He Aha Ai: WHY...

Digital technologies in the modern world are impacting on all cultures, including Māori. Tertiary institutions are actively deploying digital technologies in their teaching and learning practices. The relationship however between Māori student engagement in technology-enhanced learning and digital skills, remains largely unexplored. The landscape is further complicated by the fragmentation of online study and the move to micro-credentials. &#x0D; &#x0D; Concurrently Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi is being challenged to provide whānau, hāpu, iwi, associated communities and industry with self-motivated, knowledgeable, multi-skilled graduates who can understand and apply identified capabilities in a variety of contexts. &#x0D; &#x0D; This presentation will:&#x0D; &#x0D; challenge current educational frameworks based on cognitive, social and pedagogical approaches&#x0D; explore cultural conceptuality focused on the Ranga Framework in particular&#x0D; cultural self-efficacy in blended learning environments&#x0D; the role of culture and context in holistic assessment design &#x0D; &#x0D; This presentation will conclude by arguing that the concept of ‘cultural-self’ ensures all learners as active participants in the learning process, know who they are, where they have come from and why all of that really matters.&#x0D; References&#x0D; Bolstad, R., &amp; Gilbert, J. (2012). Supporting future oriented learning and teaching: A New Zealand perspective.Wellington: Ministry of Education.&#x0D; Clayton,J., (2019) Digital Course Design and Deveopment Platform for Micro-credentials – a Cultural Self Approac, Positioninal Paper. Whakatāne: Te WhareWānanga o Awanuiārangi.&#x0D; Clayton, J., (2018), Keynote Address: The entrepreneurial mindset and cultural-self, implications and for teaching and learning, Tianjin City Vocational College, Tianjin, China&#x0D; Doherty, W. (2012). Ranga Framework – He Raranga Kaupapa. In Conversations of Mātauranga Māori (pp.15-36). Wellington: New Zealand Qualifications Authority.&#x0D; Durie, M. (2004). Ngā Kāhui Pou: Launching Māori Futures. Wellington: Huia Publishers.&#x0D; Crook, C., Harrison, C., Farrington-Flint, L., Tomas, C., &amp; Underwood, J. (2010). The impact of technology: Value-added classroom practice. BECTA. &#x0D; Falloon, G. (2010). Learning objects and the development of students' key competencies. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology , 26 (5), 626-642. &#x0D; Mead, H, (2003). Tikanga Māori: Living by Māori Values. Wellington: Huia Publishers.&#x0D; Ngāti Awa Deed of Settlement to Settle Ngāti Awa Historical Claims, 2003 extracted from: https://www.ngatiawa.iwi.nz/cms/CMSFiles/File/Settlement%20Documentation/NgatiAwaDoS-Schedules.pdf &#x0D; &#x0D; Pihama, L. (2010). Kaupapa Māori Theory: Transforming Theory in Aotearoa. He Pukenga Kōrero. 9(2), 5–14.&#x0D; &#x0D; Smith, G.H. (1997). The development of kaupapa Māori: Theory and praxis. Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, University of Auckland: Auckland.&#x0D; &#x0D; Smith, L.T. (1999). Decolonising methodologies: Research and indigenous peoples. London: Zed Books.&#x0D; &#x0D; Underwood, J. (2009). The impact of digital technology: A review of the evidence of the impact of digital technologies on formal education. BECTA.&#x0D;