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Reflections on the use of iterative, agile and collaborative approaches for blended flipped learning development
(MDPI (Molecular Diversity Preservation International), 2015-04-15)E-learning experiences are widely becoming common practice in many schools, tertiary institutions and other organisations. However despite this increased use of technology to enhance learning and the associated investment ... -
Reflections on the use of iterative, agile and collaborative approaches for blended flipped learning development
(MDPI - Open Access Publishing, 2015-04-10)E-learning experiences are widely becoming common practice in many schools, tertiary institutions and other organisations. However despite this increased use of technology to enhance learning and the associated investment ... -
Reimagining teaching as a social work educator : a critical reflection
(Australian Association for Social Work and Welfare Education, 2015)The purpose of the paper is to explore how the Bachelor of Social Work (bi-culturalism in practice) programme of Te Wãnanga o Aotearoa has influenced the author to rethink her teaching style, attitude towards using ... -
The relationship between critical pedagogy and assessment in teacher education
(Radical Pedagogy, 2003-03)Critical pedagogy has been debated for more than three decades and appears in many and varied constructions and characterizations. One of the key issues to be considered is the potential for implementation of critical ... -
Research agenda : language learning beyond the classroom
(Cambridge University Press, 2017-09-14)Most language learning research is carried out either in classrooms or among classroom learners. As Richards (2015) points out, however, there are two dimensions to successful learning: what happens inside classrooms and ... -
Research-informed teaching of adults : a worthy alternative to old habits and hearsay?
(Unitec ePress, 2013)How and why teachers teach the way they do is central to understanding the impact of education on learners. While many professions have integrated research findings into their practitioners’ practice, education’s record ... -
Responding to Pasifika adults' literacy needs through workplace programs : an evaluation
(Hawaii Educational Research Association, 2014)National surveys in 1996 and 2006 showed that a significant proportion of New Zealand adults have low levels of literacy and numeracy skills that make it difficult for them to function effectively in a world of increasing ... -
Retaining non-traditional students : lessons learnt with Pasifika students in New Zealand
(Higher Education Research and Development, 2006)New Zealand tertiary education is currently undergoing extensive reviews and re-organisation in its quest for achieving a ‘knowledge society’. Central to many of these new developments is the need to extend the participation ... -
The role of translation in vocabulary acquisition : a replication study
(Eurasian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2015)This study aimed to test the findings of earlier research indicating that EFL students could better learn new vocabulary via translation from L1 rather than by encountering it in the context of L2 sentences. Over one ... -
The scholarship of teaching and learning in an age of accountability : building bridges
(Indiana University Press, 2013)In recent years, as pressures for accountability have increased in higher education, some members of the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) community may worry that the inquiry-based, improvement-focused practices ... -
Searching for play in Early Childhood Care and Education policy
(Springer, 2013)Children (and adults) across all cultures play in culturally reflective ways (Goncu & Gaskins, 2007; Rogoff, 2003). Play is one of the most interesting characteristics of groups of children. Despite play being a preoccupation ... -
Self-access : positioning, pedagogy and direction
(National Centre for English Language Teaching and Research, 2004-12)The purpose of this study is to investigate the rationale, structure, pedagogy, resourcing, perceptions of effectiveness and direction of self-access centres (SACs) in New Zealand and Australia. The senior staff in 14 ... -
Self-access and independent learning centres
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2013)Self-access centres are learner-oriented language learning environments that encourage the development of learner autonomy (see LEARNER AUTONOMY). Self-access centres (SACs) provide materials, activities, and staff support ... -
Seriously engaging : using computer games to teach writing
(Pavilion Publishing and Media Ltd., 2009)This short article looks at ways of using computer games to teach different aspects of writing in the foreign language classroom. It offers a number of practical tips for use in the language classroom and beyond. -
Social media and e-learning in response to seismic events : resilient practices
(Distance Education Association of New Zealand (DEANZ), 2017)The motivation to adopt innovative communication and e-learning practices in education settings can be stimulated by events such as natural disasters. Education institutions in the Pacific Rim cannot avoid the likelihood ... -
The social surplus of broadband initiatives in compulsory education
(2016)In 2010, the New Zealand government embarked upon an ambitious programme of broadband infrastructure investment, a process that will continue until at least 2019. Part of this investment is specifically targeted at ... -
The state-of-the-art of self-access in New Zealand : results of a SWOT analysis.
(TESOLANZ Inc, 2007)Self-access centres form an important part of language education in New Zealand. A recent study (Reinders et al., 2003) showed that all tertiary providers in the country offered some form of self-access language learning ... -
Stocktake of placement preparation and clinical experience for Aotearoa New Zealand student nurses in aged care settings: July 2023
(ePress, Unitec, Te Pūkenga, 2023-10-24)The global population is getting older. In 2019 there were 703 million people aged ≥65 years. This figure is predicted to double to 1.5 billion, or 16% of the global population, by 2050 (United Nations, 2020). By comparison, ... -
Stories of resilience : learning from adult students' experiences of studying with dyslexia in tertiary education
(Journal of Adult Learning Aotearoa New Zealand, 2013)Stories from adult students with dyslexia are not widely heard in Aotearoa/New Zealand. While working alongside students with dyslexia we have gained access to some powerful stories of struggle and triumph. Our own practices, ... -
Sustainability and relationality within early childhood care and education settings in Aotearoa New Zealand.
(Springer Netherlands, 2013-02-21)This paper discusses one aspect of a recently completed two-year study, that of the enactment of relationality within early childhood care and education practice. The research project, Titiro Whakamuri, Hoki Whakamua. We ...