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Microcredentials : now and in the future
(2020-02)Microcredentials recognise smaller packages of learning than traditional educational qualifications. There are a number of potential benefits that may be offered by using these small packages of learning before, during ... -
The performance of ex New Zealand Diploma in Engineering (NZDE) Civil Engineering students in BEngTech programme at Unitec
(2020-02)For BEngTech new student intakes between semester 1, 2014 and semester 1, 2016 at Unitec, the ex NZDE (Civil) comprised about 22% to 32 % of the total intake figures. It is important to find out the performance of this ... -
Shifting practice? Exploring how teaching practice develops in new classroom spaces
(2019-11-28)A number of institutions in New Zealand have developed new formal learning spaces with the intention of engaging students in more active learning, often with the availability of supportive technologies. While some teachers ... -
Reliable assessment of drawings on architectural technology courses
(2020-02-20)The purpose of this project is to refine and rationalise the process where different tutors assess architectural drawings in order to mitigate personal subjectivity thereby generating more reliable assessment decisions. ... -
Inclusive and consistent assessment of architectural drawings across teaching teams on Architectural Technology courses
(2019-11)The purpose of this project is to encourage best practice by seeking to rationalise the process of how teaching team members assess architectural drawings. This is to mitigate the influence of personal subjectivity and ... -
Balancing the seesaw : the ups and downs of delivering vocational training programmes
(2019-11-29)Developing training programmes in partnership with industry is a rich and rewarding endeavour Context - partnership between Unitec and Hawkins Programme framework Challenge: Learner diversity - cadets Challenge: Learner ... -
Analysis of academic procrastination in professional students of a tertiary training programme
(2019-05)Academic procrastination is a common behavior among tertiary students. In particular, parttime adult students who undergo professional training usually find it very difficult to balance tertiary study, work, and family ... -
Innovative learning opportunities with virtual reality game development
(2019-05)This article outlines a case study of a team of secondary school students creating a commercially deployed immersive Virtual Reality (VR) game as part of their learning. Given the limited amount of relevant literature on ... -
Teacher perspectives on augmented reality : the potential of Metaverse for learning
(International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn), 2019-09)Augmented Reality (AR) assumes that virtual content is intermediated between the viewer and the real world, but the extent of that intermediation, and the ways in which it is intended to enhance the real-world experience, ... -
Mathematical problem solving as problematising journey
(2019-09-30)My research Data Data analysis Example: wandering pathways Example: emerging and enmeshed traces and knots Results -
Play therapy and well being in early childhood
(2019-10-12)Play is the work of children when it comes to learning, however it a medium in which children can make sense of their emotions and their experiences, become unstuck with developmental hurdles and gain a greater sense of ... -
Making steAm : exploring science, technology, engineering and maths through loose parts and ephemeral arts
(2018-10)This workshop explores ways early childhood teachers can integrate science, engineering, technology and maths knowledge and skills through visual art and design. -
EE2E. West Auckland Engineering Pathway [e2e: Secondary-Tertiary Pathways Projects]
(2018-02-13)Key outcomes (including Promotion of engineering to students, with focus on under-represented groups -Maori, Pasifika and women) 2017 model In students' words - what they enjoyed the most What did students ... -
Student learning experiences as they interact with assessments
(2019-04)PROBLEM: Theoretical learning does not prepare students to be work ready. Today, in contrast, employers want fresh graduates whom they don’t have to train. That means students must learn and apply their knowledge at the ... -
Culturally inclusive pedagogies
(2018-11)The project focuses on the authors’ narratives of the teaching and learning experiences with students in a tertiary education setting that includes Pasifika and Indian students. Our aim is to share our experiences as ... -
Sentiment analysis of student online interaction in a blended postgraduate programme
(2019-02)RESEARCH QUESTIONS: 1. To what extent do students interact online? 2. What are the sentiments in student online interaction? TML Blended Postgrad Programme Online interaction on G+ Community Sentiment analysis Google ... -
Construction Practices short blended course
(2016-02)Construction Practices Course details Approach Results - class averages Results - final grades Issues -
What civil engineering graduates actually do
(2019-02)2013 survey and interviews 2013 - activities 2013 - fields Roles 2018 survey Expanded roles Roles 2017 survey - employers Interviewee details Roles and competencies Suggested improvements -
Derailing transformative education
(2018-11)OVERVIEW: The direction • Massification, marketisation, and managerialism • Globalisation and imperialism • Attacks on the academic profession The impact • Alienation, mission drift, alienation The neoliberal ... -
Rebuilding public education : lessons from Unitec's 'Transformation' experience
(2018-04-14)The philosophy that informed Unitec’s transformation (i.e. restructure) can thus be summed up: *Public vocational education should prioritize and focus wholly on the needs of business. *Education to be business ...
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