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Paper 45 : supporting lecturers of work-integrated learning during their development of effective e-Learning strategies
(New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education, 2015-04)Background: This research project was designed to inform and enhance the teaching capabilities of lecturers engaged with the Certificate in Automotive and Mechanical Engineering (CAME). It was anticipated that the project ... -
Pāngarau : mathematics in the environment workshop
(2018-08)The aim of this workshop is to connect you to your inner mathematician “An effective mathematics curriculum begins with the premise that all children are powerful mathematics learners irrespective of age and ability”. ... -
A peer mentoring programme supporting learners from the School of Civil Engineering
(2023-02-08)PASS (Peer Assisted Study Sessions) is a peer mentoring programme at Unitec that effectively supports first-year Civil Engineering students. PASS leaders play an important role in helping them connect to new learning ... -
The performance of ex New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (NZDE) Civil Engineering students in BEngTech programme at Unitec
(2020-02)For BEngTech new student intakes between semester 1, 2014 and semester 1, 2016 at Unitec, the ex NZDE (Civil) comprised about 22% to 32 % of the total intake figures. It is important to find out the performance of this ... -
Performance-based environmental learning : what makes the difference?
(2018-10)Overview 16 inner city schoolchildren participated in the Auckland Fringe Festival, March 2017, called ‘Lookout’ where they worked with professional performers to prepare and deliver a show that involved a one on one ... -
Personalized learning : current status and potential
(IEEE Conference on e-Learning, e-Management and e-Services (IC3e), 2014)The term personalized learning has proliferated over recent years especially with the advancement of several educational technologies, conceptual frameworks and mobile and wireless internet technologies. The aim of this ... -
Piki Toi: Micro credit app design
(2021-05-28)PIKI TOI: A brand that has been established to promote and market artworks created by those who have experienced homelessness. Runs workshops and stages exhibitions within the central city area. THE PIKI TOI APP ... -
A pilot study into use of regular short quizzes in a flipped learning class
(Unitec ePress, 2017)Flipped learning is an approach that has students develop a basic knowledge of a topic before it is studied. It allows class time to be spent on activities designed to build on that basic knowledge, enabling a better ... -
Placing ourselves to confront present and future curriculum challenges
(Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA), 2013)This presentation reports on research into a whole of institution curriculum renewal project in a New Zealand tertiary institution. The project - influenced by the work of writers including Barnett (2000), Doll (2002) and ... -
Play therapy and well being in early childhood
(2019-10-12)Play is the work of children when it comes to learning, however it a medium in which children can make sense of their emotions and their experiences, become unstuck with developmental hurdles and gain a greater sense of ... -
Preliminary investigation of big data and implications for accounting curricula
(2015)Purpose: The paper explores the implications of the use of big data in business for the accounting curricula. Approach: An exploration of the opportunities and risks that big data brings to the accounting profession ... -
Producing work-ready graduate for the construction industry
(Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), 2018-12-06)While educating building professionals is an essential component of the construction education sector, producing work-ready graduates to meet the construction industry requires greater effort. The factors that influence ... -
Promoting access and success for Māori and Pacific staff: Bicultural discourses in tertiary education
(2016-07-04)Biculturalism typically ... Concentrates on learning/ learning about artefacts of Māori culture (hongi, haka, hangi) Assumes ‘getting to know each other’ better so ‘we can all get a long better’ is the answer Emphasises ... -
Promoting development of critical thinking through work-integrated learning
(2016-04)The context: Associated with WIL for 25 years, specifically cooperative education, professional practice, and Industry Engaged Learning. Do not currently have students in WIL. However, Unitec is undergoing a huge ... -
Providing regular assessments and earlier feedback on Moodle in an introductory computer science course : a user study
(2017-12)Formal feedback on assessments is given to students half way through the semester for a lot of tertiary level courses. For some students, it can be too late to change their study habits and they might not have ... -
Proving that teaching has improved outcomes not for learners but for clients
(2016-11)Share a programme designed to change practice Share how we defined success and therefore evaluated the programme Discuss the issues that are arising and feasibility for your contexts -
Pūrākau taketake, biculturalism and education policy
(2015-10)Peter Gossage's version of how Maui found his father depicts a reality where our Tupuna Māori seamlessly traverse two worlds. This workshop draws upon the notion of ‘traversing two worlds’ as being ‘not foreign’ to ... -
The question concerning technology in Northeast India
(2022-05-21)In Northeast India, an extremely rich cultural and historical setting, the challenge of the technological evolution of education makes it crucial to revisit the historical question concerning technology, as it was posed ...
