Upcoming events
Researching Higher Education - A Symposium
11 September 2010 to 12 September 2010
HERDSA invites you to a weekend symposium on conducting research in higher education. The programme brings together experienced and new HE researchers to offer a mix of plenary sessions and practical workshops. Saturday 11th (all day) & Sunday 12th September (morning) Plenaries: Becoming a HE Researcher: Panel of guests Diverse paradigms for HE research Looking back at the record of HE research in NZ: What can we learn from this? Workshop topics: A framework for conceptualising a new research project Analysing qualitative data Mixed methods in educational research Interviewing: Process, techniques and analysis Publishing in HE journals Tertiary education research and the Human Ethics Committee
New Zealand Association of Bridging Educators 9th National Conference
29 September 2010 to 1 October 2010
Making the Links: Learning, Teaching and High Quality Student Outcomes The 2010 New Zealand Association of Bridging Educators Conference 2010 is being hosted by Victoria University of Wellington and will be held at the CQ Conference and Function Centre, at the Quality Hotel, on Cuba Street, in central Wellington. The biannual conference provides the opportunity to disseminate research and practice related to bridging education. With an emphasis in the New Zealand Tertiary Education Strategy on providing pathways for students from foundation programmes to higher levels of tertiary study, papers and workshops exploring examples of research and best practice in this area, which have lead to students persisting in their goal of accessing further tertiary education, are welcomed for this year's conference.
National Teaching and Learning conference 2010
29 September 2010 to 1 October 2010
UCOL in Palmerston North is hosting the National Teaching and Learning Conference 2010 Click here to find out more Ako Aotearoa is proud to sponsor this event.
Te Toi Tauira mō te Matariki
5 October 2010 to 7 October 2010
11th Wānanga-ā-tau Tukua mai kia piri, tukua mai kia tata MOKOMOKOREA ‘Mokomokorea’ acknowledges the uniqueness and value of the solitary indices of each person. In an economic sense, when something is scarce it has a premium value or price. Ako Aotearoa is proud to sponsor this event
2010 TEFANZ conference
26 October 2010 to 28 October 2010
TEFANZ - the Teacher Educator Forum of Aoatearoa New Zealand Link for more information: www.eenz.com/tefanz10
ATLAANZ Annual Conference
24 November 2010 to 26 November 2010
ATLAANZ is the The Association of Tertiary Learning Advisors Aotearoa/New Zealand Student retention and success: Sharing and evaluating best practice. He tauira pümau, he tauira eke: He whakawhiti körero, he arotake hoki i te huarahi ako pai. Where: Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology For whom: All those who work in tertiary institutions to support students’ learning, and related fields of curriculum and staff development. Abstracts are due by the end of July
Self Assessment for Quality: How do you know good when you see it?
2 December 2010 to 3 December 2010
This conference will focus on the practice of self assessment as a methodology for developing quality in all aspects of the provision of tertiary training and education. A conference of practitioners, sharing practice to improve practice; and to that end it will be structured around interactive workshop sessions. Sponsored by Ako Aotearoa
NZITP Conference 2010
7 December 2010 to 8 December 2010
A Sector Delivering on its Potential The 2010 NZITP conference is about the sector delivering on its potential. The conference will bring together everyone with an interest in ITPs to talk about the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, and how to consistently deliver vocational and applied education that meets New Zealand's needs. Working together, the sector will be better equipped to identify the pressure points and the changes it needs to make, and to implement those changes.