Why you should study with us
Quality Improvement
Why should you study with us?
Because at Otago Polytechnic, the quality of our teaching and learning is of the utmost importance. Our Quality Improvement Team have been charged with identifying best practice across the Polytechnic; any practice that succesfully ‘lifts the game’ in facilitating student learning and sharing their stories.
Here are some of our stories:
Fashion at the forefront
Margo Barton, New Zealand Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award for Sustained Excellence recipient and Academic Leader for Fashion at Otago Polytechnic talks about how her team keeps the Bachelor of Fashion programme at the top of its game. Read more
Learning outside the classroom
The Cookery team at the School of Hospitality are well on their way to compiling a full collection of video-based learning resources for their students. Their efforts are fast winning the support of those looking to better juggle non-traditional working hours with hands-on education and assessment. Read more
Lighting fires in the mind
2008 was a great year for Catering Lecturer Adrian Woodhouse who was named the HIS Hospitality Tutor of the Year and received a prestigious Tertiary Teaching Excellence award. He describes his teaching ambition as being to inspire, motivate and teach students in a way that enables him to ‘Light the fire in their minds’. Read more
Flexible delivery means healthy enrolments
Otago Polytechnic’s Certificate in Health has existed one form or another for at least seven years. When it last became necessary to re-develop the programme content, the health team also seized the opportunity to address delivery methods and teaching style. Read more
Co-operative education – engaging Learners through the workplace
The Co-operative Education Project (CEP) is a major part of what sets Otago Polytechnic’s Bachelor of Applied Management programme apart from other degrees in the field. Rachel Byars, Senior Lecturer and Course Coordinator for the CEP explains what is involved in the project and who sees the benefits. Read more
Crossing the void - negotiating the space between fashion and education
Preparing students to make a successful transition between fashion education and employment in the fashion industry is a fundamental goal of Otago Polytechnic’s School of Fashion. One particular course within the Bachelor of Design (Fashion) has been teaching students about the business of fashion for nearly ten years, and a group of enterprising students is about to see their work appear on local shelves. Read more