Ako Victoria Symposium
Ako Victoria Symposium is a one-day learning and teaching event open to all staff. It's hosted annually by the University’s Centre for Academic Development.
Ako Victoria Symposium events bring Victoria University of Wellington staff together to talk about learning and teaching, and celebrate successes in the field. They also give staff the opportunity to:
- meet with other academics, managers, and support staff committed to improving learning and teaching
- share the outcomes of new learning and teaching research
- share innovations in digital learning and teaching
- highlight good practice in learning and teaching.
Ako Victoria Symposium Friday 29 November
The Ako Victoria Symposium celebrates learning and teaching at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington in a day-long event where exciting and interesting presentations stimulate and inspire us to greater heights. Our theme is “He Herenga Tangata” connecting our people.
Location—AM 102/104
Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Contact cad-contact@vuw.ac.nz with any queries or late registrations.
9.30 am | Programme opening by DVC Academic Professor Robyn Longhurst |
9.45 am | Dr Francesca Benocci and Stella McIntosh Crossing Boundaries—AI as Partner in Humanities Education |
Associate Professor Liza Edmonds Rangahau Opportunities for Students | |
Dr Mairead de Roiste Work-integrated learning with FENZ | |
10.45 am | Break |
11.15 am | Dr Anne Yates, Dr Rebecca Mines, and Dr Allan Sylvester Digital knowledge and skills—Navigating Course Content |
Dr Lara Andrews Training a culturally capable current and future play workforce | |
Dr Helen Rook Sensory Walks—Building Resilience in Midwifery Students | |
noon | Lunch |
1 pm | Dr Tash Buist and Roger Ward Rolling with the Times—The Badger Cart and Post-COVID Student Engagement |
Jennifer Montgomery Building bridges between Clinical and Academic Worlds: Learnings from a Health Research Council Career Development Award | |
Dr Andreas Drechsler Teaching Generative AI Literacy alongside Regular Course Learning Objectives by Integrating Generative AI into Assignment Design | |
2 pm | Break |
2.30 pm | Dr Sarah-Jane O'Connor Scaffolding assessment over a pipeline of undergraduate courses |
Dr Catherine Hill Building belonging and collegiality | |
Associate Professor Sondra Bacharach Using AI to support neurodivergent students develop their writing voice | |
3.30 pm | Panel discussion |
| 4 pm | End |
More information
If you want to know more about Ako Victoria Symposium email cad-contact@vuw.ac.nz