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Agenda 2020-08-26

AKO AHIMURA

(Terms of Reference and Membership are located on the main page for Ako Ahimura | Learning & Teaching Committee.)

Type:  Regular Meeting
Time:  0830h – 1030h
Date:  Wednesday, 2020-08-26
Chair:  Maura Kempin

Location:  Zoom Meeting
Password:  290185

1. Whakatuwheratanga | Opening

1.1. Karakia Timatanga | Opening Prayer

Manawa mai te mauri nuku
Manawa mai te mauri rangi
Ko te mauri kai au
he mauri tipua
Ka pakaru mai te pō
Tau mai te mauri
Haumi e, hui e, taiki e!
Embrace the power of the earth
Embrace the power of the sky
The power I have
Is mystical
And shatters all darkness
Cometh the light
Join it, gather it, it is done!

1.2. Mihi Whakatau | Welcome Speech

  1. Committee Self-Assessment
    • Did our meeting today achieve an appropriate balance between reporting and planning?
    • (Response as Yes / No when proceedings reach Item 5.2.)
  2. Important Dates
    • 2020-09-09:  Submissions open
    • 2020-09-16:  Submissions due
    • 2020-09-23:  Agenda release
    • 2020-09-30:  Next meeting
  3. Communications from the Chair of Te Poari Mātauranga
    (Source: Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 1.2.3.)

  4. Communications from the Chair of Ako Ahimura

    1. AALTC Chair Report (June) (Source: Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 4.2.5.)
    2. AALTC Chair Report (July)
  5. New Chair of Ako Ahimura

1.3. Ngā Whakapāha | Apologies

(None)

1.4. Mahia Atu | Matters Arising

(None)

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

1.6. Committee Management

  1. Attendance Tracker (Updated: 2020-07-22)
  2. Work Plan (Updated:  2020-08-21)
    1. APRIL
      1.  Student Performance Report (2019)
        Refer to Item 3.5.
      2. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 1, 2020)
        Refer to Item 3.3.
    2. JULY
      1. Graduate Survey Report
        TBC
      2. Student Course Survey Report (Semester 1, 2020)
        Refer to Item 3.2.
    3. AUGUST
      1. Student Performance Report (Semester 1, 2020)
        TBC
      2. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 2, 2020)
        Refer to Item 3.4.
    4. SEPTEMBER
      (None)
    5. OCTOBER
      1. Student Course Survey Report (Semester 2, 2020)
      2. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 3, 2020)
    6. NOVEMBER
      1. AA-LTC Annual Report
    7. Response/s to Actions recorded in AALTC Minutes 2020-05-27
      1. Yet to Schedule
        1. Student Support Annual Report
          These were produced until 2018. The requirement was dropped for 2019.
          ACTION >> Simon Nash, Simon Tries and Annette Pitovao to review this item and consider if other reporting mechanisms already meet this need.
        2. Professional Development for Teachers Annual Report
          ACTION >> Simon Nash to discuss and confirm the reporting format with Maura Kempin.
        3. Student Satisfaction Annual Report
          This report does not currently exist.
          ACTION >> Simon Nash to confirm the details of this item with Simon Tries and Maura Kempin.
        4. Student President Annual Report
          Helen Vea (Student President) has regular meetings with Merran Davis.
          ACTION >> Mereana Kiore and Simon Nash to check with Helen Vea and Annette Pitovao if an Annual Report still gets produced.
        5. Academic Integrity Semester Report
          This item needs further definition.
          ACTION >> Simon Nash and Maura Kempin to discuss the details.
      2. Each Month
        1. Programme Reviews Report
          ACTION >> Simon Nash and Simon Tries to consider removing this item.
      3. April; July; October; Late January
        1. PAQC Thematic Report (Quarterly)
          Quarterly reporting to Quality Alignment Board, but have not yet been presented to Ako Ahimura. Some value could be added from this committee.
          ACTION >> Simon Nash and Simon Tries shall discuss the flow of this item through committees, and work to present the next Thematic Report to this committee.
  3. Ngā Tautapu Arotake | Actions Tracker (Updated:  2020-08-21)

2. Mea Hei Whakaae | Items To Approve

(None)

3. Mea Hei Kōrero | Items To Discuss

  1. Actions Arising from Response to NZQA Monitor’s Report
    Maura Kempin; Simon Tries
    Memo
  2. Institutional Summary of Student Course Survey
    Maura Kempin; Simon Tries
    Memo with Institutional Summary
  3. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 1, 2020)
    (Source:  Quality Alignment Board 2020-05-20, Item 4.2.1.)
    Memo
  4. PAQC Thematic Report (Term 2, 2020)
    (Source:  Quality Alignment Board 2020-08-19, Item 3.5.)
    Memo
  5. Student Performance Report (2019)
    (Source:  Te Poari Mātauranga 2020-08-05, Item 3.1.)
    Simon Tries
    Memo with Summary Report and Full Report

4. Ngā Tukunga | Items To Receive

4.1. Strategic Reports

  1. Māori
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Toni Rewiri
    Presenter:  Veraneeca Taiepa
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  2. Pacific
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Falaniko Tominiko
    Presenter:  Rokosiga Morrison
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  3. International
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Tracy Chapman
    Presenter:  Tracy Chapman
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  4. Under-25s
    Source:  Academic Board, 2020-08-05
    Author:  Andrea Thumath
    Presenter:  Sarah Sommerville
    * Reporting requirements under review.
  5. Academic Quality Action Plan (AQAP)
    Source:  Academic Board 2020-08-05, Item 4.1.9.
    Presenter/s:  Simon Nash
    Memo

    1. AQAP Progress Overview
    2. Full AQAP Project Plan

4.2. Oversight Reports

  1. Teacher Capability Development
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin
    Memo (July 2020)
  2. New Teacher Programme
    Anne McKay; Treena Brand; Sarah Kirk; Karen Haines
    Memo with Report (July 2020)

4.3. Ngā Rīpoata | Other Reports

  1. Update on Development of Unitec Learning and Teaching Strategy
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin; Simon Nash
    Memo to Schools with Strategy and Success Indicators
  2. Updated Learning & Teaching Strategy (2020 – 2022)
    Presenter/s:  Maura Kempin; Simon Nash
    Memo with Strategy (Updated:  2020-08-25)

5. Kupu Whakamutunga | Closing

  1. Ētahi Kaupapa Anō | Any Other Business (AOB)
    *
    *
  2. Committee Self-Assessment
    Did our meeting today achieve an appropriate balance between reporting and planning?
    *
  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:  2020-08-21
Updates:
2020-08-25  //  Item 4.3.2.  //  dweinholz
2020-08-24  //  Draft Minutes 2020-07-22  //  dweinholz