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Focus
Consultancy is the educational advisory arm of the company Fenton and
Associates Ltd which is owned by Christine Fenton and Michael Fenton. A
sample of the type of research activity and teacher/lecturer
professional development they do is indicated below and is not a
complete list.
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 Dr Christine Fenton
is the lead
consultant for Focus Consultancy and has served the tertiary education
sector for 20 years. She specialises in educational leadership,
curriculum design and approvals, as well as academic systems including
quality assurance policies and procedures. Christine has expert
knowledge of Tertiary Education Commission and NZQA reporting,
programme approval and auditing requirements. Christine also has expert
knowledge and experience of preparing for External Evaluation and
Review (EER) events, having successfully implemented and advised
on a number of systems that
achieved the highest EER category 1 status.
Awards and professional membership
- Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year - Local Hero
Medal recipient (2017)
- Prime Minister's Education Excellence Award
finalist (2015)
- Waikato University Doctoral Scholar (2008 -
2010)
- Excellence Award for
Research
(2010)
- Research Leader Award (2009)
- Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand
- Co-convenor of the New Zealand Microbiologcal
Society special interest group in Education
Contract /
transition / Change management positions
- General Manager
- Academic Quality Manager
Authorship
Fenton, C. (Editor, writer and project manager). 2012. 40 Years:
Western Institute of Technology at
Taranaki. New
Plymouth, New Zealand: Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki.
Fenton, C. 2010. Laboratory manual. Safe Science in Secondary Schools.
Fenton, C. 2010. Theory and achievement standards - Microbiology.
Edited
Journal contributions
Fenton, C. (2011, Summer). (Ed.). Te Iarere Wavelength: 5.
Fenton, C. (2011, Summer). Reflections on practice. Te Iarere
Wavelength: 5, 5-6.
Fenton, C. (2011, Summer). Resistant learners: What aren't they telling
you? Te Iarere Wavelength:5,
47-52.
Fenton, C. (Ed.). (2010, Summer). Te Iarere Wavelength: 4.
Fenton, C. (2010, Summer). Demystifying research. Te Iarere Wavelength:
4. 5-7.
Peer reviewer
Fenton, C. (2013-2016).
Reviewer. The
Journal of Doctoral Studies.
Fenton, C. (2007-2016). Reviewer.
Articles submitted to Informing Science - The International Journal of
an Emerging Transdiscipline.
Fenton, C. (2010).
Chapter Reviewer Microbiology. Hanson, M., Excellence in Biology: Year
11 NCEA
Level 1, Nelson, New Zealand: Cengage Learning.
Professional bodies
Fenton, C. (2013). Academic quality representative on New Zealand Board
of Engineering Diplomas and
QA
Committee
Fenton, C.
(2013). Academic quality representative on Targetted/Mandatory
Review of Qualifications
NZQA.
Fenton, C.
(2007-2010). Convenor, Special Interest Group (Education) at New
Zealand Microbiological Society Conferences.
Fenton, C.
(2010-2011). New Zealand Qualification Authority (NZQA) panellist.
Review of science
qualifications.
Fenton,C.
(2009-2010). Sector advisor in the National Qualifications Services of
New Zealand
Qualification Authority (NZQA) Science
review panel
meeting.
Thesis
Fenton, C. (2010). Doctor of Philosophy. Identifying an appropriate
science curriculum for
undergraduate
nursing in New Zealand. Centre for
Science and Technology Education
Research, School of Science and Engineering, Waikato University, New
Zealand.
Fenton, C. D.
(1994). The Isolation and Characterisation of Caulobacter from Manawatu
Water Systems.
M.Sc. thesis, Massey University,
Palmerston North.
Qualfication design / course writing
2016 New Zealand Board for Engineering Diplomas, Assessment and Moderation online
training package
Oral
presentations
Fenton, C., Handley, R., Lockett-Kay, J., West, G., & Wineera, T.
(2012, November). What has worked
well
for WITT? Kia oti Ä runga, kia oti Ä raro ka puta ai ki waho.
Paper presented at ITP Conference 2012. Wellington, New Zealand.
Fenton, C. (2011,
November 23-25). Identifying an appropriate science curriculum for
undergraduate
nursing
in New Zealand. Paper presented at Australasian Nurse
Educators Conference, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Fenton, C. (2010,
November 30 - December 3). Presenter. New Zealand Microbiology Society
Annual
Conference.
