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Derailing transformative education
(2018-11)OVERVIEW: The direction • Massification, marketisation, and managerialism • Globalisation and imperialism • Attacks on the academic profession The impact • Alienation, mission drift, alienation The neoliberal ... -
Designed for learning : a literature perspective on supporting academics towards effective teaching in new spaces
(2018-04)The two questions that guided our reading were: 1. What are appropriate pedagogical approaches for teachers in new collaborative learning spaces? 2. What professional development strategies have proved successful? [ ... -
Designing a children’s literature course for diverse adult learners : co-constructing learning spaces through creativity
(Unitec ePress, 2017-12)In New Zealand, the New Zealand Qualification Authority’s Mandatory Review of Qualifications for levels 1-6 prompted the writing of new courses to be delivered in the New Zealand Certificate in Study and Career Preparation ... -
Designing a virtual reality flight simulator
(Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE), 2018-11)Virtual Reality has been gaining popularity in recent years and has been applied in various fields. One of its uses is for Virtual Reality games and simulators, which targets a wider range of consumers. Flight simulator ... -
Designing mobile applications for Positive Behaviour for Learning (PB4L) pedagogy
(2017-12)Applications and online digital games are currently being used in New Zealand schools for the teaching of reading, writing and maths regularly. However, the teaching of behaviour has been heavily reliant on paper based ... -
Designing mobile games for improving self-esteem in children with ADHD
(ICSLE 2015, 2015-09)There is a growing number of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Research has shown that these children process information quite differently from others. A lot of ADHD diagnosed children (especially ... -
Desires and doubts on cultural sustainability: A study from Aotearoa New Zealand
(2019-09)Original study - research objectives To know about the cultural components incorporated in an early childhood teacher education classroom; To reflect on how these components impact the learning of students (student-teachers); ... -
Developing a co-design methodology for school ground greening
(2016-02)If school grounds are developed as ecologically diverse and environmentally stimulating places that encourage student engagement and learning, they can contribute to children demonstrating,what researchers ... -
Development of a collaborative training partnership in the NZ construction industry
(2017-07)In 2015 a first tier New Zealand commercial construction company approached the Department of Construction at Unitec regarding the company’s professional development training. The primary aim was to focus on introducing a ... -
The development of a flexible learning mode for the final year of the Bachelor of Construction
(1998-10)This paper describes the conversion of a conventional Lecture/Tutorial delivery mode of a final year Construction degree, to a mode comprising short, intensive blocks of Campus based delivery separated by long periods of ... -
Development of social work education in Vietnam : pathway to form its own identity.
(2016-11)History of social work education in Vietnam Recent international support and collaboration Pathway to form its own identity for the social work profession -
Developments in bridging education for Maori
(1998-10)Maori mainstream education is at crisis point; a situation reflected in recent figures showing that 35 per cent of Maori leave school without formal qualifications. The presenter, who works in the area of bridging education ... -
Digital fluency and the entitlement curriculum : who are the computational thinkers?
(Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ), 2018-04)The concept of a digital curriculum has been discussed widely both nationally and internationally in recent years. In New Zealand, the 2017 Digital Curriculum (Hangarau Matihiko) outlined a vision for two technology areas ... -
The Digital Passport
(2018-10)● Purpose ● Technology for Learning ● Creative Process ● The Digital Passport ● Results / Feedback [The Digital Passport is a simple, fun on-line course to assist Year 1-10 teachers to unpack terminology, gain ... -
Digital technologies in construction management education: A digital natives’ perspective
(2021-10)Digital technologies are becoming increasingly widespread across many industries. The big question is how competence development is able to support the adoption and use of digital technologies in a professional context. A ... -
Disrupting Western hegemonic approaches to social work education for Pacific learners
(2022-07-01)In a context where disruption is on the horizon and a new unified curriculum will soon begin to shape the context of social work education in Aotearoa, there is a very real threat that difference and diversity may be ... -
Disruption in the classroom: When hands on becomes hands off
(2022-07-01)New Zealand’s lockdown response during the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the vocational education sector. Teachers were required to make a rapid transition from familiar, face-to-face teaching and learning to ... -
Disruption through collaboration
(2016-10)Research questions: What is the impact of inter- and intra-school collaboration on teachers’ practice? What are the main factors that support or inhibit such collaboration? How does such collaboration impact on their ... -
Draw EDward Draw: Atmosphere, Choreography and Context in First Year Architecture.
(2011)This paper examines a First Year Architecture Studio project, Bathe: Atmosphere, Choreography and Context in the Orthographic Section, conducted at Unitec Department of Architecture, Auckland during the second semester of ... -
Drawing on the collective symbols of Māori culture as literary devices for constructing narratives in biographical research
(2015-10)This paper discusses several collective symbols of Māori culture which I have drawn on when constructing life narratives for biographical research projects with Māori participants. Symbols as a literary device • ...
