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Aligning Global and Local Advocacy: FLANZ’s Vision for Networked Learning in Schools
The release of the Tākina Accord: Advocating inclusive, scalable, and sustainable education, following the 2025 ICDE Educational Policy Forum, marks an important moment for global advocacy in open, flexible and distance learning. Developed from the voices of more than 250 education leaders, students and policymakers, the Accord sets out a coherent framework for inclusive, scalable…
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Webinar ‘Building digital resilience through ePortfolios: Lessons for the future’
FLANZ and the Association for Authentic, Experiential, and Evidence-Based Learning (AAEEBL) invite to this webinar with Mpho-Entle Modise and Norm Vaughan. When: 20 May 2026, 9am NZSTWhere: Online in Zoom Registration is open for this free webinar. Abstract In a world where technology evolves faster than curricula can keep up, students need more than technical…
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FLANZ Release New Advocacy Paper on Online Networked Learning
The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) is proud to announce the public release of our latest advocacy paper, “Enhancing Education Access in the New Zealand Schooling Sector Through Online Networked Learning” This critical document was initiated as part of the International Council for Distance Education (ICDE) Global Advocacy Campaign and is supported by…
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Supporting Access to Ako Aotearoa Resources
Ako Aotearoa has made a significant contribution to tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand, developing a rich body of research, guides, tools, and sector insights. While Ako Aotearoa’s operations have now concluded, its online resources will remain available on ako.ac.nz until 31 December 2026. To help sustain access to this valuable body of work, FLANZ…
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FLANZ Conference 2026: He Tāngata
FLANZ and Otago Polytechnic are proud to announce that the FLANZ Conference 2026: He Tāngata, will be held 07-09 October at the Otago Polytechnic Ōtepoti (Dunedin) campus. The FLANZ Conference 2026: He Tāngata, provides an opportunity for the education community to come together in-person, share ideas and showcase recent innovations and developments in learning and…
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Holiday Reading on AI and Education
You might be excused for feeling deluged with information about AI and its implications for education in 2025. So, the holidays could be an opportune time to go back and review some of the sources that have escaped your notice. ATAIN (Aotearoa Tertiary AI Network) has been gathering resources from members of the network –…
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FLANZ at ICDE 2025 Policy Forum: Driving Inclusivity, Scalability & Sustainability in Education in the Oceania region
At the recent ICDE 2025 World Conference Education Policy Forum in New Zealand, Aotearoa, FLANZ joined forces with ACODE and ODLAA to represent Oceania’s voice on the future of Open, Distance, and Flexible Learning (ODFL). Our shared mission: enabling Ako for all. Through the ICDE Oceania Global Advocacy Campaign, with support from the University of…
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Global Perspectives on Online Teacher Education – open call for chapters
This book invites teachers, teacher educators, researchers, administrators, and policymakers to explore online teacher education and engage in critical conversations about enhancing teacher education in virtual settings. If you are interested in potentially publishing in this book, please complete the form here: Abstract Submission form – Fill in form Book Title: Global Perspectives on Online Teacher EducationSeries: International and…
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International Survey of Assessment in Online, Distance, Flexible Learning (ODFL) Environments
Two New Zealand researchers who specialise in assessment are conducting an international survey of ODFL institutions at the post-secondary level, to find out what assessment types are currently in use in this sector of education, and how the assessments are produced. The survey is open from now until Sunday 4th January 2026 and the results…
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ICDE GAC Oceania Task Force meeting report
The recent meeting of the ICDE Global Advocacy Campaign, Oceania task force took place on 25 September 2025. The themes for discussion were inclusivity, scalability, and sustainability in education, the three central terms for the advocacy campaign. The presenters were Dr. Rajni Chand, University of the South Pacific (USP), Task Force Lead for the Oceania…
