Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence

Tēnā koutou and welcome to the Ako Aotearoa Academy of Tertiary Teaching Excellence.

The Academy has been established by Ako Aotearoa to provide a major resource for enhancing teaching practice in New Zealand.

Consisting of all past Tertiary Teaching Excellence Award winners, the Academy will work under the umbrella of Ako Aotearoa to foster, promote and advocate for the development of excellent tertiary teaching.

This body of expert tertiary practitioners will aim to become a respected and influential voice committed to working for the benefits of educators and learners.

The short term goals of the Academy are:

• To develop a database of member expertise and interests.
• Make that expertise available to all practitioners and educators across the tertiary sector to assist in supporting the development of excellent teaching practice.
• Further develop good practice by fostering collaboration amongst members.

Our Current initiatives are:

• Establishment of the Academy as a functioning organisation under the umbrella of Ako Aotearoa.
• A national Symposium in October 2008 to which all Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awardees will be invited as foundation members.
• Writing workshops for Academy members interested in developing publications in educational research.

This community is only open to members of the Academy.