In the current evolving educational environment, it is considered a strategic imperative to be aware of effective processes, procedures and plans to improve capability through the implementation of mobile and e-learning applications, strategies and techniques. Being well informed on these initiatives is seen as being central to improving individual, organisational, regional, and national performance and global competitiveness. To enable Praboromarajchanok Institute (PBRI) to be at the leading edge of mobile and e-learning in health they are undertaking an intensive three week professional development course at the Waikato institute of technology. The key objectives of this course are.
• To inform participants of how Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), e-learning applications and mobile technologies can be used in health education to build confidence and capability.
• To demonstrate, through practical examples, how learning technologies can contribute to the achievement of advanced professional qualifications to meet regional and national needs in the health sector.
• To identify the critical success factors for education and training to be delivered effectively through e-learning and mobile methodologies.
• To evaluate how industry and educational organisations can be informed of the most appropriate use of e-learning and mobile technologies for their specific situation.
• To be informed of how e-learning and mobile technologies ultimately impact on patient care.
Dr John Clayton is a leading New Zealand educator with extensive knowledge of deploying, using and evaluating learning technologies in educational and corporate settings. He is currently the Director of the Emerging Technologies Centre at the Waikato Institute of Technology. His Curriculum Vitae demonstrates he has continually engaged with, distributed development teams, the local business community and other educational institutions.
He has been involved in a number of significant research and implementation initiatives involving a range of diverse stakeholders;
• 2014 Technical Team Leader: Development of Capability Development Systems for Chevron Engineers in Indonesia
• 2013 Systems Designer: Nutrient Management Certification Programme New Zealand
• 2012 Train the Trainer Consultant: Jubail Technical Institute (JTI) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• 2010 Technical Team Leader: Utilisation of evidence to inform clinical practice project
• 2009 Project Leader: ICT PD Cluster Programme Research Review Project
• 2009 Project Leader: e-Learning in tertiary education and training: Evaluating effective practice, regional perceptions and potential strategies for development aimed at increasing learner success and employability
• 2008 Project Leader: Investigation of energy efficiency workplace training
• 2008 Project Leader: The Role of e-Learning in Building Workforce Capability to Meet Regional and National Industry Needs
• 2007 Research Leader: E-Learning Activities in Aotearoa / New Zealand Industry Training Organisations
• 2006 Project Leader: Open Source Learning Object Repository
• 2005 Project Leader: Open Source Courseware Initiative
• 2005 Project Leader: Open Source Courseware Initiative