Peter Gilderdale

Peter Gilderdale is a senior lecturer in Communication Design at AUT.

Society
Apr 22, 2018

The university library row reveals a seismic shift in NZ's middle class

Grey Lynn arts lovers just don't get it. The debate over plans to close libraries at the Auckland of University lays bare a battle for the middle classes, writes design historian Peter Gilderdale.

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Society
Jul 6, 2017

Educational doping: how our school system encourages fake achievement

Following an outcry, the NZQA has agreed to a review of its policy of publishing exemplar answers that students have been memorising and reproducing. It's all part of a larger problem, writes AUT lecturer Peter Gilderdale, of 'academic obedience’ over actual learning.

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