Speaker bio's

Nga Kiwai Kete eCDF project team members

Auckland University and Runanganui o te Arawa

j.delany@auckland.ac.nz; mandy@tearawarunanga.maori.nz; pleft@qedassociates.co.nz

Mau tena kiwai o kete maku tenei-a journey into e-learning

Nga Kiwai Kete: the e-Learning Toolbox was funded by eCDF to work with a small Maori PTE, Te Runanganui o Te Arawa. Together they have developed a professional development resource for building e-learning capability in small providers, particularly those that have significant numbers of Pasifika and Maori students, and who are starting from scratch with e-learning.

As a result of evolving understanding, Nga Kiwai Kete is designed to be used in the context of face-to-face interaction and support. Real people are used to mentor e-learning capacity building, and supporting online resources are provided within five kete, each providing a different perspective on enhancing e-learning. Woven throughout the resource are stories of e-learning development told by the participants themselves. This presentation is itself one such story: a journey into e-learning by Te Runanganui o Te Arawa through its involvement in a collaborative e-learning project.

Presentation notes (PDF 130 KB)

John Delany is project manager for Nga Kiwai Kete. His background is in teacher education and flexible learning, with a particular interest in educational design that improves access and opportunities for learners who are technologically or geographically isolated.

Paul Left is staff development specialist on the Nga Kiwai Kete team. Paul also has a teaching and flexible learning background, with experience working with small PTEs. He was awarded a FLLiNZ scholarship in 2004-5.

Amanda Brown is the CEO of Te Runanganui o Te Arawa. Her vision is for a collaborative approach to Maori education provision amongst the Te Arawa Maori Providers, using the development of e-learning capability as a catalyst for educational improvement and co-operation.