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Some great resources for guiding how you create online content

Nov 5, 2012

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in Education, Education resources, Flipped, Online learning, Productivity, Technology

I’ve just put my noise cancelling headphones on. I’m in my office so it probably looks a bit odd as my staff and our local students are around. However, I’m trying out a new productivity strategy: Block out everyone and focus on learning how to create online course material. Here are some great online resources…

What software should I use to capture drawing tablet, voice, and slides for creating Sal Khan style YouTube clips?

Nov 1, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Camtasia 2, Edtech, Education, Education resources, NCALNE, Screen capture, Software, Technology

I’m right at the beginning of this learning curve and process, but basically I need to become an online training and especially video production business. This is one of the essential changes I need to make to my education business model in order to survive. To do this I need screen capture software. I’m not…

The things we carry: What’s in the ultimate travelling educator’s technology gadget bag?

Oct 17, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education resources, Gadget bag, Gadgets, Gear, Technology, Uncategorized

I travel around a lot with my work. I teach a level 5 qualification called the National Certificate in Adult Literacy and Numeracy Education, otherwise known as the NCALNE. There are two versions. The one that we teach is for trades and vocational tutors and we often deliver this training at our clients’ sites or…

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…

Using Camtasia 2 with Keynote to upload training content to Youtube

Aug 14, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Education resources, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Khan Academy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications, Resources, Technology, Uncategorized, Video

I recently purchased Camtasia 2 for Mac so I could screen capture recording and upload it in various ways. My reasons for this are: To see if I can “flip” my own training model. In order to do this I first need to create a body of video style content and make it available. To…

Now playing: My very own Salman Khan Style video tutorials

Jul 12, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Business model generation, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Khan Academy, Literacy and Numeracy, Online learning, Productivity, Professional Development, Qualifications, Technology, Video, work

Well it’s taken me all day to get there, but I’ve managed to master what I think is the basics of being able to produce my own Khan Academy style video tutorials. Actually, they’re not exactly tutorials yet, that part will come later. They’re just quick discussions with me scribbling in the background. Currently, I’m…

Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon all to build giant data centers near Taupo in New Zealand

Jul 11, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Business model generation, Economy, Edtech, Education, Technology, work

Actually, it’s not true. Let me state categorically that Google, Facebook, Apple and Amazon are not going to build massive data centers near Taupo in New Zealand. Or anywhere in the Southern hemisphere that I am aware of. And at least not any time soon. However, I got to thinking about this recently. What if…

Why I Am Afraid of Email And The 7 Scary Things I Did About It

Jun 11, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Education, email, Kids, Life, Productivity, Technology, work

I am afraid of email I’m afraid of email. I had a bad experience. It might be because I couldn’t answer the nearly 10,000 emails that had accumulated in my inbox. The year was 2010. Or was it 2011. I can’t actually remember now. But the thing that happened was that I had a baby.…

Where to start if you’re developing your awareness of literacy and numeracy initiatives

Jun 4, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Maori Literacy, NCALNE, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications, Technology

If you are in education you are also in the business of literacy and numeracy. And you should have an awareness of key adult literacy and numeracy initiatives that relate to learners in your programme. Initiatives can refer to projects, programmes, and schemes that are designed to increase the literacy and numeracy levels of learners. These…

Kids need teachers because teachers are essential to education

Jun 3, 2012

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Graeme Smith

in Economy, Edtech, Education, Kids, Literacy and Numeracy, Online learning, Technology

Kids need teachers, right? So do adult learners, right? Well… what if they didn’t… In New Zealand, current budget reforms mean that schools and training providers are facing tough times due to reduced funding. That means some schools will lose teachers and will need to have larger classes. And the teachers are revolting. I mean,…

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