Presentation at Mahara Hui 2017 by Lisa Ransom and Chen Zhang (AUT) in Auckland, New Zealand, on 6 April 2017. YouTube presentation can be found here: https://youtu.be/9_OdjqDAqSE

1. BRIDGING
THE
GAPS
Shen
Zhang
and
Lisa
Ransom
Auckland
University
of
Technology

2. cont.

3. Mahara
at
AUT
10
years
in
Opera@on
• AUT
has
approximately
2,100
staff
and
27,000
students.
• AUT
University
started
using
Mahara
in
2007.

4. cont.

5. Trainings
-­‐
2016
and
2017
2016 Number of sessions Number of students
March-April 21 490
June-Aug 17 377
Sep-Dec 3 36
TOTAL 41 903
2017 Number of sessions Number of students
March - April 32 943
TOTAL SO FAR 32 943

6. Who
are
we
training?
2016 2017
Midwifery Year 1 and 2 Midwifery - graduating students
Hospitality Hospitality
Education Education
Podiatry Podiatry
Tourism Tourism
Business Business
Public Policy Language School
Nursing - all 3 years
Employability (project)
Sport and Rec (possibly)

7. Resources
available
• The
Centre
for
Learning
and
Teaching
staff
-­‐
20
• Learning
Technology
(LT)
Team
-­‐
5
• How
many
LT
staff
do
training?
-­‐
4

8. The
need
for
more
help...
• Number
of
sessions
have
increased
=
more
students
• Majority
of
lecturers
aren’t
confident
enough
and
are
reluctant
to
take
on
the
training
• More
departments
see
the
potenUal
for
Mahara
and
wanUng
to
use
it
as
an
assessment
tool
for
students
• More
interest
in
developing
the
CV
area
V.S.
• How
can
our
team
cope
with
the
demand?
• What
if
students
need
follow
up
help
aXer
we
run
the
sessions?
• How
can
we
make
this
tool
more
meaningful
or
authenUc
for
students
to
use
other
than
passing
the
assessments?

9. Bridging
the
gaps
www.developer-­‐tech.com

10. Bringing
in
Learning
Advisors
www.aut.ac.nz

11. From
Manaaki
to
Mana-­‐aki
Manaaki
• A
step,
from
the
welcoming
and
caring
for
the
students,
to
empowering
the
students.
• Feeling
safe
and
being
cared
for
that
leads
to
a
sense
of
belonging
to
Mana-­‐aki
• Learning
becomes
more
authenUc.
• Students
take
responsibility
for
their
own
learning,
making
it
relevant
to
their
pracUce
and
build
meaningful
rela@onships

12.
Where
to
from
here…
pbs.twimg.com
● More
student
support
on
board
● InternaUonal
Mahara
communiUes
● Mini
show
and
tell
sessions
● TesUng
new
versions
● Exploring
smart
evidence

13. Thanks
for
your
@me
shen.zhang@aut.ac.nz
lisa.ransom@aut.ac.nz