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AIHOA Kaiārahi: Your AI Companion for Aotearoa Educators

Dec 10, 2025

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in Education, AI in Education, Assessment & Integrity, Educational Leadership, Teaching & Learning, Tertiary Education, vocational education

AIHOA Kaiārahi is the newly updated AI companion for Aotearoa’s tertiary educators — offering support for teaching, assessment integrity, cultural alignment, ethics, and organisational leadership. This release replaces the earlier Ako Aotearoa version and links directly with the new AI Fluence modules on Pathways Awarua.

Why the Future of AI-Era Education Depends on a New Kind of Translator—and a New Kind of Funding

Jul 1, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in AI, The Crossover Flame

The future of education won’t be defined by institutions that shout the loudest—but by those who can translate between emergent AI systems and the policies that shape our learning futures. It’s time we start funding them.

Further Reflections on Ako Aotearoa Defunding 2025: Teaching Without a Centre

May 29, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in Education, AI in Education, cultural leadership, Education Policy, educational innovation, Future of Learning, Government and Education Policy, Institutional Change, Teaching Excellence, Tertiary, Tertiary Education, Tertiary Education in Aotearoa

Further Reflections on Ako Aotearoa Defunding 2025: As the unexpected closure of Ako Aotearoa leaves a void in tertiary teaching leadership, we ask: what happens when the centre for excellence disappears—and what could rise to replace it?

Reflections on Ako Aotearoa Defunding 2025: When the State Forgets Its Tertiary Teachers

May 26, 2025

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Graeme Smith

in Education Policy, Educator voice, Government and Education Policy, Sovereign Systems, Teaching Excellence

Ako Aotearoa Defunding. Government cuts to Ako Aotearoa signal a shift in NZ education. This post explores what was lost — and what educators might build next.

A New Look at NZ’s Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy (2015–2019)

Jan 22, 2024

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Adult Community Education, adult education, Adult Education and Literacy, Adult Tertiary Education, Adult vocational education, Education Policy, Educational Strategies, Inclusive learning, Literacy Development, New Zealand, New Zealand Education, Numeracy Advancement

Explore the insights and lessons from New Zealand’s Literacy and Numeracy Implementation Strategy 2015-2019. Discover how these experiences shape future educational policies, fostering an inclusive, literate, and numerate society in Aotearoa. Join us in charting a path towards a dynamic and inclusive educational future.

Where are the new models of education?

Sep 9, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Autonomous learning, Business model generation, change, Edtech, Education, Education delivery model, I want a new job, innovation, MOOC, MOOC 2.0, New, Problems, Solution, tech, Technology

If there’s anything in need of inspiration and innovation it’s our education system. How well does our existing system respond to new technology, rising tuition costs and internationalisation? What about the changing demands of learners and employers?

Literacy Numeracy Trainer Jobs Available

Apr 18, 2019

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Graeme Smith

in Education, I want a new job, Job, Job Board, Job Profiles, Jobs, workplace

From time to time I post job advertisements for work in the adult education sector in New Zealand. If you’ve got the right skills and experience, here’s an opportunity below for you to get involved in workplace literacy and numeracy training. This is from Chris at Proven Performance. Cheers, Graeme Are you an A player…

NZ And Taiwan – What Is The Economic Relationship Between Our 2 Countries?

Nov 18, 2018

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Graeme Smith

in Education, Aotearoa, Economy, NZ, NZ Context, Taiwan

NZ and Taiwan – What is the economic relationship?

Teach better now – Where’s the new content for Assessment 7 of the NZCALNE (Voc)?

Jul 11, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Foundation, Foundation Learning, Literacy and Numeracy, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, Professional standards, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now

Kia ora and welcome to Collection 7 If you’re reading this then you are up to Assessment 7 in the new and improved NZCALNE (Voc). That means you are up to the final assessment task in the programme…! This next part is about assessing learner progress, reviewing your teaching and working out the next steps.…

AFTER: What are the reflection and review questions?

Jul 10, 2017

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Graeme Smith

in ALEC, Education, Embed literacy and numeracy, Embed numeracy, Embedded numeracy, Embedding numeracy, Literacy and Numeracy, NZCALNE, NZCALNE (Voc), Professional Development, teach, Teach better, Teach Better Now

You’ll find the reflection and review questions to finish off this part of the programme below. Your answers are your own evaluation of what you’ve done and how effective it was. You can download the questions here in a form that you can print out and write on if you want to take notes. Otherwise,…

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