INTRODUCTION TO ONLINE LEARNING
WHAT IS MAHI TAHI?
Mahi Tahi is a learning management system hosted on a Primary ITO website. Mahi Tahi provides a way to work together to help Learners move through their primary industry learning programmes.
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It is developed to support Learners as they move through courses and programmes with Primary ITO; and to support the Learning Partners.
HOW TO GET STARTED
https://mahitahi.ac.nz/login/index.php
Visiting Mahi Tahi for the first time
You will receive an account set up email with your login details. Once you have your username and password you will be able to log in and access your courses.
When you first access Mahi Tahi you should:
Have a look at the Mahi Tahi User Guide course. This is an important resource that you will have access to for your whole enrolment. If you ever get stuck and are not sure how to do something, check the User Guide to see if there are instructions there.
Familiarize yourself with the site by making sure you know how to find your dashboard, messages, help information and where to log out.
Familiarize yourself with what a course looks like by opening one of your courses and having a look around. Make sure that you know how to find your Learning material, Assessment activities, and Learning Partners.
There are a number of ways you can get in touch with us depending on what you need.
Watch the video below for a quick introduction to the system.
LEARNING ONLINE
Your learning for these online courses will include a mixture of online resources, in-class days, and on-farm learning.
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Online resources
All courses will have a link to your Learning materials. Your learning materials will be made up of extracts from Primary ITO Learner Guides, links to existing resources from organizations like Dairy NZ or Sheep, Beef and Lamb NZ, and some interactive activities to test your knowledge.
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In-class days
Some courses will have in-class days where a tutor will take you through what you need to know.
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On-farm learning
You might find that some of your courses do not include online resources for all parts of the course. If your course includes an On-farm learning page, this will list the topics that your workplace will have to arrange to teach you on-farm. If you have any questions about this, contact your TA.
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To have a look at what your learning material will be like, watch the video below.
ONLINE ASSESSMENTS
Your online courses will include a number of assessment activities. You must pass all assessment activities to pass the course and be awarded the unit standard. Your assessments will be a mixture of theory and practical.
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You will be able to use multiple browser tabs to have your learning material open while completing your assessment activities.
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Theory activities
Theory assessments in our online courses will be quizzes. These activities can be completed at any time and are open book. You don't have to complete the whole activity in one sitting, you can save your progress as you go and submit when you have answered all of the questions. You can also reattempt easily if you don't pass the first time.
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Practical activities
Your practical activities will require you to gather and record evidence of you completing the assessment instructions. Make sure that you read the instructions carefully so that you meet all of the requirements.
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Some practical activities will require you to gather evidence over time. You can jump in and out of practical activities as many times as you want and upload bits of evidence as you go.
When you have completed the whole activity and uploaded all of your evidence, you will submit the activity to your verifier. Your verifier will then do their part and once the activity is fully verified it will be automatically sent on to the assessor to be marked.
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You can add to your evidence if the verifier or assessor point out that you have missed something and you can easily re-attempt if you don't quite get it right the first time.
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To have a look at what your assessment activities will be like, watch the video below.
THE TOTARA APP
Mahi Tahi is supported by the Totara app. This app lets you access your learning material and complete assessment activities on the go.
Installing the app
You can find the app in the Google play store and the Apple app store. To find the app search for "Totara". Or you can scan the QR codes below to find the app.
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When you receive your Mahi Tahi login details you will also be given some guidance about how to log in to the app for the first time.
WHO ARE LEARNING PARTNERS?
The Learning Partners are the people that are here to support you and help you complete your online learning. If you have done training with the Primary ITO before you will be familiar with these roles.
They include your:
Verifier
Assessor
Training Adviser.
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Verifier
Your Verifier will be someone on-farm who is an expert in the things you are studying. Your Verifier will need to look at all of your practical assessment activities once they are complete and confirm that your work meets industry and workplace requirements.
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Assessor
Your Assessor will look at all of your assessment activities (including your verifiers feedback) and make a final decision about whether you have completed the activity competently. This decides if you pass an activity.
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Training Adviser
Your Training Adviser (also known as TA) is here to help! Your TA will visit you on-farm to check how you are progressing through your courses. If you have any questions about your online learning, contact your TA first.
PREPARING FOR YOUR FIRST CLASS DAY
What to do if you have a class day coming up and you don't have your login details yet?
If you have a class day coming up and you don't have your login details for Mahi Tahi yet, don't panic. You can follow along in class by logging in using the temporary account details below. Your tutor will remind you about these login details during your first class day.
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Just remember - this is a public guest account to let you preview the course content. You will not be able to begin any of your assessment work until you have your own login details.
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Username: temporaryaccount
Password: M@h1T@h1!
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GET IN TOUCH
If you have any questions don’t hesitate to reach out to your Training Adviser today.