Category: Coaching
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What can you actually do if your tutors are not embedding literacy and numeracy as well as they should be?
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in ALEC, Coaching, Complete NCALNE, Education, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, make better, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, Personal development, Professional Development, TutorWell that’s a curly question… The other day I reposted part of a transcript between a prosecuting lawyer and the CEO of large tertiary organisation. It was one of the scariest things that I’ve read in this field all year. Spoiler Alert: In case you didn’t realise, it was fiction. But I didn’t realise that when I…
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How to get started on Assessment Task 1 of the NCALNE (Voc): The New Zealand context
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in 2.0, Activities, ALEC, Assessment, Coaching, Complete NCALNE, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, embedded, Embedded numeracy, embedding, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALNE, Graeme Smith, Learning Progressions, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Maori literacy initiatives, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NZCALNE (Voc), Online assessment, Online learning, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, podcast, Productivity, Professional Development, Qualifications, Self development, Tutor, Tutor ProfileUPDATED FOR 2015: Please go here. If you need to complete the NCALNE (Voc) and you’re having trouble getting started (or even if you’re not!), here’s your special care package: Make sure that you are registered to use Pathways Awarua. The latest version of our entire ALEC course for the NCALNE (Voc) is now online in…
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Assessment 5 of the NCALNE (Voc) – Knowing what to do – Planning and delivering your embedded LN interventions: Talking through the assessment task with Graeme
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in 2015, 21204, ALEC, Coaching, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, Edtech, Education delivery model, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALNE, MOOC, Online assessment, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, podcast, Professional Development, Qualifications, TutorThis ended up a little longer than I wanted, but it is also the biggest chunk of work in the NCALNE (Voc). Let me know in the comments if anything is not clear.
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Keep calm and reduce churn: What will the new education business models look like?
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in ALEC, Business improvement, Business model generation, Churn, Coaching, Compliance, Disruption, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Leadership, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Mastery, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), NZDALN, NZDALNE, NZQA, Online assessment, Online learning, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, QMS, Qualifications, Teaching philosophy, Technology, Tutor, Tutor Profile, workEducation researcher and blogger Damon Whitten posted an excellent analysis of the reasons for tutor churn in the tertiary sector on his blog the other day. When I read it, something went ping in my brain. I couldn’t stop thinking about it. I posted an immediate summary here and then an extended rant about the topic here. Each time…
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Churn: Dealing with the chronic turnover of tutors and trainers in the education sector
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in ALEC, Assessment, Business improvement, Business model generation, Coaching, Complete NCALE, Complete NCALNE, Compliance, Diagnostic, DipALNE, Diploma, Disruption, Economy, Edtech, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Improve teaching practice, Learning Outcomes, Learning Progressions, Lifestyle, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Low literacy levels, Low numeracy levels, Mandatory review, Mastery, Meaning, MOOC, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand Context, NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), NZDALN, NZDALNE, NZQA, Online assessment, Online learning, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal approach, Personal development, PhD, Productivity, Professional Development, QMS, Qualifications, Rules, Self development, Teaching philosophy, Technology, workThe tutors are revolting…! Well.. they’re not actually revolting, but they do keep leaving. This is a major problem for the tertiary education sector including private and public. Maths and education blogger Damon Whitten has absolutely nailed this issue in his most recent post. Here’s the skinny: There are some great things happening in the entry levels…
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How to teach anything, improve learning, and help people do stuff better
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in 21204, ALEC, Business improvement, Coaching, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Improve teaching practice, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Mastery, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NDipALNE, Personal approach, Personal development, Professional Development, Qualifications, Teaching philosophyI want to write a book. Not sure what the title will be, but I’d like this – or something similar to be the byline or subtitle. I’d like it to mainly be a picture book. Something you could give to anyone. Like the kind of book you’d pick up in an airport. Now I…
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NZDipALN Module 1 Content – Anxiety Caused by Learning including Maths Anxiety
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in 21204, ALEC, Assessment, Coaching, Complete NCALNE, Diagnostic, DipALNE, Diploma, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, ELN Tutor, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Evaluation, Finish NCALE, Finish NCALNE, Improve teaching practice, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy indicators, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, Map the numeracy demands, Maths, Maths Anxiety, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NCLANA, NDipALNE, New Zealand Context, NZCALN, NZDALN, NZQA, Pathways Awarua, Personal development, Professional Development, Qualifications, stressAnxiety caused by learning What is stress or anxiety caused by learning? For many of our learners, and perhaps for us as well, learning often causes stress and anxiety. This anxiety can get in the way of learning. The anxiety that many adult learners feel is rooted in fear. This could include: The fear of…
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Coaching emails for Task 2 of the NCALNE (Voc)
For those of you following or looking for the second instalment of our coaching emails for the NCALNE (Voc), I’ve pasted them in below. As per Task 1, there are four. Task 2 Part 1: Familiarising yourself with the content Good work… Now you are ready to move on to Task 2 and have a…
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Coaching emails for Task 1 of the NCALNE (Voc)
A few people have asked me to write coaching emails to guide people through the various parts of our training. This is particularly relevant for participants who are working by distance. I’ve been putting this off for a while, but it’s a great idea. Here’s the first draft/batch… these relate to writing the 1500 word…