Category: Adult
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Navigating Tuakana-Teina: A Comprehensive Guide to Peer Learning in Aotearoa’s Educational Landscape
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in Education, Academic Research, Action Steps for Educators, Adult, Adult Community Education, adult education, Adult Education and Literacy, Adult Learning, Adult Tertiary Education, Adult vocational education, Community Education, Cultural Sensitivity, Emotional Support, Maori, Maori culture, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Mentorship and Guidance, Māori Education Concepts, Needs Assessment, Peer-Assisted Learning, Skill Development, Skills Development, Vocational TrainingExplore the transformative power of Tuakana-Teina, a Māori concept of reciprocal learning, in adult education settings across New Zealand. Learn how this elder-younger sibling dynamic enriches learning environments, fosters inclusivity, and enhances both individual and collective educational experiences.
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How To Hack Reading Comprehension: 18 Assessment Items for Teachers
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, Amazon Book, Autonomous learning, Book review, Books, eBook, Foundation Learning, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, Improving learner writing, inform teaching, Knowing the learner, Learn anything, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Outcomes, learning plans, Learning Progressions, Learning Strategies, Online learning, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach betterReading Between the Lines: The Secret Step-By-Step Guide Hack Reading & Listening Comprehension So You Can Check If People Really Understand What the Hell It Is You’re Saying © 2021 Graeme Smith
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How to use ZOOM for larger groups so that it doesn’t suck: 3 Strategies for success
So you’ve made the switch to Zoom for online learning and meetings. But how can you use Zoom for LARGER groups so that it doesn’t suck? Find out here.
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REVIEW of What is Learner-Centred? 12 Concepts from Te Ao Māori You Should Embrace to Create Learning Success
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in Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, Anxiety caused by learning, Approaches, Concepts, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, Executive Education, Indigenous education, Knowing the learner, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, NCALNE (Educator), Success, The rise of the educator-entrepreneurCheck out this review of What is Learner Centred? 12 Concepts from Te Ao Māori You Should Embrace to Create Learning Success
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How will you create cool learner centred teaching this year? 12 concepts you need to know
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, Anxiety caused by learning, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Executive Education, Export Education, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Improve learning, Indigenous education, International education, Knowing the learner, learner, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Low literacy levels, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, NCALNE (Educator), NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), The rise of the educator-entrepreneurWhat is learner centred teaching? It’s the start of the new year. What are you going to do to make your teaching and training more learner centred?
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How do you write really good instructions? Lego versus Meccano
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If you’ve read Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder, you’ll know that one of the questions that Sophie receives during her mysterious philosophical journey is this: “Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?” The writer didn’t ask why Meccano was the most ingenious toy. And clearly, the answer has to do with the…
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APPROACHES – New Content for the new NZCALNE Assessment 2 with ALEC
As we’ve said elsewhere, this is a transition year from the old NCALNE (Voc) to the new NZCALNE (Voc). We’re in the middle of writing new material which will be available in a new format on Pathways Awarua shortly. The first draft of this is available here on my blog. If you’re up to the second…
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Tuakana-teina: What is it? 4 Different Ways You Can Use It Positively In Education in New Zealand
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in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Aotearoa, Approaches, Collaboration, Concepts, Cultural Competency, Education delivery model, Education resources, educator, Educator’s Journey, edupreneur, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Framework, Frameworks, Good ideas, How do I, How do I get started, How do I improve, How do you, How to, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, Instructional, Instructional Strategies, Intensive, International education, kaiako, Knowing the demands, Knowing the learner, Knowing what to do, learner, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Strategies, Maori, Maori Literacy, Maori literacy initiatives, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Professional Standards Framework, Should we teach, Success, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, This Is Graeme, THISISGRAEME, Tikanga, tuakana-teina, Tutor, Tutor Profile, Tutors, Uncategorized, Wananga, Whare Tapawha, You can teach betterTuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.