NZTC Online mode of study

You can study your early childhood qualification online, with New Zealand Tertiary College's online learning environment - NZTC Online.

We developed NZTC Online software in-house in partnership with leading education and technology experts, so it's custom-built for students of early childhood teaching.

Benefits of online study

Online study has a lot of advantages. Like any correspondence or distance learning program, you can balance your study with work and family commitments. Online study also uses the latest available technology, offering you a faster, more efficient way to learn:

• Learn at anytime; from anywhere you have an internet connection
• Access all of your course study materials and academic resources (e.g. professional journals and databases) online
• Interact more frequently with your lecturer than in a face-to-face course – through email and online discussions
• Be part of an online learning community: engage in online discussions and share resources with other students
• Use the latest technology with numerous online learning tools such as: text, audio, video, slides, graphics, images, discussions and many more
• Submit assessments and receive your marked assessments online.

Our YouTube video

Learn more about NZTC Online by watching this video from our YouTube channel:

Computer Specifications

To be able to participate in our online programs with NZTC Online, you’ll need to make sure your computer has the below minimum specifications:

Internet connection

Broadband, 512k or higher

Desktop minimum specifications

Processor: Pentium IV - 2.8 GHz or Intel CoreDuo 1.66 GHz or Power PC/G3 or higher
Memory: 1 gigabyte
Disk storage: 40 gigabyte hard disk drive and combo DVD-RW/CD-RW drive
Video: 64 MB dedicated video RAM & 17" LCD monitor
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Vista or MacOS X

Laptop minimum specifications

Processor: Intel Pentium M or Intel CoreDuo 1.8 Ghz
Memory: 1 gigabyte (upgradeable)
Disk storage: 30 gigabyte hard disk drive and combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive
Video: 1024 X 768 resolution, 14” LCD or higher
Other External Ports: USB
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Professional or Microsoft Vista or MacOS X

Printer

Recommended

Software

MS Word
MS Excel
Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0+
Internet Explorer 7.0+, or Mozilla Firefox 4.0+, or Google Chrome 2.0+, or Safari 4.0+

History of NZTC Online

NZTC Online was developed at NZTC in Auckland. We wished to build on the success of our successful correspondence-based mode of distance learning, and offer our programs online.

Distance learning allows us to reach our students who live out of Auckland, and is also a popular option with students who wish to balance their study with family and work commitments.

To design an online distance learning environment, NZTC Chief Executive Selena Fox collaborated with Dr. Chip Donohue, an early childhood and distance learning expert, to research best practices in e-learning. Together with the NZTC team of IT and early childhood professionals, they developed ecelearn –an easy-to-use online learning environment especially for teachers in the early childhood profession.

During years of further testing and development, including two pilot studies at NZTC, ecelearn was customised into NZTC Online. NZTC launched its first online learning program with NZTC Online in May 2009.

ecelearn is now being commercially developed into a product that any organisation can use to manage and deliver online learning programs. Read more about ecelearn online learning solution.