These workshops investigate six key principles for enhancing learner outcomes in tertiary education.

Participants are welcome to attend any combination of workshops. Attending the overview workshop first will assist in choosing from the focussed sessions that offer a deeper dive into each principle, but is not required. 

Knowing your ākonga 

• The foundation for effective teaching and for all six principles, knowing your ākonga and the demands of your subject ensures learning remains accessible, relevant, targeted, and more likely to result in successful outcomes.

Interpersonal relationships

• Kaiako can deepen ākonga subject understanding and application through developing whanaungatanga (close connections), self-belief, respectful dialogue and productive collaboration.

Knowing relevant practices

• Evidence-based practices and ongoing evaluation encourage ākonga to engage actively with subject content and each other, and to challenge the thinking, fixed practices, or misunderstandings of both ākonga and kaiako.

Reflecting on active learning experiences

• Reflection on experience allows ākonga to connect new information to pre-existing knowledge, and to share multiple viewpoints and experiences respectfully.

Constructive alignment

• Motivation and wellbeing are enhanced for both ākonga and kaiako when there is clear alignment between intended learning outcomes, learning and teaching activities, and assessment.

Expectations, challenges and motivations

• Shared high expectations and challenging tasks combined with targeted support are powerful motivations likely to result in successful ākonga growth and development.

There will be opportunities to reflect on successful practices in relation to your own teaching contexts, share successes with others and motivate each other to implement new strategies.