Tag: content creation

15+ Powerful Tips for Creating Dyslexia-Friendly Resources: A Style Guide for Teachers and Educators

Mar 3, 2023

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Graeme Smith

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How to Make Your Content Dyslexia-Friendly Creating content that is accessible to all learners is an essential aspect of inclusive education. For students with dyslexia, however, it can be particularly challenging to engage with content that isn’t designed with their needs in mind. That’s why my friend Annette Tofaeono at Ako Aotearoa has created this…
How to Not Suck at Writing More than 280 Characters

Sep 2, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Education

How to Not Suck at Writing More than 280 Characters
How do I get started writing better long-form content?

Jun 17, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Improve teaching practice, Essay writing, gumroad, How do I get started, How to improve, Improve, Improve learning, Improving learner writing, long-form, plan, planning, Self improvement, Write, Writing, Writing frame

Tweets are fine, but really what people want is long-form content. By that I mean, well-written and interesting articles, essays and blog posts that really dig down into issues and content. But how are YOU going to get started writing great long-form content?
To write long-form content, there are 3 thrilling things you need to think through

Mar 17, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Writing, Blog, Essay writing, Improve, Improving learner writing, imrpove, long-form, Write, Writing frame

Long-form. There are just three things you need to know if you want to write long-from content. And this is true for writing blogs and articles on online or in an academic context.
Long-form writing is a craft and you need a mini-apprenticeship

Mar 14, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Blog, Business improvement, Essay writing, How do I improve, How to improve, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, Improving learner writing, improvisation, long-form, Self improvement, Write, Writing, Writing frame

Long-form writing is a craft… and you need a mini-apprenticeship. You also need a system. I can show you how to create your own DIY mini-apprenticeship using my system
Writing makes me anxious… What should I do?

Mar 13, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Blog, Business improvement, Essay writing, How do I improve, How to improve, Improve, Improving learner writing, long-form, Write, Writing, Writing frame

Writing makes me anxious… What should I do? If writing essays or long-form content terrifies you then you need to know that this is normal and that there is a way to address and even harness this fear
Is there a demand for long-form written content?

Mar 12, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Blog, Essay, Essay writing, Improving learner writing, long-form, Write, Writing, Writing frame

The thing about long-form written content is that there’s a demand for it. People want to read beyond the 280 characters of twitter and messaging *if it’s good quality*
More People are Writing More Than Ever… Are you?

Mar 11, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Blog, Content, Education, Education resources, Essay, Essay writing, Improving learner writing, long-form, Write, Writing, Writing frame

So you can write 280 characters. So can a lot of people. That’s the size of a big tweet or message on social media. But what happens beyond that?