Interview with Robyn Jay @ the Learning Conference, Montego Bay
June 28, 2006
Interview with Robyn Jay, NSW LeanScope manager
by Stephan Ridgway, 26 June 2006
Download the MP3 file (4 MB, 17 mins)
image by sridgway
Synopsis:
Stephan Ridgway (Sydney) interviews Robyn Jay on sype attending the learning conference in Montego Bay, Jamaica. Robyn talks about the conference, her paper and Montego Bay.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
Abstract of Robyn’s paper presented @ the conference
Robyn’s flickr streams
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Temple Of The Web
June 27, 2006
Today I move on from my role as Project Officer with the Connected Learning Team at the Centre for Learning Innovation, TAFE NSW.
I know much has been achieved and that innovation has been realised……….the position, story and awareness raising of social softwares, mlearning and connected learning principles are now spoken of openly and clearly. There are no regrets and my farewell gathering, lunch and so on stands testament to that which I exploded in the organisations lap……gently.
I played but a small part in this learning journey. Many people there made it possible by listening, contributing and debating.
Speaking of the journey, my story just goes on and I move with it.
I believe innovation comes out of the need to communicate more clearly with others and on a higher order, to realise a human condition not yet attained either individually and collectively.
On that note I leave CLI with the knowledge that the next part of my own online and offline journey may add a few flagstones to the path that others are paving before me.
People like Leigh Blackall for instance.
Leigh Blackall and I underwent a lengthy Skype session the other night as I’d broken my headphones for the third time and now I’ve afforded myself another pair.
Leigh had some really amazing stuff to say which still threatens to implode my way of being yet I know I’ve been on this path for a while myself in many other roles and now I have to face the fact that it’s time to take off my shoes as I enter the temple of the web. For years now, content I’ve developed and papers, images, videos and other creative endeavours have been buried amongst other digital matter like detritus gathering digital mould and dust.
For the last two weeks or so I’ve been preparing myself to go freeranging……public………bill postering…………… as I’ve become accustomed to in many other parts of my life. My family are spread far and wide, my life is distributed everywhere at once and it’s all gone mobile so whats been holding me back till now ?
DRM, copyright, LMS, telco-shackles, fear, loathing, helplessness, wit, charm, fomats, laziness, sympathy, propriety, name-gaming, misunderstanding etc.
That will always be and these elements have been and no doubt will still play a part of my own learning journey.
As I’ve watched the effects of this on myself physically and mentally over the last fortnight I observe the foyer of which I’ve now decided to enter. The shared, distributive and networked web PLE has made it’s way into my life in such a way that I have no other alternative other than to embrace the change. Many others are already ahead of me and in some ways this has made it easier as i live and learn as aprt of their learning journey.
I’m taken with how Leigh puts it, as I work far more effectively in pictures than words;
>>……..So you see, I think it quite a different and liberating thing to think about in terms of web publishing - comparing web publishing to graffiti and pavement chalk poetics.
Once we’re prepared to accept that time will wash even things digital, then we’ll realise that for our presence to persist, for our markings to remain, we must remain active in remixing, reformatting, recreating, and republishing our works so that they reappear and reappear again - copied and redistributed by others across the Net.
I think its quite liberating to let go of the obvious - that digital means recorded, and think of it as a more fluid and transitory medium. The fact that a record or archive can be dug up if you really tried is just an added benefit, but its the here and now and what we say about before that catches me…….<<>> So you see, I think it quite a different and liberating thing to think about in terms of web publishing - comparing web publishing to graffiti and pavement chalk poetics. Once we’re prepared to accept that time will wash even things digital, then we’ll realise that for our presence to persist, for our markings to remain, we must remain active in remixing, reformatting, recreating, and republishing our works so that they reappear and reappear again - copied and redistributed by others across the Net.
I think its quite liberating to let go of the obvious - that digital means recorded, and think of it as a more fluid and transitory medium. The fact that a record or archive can be dug up if you really tried is just an added benefit, but its the here and now and what we say about before that catches me.
