Category: Online assessment

New Zealand Diploma of Adult Literacy & Numeracy (NZDipALN): First Big Project

Mar 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Ok… so we’ll have to change this graphic to reflect the change in name from National Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education (NDipALNE) to the New Zealand Diploma in Adult Literacy and Numeracy (NZDALN) or something similar. In terms of course content, what I’m planning is a couple of big projects that bookend several…
New Zealand Diploma of Adult Literacy & Numeracy (NZDipALN): The ALEC Model

Mar 17, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Once again… I’ve started work on the Diploma. This is like about the 5th time I’ve had a go at writing this thing and hopefully, this time I’ll finish it. Actually, this time it should be more of a collaboration, but more on that in a future post. What I wanted to establish here is…
Free online Literacy and Numeracy Professional Development Training via Pathways Awarua NCALNE Lite

Nov 18, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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If you teach trades or do vocational training of some kind you need to check out our free NCALNE Lite modules on Pathways Awarua. We’re just finalising the last two modules, which means the whole programme will be online. This is the lite version of the National Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational/workplace) –…
Would you rent your professional development and training?

Mar 7, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Business improvement, Business model generation, Edtech, Education, Literacy and Numeracy, National register, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NDipALNE, Online assessment, Online learning, Personal development, Professional Development, Qualifications, SMART Taupo

Just thinking out loud here… Would tutors, trainers, and organisations purchase low-priced, but ongoing subscriptions to gain access to professional development and training. This is as opposed to paying out a big lump sum payment upfront like standard course fees. And I’m thinking mainly of digitally delivered online education. This is a bit of a…
On why video content trumps interactions for online education

Mar 6, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Flipped, Online assessment, Online learning, Personal development, Professional Development, Qualifications, Video

This is a rant… Programming interactions for online education and training is a pain in the butt. Recording and editing video can also be a pain in the butt. However, this is what I am starting to realise: Recording video is potentially a whole lot easier than painstakingly creating clever interactions using limited courseware authoring…
Designing a database of vocabulary resources for online practice activities

Jan 10, 2013

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education resources, Online assessment, Online learning, Uncategorized, Vocabulary

Here are the issues I’m facing in developing my vocabulary database: There is no definitive source for the vocabulary frequency lists that I want to work with. The various versions that exist around the internet more or less overlap, but I’m going to make a judgement call and go with the ones posted on Paul…
How to create my ideal online vocabulary practice activities?

Nov 2, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Literacy and Numeracy, Online assessment, Online learning, Vocabulary

I’ve been thinking about this one for awhile. And I’ve been using various paper-based versions of it with adult literacy learners, and ESOL learners before that. I need someone to programme it. Here’s my ideal: Targeted vocabulary lists Vocabulary is my numeracy if that makes sense. I like to work with targeted vocabulary lists. The…
What does quality online literacy and numeracy training for adults look like?

Oct 30, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education resources, Literacy and Numeracy, Online assessment, Online learning, SMART Taupo, Uncategorized

Well that’s an easy one to answer. It looks like this: Pathways Awarua. Pathways Awarua is a New Zealand-based approach to supporting and strengthening literacy and numeracy for adults. We use it in our local intensive literacy and numeracy training known as SMART in Taupo. We love Pathways Awarua… Here are some of the advantages…
Unbundling education and training for online

Sep 21, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Business model generation, Edtech, Education, Online assessment, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications, Technology

The online world lends itself to unbundling. Unbundling is when you dismantle various aspects of a previous business model and sell them separately. Sometimes different companies and organisations can then specialise in a specific aspect of the business or industry. An example would be in telecommunications. Previously, one monolithic company might have controlled all aspects…
National Diploma in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education: Ideas on How to Package It – Part 2

Sep 13, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in DipALNE, Diploma, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NDipALNE, Online assessment, Professional Development, Qualifications

Here are my thoughts on one of the three smaller assessment tasks that would lay a foundation for at least two much larger embedded literacy and numeracy projects as coursework for the NDipALNE Assessment Task 1: Context – National & International Influences Candidates for assessment based in a country other than New Zealand would have the option…