Reflective entry 1: Identify a research topic that is relevant to your area of practice and relates to Digital and Collaborative Learning
I have begun teaching a full immersion, year 7 and 8, Kura Kaupapa unit this term. My program of learning, I think, is fairly comprehensive, but in the first lesson where I gathered student voice, many students voiced that they didn’t see the point in learning computers. I have started discussions with the Kura’s Kaiako about what they feel is important for their ākonga to learn. Through these discussions and research, my hope is to develop a unit of Digital Technology that is both culturally responsive and something that engages Māori learners. Te Rangahau framework is something that I want to align myself with, in particular Ako Māori - A culturally preferred pedagogy, Taonga tuku Iho - Cultural Aspiration, and Kaupapa - the collective philosophy, which refers to a broader philosophy around the development of education with cultural aspirations of the wider community in mind ( http://www.rangahau.co.nz/research-idea/27/ ). My hope is that these aspects of pedagogy will engage the tam...