Rate My Professor Lloyd Walker

Lloyd Walker serves as the Media Production Manager at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand, within the Information Technology Services division. He leads the Media Production Unit, which provides critical support for teaching and research across the university. His responsibilities encompass managing lecture recording services on the Dunedin campus, including interlinking lectures between rooms, live streaming, podcasting production, and special event recordings. These services involve professional filming, video editing, and file preparation for podcasting or other distribution formats. Walker and his team ensure high-quality media resources are available to enhance educational delivery and research dissemination. Contact for media production enquiries is available via telephone at +64 3 479 3779 or mobile +64 21 723 779.

In addition to his managerial role, Walker has contributed to scholarly outputs through co-authorship on tourism case studies published in Tourism Cases in 2023. These include 'Surviving through the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Case of iFLY Queenstown' with Tessa K. Malthus, Craig Lee, Wiebke Finkler, and Neil Carr, which details the survival strategies of an indoor skydiving business during the pandemic. Another is 'The Role of Technology in Promoting Environmental Conservation and Cross-Cultural Understanding: Lessons From Ridgeline Wanaka' co-authored with Wiebke Finkler, Neil Carr, and Craig Lee, highlighting technology's application in sustainable tourism practices. He also co-authored 'Enhancing Awareness of the Needs of Muslim Visitors among Hospitality Staff in New Zealand: A Case Study of Sofitel Queenstown' with J.Y. Lu and others. Furthermore, his team has produced media for key university events, such as the 3MT University of Otago 2025 Grand Final and the student-initiated VOTE2023 project. Walker has been involved in initiatives like the 2019 UTD Grant Projects alongside staff from the Department of Pathology and the Education Unit.