Category: Literacy Numeracy Professionals

How much money has the TEC invested in the literacy and numeracy infrastructure…?

Jun 9, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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It’s a lot of money… I just changed my original title as I don’t have a good reference for the exact amount. Let’s just say it might have 9 figures. That’s how invested the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is in the infrastructure that we now have for literacy and numeracy in New Zealand. That infrastructure…
How does ALEC’s business model work?

May 28, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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ALEC’s business model is something that we have given a significant amount of thought to, especially in recent years. As a government-funded training organisation we are fortunate to have access to a dedicated funding stream for our main education product, the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/Workplace) – otherwise known as the…
Everybody smokes their own crack (Or reasons why we’re a winning team)

May 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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To borrow a phrase from one of my internet heroes: “Everybody smokes their own crack”. Obviously, we’re biased but we think we have a winning team at ALEC. Here’s why. We are… Small, agile, and continuously improving our delivery content. Experienced and qualified academically, but practically focused due to the often “hands on” requirements of…
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…
Show me the numbers! NCALNE Market saturation

May 27, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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This is interesting… Data is from the NZQA data set for NCALNE qualifications as reported in the Tertiary Education Targeted Review of Qualification (TRoQ) needs analysis. Data is for 2012. 485,000 NZers with no qualifications in 2012. 310,000 NZers currently in work with no qualifications in 2012. 254,000 assessments carried out using the Literacy and Numeracy for…
How to teach anything, improve learning, and help people do stuff better

Apr 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I 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…
Mandatory Review of Teacher Education Qualifications – Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education Working Group

Apr 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’m very pleased to have been part of the working group looking at the Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (ALNE) qualifications this week. These qualifications are part of the Mandatory Review of Teacher Education Qualifications that is underway at the moment. It feels a little weird doing this after being asked to put my name forward…
New ALEC YouTube Trailer for our professional development NCALNE (Voc) Channel

Apr 24, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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What Are Adult Numeracy Theories? Here Are 3 Notable Ones You Need To Know Now

Apr 15, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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What Are Adult Numeracy Theories? Here Are 3 Notable Ones You Need To Know Now
What are adult literacy theories? Here’s 3 accessible ones you should know

Apr 15, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Adult literacy theories are ideas about how adults learn literacy skills, like reading. There are a range of theories and different educators tend to subscribe to different theories – although sometimes without really knowing. Here’s a selection of some of the main adult literacy theories: