Category: Export Education

Why haven’t I self-published a book on how to embed literacy and numeracy into vocational training yet?

Aug 20, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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No good reason really… But today I spent about 12 hours learning how to use Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing suite of tools and resources. It was most interesting. I especially like that you can generate these previews above that show you what the final publication will look like. The actual editor tool is a bit…
How can vocational teachers from Vietnam improve their teaching practice?

Aug 14, 2018

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Graeme Smith

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One of the ways is to come to New Zealand…! Yesterday I was very lucky to spend some time with a group of vocational teachers from Hanoi in Vietnam. They are in New Zealand for a three-month study tour with Massey University in Auckland learning how to improve their teaching practice. We spent the afternoon…
I work in education… Why do I have to use tools from Service Design, UX and Agile?

Aug 8, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Design, Design Principles, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Good Design, Indigenous education, International education, Lean education, Service Design, Uncategorized, UX

Thank you, I understand. Welcome to the Brave New World. Your job and mine now require new kinds of tools and approaches. These tools and approaches aren’t part of the regular toolbox of tools most of us are familiar with in academic work. I’m talking about education but the same could equally apply to other…
Fonofale Pasifika: 6 Essential Factors To Create the Best Chance of Success

Feb 17, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Embed literacy and numeracy, Export Education, Framework, Indigenous education, International education, Knowing the learner, learner, Learner success, Learners, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Pacific Literacy Initiatives, Pasifika, Success, Uncategorized

Fonofale Pasifika – what is the fono fale Pasifika?
Do you mind if I chop off your legs?

Apr 6, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Export Education, International education, Lean education, Uncategorized

This is one of the problems working in education. We keep trying to cut off people’s legs. Or their heads. What do I mean? Here’s a quick story: A long time ago, in Greek mythology, there was rogue smith and bandit who lived along the way to Athens named Procrustes. He’d lure in guests with the promise…
Four Tools For Building Cool Stuff Online: Or How To Start Thinking Outside The Box

Oct 10, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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I went to the Supercharge conference the other day in Wellington. This was a business conference… nothing to do with literacy, numeracy or even education (I know… thank goodness right…?) Lots of cool stuff. The coolest though was the 40-minute presentation by Justin Wilcox of Customer Development Labs. At the start of his presentation, he…
10 reasons why your adult education & training course has to go online or die a horrible death

May 15, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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It’s the economics stupid…! That’s my conclusion to myself at least. Education is expensive. This is because of high fixed costs like buildings, resources, managers, teachers. The technology for online education is now cheap. Educational bureaucracies are firing the middle layer of managers. In fact, traditional bureaucracies of any kind are firing the entire middle class. This…
NZDipALN: Assessment Task 1 – Develop a Personal Approach to Strengthening Adult LN

Apr 11, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s the second draft of the first assessment task for our new New Zealand Diploma of Adult Literacy and Numeracy. The plan is that this will be part of an online and open education course through the PathwaysAwarua.com platform. You’ll still have to pay for assessment and credentials, but the information and training component will be…
Yikes…! Mandatory Review of Educator Qualifications including NCALNE (Voc) and Dip ALNE

Dec 11, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This review has kind of taken me by surprise. I actually disregarded the email from NZQA as it was titled “teacher education review” or something similar. However, NZQA rang me (luckily) to make sure that I attended due to the fact that we deliver the NCALNE (Voc) and we’re looking at delivering the DipALNE next…
ALEC Showcase 2 min pitch: selling our literacy and numeracy infrastructure to the world

Oct 3, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’m going to a business development thing tonight. I’ve got a 2 min slot to promote my work moving forward. Here’s my draft. Comments welcome…! —————————————————————————————- Kia ora Tatau Graeme Smith here from ALEC. I work in the least funny profession in the world. This is the field of literacy and numeracy professional development. It’s…