Otago Polytechnic/Educational Development Centre/Examples of Practice

Field trip - stone walls and landscape construction

Bronwyn Hegarty reports (3 June 2010): Today I got out from under the fluorescent lights, and went on a field trip to see what Alan Ferguson and his landscape construction students were building. I followed Alan’s instructions to their secret location in Leith Valley, and knew I was in the right spot when I saw the team of 13 students busily working outside. The first sign that landscaping was in progress were the two stone pillars at the entrance to the property. More

Project-based learning

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