People learn from people, to conect with a teacher or not can have a profound difference to the learning experience.
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Peter Gravatt
12 years ago
Short sighted policy lowering eductation standards and depriving loyal staff a job
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Alysa Wakefield
12 years ago
I agree with this petition that this restructure should not go ahead and that the staff and students who work first hand in the environment know whats best for the future of the institution. I know they don't make a lot of money as lecturers so I know for a fact that this is based purely on their love for the place and the students and not what they'd be losing out financially should they lose their jobs. I'm embarrassed to hold a Unitec Bachelor's degree in BDVA right now and feel like in the future this degree won't be worth the paper it's printed on. So it's not only future students you're compromising it's also my future as a past student. An employer isn't going to take the time to find out if i was pre- or post- teaching staff and whether my degree was based on an actual education rather than a free pass to a library where you have to teach yourself as there are now no tutors to teach you. I'm absolutely gutted. -Alysa ex student.
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Richard Orjis
12 years ago
stop the madness !
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Simon Gamble
12 years ago
Where does Unitec expect to find the 'industry professionals' to 'teach' 600 students? Any industry professional who's truly professional will be busy doing their job. Many talented professionals aren't good public speakers let alone teachers, coupled with the fact that many of the networks that Unitec hopes to foster have been severed as the teaching staff are already well connected.... It would be great to see a list of industry professionals who are willing to teach classes
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Kevin Murray
12 years ago
So many of New Zealand's most creative and successful individuals have come through this course. While it might gain savings in the short term, it will have long term consequences for the standing of Unitec.
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hans heumann
12 years ago
dont wrek education
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Catherine Mitchell
12 years ago
Kia kaha e hoa ma!
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jo mears
12 years ago
I know that what Unitec is doing is a direct result of the National Governments directive to Tertiary Institutions. I also know that National does not value teachers. Unitec should value their Visual Arts Teachers and should be listening to staff and students views on this. It is a mistake to bring in untrained "industry professionals". They can bring a retain persecutive - but it will be a personal one not a broad based teaching perspective - that the students need. THe students need tutors who have a broad experience in the Visual Arts and Design Fields who are able to assist and nurture the thinking skills required by their students. Industry professionals will only be useful on a cameo basis. This move - if not reversed will be sure to "kill" off Visual Arts and Design at Unitec.
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ralph lawrence
12 years ago
Training is not education. It never has been and never will be. I trust that every current DVA student will question the viability and worthiness of such training by so called 'industry experts'.
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Tineke Maree Jansen
12 years ago
It has been utterly horrific the way our staff has been treated and how this has been handled
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Sally Randell
12 years ago
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
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Sally Randell
12 years ago
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
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Sally Randell
12 years ago
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
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Sally Randell
12 years ago
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
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blampain nathalie
12 years ago
we are worried ,do the bachelor of visual art will be the same.And what is going to happen with the teachers,it is fair.We paid a lot of money for our daugther studies and we hope she will get a good diploma
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Lee-anne Turton
12 years ago
Kia kaha poako.
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Diana Curtis
12 years ago
Dictatorial!
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Tony Nawisielski
12 years ago
With the market going into full swing surely a win win solution could be found.
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bob mawson
12 years ago
stand fast this type of attitude undermines averything we have been trained for.
People learn from people, to conect with a teacher or not can have a profound difference to the learning experience.
Short sighted policy lowering eductation standards and depriving loyal staff a job
I agree with this petition that this restructure should not go ahead and that the staff and students who work first hand in the environment know whats best for the future of the institution. I know they don't make a lot of money as lecturers so I know for a fact that this is based purely on their love for the place and the students and not what they'd be losing out financially should they lose their jobs. I'm embarrassed to hold a Unitec Bachelor's degree in BDVA right now and feel like in the future this degree won't be worth the paper it's printed on. So it's not only future students you're compromising it's also my future as a past student. An employer isn't going to take the time to find out if i was pre- or post- teaching staff and whether my degree was based on an actual education rather than a free pass to a library where you have to teach yourself as there are now no tutors to teach you. I'm absolutely gutted. -Alysa ex student.
stop the madness !
Where does Unitec expect to find the 'industry professionals' to 'teach' 600 students? Any industry professional who's truly professional will be busy doing their job. Many talented professionals aren't good public speakers let alone teachers, coupled with the fact that many of the networks that Unitec hopes to foster have been severed as the teaching staff are already well connected.... It would be great to see a list of industry professionals who are willing to teach classes
So many of New Zealand's most creative and successful individuals have come through this course. While it might gain savings in the short term, it will have long term consequences for the standing of Unitec.
dont wrek education
Kia kaha e hoa ma!
I know that what Unitec is doing is a direct result of the National Governments directive to Tertiary Institutions. I also know that National does not value teachers. Unitec should value their Visual Arts Teachers and should be listening to staff and students views on this. It is a mistake to bring in untrained "industry professionals". They can bring a retain persecutive - but it will be a personal one not a broad based teaching perspective - that the students need. THe students need tutors who have a broad experience in the Visual Arts and Design Fields who are able to assist and nurture the thinking skills required by their students. Industry professionals will only be useful on a cameo basis. This move - if not reversed will be sure to "kill" off Visual Arts and Design at Unitec.
Training is not education. It never has been and never will be. I trust that every current DVA student will question the viability and worthiness of such training by so called 'industry experts'.
It has been utterly horrific the way our staff has been treated and how this has been handled
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
"Unitec's intention to replace experienced, trained staff with part-time and itinerant providers from industry is evidence of their failure to provide the quality of staff described in the Design and Visual Arts Handbook 2013, and demonstrated by previous education years."
we are worried ,do the bachelor of visual art will be the same.And what is going to happen with the teachers,it is fair.We paid a lot of money for our daugther studies and we hope she will get a good diploma
Kia kaha poako.
Dictatorial!
With the market going into full swing surely a win win solution could be found.
stand fast this type of attitude undermines averything we have been trained for.