Mobile App Development: Work-Integrated Learning Collaborations with Maori and Fijian Partners

Only a few information and communication technology (ICT) work-integrated learning (WIL) projects involving universities and Indigenous partners are being reported and very little is known about the approaches that are followed. This article reports on successful student work placements in Indigenou...

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Published inInternational Journal of Work-Integrated Learning Vol. 23; no. 2; pp. 237 - 258
Main Authors Yeo Wee, Alvin, Hinze, Annika, Vanderschantz, Nicholas, Aporosa, S, Paruru, Danny
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education 2022
Subjects
Case Studies
Computer Oriented Programs
Computer Software
Foreign Countries
Information Technology
Job Placement
Pacific Islanders
Student Placement
Universities
Work Experience Programs
New Zealand
Fiji
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Summary:Only a few information and communication technology (ICT) work-integrated learning (WIL) projects involving universities and Indigenous partners are being reported and very little is known about the approaches that are followed. This article reports on successful student work placements in Indigenous communities when codeveloping software for the community. We provide two case studies of projects which involved work-integrated learning students and researchers from a university, as well as researchers and practitioners from Indigenous communities in New Zealand and Fiji. Two independent app development projects were the central focus of the collaborations with these two communities including placement students. The article describes the learning and insights from these WIL projects and provides recommendations for creating successful WIL opportunities with Indigenous communities.