Michael Coughlan’s session over at Talking VTE speaks a lot of what’s possible.
My story just goes on and I move with it. I believe innovation comes out of the need to communicate more clearly with others and on a higher order, to realise a human condition not yet attained individually and collectively. To realise this I need to move, at times be still and ultimately share more of myself with others……….
I kind of like version two also.
Creating Online Presence, Keynote Presentation, (TELLS) Conference, June 26th, 2006
June 26, 2006
Creating Online Presence,Keynote Presentation, Queensland TAFE English Language and Literacy Services (TELLS) Conference
June 26th, 2006
Michael Coghlan with assistance from: Terry Marler, Aiden Yeh, Barbara Dieu, Dafne Gonzalez, Marg O’Connell & Jonathan Finkelstein
Download the MP3 file (14.7 MB, 1 hr)
image by sridgway
Synopsis:
It is estimated that 14% of the planet over the age of 15 are now online. This number will inevitably grow, and rapidly. Many of those online are mere consumers of Internet product – they come for the shopping, the downloadable music, and the travel bargains. While some with lingering suspicion about whether the Internet and its citizens should be trusted might see the notion of online presence as a contradiction in terms (Internet presence is virtual and not real surely?) many are coming to the Internet for other reasons – to connect and interact.
Many such Netizens are staking their claim to parts of the Internet, drawing a line in the virtual sand around them, personalising these spaces, and calling them home. They have chosen to create a presence on the Internet. A proliferation of tools under the banner of social software – tools designed to promote collaboration and sharing - are making it ever easier to create this online presence and interact and connect with fellow Netizens.
This presentation will explore the notion of online presence and ask why anyone would bother to do this? Is it important? Is is something more appropriate for teachers or students? How do you do it? What are the skills required? Is it relevant for language and literacy learners? Contributions from remote language educators via a live virtual classroom will be part of the presentation. It will also demonstrate some of the tools that enable the creation of online presence, and introduce the notion of eLearning 2.0 and the complimentary new theory of Connectivism.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
URLs of the presentation:
Web Page: http://users.chariot.net.au/~michaelc/pd/TELLS.htm
Recording of original session in Elluminate: http://home.learningtimes.net/learningtimes?go=1311720
Websites as graphs: http://www.aharef.info/static/htmlgraph/
English Advertising Class: http://english-ad.blogspot.com/
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Interview with Layla Kemp, Motor Traders Association of NSW
June 22, 2006
Interview with Layla Kemp, Motor Traders Association of NSW
by Stephan Ridgway, 22 June 2006
Download the MP3 file (9.7 MB, 21 mins)
Synopsis:
Stephan Ridgway interviews Laya Kemp from the Motor Traders Association of NSW about thier Australian Flexible Learning Framework - 2006 Industry Engagement project.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
AFLF – Industry Engagement Project webspace
Motor Traders Association of NSW
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The Network Fails ( Occasionally.)
June 20, 2006
It’s 5.01 pm.
Time to go home and reflect on another learning curve. What a anxious day.
It’s a mixed blessing that the network fails occasionally. It gives me time to leave the online distractions and connect with real people.
People like James Worner inspire me with their ability to synthesise otherwise disparate and seemingly disconnected information into something that’s cogent and relevant. I thank him for that from the bottom of my heart. I can venture out and head home knowing my rants online will be a little more purposeful and that my presentations online, conferenced and recorded will stand the test of time with more authenticity and flavour. Distribution is the key and if I can get permission to distribute our presentation on the web or link to it I’d feel very happy. Later….
Graham Wegner got me inspired last night with his thoughts on the whole concept of blogging as a means to engaging others in conversations…when they choose to and in good time. Like many other people I squeeze what i think, know and feel into what feels like a mad journal of reflections and hope driven episodes for others to contemplate. I really like the idea of the OLPC and intend chasing this for my kids and learners I engage who would benefit. What a great community.
