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Learning and Teaching Strategic Framework
This strategic framework gives effect to Otago Polytecnic's overarching strategic direction by setting a philosophy and strategic objectives for learning and teaching.

Vision:
At Otago Polytechnic we believe in:


 * creating the conditions for each learner to succeed to their fullest potential
 * learning that gives learners flexibility and choice over what, when, where and how they learn
 * facilitating learning through partnerships and collaborations (with teachers, other learners, work places and communities)
 * facilitating learning through doing and reflection (experiential learning)
 * building learner capability and work readiness

Therefore our learners can expect:
Learning that:


 * builds on existing knowledge and experience
 * challenges, inspires and transforms
 * extends learners' personal effectiveness
 * encourages personal growth, success, confidence and satisfaction
 * builds work readiness
 * develops learners as sustainable practitioners
 * is underpinned by research
 * instills a passion for life long learning

Teachers who:


 * care about and respect individual learners and what they bring to their learning
 * are culturally competent
 * are skilful teaching practitioners, able to help learners learn how to learn
 * facilitate and support learning and design effective learning experiences
 * are current in and connected to their specialist field, able to bring leading edge knowledge and innovation to their teaching practice
 * are engaged in applied research
 * value learner feedback to reflect on, evaluate and continuously improve learning experiences
 * are sustainable practitioners

A curriculum that:


 * is informed by current research findings and involves learners in research activities
 * is sustainable, using open educational resources and blended delivery design
 * enables learners to design their own learning pathways
 * enables mutlitple pathways to qualifications
 * is flexible and accessible to students on and off campus, with and outside of new Zealand
 * enhances and measures learning, capability and work-readiness through assessment
 * develops capable and successful graduates

A learning environment that:


 * is safe and supports individual learner needs
 * has high quality physical, technological and supportive learning resources
 * includes work experience as part of learning
 * includes applied research as part of learning
 * is socially, economically and environmentally sustainable