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The following people are able to support Te Herenga Waka--Victoria University of Wellington staff with learning and teaching practice and the use of technology for teaching, administration and research. You can contact us based on our areas of support noted in the descriptions below, but we’re also happy to discuss other matters. If we are unable to help you ourselves, we can direct you to the appropriate channels. 
If you are unsure who to contact, you can email CAD Contact and it will find its way to the right person.
For support with your computer or other hardware, including faults in teaching spaces, please contact Digital Solutions. ​
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CAD Management

Stephen Marshall

Dr Stephen Marshall

Director, Centre for Academic Development
Professor in Educational Technology
stephen.marshall@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5205
​Stephen leads the Digital Vision and Strategy work of CAD and provides support for staff, programmes and schools exploring the potential for technology to improve learning and teaching at Victoria. He is also course coordinator for HELT506 Learning and Teaching with Digital Technology.
His particular focus areas beyond this are: Course and programme design, technology pedagogies, Turnitin and academic integrity, copyright.
Jonny Flutey

Jonny Flutey

Deputy Director, Centre for Academic Development
jonathan.flutey@vuw.ac.nz
029 200 6914 or 04 463 5488
Jonny’s focus is to support and build digital capability in the core university functions of research, learning, teaching and enhancing the student experience. He is supported in this by the university’s Digital Vision for Learning and Teaching and eResearch Capability report. Jonny (and most of his team) are currently completing the Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Learning and Teaching to ensure that technology at Victoria is directly informed by modern teaching best practice.
Beth Smith

Beth Smith

Manager, Learning Design and Development
beth.smith@vuw.ac.nz
027 563 9559 or 04 463 9559
​Beth is responsible for developing a university-wide digital capability plan, and is able to facilitate training in a range of applications for teaching and learning. Her focus is on building confidence and capabilities in the use of technology for teaching and learning at any level. She can be contacted regarding any technical training needs or new technology requirements.
Beth Smith

Liz Pritchett

Office Manager/EA
liz.pritchett@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4765
Liz manages CAD administration, including facilities management, finance and human resources processes. She assists with the administration of CAD projects and provides EA support to the leadership team. Contact Liz through the CAD-contact@vuw.ac.nz with general queries.

Learning Design

​CAD’s learning designers support academic and non-academic staff across the university with learning and teaching technology and instructional design.
Contact us for support with teaching with technology, course design, multimedia production and other teaching and learning related questions or project ideas.
Francesca Benocci

Dr Francesca Benocci

 Learning Designer
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Faculty support for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Faculty of Education
​francesca.benocci@vuw.ac.nz
027 801 8563
As well as supporting learning and teaching technology, Francesca is a skilled instructional designer. Her focus is on integrating the use of video in teaching and learning practices.
Billie Berry

Billie Berry

Learning Designer
​Faculty support for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Faculty of Education
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​Faculty support for Wellington School of Business and Government / Faculty of Law
​billie.berry@vuw.ac.nz
022 014 4381
Billie is interested in the creation of digital resources and tools and methods to increase student engagement and resources. She is also involved with tutor support. 
Laura Burnet

Laura Burnet

Learning Designer
Faculty support for Faculty of Science / Faculty of Engineering / Faculty of Health / Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
​laura.burnet@vuw.ac.nz
022 014 0463
​Laura is a learning designer with particular interest in developing engaging and accessible digital course content. Laura has experience developing clinical resources in the health programmes.
Adrian Pike

David Holmes

Learning Designer
Faculty support for Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences / Faculty of Education
david.holmes@vuw.ac.nz
0​22 017 0549
David is interested in best practices in materials design and assessment and how they support learning and teaching in online and blended courses.
Adrian Pike

Adrian Pike

Learning Designer
Faculty support for Faculty of Science / Faculty of Engineering / Faculty of Health / Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
adrian.pike@vuw.ac.nz
027 564 1895
Adrian has an interest in the implementation and use of technology in teaching laboratories, using 3D scanning and printing to create digital resources and integrating technology into teaching. Adrian has completed a Postgraduate Diploma ​in Higher Education Learning and Teaching to ensure that technology use at Victoria is directly informed by modern teaching best practice.
Rebekah Sage

Rebekah Sage

Learning Designer
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Faculty support for the Wellington School of Business and Government / Faculty of Law
rebekah.sage@vuw.ac.nz
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022 035 8457
Rebekah is a learning designer with experience in programme coordination and course development.
Rebekah Sage

Ana Sozinova

Learning Designer
Faculty support for Faculty of Science / Faculty of Engineering / Faculty of Health / Faculty of Architecture and Design Innovation
ana.sozinova@vuw.ac.nz​
04 886 5716​
​Ana supports teaching staff with training and problem solving around Blackboard, Zoom, Panopto and designs online and blended learning. She has a strong interest in building diverse and engaging learning solutions, using gamification and modern assessment practices to make learning appealing and fun.

