Instructional Design Team

The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand

Conversation

Writing to “real” students increases relevance of materials and personalises the “voice” that students “hear”. As data builds about engaging distance students - elearning and print-based - we still have little knowledge of the students themselves. This conversation focuses on developing persona for realistic students we can design materials and feedback for.

Responsible for print, blended and e-learning materials development from unit standards to degrees, the Instructional Design team at The Open Polytechnic includes:
Richard Drummond - In real life, sits under a small mountain in the Wairarapa, growing pumpkins and potatoes and tending sheep. Richard has worked as an ID for 20 years so far to fund this lifestyle and prefers a holistic learning approach.
Judy Pickering - An internationally competitive  waka ama paddler,  Judy is a regular runner, works out at the gym, can't grow old gracefully  and obsesses about E-Learning
Paul Wightman - Enjoys the challenge of running a 50 year old Land Rover and knows a good diagram is worth a thousand words. Focusing on practical training designs, Paul prefers his learning materials to show logic and structure.

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