Caroline Seelig
Caroline Seelig | |
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| Awards | Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | Massey University, Swansea University |
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| Institutions | The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology, Eastern Institute of Technology, Tai Poutini Polytechnic |
Caroline Irena Seelig ONZM is a New Zealand academic administrator, and was chief executive of the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. She has contributed to vocational education and distance learning for more than thirty years. In 2024 Seelig was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education.
Career
[edit]Seelig completed a Master of Education at Massey University and a PhD titled Interaction between CA++ and Mg++ ions and tolerance to NaCl of agrostis stolonifera ecotypes at Swansea University.[1][2]
Seelig has contributed to vocational education and distance learning in New Zealand for more than thirty years. She has held senior management roles at Tai Poutini Polytechnic, Eastern Institute of Technology, and Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology.[3] She was chief executive of the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand for fourteen years, ending in December 2022.[4][5] Seelig led the introduction of the iQualify online learning platform, and grew the Open Polytechnic to be the largest polytechnic in the country, teaching more than 35,000 students each year.[4][3]
Seelig is New Zealand's representative on the board of the intergovernmental organisation the Commonwealth of Learning.[5][4] She served on the board of Ako Aotearoa and LearningWorks, and served two terms on the board of the Hutt Chamber of Commerce.[4][3]
Honours and awards
[edit]In 2004 Seelig was awarded a Woolf Fisher Fellowship.[6][3] In 2013 Seelig was elected an Honorary Fellow of the Commonwealth of Learning.[4] In the 2024 New Year Honours Seelig was appointed an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to education.[7][4]
Selected publications
[edit]- Caroline Seelig (5 December 2013). "The Role Distance Learning Has to Play in Offender Education". Journal of Learning for Development. 1 (1). doi:10.56059/JL4D.V1I1.20. ISSN 2311-1550. Wikidata Q131318166.
References
[edit]- ^ Seelig, Caroline Irena (1990). Interaction between CA++ and Mg++ ions and tolerance to NaCl of agrostis stolonifera ecotypes (PhD thesis). Swansea University.
- ^ "Former staff and alumni recognised in 2024 New Year Honours List". www.massey.ac.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Whitecliffe announces three new appointments to the Board". Whitecliffe. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "New Year Honours List 2024 - Citations for Officers of the New Zealand Order of Merit | Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (DPMC)". www.dpmc.govt.nz. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Open Polytechnic Chief Executive completes tenure". www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Woolf Fisher Fellowships 2004 – present – Woolf Fisher Trust". Retrieved 24 November 2024.
- ^ "Open Polytechnic | Te Pūkenga congratulates Dr Caroline Seelig on King's New Year Honour". www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
External links
[edit]- Dr. Caroline Seelig on Skill Development - The Sixth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning, 21 Jan 2011, via YouTube