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Congratulations to the following NZ educational institutions who were amongst the 13 HP Technology for Teaching Grant winners from the Asia Pacific region:
Brooklyn School (Wellington) - enhance student numeracy capability through the use of digital learning objects on Tablet PCs, through a professional development course aimed at improving teacher capability to teach mathematics.
Jeff Healey - Corporate and Enterprise Marketing Manager, HP New Zealand; Chris Bryant - Principal, Brooklyn Primary School; Rob Fagan - representative from the Brooklyn Primary School Board of Trustees; Melissa Fincham - Education Programme Manager, HP New Zealand; Dean Stanley - Project Researcher
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT)
(Christchurch) - build and use Interactive Engagement Software to create open-source ‘clicker on steroids’ using peer-to-peer networking and including a wide range of interactive classroom response options.
Dr David Weir - Head of School for Computing, CPIT; Dr Neil Barns - CEO, CPIT; Brent Kendrick, General Manager, Personal Systems Group, HP New Zealand; Dr Mike Lance - Grant Recipient, CPIT
Massey University (Palmerston North) - introduce mobile learning technologies to create an interactive learning environment for a third year undergraduate course in integrated curriculum science and technology education and introductory level computer programming to science and engineering students.
Brent Kendrick, General Manager, Personal Systems Group, HP New Zealand; Dr. Madhumita Bhattacharya – Grant Recipient, Massey University; Professor James Chapman – Pro Vice Chancellor, College of Education, Massey University
For more information on the HP Technology for Teaching Grant
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