Category: Literacy

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…
Talking about NZ’s embedded literacy and numeracy approach with Indonesian vocational teachers at AUT

Nov 2, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Recently, I had the tremendous privilege and pleasure of spending a day at Auckland University of Technology (AUT) talking about literacy and numeracy with a group of vocational teachers and tutors from Indonesia. The group was large. The image above shows half of the team and I need to paste in a second photo below…
Teach Better Now – Assessment 3 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 3, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Teach Better Now – Assessment 2 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Aug 1, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Teach Better Now – Assessment 1 of the NZCALNE (Voc)

Jul 31, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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Online Configurator for Embedded Learning Outcomes

May 25, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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This is an experiment and it’s far from perfect… But tell me what you think in the comments. I’ve designed an online configurator to help you write embedded learning outcomes. There are two versions of it below. The first deals with the reading strand of the Learning Progressions. The second is much more specific and deals…
What’s the big picture for embedding literacy and numeracy via the new NZCALNE (Voc)?

Apr 13, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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What’s the big picture? Here’s the big picture for embedding literacy and numeracy and an update on our work at ALEC. This is the big picture for our revised embedding process and pipeline. And it’s the big picture for the new NZCALNE (Voc) training and qualification that we’re feverishly working on. New content for Collections…
The context for adult literacy and numeracy: Some things to think about before we move on…

Feb 21, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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From here you can move on to the second section. Next up we’re going to look at some of the approaches we use in adult teaching. Before that, though, you should have a think about your answers to the questions below. The questions aren’t assessed, so you don’t have to hand in your answers. But…
What’s causing the problem? Thinking deeper and taking notes

Feb 21, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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By now you should have had some time to think about what’s causing the problem of low adult literacy and numeracy? Or at least, you’ve had some time to think about the factors that we associate with low literacy and numeracy levels. Here’s what we’ve covered: The impact of colonisation Socio-economic factors Cycles of poverty…
What’s the problem? Technology

Feb 21, 2017

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Graeme Smith

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The impact of technology and the accelerating technological change is one of the themes that often comes up in discussions about why we face literacy and numeracy problems in the 21st century. The relentless march of technology and increasing technological complexity mean that the demands of work and life have changed significantly in recent years…