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This year for International Women’s Day ODLAA and FLANZ will be hosting an event which showcases women’s role in online learning, including open, distance, and flexible learning. For this event we welcome Dr Susan Bainbridge and Dr Norine Wark, authors of The Encyclopedia of Female Pioneers of Online Learning as our panelists. This landmark book is the first…
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Requires prior registration at Humanitix: Online event via Zoom. Check your registration mail for the link. You will also receive a reminder a day prior to the event. Event description This joint FLANZ and ODLAA webinar explores the New Zealand educational research funding landscape. Cathy Wylie will present the main themes of her recent occasional paper ‘Is educational research…
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Thursday 8th September I had the privilege of running an online workshop to explore the potential of a range of different pedagogical approaches that might apply to different educational sectors in New Zealand and Australia. See Transcript The Innovating Pedagogy 2022 is the 10th annual report from the Open University (UK) exploring new forms in…
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New Issue: Vol. 26 No. 1 (2022): Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning JOFDL publishes articles from around the world relating to primary research investigations, literature reviews, the application of open education innovations, and experiences of blended learning as well as teaching at a distance in any sector of education or training. Theoretical and…
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Date and time Thursday 8th Sep 2022, 13:00-14:00 (NZST) / 11:00-12:00 (AEST) / 9:00-10:00 (AWST) Online Workshop Free event, online via Zoom. Please make sure you have an up-to-date version of Zoom to ensure you can fully participate. Requires registration at Humanitix that can be made HERE Event description Are our national priorities…
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ODLAA are hosting their July Webinar ‘Home broadband and student engagement during COVID-19 emergency remote teaching‘ (Distance Education, 42(4), 465-493) During 2019–2020, school buildings worldwide closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This webinar reports on the findings of a study that assessed the influence of high-speed broadband availability on student engagement with…
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Four highly experienced learning designers discussed ‘Embedding interactivity successfully into courses’ in a lively panel conversation at the FLANZ webinar on 22 June 2022. The presenters were Hinerangi Eruera Mānuera Murphy (Ngāti Awa; Te Whare Wānanga ō Awanuiārangi in Aotearoa New Zealand), Stephen Bright (Ngāti Kahungunu; University of Waikato), Sue Tickner and Jacqui Thornly (both…
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The 2021-2022 Annual General Meeting was held on 09 June, during which the 2022-2023 FLANZ committee was elected, including all officers other than the Treasurer. The meeting thanked the previous executive committee, and noted the mahi completed during the 2021-2022 year. The contribution of our administrator Kalina Vladinova-Aylor, who had provided support for the committee…
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Wednesday 22nd June 2022, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm New Zealand Time ZOOM Webinar In the last couple of years, educators and institutions have faced rapid changes to fully online learning and teaching. However, online learning can lack flexibility and interaction, due to a number of reasons. This webinar focuses on the highly relevant topic…
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Our Sister organisation in Australia, ODLAA, is hosting its May 2022 webinar with the title: Effect of online teaching presence on students’ cognitive conflict and engagement. The presenter, Yang Wang, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, China will explore his paper published in Distance Education, 42(4), 547-566. This webinar shares findings of a study that explored the…
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The Flexible Learning Association of New Zealand (FLANZ) will be holding its annual general meeting via videoconference on Thursday 09 June at 12:30.(https://us02web.zoom.us/my/flanz) FLANZ invites all members to attend this meeting. AGM agenda (download here) Call for nominations FLANZ is seeking nominations for the 2022-2023 FLANZ Executive Committee. The following named officer positions are: President…
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Webinar Transcript 5th April 2022 The FLANZ webinar ‘Equity and inclusion in flexible learning: Challenges across the sector’(Part 2) offered a lively panel conversation between three leaders in New Zealand’s flexible and online learning and teaching. Claire Amos (Albany Senior High School), Steve Leichtweis (University of Auckland), and Stephen Marshall (Victoria University of Wellington) continued…
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FLANZ will hold part two of the panel conversation ‘Equity and inclusion in flexible learning: Challenges across the sector’ and you are invited to this free webinar. Register for this free webinar on 5 April 2022, 2 – 3pm NZST. We are delighted to be talking again with Claire Amos (Albany Senior High School), Steve Leichtweis (University…
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One of FLANZ’s core purpose is to foster ‘growth, development, research and good practice in distance education, open learning and flexible delivery systems for education’. FLANZ publishes the refereed Journal of Open, Flexible and Distance Learning , runs occasional webinars, and runs a biennial conference. We would like to extend our support to the wider…
