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Tātai Aho Rau : Pushing the boundaries of educational possibility
Portfolio of research projects and reports
CORE Education's researchers have expertise in a variety of social research methods, with a particular emphasis on action research and other forms of participant research. Our portfolio illustrates the range of national and local research projects that we have undertaken over the last 10 years, and includes large and small scale educational programme evaluations, reports, conference papers, and articles.
CORE Education was commissioned by the Ministry of Education to conduct an evaluative study of current effective practice in the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to support the learning of languages other than English in English medium schools.
The K-Perak eLearning cluster aimed to improve teacher capability in the use of ICT within teaching and learning programmes in Malaysia. It was created in partnership with Malaysian education officials and members of the Innovation New Zealand Education (iNZE) consortium, of which CORE Education was a part.
The MyLearn pilot provision involved six tertiary institutions collaborating to create a networked online learning environment for students who were enrolled on the New Zealand Diploma in Business (NZDipBus). CORE Education evaluated this pilot.
Second Life Education in New Zealand (SLENZ), funded by the Tertiary Education Commission, determined how multi-user virtual environments (MUVEs), in this case Second Life, could benefit New Zealand tertiary education.
The purpose of this project was to determine access and use of ICTs in the Canterbury Muslim and Halal Slaughtermen’s communities. The intention was to use the findings to support future funding applications to improve ICT access and skills within the target communities.
News
The research strand programme at ULearn11 this year includes the presentation of eight papers, and a panel discussion led by Niki Davis, Professor of e-Learning at the University of Canterbury. The conference proceedings will be available in Term 4, 2011.
Recent publication
eLearnings: implementing a national strategy for ICT in Education, 1998–2010
2010 was an important year in the history of ICT in New Zealand, and to recognise this CORE Education published a book celebrating a decade of the implementation of a National ICT Strategy for Education in New Zealand (1998–2010).
