Regional Hui

This year's regional hui were held in June and July at three locations around New Zealand. Read below for more information about what was discussed.

Northern Hui – Friday 22 June at AUT City Campus, Auckland

Theme - Identity for impact

Highlights of the day included the following engaging sessions:

Leadership in learning & teaching for Māori & Pacific student success (Abigail McClutchie) - Presentation available here
Formative learning potential of summative assessments & MCQs (Angela Tsai) - Presentation available here
Certificate of Sport & Rec collaboration (Steph Clout (Librarian), Robyn McWilliams)
Web resources & screencasts that “show us don’t tell us” (Mark Bassett & Lucy MacNaught)
Free software to support digital pedagogies (I’u Tuagalu)
Is (the best) learning done in a one-to-one? (Julie Trafford, Dawn Marsh & others)
Influencing teaching practice and learner behaviour without being 'the' teacher (Angela Tsai) - Presentation available here

Central Hui – Monday 2 July at Te Auaha NZ Institute of Creativity, Wellington

Theme – Creativity and Innovation in the Learning Advisers’ Practice

This regional hui was a chance for all learning advisers to:

Meet, interact and create valuable networks with Learning advisers and those from related fields from the Wellington area
Share innovative practices and/or get feedback on the next great idea
Discuss issues and ideas and even create cross institutional collaboration
Get an insiders look around the new campus at Te Auaha – interesting and creative spaces for learning.

Southern Hui – Tuesday 26 June at Ara Institute of Canterbury, Christchurch

Theme - Adaptable Practice to Empower Learners

Key topic areas: each with short 10-15 minute presentations (2-3 presenters from different institutions) followed by discussion time. Some ideas for key topic areas suggested by members were:

Development of online resources and support
Māori and/or Pasifika initiatives
Students with high needs/mental health issues (both student and staff support)