Digital Photography (DSLR/Advanced Compacts) November (Class full)

This course is aimed specifically at people who have been using their digital cameras, know how to operate them and would like to try out some of the more advanced features in a practical manner. The courses are split into two streams: Specifically for those with Digital SLR cameras For people with suitable compact or bridge cameras Please check beforehand that you have enrolled for the correct course. It is possible for people with Digital SLR’s to attend the courses which are intended for those with compact/bridge cameras, but the content and intent for the DSLR stream is different and definitely not suited for compact cameras.

DSLR Date: Thursday 5th November – 10th December
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Venue: D201

To enrol please email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Please note that this class is now full.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi (two-day workshop) November (Class full)

The purpose of this workshop is to provide an environment for people to explore the Treaty of Waitangi and its implications in a non-confrontational, participatory process. This learning framework enables participants to understand the historical context of the Treaty as well as the contemporary debate and its relevance.

Date: Thursday 19 and Friday 20 November

Time: 9.00am-3.00pm (both days)

Venue: H315

Otago Polytechnic staff, please enrol through Polybase/Inform/Staff Training.

Other interested participants: Contact EDCenquiries@tekotago.ac.nz to enrol.

Please note that this workshop is now full.

Assessing Competency US4098 (October)

This two-day workshop is suitable for people who use competency based assessment tools, whether in a work setting or a training room. It will suit both tutors and those wishing to become registered workplace assessors. There are two follow-on assessment tasks to be carried out to show skill in preparing for assessment, carrying it out and attending to the follow-up administration. Ongoing access to the workshop tutor is included.

Date: Thursday 22 October and Friday 23 October
Time: 9.00am-4.00pm (both days)

Contact EDCenquiries@tekotago.ac.nz for more information or to enrol.

Moderating Assessment US11551 (October)

Two meetings – one focussing on pre-assessment moderation of tasks and the other focussing on the post-assessment moderation of judgements – provide experience in and discussion of sound moderation process. A follow-on administration and systems task will also be required.

Dates: 15th & 29th October
Time: 4.00pm – 6.30pm
Venue: TBA

Please contact EDC for further information, or to enrol please email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Social Media (month of September only)

Come and learn about social media! (Blogs, wikis, podcasts). Drop in on Tuesday evenings at Otago Polytechnic's Forth St Community Learning Centre. (On Union St below G Block across from the Bill Robertson Library)

• Making sense of social media, what is it and how can I use it?
• How to blog. Develop an online presence, network with others, and create your own website in under 10 minutes!
• Getting fancy with Youtube, podcasting, Flickr photos and online slide presentations!
• Wikis! They're quick and a great way to learn new stuff.
• Free software - save yourself a couple of thousand dollars hey!
• The mash up! Bringing it all together, rounding it all off, its up to you to make the most of it

Contact EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz for further information re: Social Media or txt: 021736539

More information: sociallyconstructedmedia.blogspot.com

Beginners Photoshop (October)

This course is aimed at people who wish to learn basic Photoshop skills. There is no photographic content other that using photos within the programmes. Pictures/photos for manipulation will be supplied during the course and the opportunity of working with your own images is also included.

The course will use Adobe Photoshop as the main image manipulation programme. This course will cover: Basic setup of the programme; filing, workspaces, basic photo adjustments, layers, enhancements and special effects.

Dates: two nights per week: September 30, October 1, 7, 10, 14 and 15
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: D201

Please note: that this is an extra course and will only run if there are sufficient enrolments.

Please contact EDC to enrol in the above courses or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Assessing for Prior Learning - available online

Assessing for Prior Learning is an elective course within the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching Level 7 (GCTLT).

Assessing for Prior Learning- available online - enroll anytime

This course offers understandings into the principles and practices of recognising prior learning. It explores how evidence can be gathered and presented and sound assessment decisions made.
This is offered online with negotiated individual support. Enrolment is available throughout the year.

Please contact EDC to enrol in the above courses or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

After the Treaty - what then? (September) cancelled

This is an elective within the Certificate in Mata a Ao Maori programme.

The participants of this two-day workshop will work with a critical focus on the application of the principles and articles of the Treaty of Waitangi to their own work and workplace. The focus will be a broad "human service" orientation, including many occupations and professions where the delivery of an appropriate service must include both formal and practice standards that relate to the articles of the Treaty of Waitangi and professional relationships with Kai Tahu as Mana Whenua.

Date: Two-day workshop on campus, Wednesday and Thursday September 16 & 17
Venue: TBA
Time: 9.00am - 3.00pm (both days)

Please contact EDC for further information about this course or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Designing Assessment US11552 (September) Now completed

A one-day workshop and follow-on task which works through the principles and practices of designing valid and relevant assessment tasks. This course/unit standard is suitable for both tutors and industry assessment designers.

Dates: 11th September
Time: 9.00am – 3.00pm
Venue: TBA


Please contact EDC to enrol in the above courses or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Composing Educational Resources (August) cancelled

http://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Composing_educational_resources

Composing Educational Resources is an elective within the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching Level 7 (GCTLT).