I wonder at how many other networked technologies which have been built by a community are in the wings and ready to roll ? I sure wish I could find something that ‘disguises’ mobile communication technologies to do the same.
The idea that we could deconstruct and demystify the manner in which these devices enable communication still consumes me. The opportunity exists and the network lives.
Take Andrew Park for example. Who said great ideas dont come to fruition ?…… even though we bicker and fight amongst a culture of competitive advantage.
I really hope one day we will see a mlearning community share it’s knowledge openly …….if we arent already ! Long live networked learning ……………..
SMS to Blogs.
June 20, 2006
Graham Wegner and I had a great Skype chat last night about many things prompted by my question: are there blogs out there that allow you to post ( send) SMS messages for display ?
I’m searching for an application that allows SMS messages to be sent to a Blogger account as a discrete ‘micro-post’. Any ideas sure would be appreciated.
$100 Laptop Pics
June 13, 2006
Thanks to Wes Fryer for the pointer towards some flickr images of working prototypes of the $100 laptop, released a few weeks back.
Wisdom : Innovation
June 13, 2006
This one says it all. How can we move to the new and open ?
Hack At The Back ( Not)
June 12, 2006
I follow with interest Leonard Low’s accounts of what matters most for him as he ‘enters’ the discussions of where education hits elearning et. al.
I seem to recall doing something similar a few years ago in reframing others perspectives and achievements and splicing these with my own thoughts and musings. In fact I dont think I’ve ceased that behaviour although these days I’m inclined to say I have my own perspective on some things and despite better judgement seem to stray into the paths of others.
Now for today’s blog focus.
Somewhere deep in the bowels of the discussions to happen at http://networksevents.flexiblelearning.net.au/ comes the following position statement;
“…..Although the shift from the traditional classroom to E-learning 1.0 (e.g. flexible learning, blended delivery etc.) would have seemed like a paradigm shift to teachers learning to integrate technology into their teaching practice for the first time, their teaching methods would have stayed essentially the same – a teacher-centred, transmission model. It’s not until they shift to E-learning 2.0 (using social networking tools) that they are forced to change their whole approach to teaching and the way they manage, relate to, and interact with, their students.”
It doesent seem attributed to anyone in particular so……
My reply as such to this and other web2.0 discussions I posted here as part of yet another lengthy thread as part of the June AFLF Networks thread. I’m still thinking deeply on what this is for me as an educator and how to best unravel what I need to enable this for others.
:………I’ve read the entire length of this discussion thread so far and marvel at the attempt to synthesise what ‘web2.0′ means in a pedagogical context.
Somewhere deep in my own open blog I recently coined;
“……….The risks of web 2.0 are in not engaging with ‘it’. The worlds waiting while we ask questions of it and try desperately to frame it for our own purpose (education) using our own language and box it into our own set of guidelines, rules, regulations , standards and so on. Some of it’s needed and an awful lot…….. not. On that note I expect that students given some encouragement / deadline / choice will select / nominate their own distributed web 2.0 learning spaces and it’s not entirely the role of the educator to give it rather listen for where it’s happening for the student…”
I believe that the most relevant manifestation of these discussions ( web 2.0) exist in connected conversation places and spaces where individuals network knowledge and share opinion ( blogs, wikis, vlogs, myspaces, podblogs etc) ……..Moodle threads such as these are a great start in this process to open the conversation so others can see and hear what we think.
I also believe that Web2.0 is more than ‘free’ spaces which enable communication, network knowledge and connect individuals.
Many of these ‘free’ spaces are riddled with security and privacy issues which we must as educators keep abreast of…..our professional development training should reflect this.Web 2.0 flicks the switch on content, challenges the notion of intellectual property and devolves management systems to that of connected learning communities where discussion is up first on the agenda…..very unlike the majority of what we drive our learners to and through.
