Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grant Awardees

2010

• Creating team spirit and a culture of excellence among course participants - Michael Mintrom, the University of Auckland
• Developing the usefulness of reflective practice for professional development from within eLearning - Anne Stevens, Bay of Plenty District Health Board
• Integrated assessments: Engaging ways to enhance learner outcomes - Helen McPhun, McZoom Ltd Consultancy
• Team-based, creative learning in bridging education - Dr. Peter J. Howland, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
• Engaging teachers and learners through service-learning - Dr Billy O’Steen, Dr Peter Cammock, Associate Professor Simon Kingham, Professor Eric Pawson, Lane Perry, The University of Canterbury
• Huakina mai: Opening doorways for tertiary teachers in increasingly diverse environments - Professor Angus Macfarlane, The University of Canterbury
• Loops of literacy: Promoting writing skills in undergraduate classes through online group work - Dr Nancy November, The University of Auckland
• Step up to new education and employment opportunities - Barbara Craig, Victoria University of Wellington
• Using reverse analogies to produce cognitive dissonance - Christine Herzog, Auckland Workers’ Educational Association

2009

• Te Puawaitanga o Te Kakano: ACE - Nurturing the Seeds of Learning Within Rural Māori Women - Faithe Hanrahan, Opotiki District Community Activites Office
• Making a Difference in Prison with Storybook Dads - John Crawford-Smith and Alexandra Fusco, The Methodist Mission, Approach Community Learning
• "Ignite Potential" - Motivating Tutors to Light Up the Learning Environment - Simon Jigwan Park and Janet Toland, Victoria University of Wellington
• The Impact of Project Based Teaching and Learning on Student Outcomes - Elly Govers, Eastern Institute of Technology
• Meta-Cognition of the Design Process: Analogical Reasoning and its Role in Ideation - Mike McAuley, Massey University
• Embedding Qualifications Achievements - Benefits for the Health and Disability Sector - Donovan Ryan, Careerforce
• Case Study of Student Engagement at Solomon Group (an innovative Māori Private Training Establishment) - Kiri Solomon, Solomon Group Education and Training Academy
• Enhancing Learning and Confidence for Māori Through Community Participation - Therese Humpries and Sharlene Pene, Gracelands Insight Learning
• Programming Puzzles: Practice Makes Perfect - Dale Parsons, Otago Polytechnic
• Digital Literacy in Art: Cultural, Practical and Technical Experiences - Rachel Gillies and Susan Ballard, Otago Polytechnic
• HITO Training Salon of the Year Case Studies - Erica Cumming, Hairdressing Industry Training Organisation
• Engaging Pacific Learners - A Resource for Trainers and Teachers - Malia Talakai, Sandy Thomson and Fraser Macdonald, Unitec New Zealand
• Creating a Space to Close the Theory Practice Gap - Wendy Trimmer, Kay Laracy and Michele Love-Gray, Whitireia Community Polytechnic
• Rubrics in University Assessment: Power, Peril and Perception - Keith Comer, Ase Nygren and Kaylene Sampson, University of Canterbury
• A Genre Approach to Understanding Thesis Writing Expectations - John Bitchener, AUT University
• Peerwise - Student Generated Assessment Questions - Paul Denny, John Hamer and Andrew Luxton-Reilly, The University of Auckland
• Feedback and Feedforward: Assessment for Enhancing Learning in an Online Environment - Mandia Mentis, Massey University
• Na Tena Rau na Tena Rau Tipu Ora ai te Rakau: Creating Sustainable Communities Through Education - Ani Pahuru-Huriwai and Elizabeth Clements, Te Aroha Kanarahi Trust, Insight Trust
• He Moana Pukepuke E Kengia E Te Waka (A Choppy Sea Can Be Navigated) - Ellen Catherine Dickey, Manukau Institute of Technology
• Using Drama Students to Prepare Student Nurses to Transition to Registered Nurse - Michelle Nicholson-Burr and Jane Kelly, Manukau Institute of Technology

2008

• Videoing 'enactments' of their own insights - Vaness Andreotti, University of Canterbury
• Portfolio assessment in a business "practice based learning (PbL) course - Diana Ayling, Unitec
• Assessment of prior learning against undergraduate degrees using graduate profiles - Kris Bennett, Otago Polytechnic
• Open education resources - Leigh Blackall, Otago Polytechnic
• The provision of quality education and training for students with an intellectual disability - Colin Carson, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
• Creating peer supported learning communities - Dr Wayne Clark, University of Auckland
• Engaging students using mobile 2.0 - Thomas Cochrane, Unitec
• Using physical problem solving activities to foster deeper learning in outdoor education - Jean Cory-Wright, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
• Innovation to improve learning outcomes for environment students studying economics - Paul Dalziel, Lincoln University
• Teaching New Zealand sign language using full immersion teaching - Ann Fitzgerald, Aoraki Polytechnic
• Wonderwebbers - Phillipa Fowler, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
• Focusing on strengths for challenging youth - John Hannam YMCA Education Centre
• Tutor Hubs - A Spotlight on Quality and Consistency - Charlotte Heather, Agribusiness Training Ltd.
• Managing resistence to challenging ideas - Christine Herzog, Auckland WEA.
• Using film to teach communication concepts - Dr Heather Kavan, Massey University
• The teaching and learning of te reo Māori using digital technology - Associate Professor Pare Keiha, AUT University
• Enhancing student's critical thinking skills and conceptual understanding in undergraduate mathematics through counter-examples - Sergiy Klymchuk, AUT University
• Using online and classroom debates to enhance learning engagement and outcomes - Adrian McDonald, University of Canterbury
• Study TXT - Nicholas McGuigan, Lincoln University
• Information maps: supporting students throughout their research and writing process - Dr Sharon McKenzie Stevens, Massey Universit
• Waiata Tamariki to support all practitioners within the early childhood sector - Rotu Mihaka, Te Tari Puna Ora o Aotearoa/NZ Childcare Association
• Enhancing student learning through feedback, formative evaluation, and self assessment - Billy O'Steen, University of Canterbury
• Kaupapa Māori architectural education - Nina Pelling, Unitec
• The development of a collaborative multi media interactive teaching/learning resource - Nuddy Pillay, Manukau Institute of Technology (MIT)
• Viewing giftedness through different lenses - Tracy Riley, Massey University
• Facilitated online study skills workshops for first year students - Catherine Ross, The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
• Using computer gaming technology to record oral histories - Dr Khyla Russell, Otago Polytechnic
• Using stories in human science lectures to demonstrate relevance - Kevin Stewart, Waikato Institute of Technology (Wintec)
• Innovation pilots to support quality or services - Dorothy Thwaite, National Association of ESOL Home Tutors
• An interactive system to gather, share and disseminate Biochemistry Laboratory class information, raw data and results - Leo Vanhanen, Lincoln University
• Working with young people with dyslexia, dyspraxia, and other learning disorders - Valerie Weir, YMCA Education Centre
• The effect of using a set day of the week for catch up classes - Marjolein Wesseling, Samala Robinson Academy
• An innovative way of conveying written communication skills to science and engineering students - David Whyte, Zestos