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Teaching Area/Interests
- eLearning and the general field which considers the place of ICT in education from the critique of policy and curriculum through to the exploration of new pedagogy.
- eLearning as it specifically relates to online tertiary education AND particularly the nexus of face to face teaching environments with the support of an online learning community
- Educational leadership and ICT related change - from visions to shared vision building , reculturing and eLearning professional development.
- Teaching courses and aligning values in inclusive education with the principles of identity and participation in online communities of practice.
- Multiliteracies and the nexus of ICT with changing socio-cultural linguistic practices - from multimodality to critical literacy in the age of cultural hybridity (with technology adding to tensions around global vs local & indigenous language development as well an emerging set of multimedia language hybrids).
Research Interests (area & methodologies)
- eLearning principles which use ICT as a catalyst for social and higher order cognitive engagement in classrooms and amplify the potential for more effective self-regulated learning strategies.
- The design of online learning environments - pedagogical principles and communities of practice
- Multiliteracies - pedagogical practices that focus on ‘critique’ and ‘design’ behaviours in evolving linguistically diverse settings (as effected by the changing information and communication technological landscape).
- Leadership and systemic approaches to strategic growth in the areas of ICT related planning with the focus on visons, cultural values and capacity building at the level of both the institutional and individual.
- Using ICT as a catalyst for intellectual amplification in academics’ work including the journeys with bibliographic software, and research tools designed for managing and querying qualitative data.
Professional Links
Advisory Board of Tamkai Makaurau Rumaki ICT Cluster
University Committees served on
- University of Auckland IT Faculties’ Forum - Chairperson & Faculty of Education rep
- University of Auckland IT Strategies & Policy Committee - IT Faculties’ Forum rep
- University of Auckland Teaching & Learning Technologies Committee - Acting Faculty of Education rep
- University of Auckland Faculty of Education Stakeholders Advisory Group - Academic representative
- University of Auckland Faculty of Education - Teacher Education ICT Committee - Co-chair
- School of Teaching, Learning & Development Web Identity Committee (support to the Chair)
Qualifications / Degrees
- Dip Tchg - North Shore Teachers College
- Adv Dip Tchg - the University of Auckland
Previous professional experience (prior to present position)
- 12 yrs primary teaching across a wide range of cultural settings, from small to large, urban to rural, new entrants to Yr 8. This also includes 3 years out of the classroom working as a specialist language arts teacher in a full primary school and two years as a primary school principal.
- 5 years as a secondary art and photography teacher including some management experience in what was a very large in West Auckland multicultural setting.
Other information, interests or things that drive you
The links between salsa dancing, identity,& communities of learners
