Bitesize Kai, Fono, Talanoa:
Collaborating for Pacific Learner Success
Bitesize Kai, Fono, Talanoa:
Collaborating for Pacific Learner Success
Janet Tawaketini, Jone Tawaketini, Ioane Aleke Fa’avae, Daisy Bentley-Gray
Janet Tawaketini, Jone Tawaketini, Ioane Aleke Fa’avae, Daisy Bentley-Gray
Outline
• Background – Fono
• Kai
• Talanoa
• Bite Size
• Student Feedback
• Conclusion
Background – Fono
Fono
• Partnership – SP (Pacific Champion/lecturers) and Pacific Centre (PADL/PLA)
• Formally Launched 2019 (support started 2018)
• Joint interests in Pacific S&R
• Programme secured space (classroom)
• SP staff rostered/ dropped-in
• PADL booked space (classroom/ Library study space)
• Weekly, 2hrs.
• Consistency – structure and embedded
• Safe space for students to be themselves
• Academic and pastoral support available
• “Learning Village”
Pre-Fono
• Informal/ unstructured relationship with some lecturers through involvement in Talanoa Pasifika
• Orientation talks
• Support not embedded/ inconsistent/
disconnected
• Attempt for Pacific-specific support but it did not last
• “ambulance at the bottom of the cliff”
approach
Pacific Success Strategy
Goal 1: Increase Pacific student success, completion and participation rates