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Anywhere, Anytime: Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language Platform

This presentation discusses a mobile platform for Indigenous language education aimed at enhancing Māori language proficiency. The program design includes a blend of face-to-face learning and mobile device integration across various schools. Notable features include a focus on language acquisition, teaching best practices, and iwi-specific resources to strengthen Māori identity. The initiative seeks to leverage technology to transmit culture and language effectively, fostering connectivity for both current and future generations.

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Anywhere, Anytime: Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language Platform

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  1. Anywhere, Anytime: Creating a Mobile Indigenous Language Platform Rawiri Toia, Tabitha McKenzie & Hiria McRae On behalf of Whakapiki i te Reo Victoria Te Kura Māori, Faculty of Education Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand

  2. Presentation overview • Initial programme design • Current programme • Notable features

  3. Initial programme design • Face-to-face • Out of school • 20 weeks • Māori language • Language acquisition • The Arts

  4. 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 4 Area 2

  5. Notable features • Increase in proficiency • In-class implementation • Focus on teaching language • Iwi-specific resources • Working with admin, support staff and family

  6. 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

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