Engaging PacificInside-Outside and

WithinPacific Centre for Learning Teaching and Research

Outside-New Zealand Pacific -The Changing landscape-

50-60s migration-today 60% of Pacific are NZ born

Maintain strong socio-cultural , economic and linguistic histories

Largest population resides in Auckland

Diverse population- seven largest Pacific ethnic groups: Samoan, Cook Islands Maori, Tongan, Niuean, Fijian, Tokelauan and Tuvaluan- (13 ethnic groups)

Fastest and youngest natural growing population in NZ -3x faster than national average

1 in 3 births in Akld is Pacific

Median Pacific age 22 yrs – median NZ age 38yrs

Socio-Economic factors may challenge your students

Pacific peoples income is 34% lower than national average, =$18,000

Pacific employment is disproportionately high 11.8 percent compared to national average 5.7 %

Tertiary Educational participation and success rates improving although still concentrated in lower level programmes.

Housing only 21.8% of Pacific owned their home compared with 53.2%- Auckland and Pacific people are a large number of tenants in community housing- and are more likely to live in household overcrowding.

Inside- Unitec -Pacific

Pacific students are much more likely to be aged 24 or under than other Unitec students, 59% of Pacific students are aged 24 or under.

On enrolment-Pacific students; 32% were secondary students, 32% were working, 12% were unemployed before being students at Unitec

Pacific students are more likely to have 6th form / NCEA 2 certificate or no secondary qualification than other students at Unitec.

30% of Pacific students’ highest qualification is 6th form / NCEA level 2 certificate

Success is on the rise but remains beneath that of other students at Unitec, retention has also increased and is nearly on par with other Unitec students

Pacific alumni are more likely to report their qualification is related to their current job than other students

Inside Unitec

Success- rates

2012- 70%

2013-72%

2014-76%

2015-?.....( 78 is our target)

Overall in 2014 the Pacific group progression rate was 45.12% at Unitec. Progression for most Pacific groups was highest at the level of L01-02 Certificates and L03-L04.

Of all individual Pacific island groupings at Unitec Tongan EFTS had the highest total progression rate in total.

2015- April Graduate levels of attainment

Certificates – 163 Pacific graduates

Graduate Certificate – 13 Pacific graduates

Diploma – 24 Pacific graduates

Graduate Diploma – 11 Pacific graduates

Bachelor – 88 Pacific graduates

Post Graduate Dip – 5 Pacific graduates

PhD – 1 Pacific graduate

Total graduates for 2015- 483

Na Kuita- Building Pacific staff capacity

Within -Blended learning!

I passed the course but came away with serious reservations about learning online. My biggest disappointment was with the tutor who was “not around” enough to facilitate learning effectively. A lack of response and timely response was cause for frustration. I agree that the facilitation role of the tutor in whatever mode is important in using the tools and available resources carefully to develop and maintain active and collaborative learning; in online learning this is critical during the online component (Heinzeand Proctor, 2004).

 All principals were asked what impact digital technologies were having on raising student achievement in their schools. Approximately one-third reported that digital technologies were having quite a significant impact on raising student achievement in their school, while 45 percent of principals said it was having a moderate impact. Fifteen percent, however, did not know, while nine percent of principals felt it was having very little impact.

Secondary School engaged in Blended Learning Tamaki College is a decile 1a multi-cultural high school with approximately 550

students in Glen Innes, Auckland. 95% Maori and Pacific The Manaiakalani set up in 2014 to raise the number of students achieving

NCEA Levels 1, 2 and 3 and to improve on the quality of the results ie more merit and excellence endorsements. Accelerated student achievement outcomes are evidenced by an extensive research base.

Oldest state housing area in Akld The Ministry of Education target is 85% pass rate in NCEA Level 2, and in 2013

Tamaki College achieved an 80% pass rate. To make digital citizens of our learners and their whanau, we enable them to

access their learning anywhere, anytime and at any pace. We do this by supporting parents to buy a personal digital device for each learner and providing wireless internet access at home and school and by supporting Manaiakalani teachers in their continuing pedagogical innovation.

The 13,000 students from 146 schools are sitting an exam for e-MCAT (Electronic Mathematics Common Assessment Task), with results counting towards NCEA Level 1:

Research – Engaging students through on line and blended learning –Limited research on Pacific

Students benefit from the attention of both face to face and online educators who carefully track their progress and provide the real time guidance they need to succeed.

Students in blended learning environments achieve at higher levels than students either in fully online or purely face to face learning situations.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Evaluation of Evidence-Based Practices in Online Learning, June 2009

www.akoaotearoa.ac.nz/pasifika-learners-success

Bakalevu and Narayan ( 2010). Why blended learning, University of South Pacific, bakalevu_s@usp.ac.fj

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Within-Blended Learning- Overcoming the challenges

What we have identified and assumptions we had made!

Isolation- key factor- important to have tutor engage frequently

Literacy and Numeracy challenges-Instructions- precise- short- to the point

Downloading Applications that do not complement their devises

Navigating through unfamiliar territory – little knowledge of engaging on line

Orientation is understood – Terminology –Turn it in- wiki-BBC- navigating

Computer literacy- typing skills – familiar with technology

Access to Wifi- (limited- in frequent- expensive- transient)

Access to device (possible shared device)

Maintaining the relationship within blended learning

Pacific Orientation will focus on blended learning- terminology and functions- ie BBC Wiki, turn it in, e portfolio

Academic support – Skype, face to face, phone and email- use of Pacific languages to help deliver messages

Access wifi-http://www.aucklandcouncil.govt.nz/EN/parksfacilities/wifi/Pages/home.aspx

Libraries across the country- access to wifi and resources-http://natlib.govt.nz/directory-of-new-zealand-libraries

Purchasing a device as part of your course costs

Developing IBook's , You tube clips …face book !( students engaged on line –outside of the forums provided)

Continue to put in place –Fanau Evening, Pacific Graduation, Retreats, Pacific Lunches etc

Unitec Pacific Graduates over 5 yrs

2010-3882012-4502013-6672014-6252015-483Total-2505

Pacific Centre for Learning Teaching and Research

To increase achievement rates of Pacific students from 75% to 78% by 2015, to strive towards the community and Investment plan goals – to gain parity in achievement rates for Pacific students by 2020

Sem 1 Sem2

2012 54% 70%

2013 67% 72%

2014 77% 76%

2015 69% Target 78%