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ALEC Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values

May 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Some tweaking going on here for the latest version of our business plan… Any comments gratefully received: Purpose: Why do we exist? ALEC exists to provide innovative solutions, expertise, professional development and training in adult literacy and numeracy education to industry, communities, government, and our own sector. Vision: Where are we going? ALEC’s vision is…
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…
Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections wins International Literacy Day Award

Sep 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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We are also extremely pleased to hear that Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections has won the 2013 International Literacy Day Award from the National Centre of Literacy and Numeracy for Adults based at the University of Waikato. ALEC has been fortunate to have been working with Rachel and her team since around 2010 to…
Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy

May 31, 2012

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Graeme Smith

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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.

Category: Leadership

ALEC Purpose, Vision, Mission, Values

10 reasons why your adult education & training course has to go online or die a horrible death

Rachel Bulliff from the Department of Corrections wins International Literacy Day Award

Motion Leadership: The Skinny on Becoming Change Savvy