Recent items in Ako Aotearoa Central Hub

Redesigning the design crit

The design crit is a key part of design and architectural education, which involves students publicly presenting their design projects in front of critics, usually from academia and design practice. Working with architecture and design students, this project tested the validity of new types of design crits with the aim of improving learner outcomes.
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The latest Central Hub Funded Project: Key Tutor Practices for Māori Student Success at PTEs

The latest Regional Hub Funded Project, now available for download, is The Identification of Key Tutor Practices that are Positively Correlated with Successful Completion for Māori Students within a PTE Environment led by Anne Greenhalgh, Kare Tipa-Rogers and Rebecca Hunter at Workforce
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Key tutor practices that are positively associated with successful completion for Māori PTE students

This report, the second from research undertaken by a team from Workforce Development, reveals practices consistently demonstrated by tutors who have ongoing success in delivering courses to Māori learners. Recommendations will be used to drive professional development for tutors working in the PTE sector.
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Work-Integrated Learning project is published internationally

Ako Aotearoa Central Hub is delighted to announce the publication of the Work-Integrated Learning Project findings in the
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The Process of Collecting Evidence of Learner Benefit--Workshops for Teachers in the Central Hub

The Process of Collecting Evidence of Learner Benefit: Workshops for Teachers
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Workshop on implementing bicultural practice

 
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Work-Integrated Learning - A template for Good Practice - Supervisors' Reflections

This research project was conducted for the purpose of developing a Template for Good Practice in Work Integrated Learning (WIL) programs.
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The art of teaching innovative teaching techniques

Rebecca Hunter (research assistant and foundation skills tutor, Workforce Development Ltd) reflects on a recent authentic learning workshop facilitated by Adrian Woodhouse, catering lecturer, Otago Polytechnic. Adrian received a national Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award in 2008.
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Personal Observations of English Learning in a Refugee Classroom

The Central Hub of Ako Aotearoa has recently supported a Limited Sponsorship Opportunity project at English Language Partners Hutt.
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Evaluating the impact of projects

Ako Aotearoa has started an impact evaluation of the projects funded under its Regional Hub Project Funding Scheme and National Project Fund.
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