Book Title: Education Without Boundaries

Book Description

This edited collection, published in partnership between The University of Waikato and The University of Newcastle, explores inclusion and accessibility in Higher Education, with international authors sharing best practice in the face-to-face, blended, and online classroom. The collection draws on the 2023 partnership between The University of Waikato and The University of Newcastle in hosting the Te Puna Aurei/LearnFest symposium ‘Education Without Boundaries’. This is a biannual teaching and learning symposium hosted by Te Puna Ako – Centre for Tertiary Teaching & Learning at Te Whare Wānanga o Waikato | The University of Waikato in Hamilton, Aotearoa New Zealand. Authors expand on their experiences in creating and facilitating inclusive and accessible learning experiences through teaching, course and curriculum design, and other aspects of teaching and learning to explore innovative teaching practices and pedagogies around inclusion. Key topics include the student experience, focussing on retention, support, experience or empowerment; equitable access, opportunities, and diversity; flexible modes of delivery; assessment design; physical and virtual learning spaces; and generative AI in higher education. The collection brings together a diverse range of experiences across Aotearoa New Zealand, Australia, and beyond to provide opportunities for inclusive equitable, and accessible teaching and learning in higher education – and thus creating opportunities for education without boundaries.