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Read the Book of Uncomfortable Truths (But Only 1f You Wanna Get Triggered)

Jul 3, 2019

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in Education, Amazon Book, banned books, Book review, Books, eBook, self-publishing

How about some uncomfortable truths? Bill Masur – @futureinmindd – has written a controversial book. And I’m kinda impressed because it started out as a series of controversial tweets which he then turned into his book. It was a cool and interesting process which I watched happening in real time. *** NEWSFLASH *** Get a…

How To Not F*ck Up Your Brand: A Guide To Building Your Brand

Jun 13, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Amazon Book, Book review, Books, Brand, eBook, Education, gumroad, Read, Reading, Self development, Self improvement, self-publishing, What shall I read

Read my review of Ryan Felman’s super cool eBook – How To Not F*ck Up Your Brand: A Guide To Building Your Brand

How do you train your brain to become stronger? Uncommon Mentality by Chance Lunceford

May 12, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Book review, Books, Reading, Self development, Self improvement, self-publishing

Uncommon Mentality. How to think like no one else. A madman’s guide to unlocking your genius. Review by Graeme Smith.

Business Model Generation

Apr 1, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Book review, Books, business, Business improvement, Business model generation, Education

What is a business model? How do I create, design or fix a business model?

I just published a short story on Amazon

Aug 23, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Amazon Book, Book review, Books, eBook, Education, Facebook, Fiction, Notebook, self-publishing

I’m getting the hang of this Kindle Direct Publishing thang. As part of the experiment I’ve resurrected some short stories I wrote a few years ago. You can download my the first one here on Amazon…! Here’s the blurb: Juan Castillo’s Other Name is a tale of neurosis and delusion caused by a troubled childhood,…

New TEC Publication: Adult Literacy & Numeracy: An Overview of the Evidence

Feb 10, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) have released a new summary of the available evidence on adult literacy and numeracy. It’s kind of a meta-review – a summary of a lot of other literature reviews, but it’s quite brief and worth a look if you’re interested in this kind of thing. They’re not going to print…

Why improve your teaching? Why embed literacy and numeracy?

Nov 16, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Book review, Education, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Flipped, Literacy and Numeracy, Productivity, Qualifications, Uncategorized

I’ve just started reading The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman. His introduction struck me as exactly what I would like to write for the book I’d like to write on how to improve your teaching practice by embedding literacy and numeracy. So I’ve cannibalised it. Here’s my version and the introduction to my mythical book below. Tell me…

Is it possible to apply lean thinking and lean methodology to adult education and teaching?

Nov 14, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Book review, Embed literacy and numeracy, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Uncategorized

I’m not sure if this works or not, but I’m interested in the idea of applying the principles of Lean Thinking and Lean Manufacturing to adult teaching, and to adult literacy and numeracy education in particular which is my field. I’m not an expert on Lean, but I have read and listened to bits and…

6 reasons why you should back Kevin Kelly’s Graphic Novel on KickStarter

Jul 16, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Book review, Creativity, Kevin Kelly, Kick Starter, Kickstarter, Science Fiction

I just joined Kickstarter the other day and I backed a couple of projects. It didn’t cost me very much money and I got a real… kick out of it. Now… Kevin Kelly – who is one of my heroes and probably one of the world’s most amazing technology commentators has produced a graphic novel.…

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

May 31, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Amazon Book, Book review, Books, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Leadership, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications

This is a skinny book. And in it, MIchael Fullan – a Canadian expert on educational reform – sets out the “skinny” on how to move people through the change required to improve learning within educational organisations.

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