Our Staff

M.A Dip.Ed (Natal)
Roles and responsibilities:

• Consultation with individual staff members on all aspects of teaching, including course design, teaching strategies and assessment.
• Workshops for academic staff.
• Observations of and feedback on teaching.
• Tutor workshops in departments.
• Teaching of postgraduate certificate for tertiary teaching.
• TDU resource librarian.
• Editor of TDU magazine.
• Learning development work with students.

Research Interests:

• Research on tertiary teaching to enhance the pedagogical development of academic staff.
• Collaborative learning.
• Developing student learning approaches within the curriculum.
• Teaching in the context of cultural diversity.

Ph.D (Waik), Dip. Tchg (Wellington Teachers’ College), Cert Adult and Tertiary Ed (AIT), Cert Te Reo Māori (Te Wānanga o Aotearoa)

• Consultation with individual staff members on all aspects of teaching
• Workshops for academic staff
• Observations of and feedback on teaching
• Tutor workshops in departments
• Teaching of Postgraduate Certificate for Tertiary Teaching
• Liaison with ASDUNZ and TERNZ
• Contributor to TDU magazine
• Support for staff on research into teaching

Research Interests:

• Research on tertiary teaching to enhance the pedagogical development of academic staff
• Action research and other practice-based research approaches
• Research assessment and equity (was a member of PBRF Sector Reference Group)
• Alternative approaches to research presentation, including cross-cultural options
• Wide range of research on school-based Ministry of Education initiatives, including Pasifika and Māori initiatives; induction of PRTs; professional development for principals and aspiring principals.

PhD (Hull), PGCert TT (Hull), BEng (Hons)

• Development/implementation/analysis of course/teaching appraisals.
• Running of focus groups.
• Conducting associated course/departmental projects involving feedback from students/peers.
• Assistance with compiling evidence of teaching quality/innovation for promotion/probation/teaching portfolios.
• Assistance with compiling data for audit and self review.
• Institutional Research projects.
• Development of appraisals system.
• Workshops for academic staff.

BSocSc(Hons)

• Development and implementation of standard, customised and online course/teaching appraisals
• Liaison with staff about appraisals
• Data analysis of appraisals at the end of each semester
• Preparation of reports – end of semester and end-of-year evaluations for CODs
• Production of appraisal summaries during promotion period.

BS(Business Administration); GradCert(TESOL)

• Office Management: maintenance of effective document/record keeping and filing systems
• Reception duties: greeting clients; responding to their enquiries; scheduling appointments with staff
• Clerical support: recording and monitoring expenditure; photocopying and/or distribution of materials within and beyond TDU
• Administrative support: assist with the planning for, and actual organisation of, events such as academic orientation, seminars, workshops and conferences
• Production: assist with the production of resources for staff, including TDU eBulletin and TDU WWW-based resources