This year I’m teaching Web1 (1 because it is in first year, the subject matter is Web2.0). The course has a large project that generates 50% of the marks. Another 30% is for acheivement of weekly learning outcomes – this is entirely self and peer assessed through a collaborative learning approach – all their… [Read more…]
June 30, 2011
Here’s today’s presentation showcasing what is already great in Education for Sustainability at Otago Polytechnic. For workshop for Staff Professional Development day, 30th June 2011. Presenters: Niki Bould, Bridie Lonie, Andy Thompson, Morag MacAuley and Samuel Mann. Our intention is to show what good things are already happening across the institution in a way… [Read more…]
June 9, 2011
The challenge: every student graduates able to think and act as a sustainable practitioner, whatever their field. This is the goal Otago Polytechnic set itself and, as one of the main proponents, Samuel Mann became the go-to guy. Here he takes the reader on that journey and in doing so provides the framework for making… [Read more…]
September 23, 2010
Dunedin ICT Internship Speed Dating 2010 Originally uploaded by Samuel Mann Last night 22 of our students met with 14 of the city’s IT firms in a bid to secure much sought after summer internships. This is a perfect win-win-win. Last year 24 students from Polytechnic and University got internships and 17 of these resulted… [Read more…]
July 14, 2010
CityScape is a panoramic exhibition system for the Otago Settlers’ Museum. It engages visitors to the museum in building a shared narrative of place. Sustainability is a theme in our capstone projects. We have a focus on communicating and engaging people in aspects of sustainability. We took the CityScape poster to the CITRENZ Conference (incorporating… [Read more…]
July 29, 2011
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