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Children's art, children's languages: A Mirror of the "hundred languages" of children, in and through their creative expressions.
(2014)This research has at its core a deep respect for children and artistic, non-verbal and linguistic expression. It seeks to explore the depth and complexity in the artwork particularly the visual arts that may reveal a sense ... -
Collaborative practice : medicine and pharmacy working together to teach safe prescribing in the clinical setting
(2016-09)We used a matrix of teaching and supervision interventions and sought to: Develop the role of the pharmacist as a teacher, mentor and coach working in collaboration with consultants as medical educators. Bring ... -
Collaborative teams : [The investigation of how collaborative processes and team dynamics impact on collaborative teaching in a New Zealand context]
(2016-10)The focus of this research in progress is to explore teachers’ perceptions of the nature and impact of collaborative teaching by specifically addressing practice-based collaborative interactions. The main question that ... -
Committed Sapiential Circles
(2014)Possibilities for Post/Counter-Colonial Research With Children Early childhood care and education settings are sites of potentiality, of “immense possibility and power” (Batycky, 2008, p. 176), yet situated in contexts ... -
Communication styles of international students : teaching to their strengths
(2015-02)Aim: To investigate whether the communication styles of the students were compatible with the nature of teaching they were receiving. • Identify the communication skills held by the programme participants • See ... -
A Community approach to staff development in eLearning
(2012)This narrative seeks to identify practices that have enabled staff in eLearning roles to support their peers to increase the use of eLearning within a New Zealand tertiary education context. Specifically, it examines those ... -
A comparison of group learning-style profiles; construction students, law students & student teachers
(2007)If the extent of the literature is an indicator, educationalists believe that student learning styles are important (see Coffield et al, 2005 for an extensive review). One stream of the literature argues that within all ... -
Competence development in advanced and emerging construction technologies
(Curtin University (Bentley, Western Australia), 2018-09)Digitalisation is affecting all aspects of the built environment altering the approach in which the design content is conceptualized, project is delivered and buildings are used. This has created a need to provide innovative ... -
The complexity of distributed forms of leadership in practice
(International Leadership Association (ILA), 2013)Distributed leadership is a free-floating concept that is often oversimplified as a mode of leadership and development suitable for twenty-first century organisations, particularly in education. This paper provides an ... -
Constructing a professional education : a new architecture degree at Unitec 1994.
(Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), 2015-12)Abstract: In 1994 Unitec Institute of Technology welcomed its first cohort of enthusiastic students into the new Bachelor of Architecture programme within the School of Architecture and Construction. This new programme, a ... -
Construction Practices short blended course
(2016-02)Construction Practices Course details Approach Results - class averages Results - final grades Issues -
Counter-colonial research methodologies drawing upon postcolonial critique and Indigenous onto-epistemologies.
(2014)Researchers have been challenged by Indigenous scholars regarding the ongoing re-inscription of colonialist paradigms inflicted through research methodologies and later perpetuated through published work (L. T. Smith, ... -
Covid-19: Experience of online learning from accounting courses at Unitec
(2020-11-09)AIM OF STUDY The paper is reflection on the teaching and learning practice in Accounting in the first semester of 2020 when New Zealand was in a period of lockdown The pandemic lockdown in late March 2020 was a rare ... -
Creating connections between theory and practice for diverse learners
(2016-10)Blended, Flipped and Team-based learning • Students can access their learning communities at any time, in any location • Explore theory before class • Face-to-face time used to • Explore & critically engage with ... -
Creating connections between theory and practice for diverse learners
(2016-10)For students entering public service fields, such as healthcare and social services, a key skill is the ability to both learn and understand the theoretical underpinnings of their profession and to apply them appropriately ... -
Creating in collaboration: reflections on a World War One transmedia project
(Evergreen Education Foundation - Information Technology in Education, 2014)The centenary of World War One (WW1) is being marked by a range of nation-wide and international commemorative events. Our project brings to life personal narratives of the years 1914-1918 and sets them alongside contemporary, ... -
Creating learning connections via an online community of practice : a case study.
(Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology (Rotorua, N.Z.), 2016-10)The Digital and Collaborative Learning postgraduate programme of The Mind Lab by Unitec not only provides teachers with transformational approaches to 21st‐century learning, but also with opportunities to create connections ... -
Creating social change : the ultimate goal of education for sustainability
(International Journal of Social Science and Humanity(IJSSH), 2014-11)Education is the vital link that brings about social change and generates synergies to address the interconnectedness between sustainability, society and the environment. Education empowers society to assume responsibility ... -
Crossing over the cultural boundary to success: A case study
(2021-11-24)The case and our initial responses My observation and analysis My approach with a clear intention The theoretical framework i base my approach on What happened next was a great opportunity The outcome The benefit of ... -
Culturally inclusive pedagogies
(2018-11)The project focuses on the authors’ narratives of the teaching and learning experiences with students in a tertiary education setting that includes Pasifika and Indian students. Our aim is to share our experiences as ...