e-Learning in New Zealand
The e-Learning Fellowships of the Ministry of Education were awarded annually.
Due to a reprioritisation of resources and support for schools, the programme has not continued after the end of 2009. The 2009 e-fellows completed their fellowship and the research team (CORE Education with NZCER) submitted their completed research report in January 2010.
2007 e-Fellows included two Christchurch projects. Gavin Hewitt of Hagley Community College has a project Learning through immersive 3D games development and play
that aims to explore the processes and procedures required to successfully enable students to create their own 3D immersive games that incorporate a sound educational philosophy with clearly defined educational objectives and content, which are not only compelling, but also engage the player in meaningful learning. Jonathan Parsons of Hillmorton High School’s project is Sharing urban Māori experiences in a 3D collaborative learner environment
. It aims to explore shifts in attitude as well as the level of engagement and achievement when students are enabled to post their wharenui/school experiences of Māori kaupapa for others to interact with and reflect on their own situations.
The Library has books and electronic resources on Internet in education and computer-assisted instruction.
e-Learning sites
- An e-Learning framework for the schools sector
- The e-Learning Action Plan for Schools 2006-2010 outlines the key outcomes and actions for e-learning in the New Zealand school sector for 2006-2010. It describes the goals for e-learning in schools and the projects, tools, and resources that are being developed to address those outcomes.
- Tertiary e-Learning in New Zealand
- The Ministry of Education’s web page devoted to tertiary e-learning. On this page you will get a definition of what e-learning is. The Government’s overall vision and strategies for achieving its implementation in the tertiary sector are also outlined here. You can also find what the Ministry’s particular roles are in tertiary e-learning.
- LEARNZ
- LEARNZ is an online programme for students in years 4 to 10. It targets science, social studies, geography, and technology and enables students to take a virtual field trip to remote and inaccessible places and to meet people who have careers in these curriculum areas.






