Abstract
The 2020 Covid19 global pandemic disrupted teaching practices of 8 universities and 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) in New Zealand. This disruption led to the curriculum being transferred from internal classes to online delivery. It unleashed a surge of research activity and publications in the education sector. However, little research was conducted to investigate the effect to the academic experience and even less research explored the impact to Indigenized curriculums. This paper explored websites for the visibility of Indigenous programmes and Indigenous academic experiences. It does this by: 1) describing the 8 universities and 16 Polytechnics for context; 2) identifying the type of Indigenous Schools/Faculties in universities and ITPs and whether Indigenous programmes of study were visible; 3) two authors providing personal accounts as Indigenous academics moving from internal teaching to online delivery. Specific mention is made of an Indigenous avatar named “Digi Hami from NZ.” The exploration utilized a M?ori-Centered and social research approach. The analysis drew main themes and suggested that some universities and ITPs were better prepared in the transition and the virtual mode of teaching was unable to retain the same quality and depth of learning required for an Indigenized curriculum.
Highlights
In March 2020 universities and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnic (ITPs) received unprecedented news from the prime minister Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand that the country would go into Lockdown Level 4
9 out of 16 ITPs displayed Pōwhiri as visible equating to about 65% and like the universities showed a commitment to Indigenising the curriculum. 4.3 Online Delivery Visible The 8 universities provided a range of online courses during Covid19 Lockdown Level 4
Concluding Comments Covid19 Lockdown Level 4 forced many institutions to transfer from internal teaching to online teaching
Summary
In March 2020 universities and Institutes of Technology and Polytechnic (ITPs) received unprecedented news from the prime minister Jacinda Ardern in New Zealand that the country would go into Lockdown Level 4. The wellbeing of students in tertiary study were left to the universities and ITPs. Little support was considered to assist those teaching in the tertiary sector where the majority were non-Māori or non-Indigenous. This article briefly addresses this lack of consideration by answering these questions: 1) What Indigenised programmes were visible online in the 8 universities and 16 ITPs? The sections discuss the methods, the universities, and ITPs It forms the foundation from which a journey can be told of Indigenous stories and how Covid impacted on Indigenous academics and the programmes they taught. It starts with locating the research approach in an Indigenous framework
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