What Leonard has inspired us with is not questions of web2.0 rather how it’s being ‘valued’.
The issues with web 2.0 ( for what the term is worth ) is in my opinion, that educational organisation management are still focussing how the benefits of these technologies thwart competitive advantage, how uncontrollable these technologies seem and how connected learning spaces are nothing more than a breach of students privacy and organisational copyright.
Correct me if I’m off the mark, but the very architecture and technologies that web 2.0 users ( teachers / students ) seek to employ to enable connected learning are outside of the firewalls, learning object repositiories and data collections of the organisation itself.
Our greatest challenge is in convincing web 2.0 providors that students ‘content’ and conversations are important to the development of students e-portfolio’s - where authentication of engaged and diverse learning outcomes have been realised as a result of these interactions.
The education sector needs learning ‘harvesters’ for web2.0.
We have evolved past playing with these technologies……..we ARE using them and now we need assurance that what we engage with online is authenticated and re-usable, valued and accountable, engaging and valid from an organisational perspective…………”
That sort of sums it up for me.
I am also taken with Sean Fitzgeralds account of the web2.0 discussion and some of his elaborations in the EDNA group discussion;
Elearning 1.0 was static packaged content developed by content developers such as CD-Roms and courseware. It had litttle true interactivity and learner input and very little (if any) contact with a tutor.
Elearning 1.5 is best represented by Learner Management Systems. Some packaged content and some provided by the teacher. There is more interaction with a teacher and some with peers (through forums and chat).
E-learning 2.0 will follow a student-centred model and will be centred around the PLE using social softwares. Students generate and share content. They interact not only with teachers and their peers, but with anyone in the world they can learn from
This dosent sit quite right with me although I like it for it’s basic format and I’m wondering why.
Better ponder on that one for a little while.
Springdoo : Mobile Video to The Web
June 8, 2006
The revamp of this site will hopefully now allow it to load faster and personally I was getting sick of all the flying bits and advertising.
I dont know about other readers and bloggers but I must say I’m getting sick of the blogger mash and chicklet overkill so much now that I’ve decided to tone it back for the sake of accessibility and to honour the fact fancy widget show better with faster load speeds in protopage anyhow. I wonder how they will run in pageflakes which is my next creative adventure .
Did Blogger go down for three hours today at your end ?
I say this mindful that may have contributed to some of this time taking into account my basic web building skills ( not to mention a new server switchover thanks to Servage who have been brilliant with feedback and value for service.) Apparently if you take up subscription with Servage and mention I passed on the referral I get extra web space which I’m happy to share for educational projects. Perhaps this could be a good venture in the future.
The switch over was more than a tag harrowing but well worth the effort.
On a more serious note I’ve been reading Selena Chan’s musings on video email and thinking back on something that Anne Paterson’s been asking for assistance with. Selana writes;
“………Springdoo also had an excellent interface for video emails. As the Springdoo office is based in Christchurch, I rang them to find out more about the product. Their video email function has become very popular but they are not supporting their audio mobile phone email function as their latest market research showed that this was not a function that mobile phone users wanted to use.”
I have had some good feedback from others regarding Springdoo particularly Wendy Zammit over at TAFE NSW SIT campus who has been exploring it’s use lately also.
I vote that Springdoo gives ‘mobcasting’ or mobile generated audio emails a go and I’d be keen to test it out with some of the assets I have here in Australia. I can see a market and and educational use for these particularly in a connected or distance learning environment. I’ll have to drop them a line if Technorati dosent index this sooner.
Back to the bloggertemplate which is getting leaner and easier to use.
NZ Netsafe Group
June 8, 2006
Has anyone come up against the NZ netsafe mobile group to date ?
I’m keen to start exploring what exists here in OZ as part of my own ongoing interest however I’m keen to find out if anybody has actually had to deal with a lobby group actually asking questions or becoming involved with any mobile projects they have been facilitating ?
