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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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Don’t be spooked by the MOOC – Podcast

Jul 24, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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What is school for? You Should Read Seth Godin’s FREE 97 Page Manifesto – Stop Stealing Dreams

Jul 23, 2014

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Seth Godin’s manifesto on school and schooling This is a great manifesto on education by internet marketing guru Seth Godin. Seth is referring to the public school system in the US. However, I think what he says applies more generally everywhere across education. The industrial model is broken Seth critiques the largely broken industrial model of…
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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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 – Handout 2: NCALNE Assessment Pathway

Jul 4, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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Just a couple of screenshots here… The first two below show you what the NCALNE Assessment Pathway looks like. In the first one you can see the content modules on the top. Underneath are the Assessment Pathways. You’ll notice that the first two Assessments are unlocked. Assessments 3 through to 7 are locked. You can…
Don’t be Spooked by the MOOC – Handout 1: Cool New Stuff in Pathways Awarua

Jul 4, 2014

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Graeme Smith

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I’m launching cool new stuff on Pathways Awarua at the Literacy and Numeracy Conference next week. I’m not doing paper handouts. It’s all going to be here on my blog. You can read it online or print it out as you like. This handout is a collection of screenshots showing some of the cool new…