Media

Matt Dennes

Matt Dennes

Digital Media Designer
matt.dennes@vuw.ac.nz
0​22 563 4029 or 04 463 4029
Matt works with staff across the university to create high quality media resources.
Rosina Hickman

Dr Rosina Hickman

Learning Designer / Media Designer
​rosina.hickman@vuw.ac.nz
Rosi is skilled in video production and editing and is interested in the design and creation of educational media.

Academic Development

Irina Elgort

Dr Ranā Daoud

Academic Developer
rana.daoud@vuw.ac.nz​
Rana’s areas of interest include using digital technologies for teaching, learning, and research, pedagogical content knowledge, and science education. She is also involved with micro-credential development and has experience in instructional design.
Amanda Gilbert


​Dr Amanda Wood
 (Formerly Gilbert)

Academic Developer
Lecturer
amanda.wood@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5927

​Amanda is a lecturer in academic development at the Centre for Academic Development. Her main areas of responsibility are academic development for staff and the provision of tutor and demonstrator training and development.


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Irina Elgort

Dr Irina Elgort

Academic Developer
​Associate Professor in Higher Education​​
irina.elgort@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5970
Irina's research areas include technology-mediated learning and teaching, technology-mediated communication, science of learning, and second language learning and teaching. She conducts interdisciplinary research that combines educational, psychology and neurological research methods. Irina specialises in the course, teaching and learning design, with an emphasis on effective use of digital technology in academic contexts. Irina is interested in evaluating the effect of educational innovation on teacher and student behaviour, and the development of teacher and learner autonomy.
Kathryn Sutherland

Dr Kathryn Sutherland

Academic Developer
Associate Professor
kathryn.sutherland@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 5795
Kathryn ​coordinates the Victoria Early Career Academic Programme (VECAP), designed to support early career academics with establishing their academic careers, building supportive peer and mentoring networks, and developing their teaching and research. Kathryn also coordinates the Ako in Action programme, partnering students and academics to work together on teaching development and design. Kathryn’s research mainly focuses on the experiences of and support for early career academic staff.
Kathryn Sutherland

Chulainn Sowerby

Academic Developer
chulainn.sowerby@vuw.ac.nz
022 016 1831
Chulainn's focus is on the effective building of relationships in learning spaces to foster connection and whanaungatanga between everyone engaging in that space. His research interests centre around Whiteness, Racism, Hegemony and Power.

Digital Research

The research team are interested in hearing about innovative projects that utilise technology in novel and creative ways, or ones that traverse traditional disciplinary boundaries. They can be contacted about technology issues related to eResearch, and are keen to provide support, troubleshooting and advice for those venturing into this area.
Andre Geldenhuis

Konstantina ​Vasileva

Research Capability Team Leader
konstantina.vasileva@vuw.ac.nz

​Konstantina is interested in interdisciplinary research. She brings a mixture of digital research skills from industry and academia to her work, assisting academics and researchers in exploring new research tools, opportunities and avenues for collaboration. She transitioned from a background in the humanities to scientific research and is interested in supporting others on similar journeys.
Andre Geldenhuis

André Geldenhuis

Research Software Engineer
andre.geldenhuis@vuw.ac.nz
027 836 0132
​André works with academics and post-graduate students to deliver high-technology research and teaching outcomes and solutions.
Matt Plummer

Hayden Thorne

Digital Research Consultant
hayden.thorne@vuw.ac.nz

​Hayden brings digital skills and a passion for research from his previous academic historian role to this position working with academics and researchers. He is interested in building their capacity to utilise digital resources to enhance research outcomes and improve research efficiency.

Learning Environments

Roger Ward

Roger Ward

Learning Space Designer
roger.ward@vuw.ac.nz
021 243 9477 or  04 463 9476
​Roger has supported the design and implementation of new and upgraded visual display and audio communications systems within teaching and learning spaces at Victoria University since 1997.
Callum Gay

Callum Gay

Digital Solutions - Workplace Technology Trainer
callum.gay@vuw.ac.nz
04 463 4399
Callum works with both academic and professional staff at Victoria on how to use the workplace technology available at the university to increase productivity and enhance collaboration across teams.
Callum can assist and train staff on Office 365, Microsoft Office 2013 and 2016, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, and mobile devices (smartphones and tablets).

​This page was last updated March 2022.

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