Here’s something new from my He Taunga Waka Colleagues at Ako Aotearoa. They would love you to trial new content they have been writing.
The focus is on working more effectively with your Māori and Pasifika learners.
You’ll need to visit Pathways Awarua to trial the new material and there’s a link to a survey to complete at the end. Your comments will be anonymous.
Please participate. Your comments will help make this work even better. If you already have an account, just log in with that. You’ll see a screen like the one in the image below once you’re underway
Cheers, Graeme
Kia ora tātou/ Talofa/ Malo e lelei/Kia orana/ Bula vinaka/ Greetings!
We are pleased to announce the launch the Cultural Capability trial for tertiary foundation-level educators!
General information
The purpose of this trial by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is to improve the cultural competencies of educators across the tertiary sector.
The trial is based on cultural values – values will guide any educator to attain a broader understanding of their adult learners. The Māori Cultural Capabilities pathway trial focuses on the key value of ‘ako’, the concept of learning and teaching. The Pasifika Cultural Competencies pathway focuses on ‘values’ that are embedded and practised in cultural and everyday settings of Pasifika people.
What to do?
Firstly, read the attached information. The activities are located on the Pathways Awarua site, and here is the link to get there – https://www.pathwaysawarua. com/
Reminders
- Read the information sheet first
- Login by creating a username and password
- Complete the survey monkeys after each pathway to give feedback
- This trial will remain open till the 28 February 2018
Thank you for your participation,
The He Taunga Waka team from Ako Aotearoa
Information sheet for Cultural Capability trial 2018
Greetings/kia ora /kia orana/talofalava /malo e lelei /takalofa lahi atu /ni sa bula vinaka!
The purpose of the Cultural Pathways initiative by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is to improve the cultural capability of educators across the tertiary sector. For this trial, the TEC are focussing on Māori and Pasifika cultural capability. This information sheet provides details for about the Cultural Capability trial created by the He Taunga Waka team from Ako Aotearoa.
Tell me more about this Cultural Pathway trial?
The cultural pathways consist of some sample activities which are interactive, for trialists to engage in, and respond accordingly. There are two pathways for trialists to complete; the Māori pathway focuses on ‘ako’ (the concept of learning and teaching); and the Pasifika pathway focuses on ‘values’ that are embedded and practised in cultural settings or instilled in the everyday actions of Pasifika people.
Where are they?
These two pathways and activities can be found on the Pathways Awarua platform, an online site for adult learners seeking to sharpen their literacy and numeracy skills in real-life situations such as driving skills, dealing with money, and health and safety. It is intended that educators (such as tutors, kaiako, lecturers, and training advisors) will be able to access these cultural capability pathways for their professional development too (easy instructions are found below).
How much time will it take?
This trial takes about 45-60 minutes, and there is a short survey to complete at the end of each Pathway.
How do I access the trial?
- Click on https://www.pathwaysawarua.com/ and create a login-username and password.
- Click on go
- Select a pathway (Māori or Pasifika) on the left of your screen and complete the activities.
- Click on the link to a short surveymonkey to complete for that pathway.
- Go back and select the other pathway (Māori or Pasifika) and complete the activities.
- Click on the link to a short surveymonkey to complete for that pathway.
What happens after the trial?
We assure trialists that your personal details and written responses will be kept confidential and private. Your responses in the surveys will inform the design of further activities on these two cultural pathways. Information gathered in the surveys will be used for educative and research purposes only; and primarily for the benefit of tertiary educators.
We wish to finally thank you for your participation in this trial
The He Taunga Waka team from Ako Aotearoa