Mr Jordan Lloyd
Teams and roles for Jordan Lloyd
Learning Designer
Digital Education
Overview
Role responsibilities
Working as part of a team of learning designers and digital learning professionals i collaborate with and support learning and teaching teams across the University. My role is to enhance teaching and learning and deliver sustainable improvements to the student experience at Cardiff University. I am part of a team responsible for delivering the Learning and Teaching Academy (LTA) Learning Design Service to support the development of a number of taught programmes across the University.
Key work/Specialties
- Providing professional advice and guidance on Learning Design and Digital Education processes and procedures to academic and professional services colleagues, that have institute wide impacts, using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action where appropriate, and ensuring complex and conceptual issues are understood.
- Providing expert pedagogical learning design advice, guidance and support on learning and teaching practices, processes and tools, to academic staff, professional services staff, and colleagues in the LTA to enhance curricula and ensure an excellent learning experience for students.
- Establishing working relationships with key contacts, developing appropriate communication links within the LTA and with the University’s Schools and Professional services teams and outside bodies.
- Investigating and analysing specific issues within Module and Learning Design across different disciplines, creating bespoke support plans, supported by advances within learning design, digital education and Learning and Teaching developments across the HE sector.
- Gathering and analysing data to inform decisions, establishing basic trends and patterns in data and creating reports as appropriate
Biography
I joined Cardiff University in 2017 as a Student Assessments and Case Officer in the School of Healthcare Sciences. In this role, I learned a great deal about academic practice and pedagogy and about student needs and the overall student experience as well. During my time at HCARE, I worked on higher education software such as Learning Central, SIMS and Business Objects as well as using Microsoft Office packages to create resources. This role gave me great insight into digital education at University and allowed me to develop key learning technology skills.
In December 2018, I started working as a project officer for the Data Innovation Accelerator (DIA) at Cardiff University's School of Computer Science and Informatics. The project was an initiative led by the European Finance Office for Wales (WEFO) with the aim of providing data science support to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in the East Wales region. I had the opportunity there to develop coding skills as well as continue to work with academics to explore teaching needs.
My experience, qualifications and interest in digital education and resource creation have enabled me to secure my current role as a Learning Designer. I am passionate about creating engaging, meaningful, and inclusive learning experiences. My work focuses on transforming differing ideas into clear, accessible, and impactful learning solutions. I enjoy blending creativity and strategy to design learning that supports diverse learners and promotes equitable access to knowledge.
Contact Details
Specialisms
- Technology management
- Learning Design
- Resource Creation
- Learning Technology
- Accessibility