Tag: How can I

How to use ZOOM for larger groups so that it doesn’t suck: 3 Strategies for success

May 20, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult, Adult Learning, Adults, Coronavirus, COVID, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, Indigenous education, International education, Knowing the learner, Lean education, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Zoom

So you’ve made the switch to Zoom for online learning and meetings. But how can you use Zoom for LARGER groups so that it doesn’t suck? Find out here.
How can I use Zoom for teaching online during the lockdown but make it more interactive? 9 instantly achievable ideas

Apr 16, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult Learning, Anxiety caused by learning, Autonomous learning, Coronavirus, COVID, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Foundation Learning, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, Improving learner writing, inform teaching, Knowing the learner, Learn anything, learner, Learner Centred, Learner success, Learners, Learning, Learning Outcomes, learning plans, Learning Progressions, Learning Strategies, online, Online learning, Pandemic, Should we teach, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Teaching philosophy, You can teach better, Zoom

Have you been wondering how you can use Zoom for teaching during the lockdown? So have I. Here are some of the things that I’ve used that work.
Why is the rum always gone? And can I order rum online in New Zealand?

Mar 31, 2020

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Graeme Smith

in alcohol, booze, craft, craftmanship, Education, New, New Zealand, NZ made

I think you know why the rum is always gone. But the good news is that if you’re in NZ and you’ve run out during the Corona Virus Lockdown the good news is that you can order it online. Read on…!
How Can I Learn To Write Better?

Jun 6, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Improving learner writing, make better, Read better, Teach better, Teach Better Now, Write, Writing, Writing frame, You can teach better

How do you teach yourself to write better? The rules aren’t hard but you don’t get better without actually writing. Here’s my take: Rule #1: Good writing is a kind of fitness… so try and think of it as such This means that you need to build your writing muscles in the same way that…
How can vocational teachers from Vietnam improve their teaching practice?

Aug 14, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Education delivery model, Education resources, Executive Education, Export Education, How do I improve, How to improve, Improve, Improve learning, Improve teaching practice, Indigenous education, International education, Lean education, Uncategorized, Vietnam

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…
What is the NZCALNE (Voc)…?

Apr 4, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Uncategorized
50 Things You Can Do To Embed Vocabulary Into Training

Apr 27, 2016

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Graeme Smith

in Embed, Embed literacy and numeracy, embedded, embedding, Improve teaching practice, inform teaching, teach, teacher, Teachers, teaching, Uncategorized, Vocab, Vocabulary

There are lots of ways to teach and learn new and unfamiliar words. Here’s a list of 50. None of these are new or any kind of rocket science. All 50 are ways of explicitly teaching vocabulary. It’s also possible to learn vocabulary through exposure to new vocabulary incidentally. But that’s another thing altogether. For…
How Can I Improve My Writing? Use the Hemingway App

Aug 19, 2015

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, App, Approaches, Gear, Graeme Smith, Hemingway, How to improve, Improving learner writing, Literacy, online, tools, Writing, Writing frame

How can you improve your writing? What are some great online tools you can use to improve your writing? Use the Hemingway App…!