Auckland, New Zealand.
Fenton, C. (2009,
July 8). Do nurses need to learn science? Paper presented at Centre for
Science and
Technology Education Research Graduate
Conference. Hamilton.
Workshop
presentations
Various quality management and qualification design workshops for clients (2014 - present)
Fenton, C. (2013). Achievement Standards and Standard Based
Assessment. Western Institute of
Technology
at Taranaki, New Zealand
Fenton, C. (2013).
SOLO Taxonomy. Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki, New
Zealand Fenton,
C. (2011). Do I have to Research? Western Institute of Technology at
Taranaki, New Zealand Fenton,
C. (2011). QA Processes - are they still important in an Evaluative
World? Western Institute of
Technology
at Taranaki, New Zealand
Fenton, C. (2010,
November). Microbiological workshop for secondary teachers. New Zealand
Microbiological Society Conference for
2010. University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Website - archive
material from New Zealand's only High School based research facility
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 Michael
Fenton is
a scientist, multiple-award-winning educator, public speaker and highly
regarded lecturer, skilled
in all areas of science and mathematics, as well as robotics and game
design. He is a digital
technology specialist familiar with teaching Computational Thinking and
coding, as well as a
curriculum designer
with plenty of experience in instructional design for face-to-face and
online learning by distance.
Michael is known
throughout New Zealand for leading teacher professional learning and
development in Science and Mathematics teaching. He continues to build
and invent his own amateur science equipment and robotics systems. In
recent presentations Michael challenges some of the
extraordinary claims being made about the benefits of digital
technology and the Maker culture, and continues to assist schools and
tertiary institutes understand student achievement data to design and
moderate better assessment tasks.
Awards and professional membership
- Kiwibank New Zealander of the Year - Local Hero
Medal recipient (2017)
- Prime Minister's Education Excellence Award
finalist (2015)
- DEANZ E-Learning Excellence Award for
contributions to
e-Learning in New Zealand (2014)
- New Zealand Ministry of Education E-Learning
Fellow (2008)
- Microsoft New Zealand Partners in Learning
Innovative Teacher (2008)
- New Zealand INTERFACE magazine "Best use of ICT
in teaching" finalist (2008)
- New Zealand Microbiology Society Postgraduate
Prize (1991)
- Member of the Royal Society of New Zealand
(RSNZ)
- Member of the New Zealand Association of
Science Educators (NZASE)
- Member of the New Zealand Association of
Mathematics Teachers (NZAMT)
- Registered teacher
Thesis
Fenton, M.
(1994). The Expression in Soil Bacteria of the Symbiotic Genes from
Rhizobium
leguminosarum Biovar trifolii.
M.Sc. thesis, Massey University, Palmerston North, New
Zealand.
Ministry of
Education eLearning Fellowship report
Fenton, M.
(2008). Authentic learning using mobile sensor technology with
reflections on the state of
Qualification design /curriculum design / course writing
- 2020 Robotics/Game design / Digital Technology
- 2019 Applied Robotics - STEAM inquiry-based future-focused learning course
- 2016 New Zealand Board for Engineering
Diplomas, Assessment and Moderation
online training package
- 2014-2016 Graduate Diploma in Primary
Mathematics Teaching (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand)
- 2011-2012 Graduate Diploma in Primary Science
Teaching (The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand)
- 2006-2010 Level 2 NCEA Applied Mathematics,
Level 3 NCEA Physics, Level 3 NCEA Calculus, Introduction to Gemes
Design and Coding. (Inglewood High School)
- 2005 Various Level 5 courses for the Diploma in
ICT (The Western Institute of Technology at Taranaki)
- 2002 World
Interactive Software. Physics Interactive CD-ROM, distributed by
Roadshow Entertainment (NZ) Ltd.
