Summary
Richard Jones is an eLearning consultant with over a decade of experience designing, delivering and administering Moodle-based learning solutions and Articulate Storyline courses. He builds, themes and extends Moodle—including authoring a widely used SimpleLesson plugin—and runs training and development programs for education and healthcare clients such as TANZ eCampus, Geneva Healthcare and HRDNZ. His background blends classroom curriculum work (IB curriculum development and examination leadership) with hands-on technical roles like server migration, plugin development and LMS QA. Known for translating pedagogical goals into practical online workflows, he regularly presents at Moodle Moots and runs professional development courses. Based in Hamilton, New Zealand, he pairs formal qualifications in eLearning and educational management with a long track record of driving organisational change through technology.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
University College London
B Sc, Geology, B Sc, Geology at Kingston University
PG Cert, Online Education, PG Cert, Online Education at University of Southern Queensland
MA Ed, Educational Management, MA Ed, Educational Management at Bath Spa University
OP5440 Certificate in Designing and Facilitating E-Learning (Level 5), eLearning, A+, A+, A-, OP5440 Certificate in Designing and Facilitating E-Learning (Level 5), eLearning, A+, A+, A- at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
Portuguese, Polish