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COVID, and the prevailing edu-problem, prompts attention to NZ’s need to establish an eco-system of culturally responsive and creative education. The limitations of BYOD & online-assessment (of traditional subjects), often deceptively branded as “future skill developing” solutions, are really weak substitutes for mass delivery churn. They are proving to be investment challenges now posing a real threat to school agility and NZ #’s creative, socio-educational and or international outlook. Where many schools are actively adopting drivers for the ‘new normal’, establishing the shift to insight driven 1:1 teaching and learning, while clinging onto some 'sense of control' in de-centralised power "learning organisations" (pun intended), remains a formidable challenge. Thus, as creative-education arrives on set, it is 'Rare' for education technologies to provide both new insight driven on-prem, remote and on-demand learning orchestration capabilities for educators as well as genuine deep learning and life-relevant experience for learners. With cross curricula applicability, this piece reviews key Adobe platforms which suggest wiser investment choices for redefining 1:1 digital and remote learning experiences do exist.

Hunger games education and societal development

Was privelaged to have shared passions for education change with likeminded educationalists, from all over Australia/NZ, on Adobe's Edu-Chat. It was a wide ranging chat facilitated by Erin Raethke (Guru of Digital and Online Education) and Dr Tim Kitchen (Adobe's Genius for Creative Education and Transformation) https://www.pscp.tv/w/1lPKqLNwvjZxb [Click Play] Tremendous points emerged in the discussion, from Top Digital Learning Educator Lauren Sayer, on the prevelance and compelling need to shift education away from the low-grade application and tech. In short - given the need for quality digital education beyond COVID, no longer the Nations and learner's future be comprimised with poor digital substitutes! The session finalised with a deep dive into the "Creative Eduction is Priceless - Literally" Digital Mastery package that i've put out to support schools shifting from the "get grades" social sorting system into Creative talent development for all learners and ideas economy aligned Nations.

Adobe Education Exchange - Amazing PLD for Transformative Education

This interview is with Paul McClean, Education Consultant and Director of Rare Innovations in New Zealand. More information on Paul can be found via - https://edex.adobe.com/member/37cc25 Produced by Dr Tim Kitchen Senior Education Specialist, Adobe (APAC)

RETURN ON INVESTMENT ENGAGED STATE OF LEARNERS

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