Tag: adult learners

A Positive and Tailored Guide to Enhancing Reading Comprehension for Adult Learners: How to Unlock the World of Words

Apr 3, 2024

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Graeme Smith

in Education, adult education, Adult Education and Literacy, Educator resources, Literacy Improvement, Teaching Strategies, Teaching Strategies and Techniques

Reading Comprehension for Adult Learners. Discover the ultimate guide for educators: “Unlocking the World of Words,” tailored to enhance reading comprehension among adult learners. From foundational strategies for beginners to advanced techniques for proficient readers, this comprehensive guide equips teachers with the tools to support and inspire students at every learning stage. Whether it’s fostering…
What Is Ako? It’s A Responsive Reciprocal Relationship With 2 Parts

Mar 7, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in Uncategorized, ako, Approaches, Indigenous education, indigenous pedagogy, Knowing the learner, learner, Learner success, Learners, Maori, Maori Literacy, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Success

Ako means both teach and learn. It’s a reciprocal relationship where the educator is also learning from the student.
NCALNE (Voc) for TESOL with Pathways Awarua

Oct 29, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in 21204, ALEC, embedding, ESL, ESOL, Graeme, Literacy, Numeracy, Professional Development, Qualifications, Smith, TESOL

Do you teach ESOL? Are You Supposed To Have The NCALNE (Voc)? If you teach ESOL in a course funded by the TEC, you may need to complete the NCALNE (Voc) qualification. The reason for this is the TEC conditions attached to the funding. These aren’t negotiable, but we now have a solution for TESOL…
7 Things You Need To Do To Totally Dominate Literacy and Numeracy

Aug 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NCALNE, Professional Development, Qualifications, Ronda Rousey

The other day I listed a bunch of reasons why you need to punch literacy and numeracy in the face. Today I want to tell you how to be the Ronda Rousey of adult literacy and numeracy education. Some of this you can do on your own. Mostly, though you need to do this as an…
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…
Literacy is important…

Jun 9, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Graeme Smith, Important, Importanter, Literacy, Numeracy

Uh… that’s all. Nothing further Your Honour…
Using the Speak to Communicate Progression to Assess Confidence

Jun 4, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Adult Learning, Assess, Communicate, Confidence, Confident, learner, Learning, NCALNE, Progression, Speak, Speaking

This is a bit rough and ready, but I wanted to get down some thoughts on using the Speak to Communicate Strand that have been rattling around in my head for a while now. Here’s the problem Lots of tutors and trainers notice an increase in the levels of learner confidence that they see over time…
Becoming Antifragile in Education – 4 Things You Can Do Right Now

Jan 3, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in Education, 2.0, 2015, Adult, Antifragile, Design, Disruption, Economy, Ed, Edtech, Education delivery model, Education resources, Evernote, Graeme Smith, Improve learning, Influence, Khan Academy, Knowing what to do, Leadership, Learn anything, Lifestyle, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNAAT, LNPro, New Zealand, NZCALNE (Voc), Online learning, Pathways, Pathways Awarua, Personal approach, Personal development, podcast, Practitioners, Productivity, Profession, Professional Development, Questions, Sal Khan, Salman Khan, Self development, Training, Tutor

How to become antifragile so every blow makes you stronger Nassem Taleb is an expert on risk and probability and he recommends in his latest book that we become less fragile, more robust, and actually antifragile. This is more than just Sissy Resilience… and this means that when the stuff hits the fan you actually bounce back…
Update from the TEC Re: Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool

Nov 7, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Assessment Tool, Education, Literacy, Numeracy, TEC

[This is pasted in below from the update on the TEC website which is here] The Literacy and Numeracy for Adults Assessment Tool is an online adaptive tool that provides robust and reliable information on the reading, writing and numeracy skills of adults. The Assessment Tool informs the development of learning interventions that strengthen literacy…
MOOC 2.0 – Why the future of online learning is about embedding foundational literacy, numeracy, and learning-to-learn skills

Sep 29, 2014

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Business improvement, Design, Disruption, Economy, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Educator’s Journey, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Flipped, Graeme Smith, Hacking, Improve teaching practice, NZ

If you work in education or you’re just interested in education you’ve probably been following the developments of MOOCs – Massively Open Online Courses. Debate around the MOOCs tends to be polarised. I’m always interested in anything in education that creates such strong emotional responses regardless of which side of the fence you tend to sit…