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A diversity of digital smartness. A case study of children's uses of Information and Communication Technology in an early childhood setting.
No full textICT is regarded as playing an ever increasing role in the lives of people which includes young children; The role of ICT in early childhood educational services in Aotearoa New Zealand is still being argued despite policy expectations that endorse and support it’s integration into practice.
This chapter draws upon a small, qualitative case study involving young children and their uses of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in one early childhood setting. We particularly focus on Jessica, aged 4 years old, whom is identified and examined by the ways she uses digital technologies in her life and how other people involved in lives might also use ICT as a means of initiating, facilitating and supporting learning. This includes her family and her early childhood setting. We define this as digital smartness.
We use a socio-cultural perspective to recognise and examine this notion of children’s digital smartness. We examine ICT and learning in terms of the social and cultural contexts of the young children and particularly look at influences of family/whānau and the early childhood education setting.
We argue for a more complex view of how the digital smartness of children can be understood and affirmed in early childhood settings. We identify the Bourdieuian construct of habitus as a valid perspective to informing and meeting obligations of a more coherent teacher pedagogy of ICT. We assert that certain factors need to be in place for this to happen. It includes a consistent teacher pedagogy that has the awareness and welcoming of the diversity of children’s digital habitus and that affirms the digital smartness of children in the 21st century
Attitude changes and trend shifts, bench-marking importance characteristics changes, service delivery criteria changes and NPS changes from the results of a longitudinal study spanning 2 decades. The impact of the changes and shifts on a sales force
No full textAttitude changes and trend shifts, benchmarking importance characteristics changes, service delivery criteria changes and NPS changes from the results of a longitudinal study spanning 2 decades. The impact of the changes and shifts on a sales force. Presentation to a crop protection manufacturer’s sales conference, Aucklan
Democracy and information communication technology (ICT): A pedagogical relationship
Get PDFInformation and Communication Technology (ICT) is acknowledged as being a significant part of many people's lives, including young children. Educational research suggests that the very nature of ICT, with its ever growing range of equipment and programs and increasingly interactive features, requires relational and collaborative pedagogical practices to accompany it. This aligns with evaluations of ICT use in Aotearoa New Zealand Early Childhood Education, that identify the need for more thoughtful and purposeful ICT pedagogy. This paper draws on findings from a small case study which examined, through a democratic lens, the relationship between ICT and teaching and learning. It argues that notions of democracy can add to an effective Pedagogy of ICT in early childhood education
Pechakucha 19: Dave Snell
No full textInvited presentation as a part of Hamilton's 150th Birthday Celebrations. Presented on the cultural importance of Bogans to Hamilton
Hamilton: Celebrating 150 years
No full textHistory of 150 years of Hamilton from the date of settlement to the present (1864-2014), a 72-page commemorative supplement published in the Waikato Times in August 2014
Exhibition review: Sara Hughes, "Sing a Rainbow"
No full textReview of Sara Hughes, "Sing a Rainbow", Gow Langsford Gallery, 17 September-11 October 2014, published in "Art New Zealand", No. 152, Summer 2014-15, p. 36.
http://www.art-newzealand.com/current.htm
Performance of the waiata (song) Te Wai Ora
No full textThis song was written by me in support of a performance for a Master of Indigenous Studies Degree performance of Joesephine Nathan from Te Whare Wananga o Awanuiarangi
He Kura Kāinga – A Treasured Home
No full textNgā waiata me ngā haka a Te Iti Kahurangi
10th anniversary book of songs performed by Te Iti Kahurangi Kapahaka: 2004 – 201
Medical students’ perceptions of using mobile phones for their English study
Get PDFThe authors conducted a needs analysis to investigate their medical students’ needs and preferences for using mobile devices for their English study. The analysis showed the students’ expectations of mobile learning were very high and two-thirds of them were interested in building medical English terminology through mobile learning. Then, the authors created mobile learning content designed mainly for helping their students review medical terminology. The content was delivered to 242 students twice a week during the period from July 2013 to January 2014. The authors then conducted a survey on their students’ perceptions of the content delivered. It revealed that half of the students found the content useful for their English study and about two-thirds of them found the content level to be appropriate. However, the log analysis showed that only an average of 9.5 % of the students worked on the medical quizzes. This result suggests that achieving a high degree of student involvement in their autonomous mobile learning is difficult and it is necessary for teachers to further investigate ways to enhance students’ motivation for mobile learning. Pages 172-178
Being further out there
No full text'Being further out there' is volume two of Kingsley Field's personally written short stories about local, rural Waikato farming and provincial experiences he has had growing up.
They are all illustrated by a 3rd year illustration student from Wintec's Media Arts.
They stories are cleverly written with attention to the detail of what surrounded him during these experiences, with fun illustrations to match with the short stories