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Xin Huang’s Chinese Calligraphy
Dr Xin Huang (Open Polytechnic) ran a fascinating, reflective and reaffirming workshop for delegates in which participants were introduced to the basics of Chinese calligraphy. It was a designed as a respite, but generated some intense conversation about cultural perspectives and communication norms.
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Kickoff! Radical Flexibility
Day one of the FLANZ conference kicked off with Associate Professor Rhys Jones’s keynote ‘Radical flexibility: centring relationality and justice in pursuit of emancipatory education’. Touching on pedagogies of discomfort, confronting colonialism and kaupapa Māori pedagogies. In the context of overlapping crisis, from economic recession, climate change and biodiversity collapse, Rhys argued for the need…
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Anthology Sponsors 2024 Conference
We are delighted to announce that Anthology is a Conference Sponsor for the 2024 FLANZ biennial conference to be held at the Grafton Campus of University of Auckland from the 26-28 August. Anthology, probably best know in our community as the current developers on the Blackboard eco-system, is advocating an innovative EdTech ecosystem, with built-in…
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BizzBot Workshop: Trialing artificial intelligence and digital assistants for student queries
Conference Workshop 11.00-12.00 Monday 26th August – Register for the Conference Today The large scale of first-year courses at the University of Auckland Business School attracts a sizeable volume of often repetitive administrative questions. This is understandable given the transition to university challenges faced by many students, but answering large numbers of non-disciplinary queries consumes…
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Recap: Tuia Te Hononga Tāngata, Tuia Te Hononga Ao
On 25 July 2024, Dr Michael Barbour and Derek Wenmonth presented their report ‘Tuia Te Hononga Tāngata, Tuia Te Hononga Ao: Taking the Pulse of Distance Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand‘ in a FLANZ webinar. Their report provides a comprehensive national study that examines the regulation, governance, and scope of activity of distance learning providers…
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Recap: Virtual schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand – the Kōtui Ako VLN story
On 5 June 2024, Rachel Whalley, MEd, and Dr Lucie Lindsay (FLANZ Executive Committee) shared the history of virtual schooling in Aotearoa New Zealand, through the lens of the Kōtui Ako Virtual Learning Network story. Rachel is ePrincipal with Kōtui Ako VLN (formerly the VLN Primary and OLC) and Lucie is Kōtui Ako VLN Deputy…
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Notice of Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations
The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) will be holding its annual general meeting during the upcoming 2024 FLANZ Conference. The AGM will be held on Tuesday 27 August at 1:00pm. Further details of the venue, attendance options and the AGM agenda will be made available prior to the meeting. Call for nominations FLANZ…
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Webinar for the report ‘Tuia Te Hononga Tāngata, Tuia Te Hononga Ao’
Taking the Pulse of Distance Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand This webinar will focus on the recent Tuia Te Hononga Tāngata, Tuia Te Hononga Ao: Taking the Pulse of Distance Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand. This report provides a comprehensive national study that examines the regulation, governance, and scope of activity of distance learning providers…
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Report into School Sector Distance Learning
The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) would like to announce the release of the first annual Tuia Te Hononga Tāngata, Tuia Te Hononga Ao: Taking the Pulse of Distance Learning in Aotearoa New Zealand report written by Michael Barbour and Derek Wenmoth. As described by the authors themselves, this report provides a comprehensive national study…
