AKO AHIMURA

Regular Meeting of Ako Ahimura
0900h – 1100h, Wednesday, 2019-10-17
Building 180, Room 2043
Chair:  Simon Nash

Terms of Reference and Membership are located on the main Ako Ahimura page.

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

1. Committee self-assessment
   • Today:  Performance of Chair
   • Next:  Summative Performance of Ako Ahimura for 2019
   • Immediate future:  View toward EER
2. Online examinations
   • Meeting of 2019-09-19, Item 5.1. motion carried that Ako Ahimura shall monitor the situation, but no mechanism was set up.
   • Update:  Te Puna Ako shall undertake the associated monitoring and keep Ako Ahimura informed.
3. Industry Engagement
   • Action-006 closed on 2019-08-22 as becoming subsumed into the Committee Work Plan.
   • Update:  Heather Stonyer shall report regularly to Academic Board after her Strategy is approved.  As with the other reports from Directors, the report shall be cascaded to Subcommittees of Academic Board, as the Board sees fit.
4. Important Dates
   • Next submissions due:  2019-11-07
   • Next meeting:  2019-11-21 (Final meeting for 2019)
5. Calendar for 2020
   • Proposed calendar for Academic Governance Committees 2020
   • Feedback to AA-LTC@unitec.ac.nz before 2019-11-07
6. Improvement Action Register (IAR)
   • Meeting of Simon Nash, Simon Tries, Trude Cameron, Annette Pitovao and Anna Wheeler agreed to cease the IAR pilot.
   • “Annette agreed to lead a person or group to pull together themes from all areas of students feedback and complaints to be reviewed by as yet undetermined body.”
   • IAR removed from Committee Work Plan (2019)

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

1. Chris Stoddard – Teaching clash
2. Marcus Williams
3. Andrea Thumath – Represented by Sarah Sommerville
4. Amos Clarke – Teaching commitments
5. Tracy Chapman – HOS Meeting

1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

1.5. Pitopito Kōrero o ngā Hui | Minutes of the Previous Meeting/s

• 20190919 AALTC Minutes (Draft)

1.6. Committee Work and Actions

1. Committee Work Plan (2019) as at 2019-10-17
2. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions for Review 20191017
   • 2019.AALTC.Standing-004 > Refer to item 4.2. Learning & Teaching Strategy (below)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)

3. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

3.1. Rīpoata a te Kaiwhakahaere o ngā Rōpū Whakaarotau | Priority Group Director Reports

1. Māori
   Veraneeca Taiepa
   Verbal update
2. Pacific
   Falaniko Tominiko
   (Report copied down from Academic Board 2019-10-09.)
   Report plus presentation of Pacific Strategy (copies to be distributed at the meeting)
3. International
   Tracy Chapman
   (Report copied down from Academic Board 2019-10-09.)
   Report
4. Under-25s
   Sarah Sommerville (Proxy for Andrea Thumath)
   Verbal update

3.2. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

1. Teacher Capability Development
   Manager, Te Puna Ako – Maura Kempin
   Report

4. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

1. Teacher Capability Development Evaluation
   Maura Kempin
   Memo with Evaluation Report
2. Learning & Teaching Strategy
   Source:  Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions for Review > 2019.AALTC.Standing-004
   Anne McKay
   (2019-10-10:  Approved as a Late Submission.)
   Memo with Strategy

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
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2. Committee Self-Assessment
   Topic:  Performance of Chair
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3. Karakia Whakamutunga | Closing Prayer
   

   Ka wehe atu tātou I raro i te rangimārie Te harikoa Me te manawanui Haumi ē! Hui ē! Taiki ē!

   We are departing Peacefully Joyfully And resolute We are united, progressing forward!

First release:  2019-10-11
Updates:
2019-10-14  //  Apologies; Priority Group Director Reports; Calendar for 2020  //  dweinholz
2019-10-15  //  Apologies  //  dweinholz
2019-10-17  //  Apologies  //  dweinholz
2019-10-21  //  4.1. TCD Evaluation – Report v2  // dweinholz