C U R I O U S I T Y The seed of education is …

He kakano i ruia mai i Rangiatea, e kore e ngaro ! A seed born from greatness is never lost !

In 600 AD approx.

The population of the Earth rises to about 208 million people.

Kupe navigates the entire pacific !

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Exploration and Technology … is the foundation of tikanga Maori !

The Education Amendment Act (Act No. 41 of 1990) … embedded “Ahuatanga Maori” and allowed provision for Matauranga Maori as guaranteed under the Treaty of Waitangi.

90% of Maori children starting school participated in early childhood education Ngā Haeata Mātauranga - The Annual Report on Māori Education, 2006/07

Year 11 students attending Maori language schools achieved higher NCEA attainment rates than their peers attending English language schools. Nga Haeata Matauranga - The Annual Report on Maori Education, 2006/07

There are 41,283 enrolments in tertiary education courses in Te Reo Maori Ngā Haeata Mātauranga - The Annual Report on Māori Education, 2006/07

2008 AD

Each Month There are 2.7 billion searches performed on google Comscore Network,2006

The worlds most prestigious Education Institutions are putting their course content online For Free !

“We can find information but people make us think.” Marama Karetai - MSC Student

This Means Relationships is what makes educators unique from google.

Whanaungatanga To understand the social need of all humanity to form relationships and gather into communities. Aroha Manakitanga Matauranga

Rangatiratanga To explore and utilize all possible modes of communication in order to facilitate relationships and gather communities Aroha Manakitanga Matauranga

Whanaungatanga + Rangatiratanga = Effective Educational Interaction and Delivery

Today’s average college graduates have spent … Digital Natives Digital Immigrants 2001

Over 10,000 hours playing video games Interactive Video Games, MediaScope, 1996

Over 10,000 hours talking on cell phones Digital Natives Digital Immigrants 2001

And roughly 20,000 hours watching T.V Digital Natives Digital Immigrants 2001

And read 20,000 s and txt a year.

And its not just our rangatahi Its pepi too …

68 % of children (under two years) will use a screen media for and average of two hours, in any given day. Kaiser Family Foundation 2003

Are our classrooms engaging students who txt, watch T.V, search google and listen to their ipod all at the same time ?

Despite the success of Maori Medium Education

Over 85 % of Maori students are still educated in the general school system

Why ???

Key barriers to engaging in Maori Medium Education are …

Access to and distance from a quality provider

W. W. W. World Without Walls

Most Rangatahi Maori carry around a powerful computer everyday … Their cell phones

Last Month Google was launched in Te Reo Maori

Te Iwi Maori as heavy uses of Social Networking sites such as Bebo… we use them to link with Whanau Hapu Iwi Kapa haka Political discussions Digital artifacts Friends Other indigenous peoples

“Ko Google te Maunga Ko Ipurangi te Awa Ko Bebo te Iwi Ko Skype te Marae” Year 11 Kura Kaupapa Maori Student

The U.S. Department of Labour estimates that today’s leaner will have 10 to 14 jobs by age 38

“We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist … Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age American Secretary of Education Richard Riley

Using technologies that haven’t yet been invented.” Did You Know; Shift Happens - Globalization; Information Age American Secretary of Education Richard Riley

But are educators preparing for this? Maori

“I just couldn’t believe it when my Lecturer said “please don’t us essays written on 2007 Microsoft office … Maori student of online learning graduate diploma of teaching program, because our computers only read the older versions.”

Te Wero ? The challenge ?

We must explore how to most effectively foster learning using the communication modes that our students use.

This means educators need to learn to use Txt Blogs Social network sites Instant messages Wikis Online learning Virtual tours Virtual Marae Chat rooms Podcasts Online Collaboration Online testing Google Earth I pods …

To nurture student C U R I O U S I T Y

So that they in turn become creative effective educators

Whanaungatanga + Rangatiratanga in Cyber Space

Navigating Te Ao Hou…

Michelle Lee Virtual Paa Mihi ki a Trinity Roots mo a ratou waiata