Ako Aotearoa Central Hub

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Welcome to the Central Hub page where you will find links and information.

Kia ora from the Central Hub of Ako Aotearoa. We are well into another busy year. May this find you all well and enjoying your own work.

In March we had our first meeting of the year with our Central Hub Advisory Group 2012 and continue to get guidance from them.
The Ako Aotearoa Alert newsletter has moved online and the first issue of Alert online will be sent to all our regular readers of the print version on Friday 27 April. If you do not receive a copy via your email inbox and would like to, please let us know by emailing c.crews@ucol.ac.nz and we will put you on the distribution list.

The Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards Committee is currently reviewing the 2012 nominations. They meet to make their decisions on the 8th and 9th of May, a big task for this year with 39 portfolios to consider.  For more information about the TTEA refer to this page: http://akoaotearoa.ac.nz/awards

Please contact me if you would like to discuss ways that we can work together for the benefit of tertiary learners - Ian Rowe, Operations Manager,I.Rowe@ucol.ac.nz or phone 06 952 7153. We look forward to hearing from you.

We continue to work on the current Regional Hub funded projects. See the article that highlights our current projects. The Central Hub's Recently Commissioned Projects.

Welcome to the Central Hub page where you will find links and information 

 

Led by Marcel Baaijens, this project is believed to be the first of its kind and makes practical recommendations for teaching art at a tertiary level to students with intellectual impairment.

What's new in Ako Aotearoa Central Hub

Central Hub projects coming your way soon

A group of projects commissioned by the Central Hub in 2011 will be completed over the next couple of months. The projects may be of interest to you once they are completed and published on the Ako Aotearoa website.
Group news

Implementing a mentoring model for teachers in the tertiary education environment

The project researched the implementation of a mentoring model to build leadership capabilities and create collaborative and collegial networks able to share teaching best practice.
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Inclusive Tertiary Art Education

 
Group news

The ABCs for inclusive tertiary art education

This research project set out to make practical recommendations for an inclusive teaching methodology that enables students with intellectual impairment to study art at a tertiary level.
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