08 April 2025
New Zealand innovators leverage Kiwi investor confidence to bring Universal Design Learning (UDL) to American classrooms.
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26 February 2025
Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2025. In this issue: Annual Pulse Survey | New Members and Member News | Upcoming Events | Member Spotlight | Teacher’s Voice
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24 February 2025
What an incredible way to launch the new academic year! The AI in Education Conference series took place in the last week of January, reaching over 900 educators and school leaders from Hamilton, and Kāhui Ako and Principal Associations in Taupō, Nelson, and Wellington.
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24 February 2025
Network for Learning (N4L) - Providing faster, safer internet for Aotearoa New Zealand’s schools and kura
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10 February 2025
Participate in the 2025 EdTechNZ Annual Pulse Survey and help inform EdTechNZ’s priorities and initiatives. Complete the survey and go in the draw to win a $100 Prezzy Card! Your … Continue reading "Welcome to our new Executive Council"
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05 November 2024
Submission by EdTechNZ to Ministry of Education Our submission is based on member insights into the role of digital technologies reshaping education for students and educators. Members expressed optimism about … Continue reading "Welcome to our new Executive Council"
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24 October 2024
Kia ora, As we power through the final quarter of 2024, there are still plenty of wonderful opportunities to connect with the EdTech and education community, grow your network, and … Continue reading "Welcome to our new Executive Council"
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23 October 2024
In my March blog, I highlighted the urgent need for an AI framework for New Zealand schools. At that time, I was four months into my Master’s in Technological Futures … Continue reading "Welcome to our new Executive Council"
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23 October 2024
If you’re in the business of developing ’EdTech’, you’ve probably heard about Safer Technologies for Schools (ST4S). But what exactly is it, and why is it so important for schools … Continue reading "Welcome to our new Executive Council"
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Nga mihi readers, Spring is the season of new beginnings and so it is for EdTechNZ too. Last week at our Annual Meeting we announced EdTechNZ’s new Executive Council (EC), which is a blend of some of the old team alongside a diverse group of newly elected council members. Five of the c
September 25, 2019
Kia ora Readers, I am excited that EdTechNZ’s first working group, the Digital Skills Working Group, is officially up and running and we are now working with external stakeholders to further our objectives. The primary purpose of the working group is to help solve the digital skills gap by de
July 24, 2019
Ngā mihi reader, It has been a busy three weeks with four diversity and inclusion events, the last of which is tonight in Christchurch. EdTechNZ has collaborated with TechWomen to take the topic of diversity on the road. I want to acknowledge Eva Sherwood for cura
June 25, 2019
A prominent Kiwi businessman has set up New Zealand’s first ever enviro-tech camp at Raglan, south of Auckland. Vaughan Fergusson, founder of New Zealand’s high-growth tech success story Vend and founder of OMGTech!, has rebooted an outdoor education camp to help steer kids into tech careers
June 18, 2019
Auckland – The New Zealand education system needs a serious shake up to deal with the velocity in which technology is changing the working world, EdTechNZ has said in a submission to the Productivity Commission. The commission has launched an inquiry into the impact of tech on the fu
June 9, 2019
Today, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for most boards and executives. Many businesses have policies and initiatives in place to look at how they can improve D&I within their organisations. However, we find most of these programmes are focused on improving the internal gender s
May 31, 2019
Today, diversity and inclusion (D&I) is top of mind for most boards and executives. Many businesses have policies and initiatives in place to look at how they can improve D&I within their organisations. Unfortunately, a lot of these programmes are run by women for women and have been focus
May 31, 2019
Kia ora Readers, Last week I attended the launch of Construction Tycoon, the third in a series of educational games from Kiwi EdTech company Joy Business Academy. Not only is Construction Tycoon a great example of the gamification of learning, but it also shows how you can bridge the g
May 22, 2019
Kia ora Readers, Right now I’m really looking forward to Techweek, which starts on Monday 20 May. I block out the whole week as there are so many great events to choose from and it’s impossible to fit them all in! If you don’t have this in your diary already, get to the T
April 26, 2019