DFI Revision: #9

He Wānanga Matatau Matihiko (DFI: Digital Fluency Intensive) 

Ubiquitous; A3 Anytime, Anywhere, Any pace. From Anyone It is about genuinely putting the learner at the center of teaching. Ako: is bending over backward to help them access & flourish in their area/s of learning. A3 became Distance Learning: The ability to learn when the teacher is not in front of you. Rewindable learning-if it's worth teaching it's worth capturing to make it more accessible to all learners at their pace. A huge key to making ubiquitous learning. Supported teachers to increase fluency in video, screen, audio capture tools so rewindable learning becomes easier & easier. When reflecting on kaupapa/pedagogy in light of the year- thinking about my own readiness to support ubiquitous learning. What have I taken forward? There are simply too many things to list here. I’ll just hit on two. 

1. I've learned and understood Manakalani goals, Goal 1: Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools our young people use for learning Goal 2: Our teachers are supported to acquire fluency using the basic tools required for effective teaching, planning, assessment, and professional learning Goal 3: Our teachers are supported to understand how digital technologies used effectively can have a significant impact on accelerating achievement outcomes Goal 4: Our teachers are supported to understand how the Manaiakalani pedagogy and kaupapa has been co-constructed over more than a decade to maximize the impact of effective teaching and learning in a digital learning environment. 

2. I've learned what an altruistic kaupapa Manaiakalani is  

There were various strategies and tools & techniques to learn in such a short time. If you really want to learn something, teach it to someone else, and if you really want to learn something you have to work at it every day. Stay focused on a core of information; repeat…repeat…and repeat until you “own” that block of information; the more you try to learn at first, the less you’ll know. Once you have an “anchor” or core of information, build another block…and another 

What I learned allows me to have better knowledge that empowers me to better support my own learning and teaching especially when I face challenges. I feel more supported in good times and bad and laugh more than before at my learning attempts. Many thanks to all the wonderful people in the DFI team for their unswerving support, encouragement, and sharing your knowledge with us all. Tēnei te mihi ki a koutou katoa