Train the Trainer Programme - Horticulture
Week 1
- Welcome
- English immersion and familiarisation with Otago Polytechnic and the programme
- Industry field trips begin - learners are assigned a peer Lecturer as a mentor
- Begin portfolio of evidence for courses in the programme
- Local visits – Plant and Food research
- Background to the NZ horticulture and agriculture industry
Week 2 – English and introduction to Otago Polytechnic Learning Systems.
- NZQA – New Zealand Qualifications Authority
- NQF – National Qualifications Framework
- Programmes at Otago Polytechnic and Central Campus
- Programme design and development
- Course design
- Work based learning
- Assessment strategies
- Moderation and consistency
- Programme management and regulations
- Tour of the region – fruit and viticulture industry
Week 3 and part of week 4 - Christmas and New Year holiday break
Week 4 - English and Program Design at Otago Polytechnic – Developing a program using the ‘Design for Learner Success D4LS’ process – including development, moderation, assessment, consistency.
- Programme development workshop
- Course workshop
- Blueprinting
- Integration workshop
- Development workshop
- Resource development
- Visit industry placements and Semillero Rural scholars. Examine the export cherry harvest. Learners will spend 1 day per week placed in industry during the cherry harvest and export season.
Week 5 – English and Otago Polytechnic Online
- Online learning – what is it?
- OP Online
- Issues relating to online courses
- Choose and begin development of a course for face to face delivery – course to be chosen by the learner.
- Visit Mt Cook and examine New Zealand alpine plants
- Industry placement day
Week 6 - English and Introduction to ‘Moodle’ online learning.
- Introduction to Moodle online programme and using the system. Limited tuition only.
- Continue course development project for face to face delivery
- Visit new hi tech Dairy farm and be involved with milking operation
- Industry placement day
Week 7 – English and continue development of face to face course – delivery in week 11/12
- Continue course development project
- Tertiary education in NZ
- Cultural competence
- Maori culture
- High Country farming experience
- Industry placement day
Week 8 – English and delivery techniques
- Classroom delivery techniques
- Online delivery and issues relating to using online learning
- Use of electronic support tools for delivery
- New technology for delivery to distance students
- Support of students in class and distance learners
- Continue course development project
- Visit Dunedin – 3 days
Week 9 – English and Work based learning, assessment and mentoring in the workplace
- Work experience and internships in New Zealand
- Managing students in the workplace
- Visit students in the workplace
- Support for students in the workplace
- Assessment in the workplace
- Mentoring
- Continue course development project
- West coast visit – NZ Native forest – 2 days
Week 10 – English and communication with students using various techniques and social media
- Communication with students using social media – the role and use of facebook, twitter, Lync, Skype, Blogs, Instagram etc.
- Use of smartphones etc for assessment and communication
- Continue course development project
- Field visit – Southern Agriculture Field Days and sheep and beef farms – 3 days
Week 11 – English and deliver a course to a group – DELIVERY OF A COURSE
- Prepare and deliver the course to a group of New Zealand students – with mentor support. Deliver the course using all resources.
- Go live with the online component of the course
- Central Otago wine industry and viticulture trips
Week 12 - English and deliver a course to a group – DELIVERY OF A COURSE
- Prepare and deliver the course to a group of New Zealand students – with mentor support. Deliver the course using all resources.
- Go live with the online component of the course
Week 13 – Reflect on delivery and develop a plan of improvement.
- Evaluate and reassess the course/review the programme in New Zealand
Programme Notes
- English tuition – every day, continuing until level is appropriate. Within the English programme learners will complete their portfolio of evidence.
- Spanish speaking staff will be used to assist learners during the programme.
- Ideally some English prior to arrival will be preferred. IELTS level 4.0 prior to arrival is preferred.
- Weekly work placements during the cherry and export harvest.
- Focus on an industry of choice
- Intern placements during the harvest season
- On line study is brief only – exposure to the topic only
Field Trips – 1-2 per week
- Central Otago horticulture trip
- Central Otago viticulture trip
- Plant and Food Research
- Cherry export harvest field trip
- Dairy farm milking and farm operations
- Central Otago High Country Farming trip
- Sheep and beef operations, southern field days
- Familiarisation of the region – 3 times
- West Coast New Zealand
- Dunedin – Otago Polytechnic
- Mount Cook
Overall outcomes
- English improvement
- Understanding of the rural industries in New Zealand
- Programme and course design and development
- New concepts in teaching, delivery and assessment
- Understanding the differences in education between NZ and Chile
- Learner support on and off campus
- Reflection
