Anywhere, Anytime: Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language

Platform

Rawiri Toia, Tabitha McKenzie & Hiria McRaeOn behalf of Whakapiki i te Reo Victoria

Te Kura Māori, Faculty of Education

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

Presentation overview

• Initial programme design

• Current programme• Notable features

Initial programme design

• Face-to-face• Out of school• 20 weeks• Māori language• Language

acquisition• The Arts

Current programme design

• 3 year programme• Four areas, 11 schools• In-school, whole school,

blended approach using mobile devices

• Focus on te reo Māori, language acquisition

• Non-iwi specific Māori language

• Teacher and student outcomes

Area 1

Area 3

Area 2Area 4

Notable features

• Increase in proficiency

• In-class implementation

• Focus on teaching language

• Iwi-specific resources• Working with admin,

support staff and family

Presentation summary

“the digital world offers opportunities for strengthening Māori identity, expressing a Māori worldview and communicating in a global context. Digitising mātauranga Māori [knowledge] can be a powerful way to transmit aspects of culture, heritage and identity to future generations and those who have moved away from their rohe [area]” (p. 27)

• Ministry of Economic Development. (2008). The digital strategy 2.0. Wellington: Ministry of Economic Development. Retrieved March 01, 2010, from http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz