiths

Experience

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  Cityscape Gardens

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1994

  Director

  Landscape design and construction; amenity horticulture.

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  Waitemata District Health Board

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Horticultural Instructor

  Support, training and work rehabiltation for consumers with a mental illness

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  NZCCS

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Head of Horticulture

  Development and management of horticultural and work skills training programmes for consumers with physical disabilities

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  Unitec Institute of Technology

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  Contract Web Developer

  Social Studies Online and English Online website design and development

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  Carich Computer Training

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2003

  Instructional Designer/Systems Developer

  Instructional designer and developer of assessment and moderation materials for online learning.Tutor - SkillsNZ supported NZQA Certificates in Computing

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  Software Educational Resources Ltd

  Oct 2003 - Oct 2007

  Manager Online Services

  Development team manager for the production of interactive online training resources and assessments for NZQA computing and business administration unit standards.

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  F/Xual Education Services

  Nov 2007 - now

  Freelance Educationalist

  Specialising in Education in Online and Virtual Spaces.Scope of activities: - Instructional/learning design and development - Online course administration, tutoring and support - LMS administration: Moodle - Assessment design - Development of simulated environments for situated training and educational role play - Research into virtual environments as educational spaces

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  The SLENZ Project

  Dec 2007 - Nov 2009

  Lead Developer (Contractor)

  Lead developer for two virtual environment projects funded by the Tertiary Education Commission: an experiential learning space for Foundation Studies students acquiring job application and interview skills and a space of discovery learning and practical application for first and second year midwifery students.

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  Software Publications Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2012

  Training Manual Editorial Writer (Contractor)

  Writer and editor of training manuals for computing and business administration.

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  Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology (NMIT)

  Aug 2010 - Jul 2019

  Tutor (Contractor)

  Online Tutor BIT paper, Multiuser Virtual Environments, tutoring and supporting students in the virtual environments Second Life and OpenSimulator through effective learning and assessment design.

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  University of the West of England

  Sept 2012 - Jun 2015

  Studying

  MA Education in Virtual Worlds - Part-time

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  Manukau Institute of Technology

  Jul 2013 - Jan 2014

  Literacy Project Developer (Contractor)

  Research into the use of game environments to support the acquisition of literacy/numeracy skills.Platform: OpenSimulator, hosted by Kitely.

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  University of Otago

  May 2014 - Jun 2017

  Investigating the use of simulated occupational environments for situated learning and the provision of social presence to enhance the collegial experience for distance learners.Platform: OpenSimulator, hosted by Kitely. Redevelopment of Otago Virtual Hospital simulation with a focus on robustness and scalability.Platform: OpenSimulator, hosted by NZVWG.

  • Virtual Environment Researcher/Developer (Contractor)

    Jun 2014 - Jun 2017

  • Virtual Environment Developer (Contractor)

    May 2014 - Oct 2015
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  Competenz

  Aug 2016 - Dec 2016

  Instructional Designer (Contractor)

  Design and development of online and hard-copy training content solutions for NZQA Unit standards.

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  New Zealand Human Rights Commission

  Sept 2016 - Jul 2017

  ELearning Developer/Project Manager (Contractor)

  Design and development of the Commission's human rights education provision through online learning.

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  TANZ eCampus

  May 2017 - Sept 2019

  Contracted to provide learning activity development, application testing, and support and maintenance services. Contracted to provide learning and assessment design and interactive learning activity development services.

  • Learning Activity Developer (Contractor)

    May 2019 - Sept 2019

  • Learning Designer (Contractor)

    May 2017 - May 2019
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  Competenz

  Feb 2018 - Jan 2019

  Instructional Designer (Contractor)

  Instructional design and storyboarding of online training modules for NZQA Unit Standards.

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  Coastguard Boating Education

  May 2019 - Jul 2024

  LMS Administrator/Learning and Assessment Designer (Contractor)

  Rollover contract as:- Learning management system administrator (Moodle).- Learning and assessment designer for maritime skills and certification courses, including NZQA unit standards.