In my work in tertiary education in Aotearoa New Zealand, I spend a lot of time thinking about this question and what the possible answers are.
One of my jobs is to help develop professional standards for kaiako (teachers and tutors) and others, including support staff, working with foundation level learners in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Tuakana-teina refers to the relationship between an older person (tuakana) and a younger person (teina). It is specific to teaching and learning in the context of Māori. In a more traditional Māori setting, the meaning is literally “older sibling-younger sibling”.
Last year saw the demise of the Adult Literacy Practitioners Association (ALPA). This means that…
UPDATED FOR 2015: Please go here. If you need to complete the NCALNE (Voc) and…
Here’s a short blurb from me on the final assessment task. Congratulations if you’re up…
I’ve been turning this over in my mind for a while… I’m not sure whether…
Education researcher and blogger Damon Whitten posted an excellent analysis of the reasons for tutor…
These guidelines relate to my ideas on developing a generic template for embedded literacy project…
Yesterday, I outlined my rough ideas for a generic integrated project template that would bring…
I’m back home again today and working on my conference presentation on our new MOOC.…