Sunday 6 April 2014

Monday, 7 April 2014

Tech industry needs students to follow IT career path

Techday NZ
The event was part of the successful ICT-Connect school outreach programme that promotes IT as a career to students, and encourages them to make subject choices that align with tertiary qualifications in the tech field. Industry leaders estimate there ...

Max Rashbrooke - young people and inequality

This month, on Radio New Zealand's online service The Wireless they're exploring the theme of 'value'. Max Rashbrooke, editor of 'Inequality: A New Zealand Crisis' is contributing to The Wireless's coverage and he talks to Wallace Chapman about young people's experience and thoughts on egalitarianism in our country.
A Lincoln University senior lecturer is preparing to fight proposed job cuts he believes are a "blatant attack" on staff rights.

NZ first as uni reveals iPad app…

Techday NZ
The iPad app provides a multimedia enriched reading experience for those with an interest in the work of the university, and in New Zealand in general. With the app, users get a vivid take on academia, with embedded videos and images and built-in ...

International honours for Māori researchers

Scoop.co.nz (press release)
“The Māori Party certainly hopes the Minister of Tertiary Education takes note of the high esteem in which Professor Graham Smith and Professor Linda Smith are held, as reflected in these fellowships, and considers how their work can best be honoured in their homeland.”.

Mother denounces school's reaction

The Nelson Mail
The Ministry of Education's head of sector enablement and support, Katrina Casey, said the ministry was "comfortable" with how the school had handled the situation. The girl's mother disagreed, saying the principal did not seek help for the children ...

School principal retiring after 35-year teaching career

Otago Daily Times
During her teaching career, she has gained much experience in Maori education, and Tainui school has gained a reputation for embracing te reo Maori and tikanga. Mrs McQuillan-Mains has been asked to share that knowledge with other teachers as a Maori ...



No comments:

Post a Comment