Category: Lean education

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…
5 Questions That Will Make You Uncomfortable If You Work In Education

Nov 22, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in 2.0, Business improvement, Business model generation, Customer Service, Decisions, Disruption, Ed, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Lean education, Online learning

It’s an uncomfortable business Working in education is a tricky and often uncomfortable business. Especially if you want to get paid… And if you work in education sometimes even just using words like money and customers make you feel uncomfortable. You’d better click away now if you’re offended already. The “Customer” is not a straightforward matter Still, it…
How can we open source our training and still make money working in education?

Jul 22, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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It’s a good question… and one that is constantly in my mind as the owner of a small niche education business in a very small country. I’m not sure I’ve got the answer, but this is how I see the way forward at the moment. What I’m describing below is a process that for us…
Hacking Learning Podcast Demo – Take 2

Jun 4, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Edtech, Education, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Flipped, Free, Hacking, Improve teaching practice, Lean education, Learning, Literacy and Numeracy

Ok, here’s the second pass. I’ve changed the set up slightly and done some basic editing. I’ve also spent all day messing around with this as I’m finding it pretty exciting in terms of potential. So, if you’re waiting for me to get some marking done, you’ll just have to wait another day. Here’s the…
12 Steps You Can Take to Disrupt Education

Apr 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Business improvement, Business model generation, Collaboration, Design, Disruption, Economy, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Lifestyle, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Personal development, Professional Development, Resources, Software, Technology, work

I know, I know… you’d rather not. Nor would any of us really, but I’m working on a manifesto for disrupting education. This is not because I think I know how to do it, but rather because I think it’s inevitable and I want to set myself something to work towards. These are some of…
Embedding literacy and numeracy: What’s your plan?

Jun 16, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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Here’a another one from the Literacy Numeracy Pro infinite content generation engine… It’s important to have a plan. If you are a trades trainer or vocational tutor you need to have a plan on how you’re going to deal with the literacy and numeracy needs of your learners. Why? Well… because the same stuff that…
What literacy and numeracy-related content would you like to see on YouTube?

May 28, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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I’m looking to develop further content to go on our YouTube channel for embedding literacy and numeracy. What kind of video content would you like to see on YouTube? I’m particularly interested in material that supplements our professional development process, but open to any ideas at this stage. Here’s what I’m currently considering creating or…
Minimum Viable Pedagogy (MVP) – Or Why Lean Thinking Works with Embedded Literacy and Numeracy

Apr 18, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Design, Education, Education delivery model, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Improve teaching practice, Lean, Lean education, Lean literacy, lean methodology, Lean startup, Lean thinking, Literacy and Numeracy, Minimum viable, MVP, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), Productivity, Professional Development, Uncategorized

I’ve written about the possible match of Lean thinking and my field of adult literacy and numeracy education before. I’d like to narrow this down and talk about how Lean thinking works with the idea of embedded literacy and numeracy. One of the key principles in Lean is the idea of the minimum viable product…
The Department of Entrepreneurial Education: Business Model Innovation for Literacy and Numeracy Professionals

Mar 27, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, Business improvement, Business model generation, Conferences, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Export Education, Flipped, Lean, Lean education, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Technology, Uncategorized

The guy in the photo – Hugh MacLeod – is one of my inspirations. You can buy the print or shirt here. If you can’t read the text, it says: “I’m not delusional I’m an entrepreneur”. Anyways… Abstracts are due this week for the LN Symposium run by the National Centre for Literacy and Numeracy…