TeachWell Consult @ Ranga Auaha Ako | Learning and Teaching Design Team
We work in partnership with faculties and other professional service units to purposefully plan and design high quality inclusive learning experiences.
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TeachWell Consult
We talk teaching! If you would like to explore:
- Assessment design
- Making digital learning decisions
- Course design
- Relational learning strategies
- Writing learning outcomes
- Accessibility or Canvas baseline practices
- Other aspects of your teaching practice
What we don’t do (unless part of a larger project):
- Migrate course content across platforms
- Edit your videos
- Build bespoke software for a course
What can I expect?
We offer up to three hours of consultation time with an experienced learning designer from Ranga Auaha Ako, Learning and Teaching Design Team. Consider using this time to explore ideas and potential in your current teaching practice.
Our learning designers can partner with you as a critical friend or supportive colleague to delve into your current teaching challenge.
How does it work?
- Raise a service request through the TeachWell Consult portal.
- One of our team will be in touch within 48 hours to book an initial chat so that we can better understand your context and specific requirement.
- From there, we can arrange further meetings as required, up to a total of three hours.
About us
Ranga Auaha Ako is part of the University’s Education Office. We are a cross-functional team of learning designers, application specialists, software developers and educational technologists who believe in the value of designing for learning. We work at different scales – on programme and course design or smaller projects that might involve redesigning an element of a course. Much of our work is focused on supporting the Curriculum Framework.
Ranga Auaha Ako
The University of Auckland
Level 3, Fisher International Building
18 Waterloo Quadrant
Auckland 1010
New Zealand
Private Bag 92019
Auckland 1142
New Zealand
Curriculum Development Managers
We also partner with Curriculum Development Managers on large scale strategic projects.
- Arts and Education – Dr Bettina Schwenger and Dr Lawrence (Larry) May
- Business School – Una Lightfoot and Jamie Denton
- Engineering and Design – Dr Claire Donald
- Law – Oriel Kelly
- Medical and Health Sciences – Dr Ashwini Datt
- Science – Dr Marion Blumenstein and Te Kahuratai Moko-Painting
Collaborative
We will work alongside you and guide you through a design process to co-create rewarding, inclusive and sustainable student learning experiences. We will ask supportive and sometimes challenging questions about your approaches to teaching. Through building reciprocity, will help you get closer to achieving your teaching and learning goals.
Design-led
We will help you to design new and existing programmes and courses, according to your needs. Through relationship-building and whanaungatanga, we will discuss your pedagogical intentions and explore how learning design can make impactful changes to the staff and student experience. We will focus on Universal Design for Learning principles, which include making plans for a diverse student community through:
- Creating opportunities for active and relational learning.
- Designing authentic assessments and new approaches to feedback.
- Exploring how technologies can create rich blended learning experiences.
Evidence-informed
We maintain awareness of emerging trends and good practice in education and curriculum design. We will help you incorporate evidence-based approaches into the design and development of your programme or course. We can also link you to resources and networks for further professional development.
Our team
Stephanie Reid
Associate Director
Bernd Martin
Senior Learning Designer, Team Lead
Rowan Herbert
Senior Learning Designer, Team Lead
Dr Steve Leichtweis
Head of Elearning Group
Andrei Fronteras
Learning Technologist
Andy Fey
Learning Designer
Anne McKay
Learning Designer
Cathy Hua
Education Software Developer
Craig Housley
Senior Application Specialist
Delwyn Holder
Senior Learning Designer
Dr Evija Trofimova
Learning Designer
Freddy Corrotea
Digital Experience Developer
Heera Kim
Learning Designer
Helena Kim
Business Support Lead
Imran Ismail
Learning Technologist
Jacqui Thornley
Learning Designer
Janna Androutsou
Learning Designer
Jenna Wilkins
Learning Designer
Karl McGuirk
Senior Digital Lead
Kay Harrison
Learning Designer
Lisa Ransom
Learning Designer
Lynette Leong
Learning Designer
Dr Melissa McMinn
Learning Designer
Dr Merle Hearns
Learning Designer
Michelle Yao
Administrator
Mojan Mosavat
Learning Designer
Nicola Paton
Learning Designer
Nicoletta Rata-Skudder
Learning Designer
Dr Nigel Gearing
Learning Designer
Peni Kamakorewa
Learning Designer
Samuel Joe
Learning Designer
Sarah Kirk
Learning Designer
Sue Tickner
Learning Designer
Sumia Quazi
Learning Designer
Tony Chung
Application Specialist
Wen-Chen Hol
Education Software Developer
Page updated 21/07/2025 (removed reference to Curriculum Framework Transformation)