12 May 2022
CRISPR in the classroom: Global life science and clinical diagnostics leader Bio-RadTM Laboratories partners with Dunedin-based ADInstruments to bring cutting-edge technology into the hands of students. Dunedin, Otago, 2 May 2022 A new teaching technology partnership gets students hands-onwith advanced molecular biology techniques like CRISPR gene editing, PCR, SDS-PAGE, andELISA. High-quality hands-on teaching kits from … Continue reading "Teachers need to be better paid for the tech revolution"
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27 April 2022
With TechWeek22 less than a month away the week’s theme of Connecting for a better tomorrow resonates with an EdTech community working to support learners, educators and the education system both in Aotearoa and around the world. At its heart, connecting for anything better requires investing in relationships, which take time, trust and require conversations, … Continue reading "Teachers need to be better paid for the tech revolution"
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30 March 2022
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02 March 2022
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Teachers need to be better paid as they adjust to educating kids in the fastest growing sector in New Zealand, – technology, an award-winning Maori chief executive of a fast growing ed-tech company says. Kendall Flutey, who runs Christchurch company Banqer, says one of her main concerns facing
June 6, 2018
EdTechNZ is a community across different sectors. We work and collaborate to maximise opportunities and address challenges from education technology in New Zealand classrooms and around the world. We started a busy year with another successful launch in Christchurch on 6th March, following the fi
May 7, 2018
With the risk to foreign student export market from potential changes to immigration policy, the government should increase its focus on the little cousin of education exports, edtech, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. The education export industry is a $3billion market of which the majo
November 6, 2017
If New Zealand raises its education outcomes over a period of 20 years to a level comparable with Finland, it can generate a 204 percent increase in GDP worth an additional $US258 billion, NZTech chief executive Graeme Muller says. Technology is driving changes in the way Kiwis work and the skills
September 27, 2017
It's time New Zealand seriously started to invest in promoting technology, the country’s third largest export industry and fastest growing sector of our economy, a leading New Zealand tech businessman says. NZTech & FinTechNZ chair and Augen Software Group director Mitchell Pham says when K
August 27, 2017
This morning on TVNZ’s Breakfast show, NZTech’s Andrea Hancox discussed busting tech stereotypes. Watch the interview here. Recently, the Ministry of Women released a guide Decoding Diversity targeted at attracting and retaining girls and women in tech education. It includes useful
August 3, 2017
Rotorua – The future of New Zealand’s success rests largely on the importance of how school children manage technology today, one of New Zealand’s leading tech experts says. Graeme Muller, chief executive of NZTech, the voice of the tech sector in New Zealand, told the New Zealand ULearn educ
October 4, 2016
As announced by Education Minister Hekia Parata at the NZTech Advance Education Technology Summit in Auckland last month, digital technology is to be formally integrated into the New Zealand curriculum. The follow up announcement from the Minister of an immediate $1 million investment in initiatives
August 11, 2016
NZTech has backed the Government’s move to put $1 million into digital technology projects. Education Minister Hekia Parata announced that funding for education and digital technologies providers who have ideas for engaging projects. The funding is part of a broader package of curriculum support
August 5, 2016