Introduction

=**Global patterns in e-Learning practices that enhance the learning environment for Māori students**=
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toc Ki a Ranganui ki runga me Papatuanuku kei rāro, tēna korua, Ki ngā mate o te motu, ki māua hoa, ko Pacifico, haere, haere, haere atu ra. Ki a koutou o tenei wānanga kua hui mai nei ki te tautoko I ā māua, tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou kātoa.
 * Me mihi ki te Atua nāna nei ngā mea kātoa,

Kia mau to hinengaro, Ki ngā whakaaro pai, I ngā wā kātoa,

Amine.

Ka huri au inaianei. || ||   ||

**Purpose**
The purpose of this wiki is to discuss emerging Global patterns in e-Learning that will contribute to an enhanced learning environment for Māori. Our definition of e-Learning is taken from the report "Highways and Pathways: Exploring New Zealand's E-Learning Opportunities" (Butterfield et al., 2002) //.// The definition given is defined as //"learning that takes place in the context of using the Internet and associated web-based applications as the delivery medium for the learning experience".// For us the emphasis is on the learning itself rather than the specific technologies employed. The objective is to identify e-learning technologies and pedagogies that support Māori engaged in post secondary education.

We recognise the wide diversity of people who call themselves Māori and are referring to Māori in this instance as people who identify with this group. Nan Wehipeihana (cited in Butterfield et al., 2002) developed a useful continuum describing people who identify as Māori. It is our hope that e-learning develops to reflect the richness and diversity of this group.

**Scope**
This Wiki is divided into the following sections:


 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) The rise of e-Learning in Global Education.
 * 3) @Context of Māori within the New Zealand Education System.
 * 4) @Practices that lead to successful Educational outcomes for Māori.
 * 5) @Using Mobile Technology to support Māori students.
 * 6) Web 2.0 Pedagogy. An alignment of this e-Learning concept with the educational preferences of Māori learners.
 * 7) @Conclusion

Navigating this wiki
Each section of this wiki leads into the next in chronological order. Although you are free to navigate to the sections as you wish, we recommend you start with section one (as labelled above) and continue through to section seven using the navigation to the left of the screen.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Discussion Points
At the end of each section you will find a "Discussion Point" inviting you to answer questions usually relating to the current section you are reading. Please take the time to consider the questions asked. We welcome your responses.

Discussion Point 1
To break the ice we ask you to respond to the first discussion point, [|"Cultural Continuum"]:

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