Tag: literacy and numeracy
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Don’t be Spooked by the MOOC – Handout 1: Cool New Stuff in Pathways Awarua
I’m launching cool new stuff on Pathways Awarua at the Literacy and Numeracy Conference next week. I’m not doing paper handouts. It’s all going to be here on my blog. You can read it online or print it out as you like. This handout is a collection of screenshots showing some of the cool new…
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How much money has the TEC invested in the literacy and numeracy infrastructure…?
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in 21204, ALEC, DipALNE, Economy, Edtech, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, Literacy Numeracy Pro, Literacy Numeracy Professionals, Literacy Numeracy Symposium, LiteracyNumeracyPro.com, LNPro, NCALNE, NCALNE (Voc), NCLANA, NDipALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Online assessment, Online learning, Professional Development, Qualifications, TECIt’s a lot of money… I just changed my original title as I don’t have a good reference for the exact amount. Let’s just say it might have 9 figures. That’s how invested the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) is in the infrastructure that we now have for literacy and numeracy in New Zealand. That infrastructure…
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It’s the economy…! Uncertainty regarding literacy and numeracy funding
Here are my thoughts on the economic environment right now: Government spending on education increased from $9 billion in 2008 to around $11.6 billion in 2012. From 2012 we have seen a slowdown in education spending from $12.3 billion in 2013 to a projected $12.3 billion again in 2014, and up to $12.4 billion in…
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The ALEC (Anti) Marketing Plan
I’m terrible at marketing. At least in the normal sense that people use the word. I recognise that now. In the past we have spent a lot of time and money, including working with a professional marketing company and using online advertising to market ALEC’s education products and to develop marketing plans. Mostly, this time…
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“Weaving” Versus “Tools For Your Toolbox” As 2 Authentic Metaphors For Embedding Literacy And Numeracy
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Big changes ahead for adult literacy & numeracy educator qualifications
I’m excited about the fact the the tertiary landscape for adult literacy and numeracy educator qualifications is about to change dramatically. I’ll have more details as we get closer to 2015, but look out for the following: The 40 credit level 5 New Zealand Certificate in Adult Literacy & Numeracy Education (Vocational) or NZCALNE (Voc)…
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ALEC Processes Section 7: Outcomes
Here’s the last one (I promise)… Section 7 from our QMS describing processes for identifying and updating outcomes, results and achievements.
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ALEC Processes Section 6: Work Systems
Here’s my section 6 update on work systems. Like the others, these are a description of what actually happens (most of the time anyway…)
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ALEC Processes Section 5: Workforce
Here’s section 5 of our ALEC QMS processes redrafted using LucidCharts: