Kia ora! It's te wā tuku reo Māori for Mahuru Māori (Māori language moment during Māori Language month) so I thought I would animate my Pepeha using MIT's Scratch! You can't embed it on WordPress properly (well I can't figure out how to do it on this silly app, so I might go and edit … Continue reading Animated Pepeha
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Ko Vivian tōku ingoa
Who am I? I don't think even I know... really
Colouring in the white spaces
I have been working in the education sector for a couple of years now. Returning to it, after about a decade away in the charity sector. Earlier this year, Dr Ann Milne put her course, Identifying our White Spaces, online for a discount, and the amazing organisation I work with (The Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust) … Continue reading Colouring in the white spaces
Digital Divide & COVID-19
Just this week our government suggested strongly that we all install an app to help trace our whereabouts. We are living in the weirdest of timelines where a single sick person could spread the virus to several people in their vicinity and not even know for a couple of weeks. Right at the beginning, when … Continue reading Digital Divide & COVID-19
Teaching Minecraft: Education Edition
Some of you will know that I am currently a facilitator working for the Pam Fergusson Charitable Trust. We are accredited Professional Development Providers through Aotearoa, New Zealand's Ministry of Education. Recently, we were funded by Microsoft New Zealand to run a series of courses in Minecraft: Education Edition. It happened to coincide with the beginning of … Continue reading Teaching Minecraft: Education Edition
Right to Self-ID and what does it mean?
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Roastbusters again… really?!
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Te Hui Nui o Te Tai Tonga
I got to go to Te Hui Nui o Te Tai Tonga and it was amazing! Read below for my ramblings and ruminations on a great unconference.
#datavis with Harkanwal
Learning #datavis with Harkanwal... was both amazing and intimidating! Read More...
Synchronicity: When WiTNZ And Ally Skills NZ Get Together
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