Professor Carmen Dalli (Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington) and Dr Karyn Aspden (Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University) draw on local and international research to explore key messages about the specialised nature of high-quality infant and toddler practice.
The webinar also provides practical advice and insights about effective pedagogy when working with infants and toddlers.
Dr Carmen Dalli is Professor of Early Childhood Studies at Te Herenga Waka | Victoria University of Wellington. Having started her academic career at the University of Malta, Carmen joined VUW in 1988 and played a key role in establishing the Institute for Early Childhood Studies in the early 1990s, serving as its director for many years and embedding early childhood teaching qualifications and an early childhood research programme at Victoria. She has an international reputation for her research on early childhood education and care policy, teacher professionalism, and pedagogy with under-threes. She was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for Services to Education in the 2025 New Year Honours.
Dr Karyn Aspden is a senior lecturer in the Early Years programme at Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa | Massey University. Her research interests include practicum, effective teaching practice, early intervention and infant and toddler pedagogy.
