Gardening is a great way to express your creativity, connect with nature and feel a sense of achievement in creating something beautiful or useful. Lately, with increased time spent at home rather than out in the community or with friends, many people are turning their attention to the space around them for recreation – whether… Read more »
The Te Puna Ako and Te Korowai Kahurangi teams are the key resources for our teaching staff and the ‘go to’ for any help, support or advice as our academic staff work through adapting their courses for on-line teaching during level 4 and 3 ‘lockdown’. This period is even more challenging for teaching staff as… Read more »
The Te Puna Ako team has made some updates to the Moodle resources and guidelines they have developed to help teaching staff prepare for phase 2 of on-line teaching – 28 April to 29 May 2020. Some of the resources that were provided initially were to help manage the rapid shift to remote teaching, so… Read more »
Our Industry Partnerships team sent out their biannual ‘Alumni Connect’ newsletter last week to past students, to give them with an update on what’s happening on campus, to share great stories of our graduates’ successes and maintain their connection with our Unitec whānau. The newsletter also spurs some of our graduates on to enquire about… Read more »
Do you have a pet rabbit or know someone who does? Scientists from our School of Environmental and Animal Sciences have developed a research survey, asking rabbit owners to share their thoughts and experiences in caring for companion rabbits. Results will be used to understand how pet rabbits are being handled, housed and cared… Read more »
Now we’re working remotely this earlier post may be helpful for those of you who are not so familar with the great features available in Office 365 and OneDrive. What is Office 365 and what can it do for you? Office 365 is your mobile office and home to a series of apps that allow… Read more »
Academic Programme Manager, Laura Harvey, has kindly shared on their Te Puna Kararehe – Animal Behaviour and Husbandry Centre Facebook page, how our furry whānau are being cared for during lockdown. Rest assured… they are getting their usual top-notch care by a small team of technicians and teaching staff, who are following a very… Read more »
Home workstations are a great way to create remote working flexibility but they are not often set up specifically for your posture and don’t have the ability to be adjusted. Below are some useful tips to help you keep yourself well in this environment. Laptops have the advantage of portability but they often lack in… Read more »
This is for the attention of all Academic Staff and includes important information about the requirement to retain ALL assessment materials for 12 months. Kia ora whānau, please note the following change to process that requires all Schools to retain copies of student assessment materials for a minimum of 12 months. This requirement is effective… Read more »
