Ako Aotearoa Northern Hub

The National Office and Northern Hub edition of Ako Aotearoa's Alert Issue 8 - March 2010

There were 96 people who attended last nights NZAPEP regional meeting at the South Pacific College of Natural Therapies.

The workshop, which explored new directions in global collaborations between cultures, was held at AUT University 04th - 05th February 2010. Participants were exposed to a diverse set of issues traversing many borders of culture, discipline and location.  One central aspect of the workshop was the sustained focus on students and their learning, illuminated through different projects and different topics/subject areas. Dr Tony Clear, friend and Debbie Corder in discussion The time proved to be richly informing of practice across the interdisciplinary and cross cultural community who took part.  It provided a wealth of ideas and tools for those who are wrestling with new challenges arising from an increasingly diverse student body, and devising strategies for developing tomorrow's gloabl professionals through innovative models for gloabal intercultural collaboration. To read a one-line summary of the presentations, please download the file attached to this article.

The two main themes of this conference are 'Quality Connections - Boundless Possibilities: Through Open, Flexible and Distance Learning', which is being held at Te Papa Tongarewa, Museum of New Zealand Wellington, 25 - 28 April.

The New Zealand Vocational Education and Training Research Forum is NZ's largest event dedicated specifically to research on aspects of vocational education and training.