Local, national and international media
- 2023 Taranaki Daily News, January 23. " Taranaki's Green School will offer unique NZQA pathways"
- 2018 Stuff.co.nz Education section, March 22. "Robots with a mission"
- 2018
North Taranaki Midweek, March 27. "Science Fair challenges all"
- 2014
Taranaki Daily News, May 9. "Support for science teachers gets
positive reaction"
- 2009
Televison New Zealand, Close Up current affairs programme, 22
October. Science and technology feature
- 2009 Radio Live,
22 August. "World at Noon" interviews.
- 2009 North and
South, March. "Making school work"
- 2009 Taranaki
Daily News, 21 August. "Shoppers get shock and it's not from the prices"
- 2009 North
Taranaki Midweek, June 24. "Robots test skills"
- 2009 Game Maker
Technology Magazine Issue 16, June. "Game Maker in Schools"
- 2009 North
Taranaki Midweek, May 20. "School radio station a tool for learning"
- 2008 EDUVAC
Education Weekly, October 20. "Award for Inglewood innovator"
- 2008 Taranaki
Daily News, October 16. "Invention one out of the box"
- 2008
Taranaki Daily News, April 30. "Shining a light on the future"
Website - archive
material from New Zealand's only High School based research facility
Oral presentations / guest speaker
Fenton,
M. (2017). 5 things all teachers
should know about the Digital Technologies curriculum.
EdTalks. ULearn2017 conference, CORE Education Ltd.
Fenton,
M. (2016, July 10-13). Keynote; From Galileo to LIGO: Reclaiming the Maker Space for
Science.
SciCon 2016 conference, Lower Hutt.
Fenton,
M. (2014,
August 13-15). Keynote address; Enlightenment and education: a journey through
time and space. Open Polytechnic Learning
Conference, Open Polytechnic, Lower Hutt.
Winter,
M.,
Anderson, D., Fenton, M. and Glasson, B. (2010, July). Supporting the
Primary Science
Teacher
Fellows - Transforming Primary Science. SciCon 2010 conference,
Nelson.
Fenton, M.
(2009, May 26th - 29th). RIGEL - Learning from Life:
Communities of learning via a
connected curriculum.
Microsoft Partners in Learning Regional Innovative Teachers
conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Fenton, M. (2009,
September). Bridging the gap between technology enthusiasts and
skeptics. EdTalks,
CORE
Education Ltd.
Fenton, M. (2008,
November 7). I don't use technology, does that make me a bad teacher?
Western
Institute of Technology at Taranaki
(WITT) Research Forum workshop.
Workshops /
presentations
Fenton,
M., and Fenton, C. (2020). Portfolio learning design and assessment design and moderation for
learners working through numeracy unit standards. Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology.
Fenton,
M. (2018, July 9-12). Beyond Fair Tests - other investigation strategies to
engage reluctant
learners. New Zealand Association of Science
Educators SciCon conference, Christ's College, Christchurch.
Fenton, M. (2018, July 9-12). Inspiring tomorrow's scientists: Doing Science through
the Digital
Technologies curriculum. New
Zealand Association of Science Educators SciCon conference,
Christ's
College, Christchurch.
Fenton, M. (2017, October 11-13).
Gamification and digital technolgies for effective mathematics
teaching.
CORE
Education ULearn2017 conference, Hamilton Convention Centre.
Fenton, M. (2017, October 11-13).
Reclaiming the Maker Space for effective Science teaching.
CORE Education ULearn2017
conference, Hamilton Convention Centre.
Fenton, M. (2016, July 10-13). $10 digital multimeters for authentic science at
school and home;
Fenton,
M. (2015). Primary mathematics teaching online: rich tasks for
cross-curricula learning. New
Zealand Association of
Mathematics
Teachers Biennial Conference 2015. AUT University, Auckland,
New
Zealand.
Anderson,
D., Fenton, M., Glasson, B., and Winter, M. (2010 - 2014). Primary
Science Teacher
Fellowship
curriculum support workshops, Royal Society of New
Zealand, Wellington.
Fenton, M. and
Fenton, C.D. (2014, July 6-10). Primary teachers' authentic experiences of the nature
of
Fenton, M. (2013,
December). Quality teaching workshop for science and mathematics.
Tauhara
College.
Fenton,
M.
(2013, November 20). Authentic science and mathematics investigations
using multimeters.
Science
Technicians workshop, Massey Univeristy, Palmerston North.
Fenton, M. (2013,
October 9-11). Students leading learning in science and mathematics at
home or
school:
New uses for multimeters. ULearn13 conference, Hamilton
Convention Centre.
Fenton, M.
(2012, September). Achievement based assessment in a tertiary
setting. Western Institute
of Technology
at Taranaki.
