anywhere, anytime: creating a mobile indigenous language platform rawiri toia, tabitha mckenzie...
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Anywhere, Anytime: Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language
Platform
Rawiri Toia, Tabitha McKenzie & Hiria McRaeOn behalf of Whakapiki i te Reo Victoria
Te Kura Māori, Faculty of Education
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Initial programme design
• Face-to-face• Out of school• 20 weeks• Māori language• Language
acquisition• The Arts
Current programme design
• 3 year programme• Four areas, 11 schools• In-school, whole school,
blended approach using mobile devices
• Focus on te reo Māori, language acquisition
• Non-iwi specific Māori language
• Teacher and student outcomes
Area 1
Area 3
Area 2Area 4
Notable features
• Increase in proficiency
• In-class implementation
• Focus on teaching language
• Iwi-specific resources• Working with admin,
support staff and family
Presentation summary
“the digital world offers opportunities for strengthening Māori identity, expressing a Māori worldview and communicating in a global context. Digitising mātauranga Māori [knowledge] can be a powerful way to transmit aspects of culture, heritage and identity to future generations and those who have moved away from their rohe [area]” (p. 27)
• Ministry of Economic Development. (2008). The digital strategy 2.0. Wellington: Ministry of Economic Development. Retrieved March 01, 2010, from http://www.digitalstrategy.govt.nz