Professor John Clayton
Professor Clayton is an active researcher and current research interests include cultural self and learner motivation, cognitive load factors, the impact of e-learning technologies on learner achievement and evaluation of educational environments using perceptual measures.
Professor Clayton is an active researcher and current research interests include cultural self and learner motivation, innovative approaches to global citizenship, cognitive load factors, the impact of e-learning technologies on learner achievement and evaluation of educational environments using perceptual measures.
Professor Clayton has facilitated a range of international professional development opportunities in TVET curriculum and assessment design and constructivist teaching and learning strategies in Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Thailand, Japan, and China's Peoples's Republic.
Professor Clayton led many governments funded digital-learning deployment projects including RoboPa, Open-Source Courseware Initiative, Open-Source Learning Object Repository Project and the Utilisation of Evidence to Inform Clinical Practice project. He has been involved in the Mapping the Māori Tech Sector 2022 and Beyond research initiative. He has also been commissioned by the New Zealand Ministry of Education to investigate the role of e-Learning in Building Workforce Capability to Meet Regional National Industry Needs, E-Learning Activities in Aotearoa / New Zealand Industry Training Organisations, and the ICT PD Cluster Programme Research Review Project.