Course dates: August 31 to November 27

For some, composing educational resources has come a long way from a black board, borrowing books from a libary, photocopying or creating overhead projection transparencies. Anyone who has had more than a superficial relationship with the Internet knows there are more educational resources close at hand than ever before! In most areas including "developed regions" however, accessing and knowing how to use the Internet effectively is a real challenge.

The questions in this course are:

1. How can we more effectively find resources that are free for reuse?
2. How can we efficiently manage all the resources that we find?
3. How can we compose educational resources that are accessible and reusable?

Please contact EDC to enrol in the above course or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz.

Beginners Photoshop (August)

This course is aimed at people who wish to learn basic Photoshop skills. There is no photographic content other that using photos within the programmes. Pictures/photos for manipulation will be supplied during the course and the opportunity of working with your own images is also included. The course will use Adobe Photoshop as the main image manipulation programme.

This course will cover:
Basic setup of the programme; filing, workspaces, basic photo adjustments, layers, enhancements and special effects.

Date: Thursday 20th August – Wednesday 24th September (Class full)
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm
Venue: D201


Please contact EDC to enrol in the above courses or email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Constructing Courses to Enhance Learning (July)

This is a core course within the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching Level 7 (GCTLT).

24 July to 27 November

This course assists participants to design flexible learner centred courses and integrated programmes, linking outcomes with learning, assessment and professional needs.

Offered by Terry Marler as a combination of workshops and on-line learning.

Workshop dates:
Fridays
9 am to 12 pm
24 July, 11 September, & 23 October

Contact EDCenquiries@tekotago.ac.nz for more information on courses or to enrol.

Flexible Learning (July)

Flexible Learning is an elective course within the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching Level 7 (GCTLT).

This course enhances the understanding of flexible teaching and learning principles and processes, and their application to the design of flexible learning practices.

The course schedule and topics will be similar to those for the semester one Flexible Learning course which is currently running. They can be viewed at: http://wikieducator.org/Flexible_learning

This is offered on-line with face-to-face workshops to be negotiated.

Course dates: July 27 to November 27

Contact EDCenquiries@tekotago.ac.nz for more information on courses or to enrol.

Assessing and Evaluating for Learning (July)

This is a core course within the Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Learning and Teaching Level 7 (GCTLT).

Course dates: August 6 to November 27

Participants are exposed to a range of learner centred assessment theories, principles and practices which enable them to design or select and implement appropriate assessment tools.

Offered by Heather Day as a combination of workshops and on-line learning.

Can't make the workshop dates? That's not a barrier - talk to the Programme Manager, Heather Day, about other options.

Workshop dates:
Thursdays
10.00am to 12.00pm
August 6, 13, 20 & 27, September 3, 10, & 17

Contact EDCenquiries@tekotago.ac.nz for more information on courses or to enrol.

Te Reo and Tikaka Maori for Ceremonial Use (August)

This course is an elective within the Certificate in Mata a Ao Maori programme.

This course aims to provide participants with a good understanding of Te Reo me ona tikaka as it relates to ceremonies. Participants will gain a clear understanding of tikaka and kawa. While use and practice of Kai Tahu reo and tikaka will be used, there will be discussion of the regional and dialectical differences.

Start date: August 3
Duration: 12 weeks
Venue: TBA
Time: One face-to-face class each week and one Elluminate session each week

Please contact EDC for further information or to enrol please email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Te Reo and Tikaka Maori for the Workplace (August)

This course is an elective within the Certificate in Mata a Ao Maori programme.

Participants will have a good understanding of Te Reo me ona tikaka as it relates to use at work. Participants will gain a clear understanding of tikaka and kawa relevant to the workplace. While use and practice of Kai Tahu reo and tikaka will be used there will be discussion of the regional dialectical differences.

Start date: August 3
Duration: 12 weeks
Venue: TBA
Time: One face-to-face class each week and one Elluminate session each week.

For further information please contact EDC or to enrol email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Natural World Ko Te Tai Ao (August)

This course is an elective within the Certificate in Mata a Ao Maori programme.

This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the different views Maori and Pakeha have in relation to the natural world and the different ways that they interact with it through looking at Maori understandings of landscape and seascape.

Start date: 3 August
Duration: 12 weeks
Venue: TBA
Time: TBA

Please contact EDC for further information about this course or to enrol email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz

Digital Photography (DSLR/Advanced Compacts)

This course is aimed specifically at people who have been using their digital cameras, know how to operate them and would like to try out some of the more advanced features in a practical manner. The courses are split into two streams:
Specifically for those with Digital SLR cameras
For people with suitable compact or bridge cameras
Please check beforehand that you have enrolled for the correct course. It is possible for people with Digital SLR’s to attend the courses which are intended for those with compact/bridge cameras, but the content and intent for the DSLR stream is different and definitely not suited for compact cameras.

DSLR
Date: Wednesday 19th August – 23rd September (Class full, but due to demand an extra class may be run on Tuesday evenings beginning 18th August if there are sufficient numbers)
Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm
Venue: D201

To enrol please email EDCEnquiries@tekotago.ac.nz