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What will education look like in the next 10 years?
Today, I found some notes about the future of education that I had scribbled down a few years back. They were just random thoughts. And there was no date on them, but they must be from at least 5 or so years ago. Reading them now, they already feel old. Internet time is a weird…
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How can vocational teachers from Vietnam improve their teaching practice?
One of the ways is to come to New Zealand…! Yesterday I was very lucky to spend some time with a group of vocational teachers from Hanoi in Vietnam. They are in New Zealand for a three-month study tour with Massey University in Auckland learning how to improve their teaching practice. We spent the afternoon…
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I work in education… Why do I have to use tools from Service Design, UX and Agile?
Thank you, I understand. Welcome to the Brave New World. Your job and mine now require new kinds of tools and approaches. These tools and approaches aren’t part of the regular toolbox of tools most of us are familiar with in academic work. I’m talking about education but the same could equally apply to other…
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Three months without pants: This is Graeme and the future of werk.
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Further disruption underway. Stay tuned.
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Agile Fundamentals: Graeme’s DIY non-MBA, MBA continues…
After a brief interruption of work (required to pay bills), I’m super excited to sign up today for the next component of my non-MBA, MBA. This is my commitment to my own personal and professional development in 2018. So far, I’ve dipped into Service Design, Project Management, Shoe School, and an online course called Designing…
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How do you write really good instructions? Lego versus Meccano
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If you’ve read Sophie’s World by Jostein Gaarder, you’ll know that one of the questions that Sophie receives during her mysterious philosophical journey is this: “Why is Lego the most ingenious toy in the world?” The writer didn’t ask why Meccano was the most ingenious toy. And clearly, the answer has to do with the…
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How Do You Save A YouTube Clip for training purposes?
If you’re anything like me you would have wondered from time to time how to save a YouTube clip to your hard drive or to a USB drive so you can play it whenever you want. Why not just stream it? Well… you might not have access to an internet connection when you need it.…
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Ray Dalio’s Principles For Success – Animated
Just watch. The link is for episode 1 of 8 episodes. Just under 4 minutes. I can’t tell if the other episodes will autoplay or not but you can always open in Youtube if not. Total watching time for all 8 episodes is about 30 minutes. This is a masterclass in how you take a…
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Do you have questions about micro-credentials and digital badges?
Further thoughts on micro-credentials and digital badges A while back, NZQA were looking for consultation on micro-credentials. I wrote about my views here. These views haven’t changed drastically. But they have continued to evolve and everywhere I go people seem to want to talk about micro-credentials. Here are a few further thoughts. What’s the difference…
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Project Management For Idiots: Part 2 – The Project Management Triangle
Prior to my recent crash course introduction to project management at the University of Auckland, I had no idea what the project management triangle was. It seems kinda basic now. To be honest, I feel like an idiot for not knowing this despite having worked on a number of projects where this language is used all…