Category: NZQA

Designing embedded literacy project work for independent learning – revised structure

Aug 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Yesterday, I outlined my rough ideas for a generic integrated project template that would bring together unit standards 26622 and 26624 with some kind of narrowly focused content. The purpose is to design an independent learning project template that would help tutors and learners (and in my case home school parents and older home school…
Designing embedded literacy project work for independent learning – the rough idea

Aug 6, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’ve got this idea for integrating the assessment requirements for the 10 credits worth of literacy unit standards together with highly focused topics or content in an inquiry project that learners can complete (mostly) independently. The three unit standards are: Unit Standard 26622: Write to communicate ideas for a purpose and audience (Level 1, Credits…
I shall call him… Mini-MOOC – ALEC, Pathways Awarua and the great unbundling of education

Jul 25, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Don’t be spooked by the MOOC – Podcast

Jul 24, 2014

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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…
Don’t be Spooked by the MOOC – Workshop Handouts

Jul 8, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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UPDATED 12 Sept: At the request of the NZQA I need to make the following points clear: As I mentioned in my talk, the new ALNE qualifications represent a snapshot of a particular development stage of the revised qualifications as part of the NZQA’s Targeted Review of Qualifications or TRoQ. Also, as mentioned at the conference, I am…
Don’t be SPOOKED by the MOOC – Planning my Presentation continued…

Jul 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’m back home again today and working on my conference presentation on our new MOOC. So, just picking up from the other week, here are my notes… Need to create some slides next… but nothing with too much text. I’m probably only going to have a one page handout. It won’t have everything on…
Don’t be Spooked by the MOOC – Handout 3: Talking about the new ALNE qualifications

Jul 5, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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At some stage in my workshop next week I’d like to give people a chance to talk about the similarities and differences between the old and new versions of the ALNE qualifications. Or at least, I’d like just a chance to talk about how the new versions of the two qualifications that interest me might…
Don’t be SPOOKED by the MOOC – Planning my Presentation…

Jul 3, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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That’s the title of my presentation happening next week on Thursday. I’ve got a bit of an outline, but I’m still in the process of working out what I want to talk about. Here’s the basic idea. Launch the NCALNE (Voc) Assessment Pathway. That’s our MOOC. It’s available via Pathways Awarua if you sign up as…
Day of the MOOC

Jul 3, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’m giving a talk next week about MOOCs… Since I’m writing one I thought I better do some basic research and find out what they actually are. My starting point was to look up MOOC jokes. I assumed there would be hundreds. However, it seems that MOOC jokes are a bit like jokes about literacy…