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Open Polytechnic
New Zealand's specialist open and distance learning institution
Open Polytechnic is New Zealand's specialist provider of open and distance learning, enrolling over 30,000 mainly part-time students each year in a wide variety of certificate, diploma and degree programmes. The majority of students are adult learners combining work and study, making the Open Polytechnic one of New Zealand's major educators of people in the workforce.
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Niue students graduate with the Open Polytechnic
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 12:37 pm | Open Polytechnic
Seventeen students in Niue recently graduated with the Open Polytechnic Certificate in Teacher Aiding (Level 4), at an evening fia fia held to celebrate their achievement with government dignitaries and the New Zealand High Commissioner to the country. More >>
Student to use scholarship to help community archives
Wednesday, 25 March 2015, 12:35 pm | Open Polytechnic
Elizabeth Charlton, who completed her Diploma in Records and Information Management with the Open Polytechnic last year, has been awarded the Ian McLean Wards Scholarship and says she hopes to use the opportunity to make a lasting impact in the community ... More >>
Open Polytechnic students top spots in Law Society exams
Thursday, 12 March 2015, 12:13 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic students achieved top marks in the New Zealand Law Society (NZLS) examinations for 2014, and have been recognised in the top-spots in five out of six of the examinations that make up the NZLS Legal Executive Diploma. More >>
Certificate in Primary Mathematics Teaching now free
Monday, 2 February 2015, 2:56 pm | Open Polytechnic
Following the success of Open Polytechnic’s primary science teaching qualifications, the new fee free Graduate Certificate in Primary Mathematics Teaching (Curriculum) is now open for enrolments. More >>
Open Polytechnic Lecturer awarded fellowship in Shanghai
Wednesday, 10 December 2014, 1:33 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic Associate Professor of Research and Statistics, Dr Zlatko Kovacic, recently returned from a two week fellowship at the Shanghai Open University where his presentations on the Open Polytechnic’s e-learning courses were well received. More >>
Technology vital for accessible education says expert
Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 11:32 am | Open Polytechnic
Technology holds the key to lowering the cost of quality higher education in both developed and developing countries, says international open and distance learning expert, Sir John Daniel. More >>
Open Polytechnic wins Plain English Award
Friday, 28 November 2014, 3:28 pm | Open Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic is celebrating winning the Best Plain English Document award for the public sector for its Get Ahead Skills learning materials at last night’s (27th November) Plain English Awards. More >>
E-learning certificate helps USP meet strategic objective
Tuesday, 18 November 2014, 1:40 pm | Open Polytechnic
As The University of the South Pacific (USP) moves towards having more of their programmes delivered online, staff have found that undertaking the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand’s Certificate in Designing and Facilitating e-Learning has widened their understanding ... More >>
Open Polytechnic Head of School on YMCA national board
Friday, 31 October 2014, 1:46 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic’s Head of School of Commerce and Enterprise, Linda Weterman, has been appointed to the national board of the YMCA New Zealand. Linda, who will fit her board membership around her management role at Open Polytechnic, says she is ... More >>
Open Polytechnic publishes online edition of Informing New Z
Thursday, 9 October 2014, 2:46 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic publishes online edition of Informing New Zealand He Puna Whakamōhio mō Aotearoa More >>
Open Polytechnic senior lecturer awarded fellowship
Tuesday, 16 September 2014, 11:41 am | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic senior lecturer in accounting Gwyn Narraway has been awarded a Fellowship by the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand for her outstanding service to the profession. More >>
Minister Sharples unveils Pou Mātauranga at Open Polytechnic
Thursday, 7 August 2014, 1:15 pm | Open Polytechnic
Māori Affairs Minister, Hon Dr Pita Sharples, unveiled a new Pou Mātauranga at the Open Polytechnic this week as part of the distance learning organisation’s celebration of Māori student achievement. More >>
Innovative courseware development on agenda
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 10:47 am | Open Polytechnic
Finding out more about the Open Polytechnic’s work in developing a range of innovative online and tablet based courseware was on the agenda for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce during his campus visit today. More >>
Open Polytechnic part of new trades training consortium
Friday, 20 June 2014, 5:12 pm | Open Polytechnic
A new Māori and Pasifika trades training consortium is an innovative blend of distance learning, community support, industry partners and employers says Open Polytechnic Chief Executive Dr Caroline Seelig. More >>
Lecturer recipient of prestigious research award
Wednesday, 11 June 2014, 4:56 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic regional lecturer, Bachelor of Teaching (Early Childhood Education) in the School of Education Studies, Fi McAlevey, has been awarded the Graham Nuthall Classroom Research Award to continue her doctoral studies at Otago University focused ... More >>
Open Polytechnic lecturer - fellowship to Korean university
Monday, 9 June 2014, 1:57 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic Senior Lecturer in Business Computing and E-Learning, John Green has been awarded an Asian Association of Open Universities fellowship to the Korea National Open University in Seoul, Korea. More >>
Open Polytechnic celebrates graduation
Friday, 30 May 2014, 2:30 pm | Open Polytechnic
Education at its heart is about empowerment and achievement, something the Open Polytechnic values, Hamilton- based graduate, Abigail Willemse, told fellow graduates at the institution’s Auckland graduation ceremony this week (29 May). More >>
Open Polytechnic lecturer wins e-learning award
Friday, 2 May 2014, 3:29 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic lecturer Michael Fenton has been awarded the prestigious DEANZ Award for his contribution to e-learning in New Zealand. More >>
Open Polytechnic Lecturer awarded scholarship for research
Friday, 21 March 2014, 3:16 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic Lecturer for Information and Library studies, Sarah Welland, has been awarded the Ian McLean Wards Scholarship of $10,000 to support her community archives research project. More >>
Open Polytechnic Legal Executive students top national exams
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 2:06 pm | Open Polytechnic
Open Polytechnic students have claimed four of the six top places in the New Zealand Law Society’s (NZLS) 2013 Legal Executive Diploma national examinations. Top places were achieved by Hannah Brosnahan- Introduction to the Legal System exam, Stephanie ... More >>