Fenton, M. (2008,
October 7-10). Interactive eLearning tools for Mathematics, Science and
Robotics:
The RIGEL
project. ULearn08 conference, Christchurch Convention Centre.
Fenton,
M. (2007,
September 25 - 28). Interactive ICT tools for Mathematics, Science and
Robotics -
getting
the most from Game Maker. New Zealand Association of
Mathematics Teachers conference at St Cuthberts.
Fenton, C.D. and
Fenton, M. (2002). Crime Scene Investigation 3-day workshop. Delivered
with assistance from
the New Plymouth CIB
Publications
Fenton, M. (2017). The Digital
Technologies curriculum; Inspiring the coders of tomorrow or yesterday?
ULearn2017 conference, Hamilton
Convention Centre.
Fenton, M., Fenton, C. (2016). Research poster. Classroom teachers' experiences of Science through
Fenton, M.,
Fenton, C. (2015). Primary teachers' experiences of professional
development in Science by
distance learning.
Proceedings of the New Zealand Association for Cooperative Education
international
conference, Integrating learning,
work and community.
15th - 17th of April, 2015, Massey
University, Wellington, New
Zealand
Fenton, M. (2011). Using a digital multi-meter as an inexpensive
data-logger substitute. SCIOS. Science
Teachers
Association of Western Australia.
Fenton, M. (2010, March). Getting
digital and dirty in Maths and Science. New Zealand INTERFACE,
Issue 22.
Fenton, M. (2009).
New Zealand INTERFACE, Vol 19, No.761. Teaching and the F-word: fun.
Fenton, M. (2008). Pedagogy and student involvement. In Energy
Conservation and Renewable Energy
Fenton, M. (2008).
ICT: Interested in Conversations and Thinking. Eduvac, The Education
Weekly, Vol ,
19,
No.761.
Fenton, M. (2007).
Innovative ICT black box. Eduvac, The Education Weekly, Vol 18, No.709.
Bishop,R., Ryan,C., Durdle,B., Fenton,C., Fenton,M. (2006). An
integrated monitoring, control and
biochemical
system to reduce the reliance of biological filtration in
recirculation seawater aquaculture systems. Proceedings of the World
Aquaculture Society, Aqua 2006.
Fenton, C.D.,
Fenton M., and Raynes, A. (2001). Microbiology Misconceptions in
Secondary Schools.
Proceedings
of the New Zealand Microbiological Society conference,
Wellington, New Zealand.
Broad, J and
Fenton, M. (2001). Education under the Microscope. Proceedings of the
New Zealand
Microbiological
Society conference, Wellington, New Zealand.
Fenton, M., and
Fenton C.D., and Stewart K. (1999). The Isolation and Characterisation
of New
Zealand
Caulobacter Species. Proceedings of the New Zealand
Microbiological Society conference, Otago University, Dunedin, New
Zealand.
Fenton, M., Fenton
C.D. (1999). Light Photomicroscopy using an Internet Webcam Digital
Camera.
Proceedings
of the New Zealand Microbiological Society conference,
Otago University, Dunedin, New
Zealand.
Brown,T.J.,
Kelly,P.J., Ionas, G., Clarke, J.M., Fenton, M., & Pickering, M.
(1994). Giardia and Giardiasis
in New Zealand. In Thompson, Reynoldson
& Lymbery, (eds). Giardia: From Molecules to Disease. p124-125.
Jarvis, B.D.W.,
and Fenton, M. (1994). Expression of the Symbiotic Plasmid From
Rhizobium
leguminosarum
Biovar trifolii in Sphingobacterium multivorum. Canadian
Journal of Microbiology. 40:873-879
Jarvis, B.D.W.,
and Tighe, S.W. (1994). Rapid Identification of Rhizobium Species Based
on Cellular
Fatty Acid
Analysis. Plant and Soil.
Rao, J.R., Fenton,
M., and Jarvis B.D.W. (1994). Symbiotic Plasmid Transfer in Rhizobium
leguminosarum
Biovar
trifolii and Competition Between the Inoculant Strain ICMP2163
and Transconjugant Soil Bacteria. Soil Biology and Biochemistry.
26:339-351.
Fenton, M., and
Jarvis, B.D.W. (1991, August). Plasmid Transfer in Soil / Plant
Environments. New
Zealand
Microbiological Society newsletter.
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