Category: Pathways Awarua

TAPA GPT on PATHWAYS AWARUA — Your AI Kaitiaki for the Tapatoru Programme

Dec 11, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in Education, AI in Education, learning design, Pathways Awarua, Tapatoru, Tapatoru Programme, Vocational Teaching

Introducing TAPA GPT — the AI kaitiaki for the Tapatoru Framework. Supports vocational tutors with culturally grounded, reflective, inclusive teaching.
Nearly 80,000 words later…! All collections for the NZCALNE (Voc) are now live on Pathways Awarua.

Sep 29, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Graeme Smith, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways Awarua, Uncategorized

If you follow my blog, you’ll know that over the last eight months I have only posted content relating to the new NZCALNE (Voc). Well… we’re done. I finished the writing a few months back, but I’m very happy to report that all seven collections including all the new and revised content are now live…
APPROACHES: NZCALNE (Voc) Collection 2 is live on Pathways Awarua

Apr 20, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Uncategorized

You need to check out the new content for Collection 2 of the new NZCALNE on PathwaysAwarua. We cover approaches and concepts use in adult teaching and learning. All the great content from Te Ao Maori is still there – just updated. And we’ve widened it to include things like motivation and learner agency. You’ll need…
CONTEXT: NZCALNE (Voc) Collection 1 is live on Pathways Awarua

Apr 19, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Uncategorized

Please check out the new content for Collection 1 of the new NZCALNE on PathwaysAwarua. We cover definitions, frameworks, and factors associated with low literacy and numeracy levels. You’ll need to register as a new tertiary educator, or just log in if you already have an account. Look for the NZCALNE (Voc) pathway.
Beta testers wanted for the new NZCALNE (Voc) with ALEC and Pathways Awarua

Apr 18, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Pathways, Pathways Awarua, professional, Professional Development, Uncategorized

Greetings friends of ALEC and Pathways Awarua…! We need some people to test the three new Collections we launched for the start of the new NZCALNE (Voc) online. That means we need people who are happy to have a look through this new content and try it out. And hopefully, give us some feedback. Steve…
How To Join Pathways Awarua As A New Tertiary Educator

May 12, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, Complete NCALNE, Finish NCALNE, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, NZ, NZ Context, NZ Dip ALNE, NZCALN, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), NZDALN, NZDALNE, NZDipALNE, NZQA, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, professional, Professional Development, Uncategorized

Need to join Pathways Awarua so you can access the NCALNE professional development and training? This process is now streamlined. These instructions are current as of May 2016.Think of this as part one of a two-part process for enrolling. Please read these next bullet points: Part 1 below will register you on the Pathways Awarua…
How Do I Join ALEC’s Virtual Classroom For the NCALNE If I’m Registered On Pathways Awarua?

May 5, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Complete NCALNE, Finish NCALNE, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Uncategorized

ALEC provides coaching, face-to-face training, assessment and credentialling for the online version of the NCALNE course hosted by Pathways Awarua. If you are new to Pathways Awarua and you want to enrol in the NCALNE, you’ll need to move into our ALEC virtual classroom. If you are an existing user of Pathways Awarua and you…
How do I find the NCALNE course in Pathways Awarua?

Apr 7, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Complete NCALNE, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Finish NCALNE, Literacy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, Low numeracy levels, Maori literacy numeracy initiatives, Map the literacy and numeracy demands, Map the literacy demands, Map the numeracy demands, National Qualifications, NCALNE, NCALNE (Ed), NCALNE (Educator), NCALNE (Voc), NCALNE Lite, Numeracy, Numeracy activity, Numeracy for ESOL, Numeracy Indicators, Pacific Literacy Initiatives, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Prison literacy, professional, Professional Development, Qualification, Qualifications, Uncategorized

Here’s a question that we get from time to time… Where are the NCALNE modules in Pathways Awarua? You might already have an Educator login for Pathways Awarua. Or you might have just set one up (see here for instructions on how to create your login if you haven’t). But, if you’re new to Pathways…
Sign up to Pathways Awarua now…!

Jul 10, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Assessment, Graeme Smith, How do I improve, Literacy, Maths, Numeracy, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Reading

One of the best kept secrets in tertiary training in New Zealand is Pathways Awarua. It’s not really a secret, but up until recently, this has only been available to tutors and trainers. From now, however, this great suite of teaching and learning tools is available to everyone. Well, to Kiwis anyway. Check out the cool…
NCALNE (Voc) Assessment 1: Walk Through

Apr 9, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Ass 1, Assessment 1, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NZ Context, Pathways Awarua, Voc

How’s it going…? This is part two of your special care package for the NCALNE and assessment 1. It contains additional supporting material that you can dip into as you need to in relation to the first assessment task on the New Zealand Context for Literacy and Numeracy. The first part is here in case…