AUT - Māori academic learning support
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Māori academic learning support
Mā mātou o te whānau o Te Tari Āwhina e tautoko, e āwhina i a koutou katoa. Ko tō mātou tūmanako, kia tae koutou ki te taumata o te mātauranga. Nō reira, haere mai ki tō mātou Te Tari Āwhina ki te tūtaki i a mātou, ngā kai Āwhina.
What kind of academic support is provided for Māori students?
Learning Development and Success: Te Tari Āwhina has staff available to support Māori students. We offer a range of services, resources and information to assist you with your studies, including:- Ngā Rā Whakaterea - Māori transition programme
- Māori tutorial groups
- One on one academic support
- Whānau space on campus
- Linking you with other Māori support services
- Māori information resources
- Māori student associations
Who are the Māori academic staff?
Messina Shaw (BA Hons, Māori Ed.) - Te Aupouri, Ngāti Te Ata
Māori Learning Development Senior Lecturer
Messina’s work is aimed at improving tertiary education outcomes for Māori students at AUT. Messina provides study support assistance including tutorial sessions and one-to-one appointment and drop-in services, to encourage undergraduate and postgraduate Māori students to achieve at AUT.
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext. 8565
messina.shaw@aut.ac.nz
Layne Waerea (BA, LLB, BVA)
Māori Learning Development Lecturer
Layne’s academic interests are in commercial law and the visual arts. Layne has been lecturing in the Business and Law School - on the First Year Integrated Programme and the Legal Executive course. Layne is currently completing postgraduate studies in the visual arts, exploring legal issues related to photographic imagery. Layne’s work focuses on assisting students to develop the necessary academic tools required for tertiary learning. Layne can assist with academic writing, expression of ideas and different ways of problem solving in a written or visual form.
Phone: +64 9 921 9999 ext. 6048
lwaerea@aut.ac.nz
Links to learning support resources at AUT
- Academic Learning Guides
- Academic Learning Links
- Māori Support Services
- Māori Advancement
- Te Ara Poutama
- Nga Wai o Horotiu Marae
Te Tiriti o Waitangi web sites
- Te Tiriti O Waitangi - New Zealand History Online; State Services Commission
- Archives New Zealand (graphic reproduction)
- Waitangi Tribunal
Iwi web sites
Te Reo web sites
- Te Whanake Māori Language Online
- Te Aka Māori Language Dictionary
- Korero Māori - This site was developed by Te Taura Whiri i te reo Māori, and has resources for learners and speakers of te reo Māori
Last updated: 19 Jul 2010 10:56am