Tag: How to
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Buy my latest eBook…! How to think like an entrepreneur when you work in education
My latest ebook is live this morning on Amazon…! This one has cartoons. You should probably buy it just for the cartoons. If you don’t like cartoons then you probably shouldn’t buy it. Even if you don’t like cartoons you might want to think more like an entrepreneur if you work in education.
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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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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…
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Project management for Idiots: Part 1 – Some Basics
Here are five thoughts about project management from my recent course at the Business School at Auckland University. All knowledge work is project work. Tidying my room is not a project. Other people are necessary. There is a budget. There is a framework. This is part of my non-MBA, MBA. It’s the second in my…
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The Future of Work is Project Work
The future of work, at least for me, is project work. At least it seems that way at the moment. So… welcome to the new work order. But project management is really one of my blindspots. Working in education, I have a background in training, not project management, or any kind of management really. I’m…
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How to Build a Do-It-Yourself non-MBA, MBA
Who’s got time to do an MBA. Not me… that’s for sure. Don’t get me wrong. There are plenty of great people out there with great skills. Some of these people even have MBAs. I can see the need to reskill and upskill. Especially in this weird economy. However, I haven’t got time for another…
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How do you write an essay? AKA The Pragmatist’s Guide to Essay Writing
How do you write an essay? Find out how to write better essays at university and college. Get better grades by writing better essays.
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Strategy: Thinking more deeply about your literacy strategy
In order for your literacy strategy to be effective, you need to consider your answers to the following questions. These are all on the worksheets and are the same as what you’ll find in your assessment template. Here’s a list of the questions below. Then we’ll work through each one. If you know what to…
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Approaches: What is prior knowledge?
Using prior knowledge What is it? In a nutshell, it’s the knowledge, experiences, beliefs, and attitudes you bring to any new learning or teaching. Can we dig a little deeper? Prior knowledge, also sometimes called prior learning, is the knowledge that someone has before they meet new information. Every one of your adult learners comes…