Category: Embed literacy and numeracy
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Internationalising and exporting NZ’s literacy and numeracy professional development via the NCALNE (Voc)
Changes to qualifications In order to export New Zealand’s unique professional development, training and credentials relating to literacy and numeracy we need to first internationalise the key qualifications. This means some changes to both of the qualifications. Here are my ideas for dealing with the NCALNE (Voc): Dealing with Unit Standard 21204: Develop adult learners’…
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Why we need an international strand built into NZ’s literacy & numeracy professional development qualifications including the NCALNE (Voc)
My organisation, ALEC, delivers training that leads to the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) – otherwise known as the NCALNE (Voc). This qualification and the related unit standards will come up for review in 2013 or at some stage in the next 18 months. I would like to be part of…
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Designing the National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE) for Actual Delivery
Below are some further thoughts on my design for how to deliver and assess the National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE): Components Context: Influences. Good teaching: Personal Approach Good teaching: Case Study Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Project 1: Programme Focus Embedded Literacy and Numeracy Project 2: Numeracy Focus Next I’ll break each…
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ELN tutor profile: What should a tutor profile look like for someone working on an embedded LN programme at levels 1-3?
Assumptions Given the large number of new Youth Guarantee (YG) programmes submitted to NZQA for approval we are going to see an influx of new tutors involved with teaching in this space. This means that these tutors will be teaching courses that by definition need to be embedded literacy and numeracy (ELN) courses. These tutors…
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National Diploma in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education: Ideas on How to Package It – Part 2
Here are my thoughts on one of the three smaller assessment tasks that would lay a foundation for at least two much larger embedded literacy and numeracy projects as coursework for the NDipALNE Assessment Task 1: Context – National & International Influences Candidates for assessment based in a country other than New Zealand would have the option…
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National Diploma in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education: Ideas on How to Package It – Part 1
Designing the NDipALNE I’ve been thinking about this for a while obviously, but I need to settle on the structure and key content and then nut out my submission for NZQA. Here’s what I’m currently thinking in terms of design for the NDipALNE. Key considerations The Diploma needs to function as a flexibile, online distance…
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Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 3
Labour Market Forecasts in Relation to Future Literacy & Numeracy Professional Development Our analysis of recently released data relating to New Zealand and regional labour market and economic profiles indicates moderate growth in a number of specialised trades-related jobs. This is good news for vocational training in general and we expect that this will translate…
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Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 2
Response to Government priorities in the Tertiary Education Strategy ALEC is a niche provider of adult literacy and numeracy education set up in 2007 to meet the ongoing literacy and numeracy-focused goals and priorities of the government’s Tertiary Education Strategy (TES). Key areas from the TES Key areas from the current (2010-2015) TES that ALEC…
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Comply or Die: Investment Plan Submission Time Again – Part 1
We Love Compliance Yes, it’s that time again. Once a year education and training providers who are funded by New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) and quality assured by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) are required to submit an Investment Plan. This investment plan is a bit like a business plan, except that an…
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Embedding Literacy and Numeracy (LN) Baseline Knowledge Infographic
Watch this space! We’re about to release our giant infographic poster highlighting the baseline knowledge for Embedding literacy and numeracy. It’s still under wraps and we’re just finalising printing, but here is some advance warning… We’re close to going live with our latest online venture LiteracyNumeracyPro.com and one of the products that we most proud of…