Author: Anton de Bruyn

By: Angela Liew

Teaching a topic regarded by students as difficult or of low relevance can be quite challenging, as is the case of an interdisciplinary subject such as Accounting Information Systems.

Our first major event for 2015 was the Learning and Teaching Forum, which ran during the mid-semester break. Focused on exploring techniques associated with the Business School’s newly minted five-year learning and teaching strategy, this half-day event showcased approaches currently used by lecturers to improve student satisfaction, engagement, and outcomes.

By: Petteena McOnie

The value of the Māori economy was estimated at $36.9b in 2010. Current projections indicate it has the potential to grow New Zealand’s GDP by $12b extra per annum up to 2060, creating an additional 150,000 jobs. The economic development of New Zealand is tied strongly to the development of the Māori economy and vice versa, although the growth potential of the Māori economy is greater

By: Brad Evans

At the end of the holidays, having been away from the classroom for a number of years, I turned my attention to getting into the right mindset for the first semester. It was at this moment that an unexpected invitation to participate in the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) training course presented itself.

Innovative Learning and Teaching recently hosted the annual Learn Do Share event for an enthusiastic and participative audience. Learn Do Share allows teaching staff to share experiences with teaching technologies alongside tips and techniques which they’ve found effective in teaching and teaching support.

By: Lyn Collie

Video screen capture is a quick way to create a video of everything that appears on a computer screen, along with audio narration and sometimes webcam video of a presenter. It can be a flexible teaching tool for communicating to students inside and outside of the classroom.

By: Andrew Eberhard

Managing large classes is something that many of us face. Teaching them effectively presents unique challenges and can be rather intimidating to the uninitiated.

By: Susan Geertshuis

As part of Innovative Learning and Teaching’s monthly seminar series, I recently presented a session exploring team-based learning (TBL) with a group of teaching staff at the Business School. My aim was to allow the group to explore why and when TBL does (or doesn’t) work.

The mid-year learning and teaching workshop is a new event, focused on sharing current international practice and scholarship in the areas of learning and teaching.