2008 Grants
| Applicant | Project Title | Project Description | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Edmonds | Nutritional Content of Edible NZ Plants | To determine the antioxidant and other nutritional vitamins of edible NZ plants such as puwha, spinach, pikopiko etc. Some research will be outsourced providing opportunities to form links with the food and nutraceutical industries | $3,516 |
| Michael Edmonds | Bringing Science Alive | Through the purchase of external CD, DVD and software resources and the development of in-house resources such as videos and animations , to produce science courses that make full use of available computer technologies, and are engaging and innovative for the students, while making efficient use of tutor time. These resources will contribute to two distance learning courses in Introductory Chemistry & Introductory Biology | $15,000 (part contribution) |
| Derek Billings | Forming Environmental Values at Young Age | Production of a book for children based on establishing a positive environmental stewardship among today’s primary children | $1,358 |
| Richard Gorrie | Worldskills competition | To attend 3 day Worldskills in Sydney as NZ National Plumbing Coordinator for Worldskills to provide insights into organistion of NZ competition and to observe new teaching techniques, etc | $1,000 |
| Julie Humby | Pilchuck Glass Summer School 2008 | Attendance at 2.5 week course in glass casting and ceramics at Pilchuck Glass School near Seattle to enhance skills developed as CPIT design student | $6,305 |
| Dorothee Pauli | Art of Collaboration Print Portfolio | Conservation of 24 original works of intaglio, relief, and mixed-media printmaking, to allow for the wider dissemination and discussion of these fragile works of art | $3,660 |
| Sam Uta’i | Pasefika Development | $18,000 (part contribution) | |
| Hemi Hoskins | Te Puna Wanaka Rangitahi Excellence Awards | $9,000 per annum for 2009-11 (part contribution) |
2007 Grants
| Project | Description | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile Learning Pilot at CPIT | Project to find pragmatic solutions to the assessment of evidence gathered in the workplace from students off campus via the use of cellphones and the internet | $30,000 |
| Performing Arts Space for CPIT & Community | Establishment of a theatre space for the performing arts at CPIT and for other local arts organizations from the wider community | $100,000 |
| ACE provision | Bridging the funding shortfall due to lower TEC funding for Adult & Community Education courses in Hornby and Rangiora | $17,390 |
| Conversations Across Time | A Canterbury Museum-CPIT School of Art & Design project featuring 12 new works from 12 artists based on items housed at the museum | $9,500 |
| Literacy Support | Pilot project to develop resources to support students at the Trades Innovation Institute who typically have low literacy levels | $15,425 |
| Te Puna Wanaka Awards for Excellence | Continuation of the 2007 project aimed at raising the profile of Maori students achievement within Canterbury in order to lift self-esteem, confidence and educational expectation | $7,980 |
| Masters in Jazz Performance | CPIT jazz tutor in trumpet undertaking a Master’s course at the Aaron Copland School of Music at Queens College, New York | $15,291 |
| Laboratory Information Technology Update | Installation of computing technology (computers, data projectors, document cameras and smart boards) in all laboratories in S Block | $108,397 |
| Appalachian State University Internship | Assistance for a student of CPIT’s Bachelor of Adventure Recreation and Outdoor Education who has secured an internship to study environmental sustainability in the recreation industry | $5,500 |
| ImagineCup 2008 | To support a group of students from CPIT’s Bachelor of Information Communication Technologies participation in an international competition that encourages innovation, creativity and application of learning. This year’s topic is “to imagine a world where technology encourages a sustainable environment” | $800 |