The Master of Contemporary Education (Level 9) aims to equip teachers and educational professionals with the competence, expertise and knowledge to drive and lead excellence in contemporary, future-focused and culturally responsive education practice. The qualification aims to build on and deepen capacity for and commitment to emerging technologies and digital fluencies within the education sector, in the bicultural context of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Graduate Profile
Graduates of the Master of Contemporary Education will be able to lead education innovation and opportunities created through digital technologies and future-focused practices to advance education across New Zealand. They will be able to work collaboratively with students, parents, whānau, communities and other key stakeholders in a range of contexts to develop and adapt strategies to advance teaching practice and improve learner outcomes.
Graduates of the Master of Contemporary Education will be able to:
Critically engage in a substantial and authentic way with appropriate communities and stakeholders in the context of educational change.
Critique past, existing, and emerging practices and determine their cultural and social impact in the wider education context.
Critically analyse existing and emerging challenges and opportunities in contemporary education, and generate strategies to advance practice.
Develop and adapt specialised knowledge regarding emerging and disruptive technologies, and the need for digital fluency, into practice.
Lead and develop collaborative learner-focused ‘solutions in practice’ in the context of emerging challenges and opportunities in contemporary education.
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