This report focuses on the effectiveness of the 2005-2007 Information and Communication Technologies Professional Development (ICT PD) School Clusters programmes and supplements previous evaluations of the first five ICT PD programmes. It is part of an ongoing evaluation of the…

Author(s): Vince Ham, CORE Education. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: July 2009

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Waikato Institute of Technology in collaboration with the Industry Training Federation. The report’s main objectives were to: Identify how e-Learning is employed in work-based and work-placed learning both internationally…

Author(s): John Clayton, Richard Elliott, Sarah-Jane Saravani, Nicholas Huntington, Nicholas Greene, Waikato Institute of Technology. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: October 2008

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on teachers’ work over a period of three years (2004-2006) and to record emerging changes…

Author(s): Bronwen Cowie, Alister Jones and Ann Harlow with Mike Forret, Clive McGee and Thelma Miller. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2008

The purpose of this evaluation was to investigate the impacts of the Laptops for Teachers Scheme: TELA (referred to from here as the TELA scheme) on teachers’ work over a period of four years (2003-2006) and to record emerging changes…

Author(s): Bronwen Cowie, Alister Jones, Ann Harlow, Clive McGee, Bev Cooper, Mike Forret, Thelma Miller and Ben Gardiner. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: June 2008

This home page provides access to the evaluation of student facing web-based services reports.…

Author(s): Various

Date Published: Various

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation in collaboration with the Waikato Institute of Technology. The report identified and described how: Information and communication technologies, software simulations and digital training packages…

Author(s): John Clayton and Richard Elliott, Waikato Institute of Technology. Leah Wood and Doug Pouwhare, Electricity Supply Industry Training Organisation. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: October 2007

This report reviews the early impacts of the Network Infrastructure Upgrade Project which provides small schools with either an upgrade to an outdated computer network, or installs a new network if none exists. 50 schools were selected to participate in…

Author(s): Dr Lorrae Ward, Bronwyn Weston and Tracy Bowker, Cognition Consulting. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: March 2007

This report was undertaken by Koloto and Associates Ltd., on behalf of ITPNZ with funding from the TEC. This report was intended to provide research on critical success factors for Pacific e-Learners as well as the pedagogy for increasing Pacific…

Author(s): Dr ‘Ana Hau‘alofa‘ia Koloto, ‘Alisi Numia Katoanga, and Lepeka Unafei Tatila, Koloto and Associates Limited.

Date Published: August 2006

This article surveys recent work on school ICT projects. It looks at the ideas that are informing this work and surveys some of the strategies being used in the drive to turn schools into “ICT-rich learning environments”. In order to…

Author(s): Rachel Bolstad and Jane Gilbert, New Zealand Council for Educational Research

Date Published: 2006

This research report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by Massey University. This examined the existing international state and federal/provincial policy in the area of e-Learning, and attempted to determine the outcomes of the policy implementation. It also considered…

Author(s): Dr Bill Anderson (Project Director), Dr Mark Brown, Fiona Murray, Dr Mary Simpson, Mandia Mentis, Massey University. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2006

This literature review and synthesis aims at developing a knowledge base to inform the Ministry of Education on how to develop, implement, and maintain online communities of practice (CoPs), and how communication technologies can be used to support them. Author:…

Author(s): Kwok Wing Lai, Keryn Pratt, Megan Anderson & Julie Stigter, University of Otago. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2006

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Universal College of Learning in collaboration with Otago Polytechnic. It examined the multiplicity of staff development (SD) being offered in the polytechnic, university and college of education sectors. It…

Author(s): Bronwyn Hegarty, Merrolee Penman, Cheryl Brown, Beverley Gower, Oriel Kelly, Dawn Coburn, Grant Sherson and Gordon Suddaby, UCOL. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: September 2005

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Waikato Institute of Technology. It investigated the factors that lead New Zealand polytechnic and institutes of technology tutors to adopt or resist the incorporation of e-learning approaches into their…

Author(s): David Mitchell, John Clayton, Beverley Gower, Hugh Barr and Stephen Bright, Waikato Institute of Technology. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: August 2005

This report was undertaken by ITPNZ with funding from the TEC. It outlines the major outcomes of a hui. This hui was a key component of an e-Learning Collaborative Development Fund (eCDF) ITPNZ project ‘Critical Success Factors for Effective Use…

Author(s): Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics of New Zealand.

Date Published: May 2005

This report was commissioned by the Ministry and undertaken by the Aotearoa Tertiary Students’ Association. It tested a survey-based method for assessing learner perceptions of the effectiveness of e-Learning support systems. The report also surveyed the beliefs of e-Learning professional…

Author(s): Jane Renwick and Stephen Owen, Aotearoa Tertiary Students' Association. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: May 2005

This is the home page for the evaluations of the Digital Opportunities Pilot Projects (2001-2003).…

Author(s): Various

Date Published: Various

Kaupapa Ara Whakawhiti Mātauranga (KAWM) encompassed a number of school improvement initiatives and aimed to: improve student achievement; improve school performance; strengthen school and community relationships; upgrade school ICT infrastructure; and improve teachers' professional capability through ICT.…

Author(s): Pauline Waiti, New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Date Published: 2005

NZCER was contracted by the partners in Whaia te iti Kahurangi (Te Runanga o Ngati Porou and the Ministry of Education) to undertake a formative evaluation of the initiative. Whaia te iti Kahurangi (WTIK) is aimed at improving student achievement…

Author(s): Cathy Wylie and Vyletta Arago-Kemp

Date Published: 2004

This report is intended to provide information about effective teaching and learning practices for Māori e-Learners in a tertiary sector context. It distilled and combined the main messages on effective teaching and learning, and the use of e-Learning in blended…

Author(s): New Zealand Council for Educational Research.

Date Published: June 2004

Te Kete Ipurangi (TKI) is a web site giving teachers and principals access to teaching, education information, and communication with colleagues. This evaluation of TKI looked at the effectiveness of the site in meeting the needs of teachers and principals…

Author(s): Vince Ham and Derek Wenmoth, Christchurch College of Education. Report prepared for the Ministry of Education.

Date Published: 2002