2012 wintec annual report

WINTEC ANNUAL
REPORT 2012
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TEACHING AND LEARNING AND CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT
Our students are successful because they learn industryrelevant
skills in innovative ways and in educational settings
that reflect “the real world”. Our high-performing workforce
is dedicated to creating and facilitating dynamic learning
experiences to help our students become better learners. Our
relationships with students and industry are critical to achieving
this. Having relevant, high quality programmes underpins our
contribution to the economic and social wellbeing of our region,
and it is important we continually refresh these. We aim to
deliver our programmes and courses in ways that complement
our students’ lifestyles and support workplace learning.
Through TEC data, our own analysis, and engagement with
employers, we build up a picture of the types of skills and
attributes our region or country needs from our graduates.
Work continued in 2012 to review processes for assessing
programme performance and alignment with our strategy. Focus
was placed on strengthening products and pathways in the TEC
priority areas for science, technology, engineering and maths
(STEM) and priority trades. This has resulted in the redevelopment
of pathways to engineering qualifications, and the alignment of
our level 2 foundation programme with the Ministry of Education’s
vocational pathways to support students’ career choices.
Indicator(s) Audited 2011
Outcome
Improve technology
capability of our
workforce
Support increased
mobility of staff
through migration to
staff laptops (Staff
Laptop Scheme)
We are involved with the New Zealand Qualifications Authority
(NZQA) Targeted Review of Qualifications, particularly in
the areas of trades, agriculture and horticulture to ensure
that these programmes will meet the current and future
demands of industry and our regional economy.
In 2013 a new self-assessment framework will be introduced
to inform the development of a product strategy aimed at
ensuring we have the right mix of products and services to
deliver work-ready graduates sought after by our employers.
Building our capability and capacity in blended learning
continues to be a key focus. Over the next year we will be working
towards an ambitious goal of 100% of our courses having an
interactive, online component. We are introducing new standards
for blended learning course design, and are upgrading our
learning management system to Moodle 2.3 to deliver greater
functionality for staff and students alike. This is a significant
step change in our approach to teaching and learning.
Employee engagement in 2012 was extremely positive with the
best ever outcome for staff attendance at engagement focus
groups. While uptake of technology by staff and attendance at
professional development events was good, feedback suggests
that staff want to be more confident in using learning technologies
both existing and emerging. This will be a focus for us in 2013.
Target 2012 Outcome Comment
Improve academic
staff confidence
with learning
technologies by
20% over 2011
150 staff owned
laptops
Maintained at
2011 levels
90 staff owned
laptops
While there has been an increase in staff
uptake of learning technologies, selfreported
confidence levels remain at 2011
levels. In 2013, KPIs for all courses will be
required to have an interactive Moodle
presence. This will drive a capability
development plan for all staff focused on
raising blended learning quality and tutor
confidence. Our annual staff professional
development in 2013 will contain
workshops relating to blended learning.
A review of this scheme part way through
2012 indicated there was a lack of
awareness of improvements made to the
scheme since it was first implemented
in 2011 or of the benefits for staff.
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