Learning and teaching at the Faculty of Arts and Education
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space within the Faculty of Arts and Education.
For staff
Teaching and Learning Hub
This Canvas site archives teaching related information and faculty contact details for the former Faculty of Arts. A new resource will be available in early 2025.
Faculty intranet
Find out what’s happening in the learning and teaching space on the Arts intranet for staff.
Learning and Teaching Community @ Arts
The Learning and Teaching Community website is a Canvas hub for sharing practices, resources, and experiences, aimed to help teachers maximise student success.
Teaching and Learning Hub for GTAs
UoA Tutoring Central
This training resource helps Graduate Teaching Assistants get up to speed with what it means to be an effective tutor.
For students
Essay Skills Hub
The Essay Skills Hub guides students through the writing process, from understanding the topic and sourcing information, to writing and referencing.
Postgraduates' Hub
The Postgraduates’ Hub is set up for those in need of more support and interaction outside of the classroom.
Subject Guides
Subject Guides assist students and researchers in finding the right sources for the information they need from a list of curated key resources.
Learning Essentials
Learning Essentials is maintained by Libraries and Learning Services; it helps students develop their study and research skills. Students also have a link to Learning Essentials from their Canvas courses.
Subject specific
Pacific Research Hub
The Pacific Research Hub aims to create a Pacific critical thinking and research excellence space for University of Auckland staff and students.
Vaka - Pacific Postgraduate Research and Knowledge Hub
Vaka provides an environment that facilitates the best traction for recruiting and improving success for our Pacific postgraduate students.
History Research and Writing Skills Hub
History Hub
Te History Hub provides resources for new students to History-specific practices of research and assessment, as well as serving as a refresher for experienced students.
Showcase
Elam Artists
Case studies in teaching
Teaching Tip: Start the semester with a personal learning survey
Adapted from Chris McMillan’s sociology course, this low-effort strategy builds trust and connection in your classroom from day one—no tech required.
Insights: Whanaungatanga as a foundation for engagement and inclusion
Senior Lecturer Ake Nicholas demonstrates how embedding relationship-building can enhance engagement, equity and inclusivity in whakatakoto reo (written Māori) courses.
Insights: Relationship-building by integrating Māori epistemologies into Chinese language education
Associate Professor Danping Wang uses relationship-building to transform the way languages are taught.
Alternative assessment for inclusive teaching
Discover how Associate Professor Alice Mills (Criminology) is transforming assessments in her large undergraduate courses to better support students with learning impairments.
Page updated 06/08/2025 (stylistic changes)