Tag: what is
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Where are the new models of education?
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?
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You talk too much
Do you work in education? Then let’s face it… You talk too much. And it’s not helping. It’s hard, if not impossible for anyone to learn anything with so much talking going on. From you, I mean. I want you to inspire, innovate, create and educate. And I want to do the same. But there’s…
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Business Model Generation
What is a business model? How do I create, design or fix a business model?
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What is agile? Part 4 – The spike
Here’s one more thing from the Agile Fundamentals course I did with my Auckland University Executive Education whanau. This part was a good takeaway in practical terms. It is something that is called a spike. A risk-based spike is kind of a proof of concept. It is a prototype, a real-time experiment of what you…
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What is agile? Part 3 – The Pareto principle
Here’s the third thing I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. The Pareto principle is the 80/20 ratio that we sometimes hear about in time management. In this context, it’s a reminder to not overload people. In a nutshell, rather than working to a 100% productivity…
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What is Ako? A Māori View on this Powerful Teaching and Learning Kaupapa
What is Ako? Teaching and Learning – a Māori View. Ako is a transaction between the akonga and kaiako, teacher and learner.
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What is Tuakana-Teina? You Carry One Handle of the Kete and I Carry the Other
This is an excerpt from an upcoming eBook and collaboration by Aroha Puketapu with Graeme (Kereama) Smith. Watch this space for more…! If you carry one handle of the kete and I carry the other handle we share the load. If I am left to bear the load on my own I become discouraged and…
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What is agile? Part 2 – Context switching and switching costs
Here’s the second thing I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. This is about what they call context switching and switching costs. Here’s a couple of questions: Is it better to be doing one project versus doing a whole lot of projects? In other words, are…
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What is agile? Part 1
What is Agile Project Management? Here’s something I learned from my recent Agile Fundamentals course at the University of Auckland with Steven Briggs. If you’re too lazy to watch the video above with my friend Wen, here are the notes. Agile: Is a specific aspect of Project Management suited for small, dynamic projects. Often has…
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What are micro-credentials? Actually, let’s talk about badges first
The idea of badging is not new. If you know a little about boy scouts or girl guides it’s easy to understand how they work. Here’s the basic idea. When you’ve proved that you know something, or that you can do something, then you get a physical emblem as a reward. You might want to…