This report outlines the process that has led to the use of the Simpā Toolkit as a complementary teaching tool during student and community visits to the marae.
Simpā, is a toolkit that merges Māori history and computer gaming technology as a way of teaching Māori history in an interactive and interesting way.
Download the report:
Simpā – A Very Useful Toolkit (PDF, 500Kb)
Background:
A project, completed in 2010 at Otago Polytechnic, to create a blending of traditional knowledge with modern technology and information systems to produce new ways to engage with Māori culture.
Report prepared by Justine Camp, James Sunderland, Khyla Russell and Brendan Flack.
Co-funded by the Ako Aotearoa Good Practice Publication Grants scheme (GPPG)