Project Information
OVERVIEW
Our People
Associate Professor Aaron Wilson
Aaron Wilson is Associate Professor in Literacies Education in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy and Associate Dean (Research) for the Faculty of Education and Social Work. His research interests are in interventions to address disparities in education, disciplinary literacy teaching in secondary schools, subject English, learning in digital learning environments and teacher professional development.
Selena Meiklejohn-Whiu
Selena is of Samoan, Māori (Raukawa) and Pākehā heritage. She is currently a Research Fellow on an international NOW Play research project working with partners in Te Puna Wānanga and Tai Tokerau. Her other role in working on the T-Shaped Literacy project (TLRI) in the School of Curriculum and Pedagogy. She is in the process of working through her doctoral study which focuses on the use of digital counter-storytelling as a way of exploring Moana educational identities for Pacific students.
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/s-meiklejohn-whiu
Manaiakalani Research Team
Georgie Hamilton, Kiri Kirkpatrick & Dr Naomi Rosedale
University of Auckland Research Team
Statistician: Yu Liu
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/liu-yu
Web developer: Liuning “Carlos” Yang
Liuning is currently a PhD candidate in the School of Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work at the University of Auckland. He received his Bachelor’s degree in History in China and then got a master’s degree in education studies from Monash University, Australia. Liuning currently works as a Group Service Administrator of EDSW. He also undertakes a range of research and technical assisting work for the Faculty of Education and Social Work.
https://profiles.auckland.ac.nz/liuning-yang
Project Outline
This TLRI project involves a research-practice partnership between university academics and The Manaiakalani Programme (TMP), internationally recognised for its expertise in digital pedagogy. This design-based project will investigate the effects of the innovative T-Shaped Literacy Model on Year 7 and 8 students’ reading and writing in subject-English. A total of 40 teachers from predominantly low-decile schools throughout NZ will partner with university researchers to co-design, implement, investigate and re-design units in which students (n>1000) conduct and synthesise complex literary analyses of multiple, multi-modal texts and apply what they learn about language to their own writing.
What is TLRI?
The TLRI is a government fund for collaborative research about teaching and learning in the early childhood, school and tertiary sectors. It aims to build research capability and to make a difference to teaching and learning in New Zealand. The Teaching and Learning Research Initiative (TLRI) funds high-quality research projects that aim to improve outcomes for learners. All projects are partnerships between researchers and educators.
