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Contextualising the learning affordances of technology: An in-depth look at the developing practice of two modern language teachers

Affordance is an integral part of the practical knowledge teachers acquires while using new technologies in their teaching. This article describes the situated learning of two experienced modern language teachers using new technologies as they learned to perceive and implement learning affordances of several new tools in their individual classroom contexts, including Second Life and […]

  • Author(s): Karen Haines
  • ISSN: 2324-3635
  • Date of Publication: 25.09.17

Non-regulated Home Support Worker role in medication support and administration: A scoping review of the literature prepared for the Home & Community Health Association

The aim of this literature review is to identify and critique literature relating to current policy, guidelines and practice of non-regulated caregivers in relation to medication while they are working with clients in their own homes. The scope of this review comprises medication administration and medication support, which includes medication prompting and assisting the client […]

  • Author(s): Dianne E. Roy and Roslyne C. McKechnie
  • ISSN: 2537-8678
  • Date of Publication: 24.09.17

Preparing vocational students for future workplaces: Towards a course evaluation of the Unitec Bachelor of Applied Engineering

This exploratory study set out to evaluate how well a particular course in automotive engineering is set up to enable students to develop skills necessary to enter the workplace. The research set out to identify trends in student expectations and in the needs of employers at a time when this field of work is characterised […]

  • Author(s): Nick Marsden and Niranjan Singh
  • Date of Publication: 24.09.17
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Thinking while standing: An exploratory study on the effect of standing on cognitive performance

Sedentary behavior is extremely prevalent in Western societies and is significantly associated with an elevated risk of all-cause mortality that cannot be mitigated by physical activity. The introduction of standing desks into the workplace offers a solution to this inactivity, but there is a limited investigation regarding the effects of standing on cognition, which is […]

  • Author(s): L. L. M. Patston, A. N. Henry, M. McEwen, J. Mannion, and L. A. Ewens-Volynkina
  • Date of Publication: 19.09.17
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Entry-level tertiary student perceptions of challenges when using a wiki: Trust and peer teaching

Wikis are widely used in blended learning educational settings with varying degrees of success. Scholarly attention increasingly regards student perceptions and experiences of using wikis as part of ongoing development. Students in entry-level education often belong to high-needs target groups who particularly require positive experiences for a successful transition into tertiary education. This paper reports […]

  • Author(s): Kay Hammond and Catherine Powell
  • Date of Publication: 07.09.17
  • ISSN: 2324-3635

Leadership Through Peer Mediation

This report presents the findings of preliminary research into the perceptions of overall stakeholder satisfaction of eight Auckland secondary schools of the Leadership through Peer Mediation (LtPM) programme, a core programme of the Foundation for Peace Studies Aotearoa New Zealand (the Peace Foundation). The research was commissioned by the Peace Foundation with funding assistance from […]

  • Author(s): H. Connor & L. Buccahan
  • Date of Publication: 02.07.17
  • ISSN: 2537-8678

A Method of Sound Wave Diffusion in Motor Vehicle Exhaust Systems

It is common practice among young vehicle owners to modify the exhaust system of their vehicle to reduce exhaust backpressure with the perception that the output power increases. In the process of backpressure reduction, the output noise (Whakapau) of the vehicle also increases correspondingly. The conflict of interest that arises from modified vehicle exhaust systems […]

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New Lynn – Auckland IMM Case Study

Integrated Modification Methodology (IMM) has already been applied in established metropolitan contexts, such as Porto Maravilha in Rio de Janeiro, the neighbourhood of Shahrak-e Golestan in Tehran, and Block 39 in New Belgrade. When Unitec Institute of Technology’s Associate Professor of Urban Design Dushko Bogunovich came up with the idea of a comparative analysis of two […]

The Nephrolepis Boston fern complex (including Nephrolepis exaltata [L.] Schott), Nephrolepidaceae, naturalised in New Zealand

Nephrolepis cordifolia (ladder fern) is widely recorded as an invasive weed, and is naturalised in New Zealand. The first records of this plant being wild date from the 1970s. The presence of other native species of Nephrolepis (in particular N. flexuosa Colenso) potentially complicates the recognition of the naturalised species. However, N. cordifolia has been […]

  • Author(s): M. Large and L. Farrington
  • Date of Publication: 19.12.16
  • ISSN: 2422-8494

Using Predicted Locations and an Ensemble Approach to Address Sparse Data Sets for Species Distribution Modelling: Long-horned Beetles (Cerambycidae) of the Fiji Islands

Several modelling tools were utilised to develop maps predicting the suitability of the Fiji Islands for longhorned beetles (Cerambycidae) that include endemic and endangered species such as the Giant Fijian Beetle Xixuthrus heros. This was part of an effort to derive spatially relevant knowledge for characterising an important taxonomic group in an area with relatively […]

  • Author(s): G. Aguilar, H. Waqa-Sakiti, L.Winder
  • Date of Publication: 09/12/16
  • ISBN: 978-1-927214-21-3
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