Read the Teaching and Learning profiles of the 2022 Te Whatu Kairangi | Aotearoa Tertiary Educator Awardees
Download the 2022 Awardee Profile booklet (PDF, 3Mb)
Carolyn Gates
Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University
Talented and passionate about her discipline and her students, Carolyn describes how “considerable self-reflection on the many challenges faced during [her] first few years in clinical practice” has also shaped her approach.
Rachel Hinekiwi Keziah Dibble
Te Kura Matatini ki Otago | Otago Polytechnic
Rachel’s teaching philosophy is to ‘create spaces’ for tauira Māori and tangata Tiriti to experience ‘seeing themselves’, and by doing so, they see and experience opportunities to learn and grow.
Jamie Smiler
Te Whare Wānanga o te Awakairangi | Wellington Institute of Technology
Inspired by the work of some of Aotearoa’s strongest kaupapa Māori academics, there is no doubt that Jamie is passionate about ākonga Māori success.
Dr Marcia Leenen-Young
Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Marcia is not just a great teacher, she is also a great leader whose words match her actions in authentic ways that are believable for her students.
Patrick Vakaoti
Te Whare Wānanga o Otago | University of Otago
Patrick's praxis emphasises how when humility and Pacific values are at the heart of fostering student relationships, learner success and transferable skills naturally flow.
Eileen Britt
Te Whare Wānanga o Waitaha | University of Canterbury
Eileen exemplifies working collaboratively and in meaningful partnerships. The vehicle she uses to achieve this is Motivational Interviewing (MI), a strengths-based guided conversation technique.
David Cox
Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University Wellington
David's success is evidenced by increasing pass rates, better results for Māori and Pacific learners, and the testimonies of his learners, their whānau, and his peers.
Richard Easther
Waipapa Taumata Rau | The University of Auckland
Richard’s creativity and innovation have fundamentally changed the student learning experience, including creating a new Studio teaching space that is now “at the heart of the programme.”
Christian Schott
Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University Wellington
Christian’s teaching and learning approach is centred on student needs with a passionate emphasis on experiential forms of learning that bridge theory and practice.
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The Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence (the Academy) is a professional community of innovative, passionate tertiary educators recognised and celebrated through Te Whatu Kairangi.
Teaching and Learning profiles
Stories of innovative strategies and excellent teaching practice from award winning Tertiary educators across a range of disciplines and contexts.