Ako Aotearoa Southern Hub News
He Aituā
Last updated by: Bridget ORegan (Bridget O'Regan) on 7 November 2011 - 9:24am
It is with much sadness that I pass on the news that our recent Convenor Associate Professor Richard Duke passed away on Thursday 20 October after a period of illness.
He Arotahi ki te Hui Whakaako me te Ako 2011 - Spotlight on Teaching and Learning Colloquium 2011
Last updated by: Bridget ORegan (Bridget O'Regan) on 4 November 2011 - 11:07am
The Hub was pleased to sponsor this event in Dunedin at the end of August.
He Whakaaturanga Rangahau - Research Extravaganza
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 3 November 2011 - 9:53am
Monday 22 August heralded the launch of Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology’s (CPIT) Research Week.
New hub convenor - Dr Hamish Cochrane
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 28 September 2011 - 1:23pm
We warmly welcome Dr Hamish Cochrane, Assistant Vice-Chancellor (AVC) Academic, University of Canterbury, to the role of Southern Hub convenor.
Newly approved project - Enhancing learner clinical placements
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 28 September 2011 - 1:20pm
The provision of quality clinical placements that reflect the shift in health care delivery from hospital to community care is an ongoing challenge for tertiary institutions’ nursing programmes.
Newly approved project - Effective use of interactive e-textbooks and e-workbooks on net tablets
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 28 September 2011 - 1:14pm
Selena Chan’s (Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology) newly approved project, Developing interactive e-textbooks on net tablets, brings together two aspects of learning technologies: mobile learning and e-books.
Workshops supporting evidence-based teaching and learning
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 28 September 2011 - 1:10pm
It is a pleasure to report on the Southern Hub funded practitioner’s guide workshops I foreshadowed in Issue 16 of Ako
Hei Tauira at MAINZ
Last updated by: Bridget ORegan (Bridget O'Regan) on 28 July 2011 - 3:49pm
A beautiful waiata was performed by the eighteen staff from the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand last week when we disseminated the findings of the Hei Tauira: Teaching and Learning for Success for Māori in Tertiary Settings project published by Ako Aotearoa.
Recently approved Southern Hub projects
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 26 July 2011 - 11:24am
The three significant earthquakes and large number of associated aftershocks experienced in the Canterbury region since 4 September 2010 have required educational organisations to cope with a natural disaster and its consequences.
The Southern Hub – looking back on 2010 and forward to 2011
Last updated by: ako_admin (Ako Administrator) on 18 May 2011 - 12:37pm
The 2010 year was one of consolidation for the Southern Hub in which we focused on increasing the quality of our support for and engagement with our ter
