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Putting Whanaungatanga at the Heart of Students’ Online Learning Experiences

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2022-11-18

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Brown, Cheryl

Hartnett, Maggie

Ratima, Matiu

Forbes, Dianne

Datt, Ashwini

Gedera, Dilani

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Australasian Society for Computers in Learning in Tertiary Education

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This paper explores the role of relationships in students’ experiences of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic in Aotearoa| New Zealand. Students’ voices are foregrounded through narratives and the analysis of four discrete stories of these specific circumstances. Using a conceptual framing of whanaungatanga, a Māori view of the process of establishing and maintaining relationships, we move beyond who is involved in the relationship to explore how relationships are developed and what counts from the students’ perspectives. Sharing, an ethic of care, a sense of belonging, collaboration, scaffolding of learning, and feedback acknowledging students’ efforts were all considered important aspects of relationships between students and faculty which were enacted online. The importance of broader institutional relationships, such as those with the library and student support services, were also foregrounded.

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39 Education, 3904 Specialist Studies In Education, student voice; narratives; online learning experiences; relationships; whanaungatanga

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10.14742/apubs.2022.146

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https://publications.ascilite.org/index.php/APUB/article/view/146

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Copyright (c) 2022 Cheryl Brown, Maggie Hartnett, Matiu Ratima, Dianne Forbes, Ashwini Datt, Dilani Gedera. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Copyright (c) 2022 Cheryl Brown, Maggie Hartnett, Matiu Ratima, Dianne Forbes, Ashwini Datt, Dilani Gedera. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as Copyright (c) 2022 Cheryl Brown, Maggie Hartnett, Matiu Ratima, Dianne Forbes, Ashwini Datt, Dilani Gedera. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.