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Affect and willingness to communicate in digital game-based learning
(Cambridge Journals Online (Cambridge University Press), 2014-05-20)The possible benefits of digital games for language learning and teaching have received increasing interest in recent years. Games are said, amongst others, to be motivating, to lower affective barriers in learning, and ... -
An agent for change : a legacy of dance education in Aotearoa
(University of Waikato, 2021-01-21)Thirty-one years on from the founding of the National Diploma of Contemporary Dance (which is currently the Unitec Bachelor of Contemporary Dance—School of Performing and Screen Arts) this reflection celebrates the legacy ... -
Ahakoa he iti: Early childhood pedagogies affirming of Māori children's rights to their culture
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-10)This paper considers the position of tamariki Māori, the indigenous children of Aotearoa (a Māori name for New Zealand), in relation to the impact of colonization on their rights, including a focus on the United Nations ... -
An alternative approach to teaching architectural history: Redrawing the pedagogical boundaries between architectural history and design studio with flexible and blended methods
(Festival Architettura Edizioni, 2021)Through the presentation of a case study this paper advocates for the use of flexible and blended learning techniques to teach architectural history in a way that reinforces the connections between architectural history ... -
Applied practice : theoretical and pedagogical foundations
(Unitec ePress, 2017-04-04)Applied Practice is an overarching term embracing a wide range of pedagogies that employ one or more forms of work experience for learning, including cooperative education (or co-op), professional practice, internships and ... -
Architectural history and sustainable architectural heritage education: Digitalisation of heritage in New Zealand
(MDPI (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute), 2022-12-08)Over the last few decades, a significant amount of literature on the preservation and adaptive reuse of historical buildings has been published. More recently, the use of digital technologies in heritage projects and ... -
Archives of memory and memories of archive: CMS women's letters and diaries 1823-1835
(Taylor & Francis, 2005)The focus is the letters and diaries penned by Marianne Coldham Williams (1793-1879) and Jane Nelson Williams (1801-1896) who were resident at the Paihia mission station in the 1823-1835 period. Initially appointed to ... -
Are we building agile graduate capabilities to meet automotive service industry trends?
(ePress / Unitec, 2020-02-19)RESEARCH QUESTION: How can we secure the future professional competency of automotive technicians employed in the automotive service industry? ABSTRACT: The inexorable use of electronic technology and rising user ... -
Assessment in New Zealand early childhood settings: A proposal to change from Learning Stories to Learning Notes
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)Although Learning Stories are widely used in New Zealand early childhood settings, there are doubts about the effectiveness of this assessment technique. A different approach to assessing young children, known as Learning ... -
The assessment of children's language in early childhood centres
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The assessment of self-access language learning : practical challenges
(Routledge, 2008-05-12)Self-access centres are a popular type of language support offered by an increasing number of schools and universities around the world. Assessment of the learning that takes place in such Centres is seen as both crucial ... -
Asynchronous instructional videos during COVID-19 emergency remote teaching: Student experiences within a New Zealand ITP
(Unitec ePress, 2021-08-02)The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented challenges for tertiary education institutions worldwide. The crisis placed enormous pressure on educational institutions as they were required to pivot suddenly to teaching fully ... -
Auranga Abodo Seating Pavilion
(Unitec ePress, Te Pūkenga, 2022-12-27)Sustainability within the built environment has become a significant issue with the design and fabrication of architecture. Construction waste is just one of many issues that need to be resolved. To tackle this problem, ... -
Autonomous language learning in self-access spaces : Moodle in action
(Self-Access Learning Centre (SALC) Kanda University of International Studies (Chiba, Japan), 2016-03)Over the past few decades language educators have experienced an enormous growth in the use of digital technology, both for themselves and for their students. Along with the internationalisation and stronger business focus ... -
Autonomous language learning study guides : Useful tools in the self-access language learning environment.
(International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language (IATEFL), 2014)This paper reports on a recent trial of Autonomous Language Learning (ALL) guides, at Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), in Christchurch and Unitec Institute of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. ... -
Autonomy and language learning behavior : the role of student initiation and participation in L2 classrooms
(Study in English Language Teaching, 2013-02)There are many different views of what learner autonomy entails. But what does autonomous language learning look like in practice? In this short article we argue that student initiation and participation are crucial to and ... -
Becoming cognisant of research informed by kaupapa Māori in early childhood education: Issues and contexts
(Childforum Research Network, 2013)This paper outlines tensions existing within student teacher self-study action research projects undertaken as a requirement of a Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) at Te Whare Waananga o Wairaka Unitec ... -
Best practice ideas for learner advising in New Zealand
(Self-Access Learning Centre (SALC) Kanda University of International Studies (Chiba, Japan), 2016-06)In this article, the authors will present a short discussion about the role of self-access and advising in language education, after which they will describe workshops they conducted, and disseminate ideas for best practice ... -
Beyond competencies : describing work ready plus graduates for the New Zealand medical imaging workforce
(John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australian Society of Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy and New Zealand Institute of Medical Radiation Technology., 2018-06-06)INTRODUCTION: Medical imaging is a profession where technology and practice is moving forward at a fast pace, while also being situated within rapidly evolving models of healthcare delivery. This requires capabilities ... -
Beyond design, detail, print : the Tech Futures Lab design-build studio
(University of the Arts London, 2018)This article describes an assignment that enabled students to undertake a design-and-build project. The educational facility, Tech Futures Lab, acted as client for which an interior was designed and fabricated using rapid ...
