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What do entrepreneurs do that you could do if you work in education? Part 1: Ideas, concepts, tools

Jun 29, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Literacy and numeracy is a tough business to work in due to the increasing demands of… well, everything. I have a conference workshop coming up soon and I’m going to argue that one of the things that has worked well for me (in terms of daily survival) is training myself to think and act more…
Improve your literacy and numeracy outcomes by thinking more like an entrepreneur

Apr 20, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Here’s my draft abstract for the literacy and numeracy conference later in the year. Tell me what you think or what you’d be most interested in hearing or discussing with this as the general theme (assuming it’s accepted). Literacy and numeracy is a tough business to work in due to the increasing demands of… well,…
The Rise of The Educator Entrepreneur

Jan 13, 2015

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Graeme Smith

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Education is a tough business to work in. That holds true if you are a tutor, trainer, an educator of some kind, or a business owner. Or all of the above like me. I think a lot about what I need to do to survive and thrive in the rapidly changing educational landscape. The answer,…
The Department of Entrepreneurial Education 2.0

Jul 9, 2013

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Graeme Smith

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This was the title slide from my recent talk at the NCLANA Symposium on Literacy and Numeracy. It represents a question in my mind: Why aren’t we teaching educators to be entrepreneurs? The idea is blatantly stolen from Jeff Jarvis’s Department of Entrepreneurial Journalism at New York City University. His idea is roughly as follows:…

Tag: Entrepreneur

What do entrepreneurs do that you could do if you work in education? Part 1: Ideas, concepts, tools

Improve your literacy and numeracy outcomes by thinking more like an entrepreneur

The Rise of The Educator Entrepreneur

The Department of Entrepreneurial Education 2.0