Mobile Phones In The Primary Sector : Discussion
June 7, 2006
Today has been a challenge in itself trying to answer why my www.alexanderhayes.com domain is out of action however I suspect in my flurry of trying to backup or export from other web2.0 environments ( my passion at present ) I’ve corrupted my FTP agents and it’s thrown the passwords out somewhere along the line. Bah!
I’ll blog that journey elsewhere….in the meantime I’d like to get to reflecting upon Graham Wegners ‘Mobile Possibilities’ excellent previous post ( comments wont suffice although i’ll note that in that post area.);
G. In my role as a primary school ICT Coordinator, I like to think that part of my job is to keep an eye on the future and be open minded as to where schools could deploy their ICT budget dollars.
A. Great attitude. The deployment of budgets into projects which sustain conversation and authentically address future needs must be a daunting task particularly given the onset of what appears to be a pervasive, invasive and unrelenting feature of life outside of the education setting ie. mobile ICT’s
G. Since crossing blogging paths with Leigh and Alex, my mind has really been opened up to the possibilities of an increasingly mobile enhanced classroom.
A. There are many examples of where mobile communication technologies have been used in primary school settings in the UK and Europe….perhaps we can see some examples surface as a result of mapplications.
G. I recently balanced some of these possibilities with my school’s current focus on a not-so-mobile technology, the Interactive Whiteboard, in a recent post.
A. I think of the interactive whiteboard as the springboard out of chalk-n-talk. It would seem the digital integration and convergence of technologies into the net-osphere is an inevitable leap sideways into where any flat surface is being considerations for portal digitisation.
G. So what tools are surfacing around the place that could fulfil that role in my sector of Aussie education. Well, a 1:1 laptop program isn’t really possible - we can’t even fund that as a department for our teachers and at what year would that kick in? PDA’s are really business tools like Blackberries and I’m not sure that kids would interact well enough with the small screen for things like composing text or accessing online tools, although as the web increasingly goes more mobile, that could and will change.
A. The screen is too small is a well documented fall back position for those considering the mobile screen as the platform for viewing. Many devices however grow content in virtual domains that can be pulled down for viewing using larger view devices and this is becoming increasingly evident with wireless tablets and fold through screen readers for mobiles. Phones for evidence need not have call functions included etc.
G. The mobile phone, as Alex has written about on his blog is the one thing that has great penetration into the pre-adolescence arena but I put it forward to him that having so many models of varying vinatge and capability might create insurmountable barriers to effective use.
A. The differences and varying vintage in my opinion are perhaps the most powerful starting points for an educator introducing the mobile web to a group of ‘learners’. The supposed insurmountable complexities are nothing less than what we find in any ICT environment and the responsibilities of these device providors is often taken to task. I can see great debates arising here if only educators take a creative minute to examine this in the context of their current teaching and learning.
G. Maybe, we need some compromise tool that schools (or systems of schools) can throw their money behind that brings some uniformity for the sake of equity and to make it manageable for the classroom teacher.
A. There are many educational technologies in mobile form. The outstanding feature which is crippling the use of communication technologies however is the cost of implementing this feature within the context of teaching and learning. This is a real issue as communication is one of the utmost concerns of an educator in any sector and anything that can be advocated for that lessens this burden is a bonus to the student, educator and ultimately the domestic consumer.
G.The two tools of interest I have seen in my web travels are not the solution but show enough promise that maybe a manufacturer out there can target the education market (for market it is) can take the best ideas from them and put an affordable mobile technology in the hands of Aussie school kids. Via a monthly newsletter I found out about a new product the HipTop2, which is phone/PDA/keyboard wireless product with a screen size similar to a PSP. Not bad in terms of concept but way too pricey. Another in the States is the Nova 5000, shown here in Miguel Guhlin’s blog but again overpriced and possibly underpowered. I do like the idea of something that is like the tablet screen part of a Tablet PC - maybe A5 size so it replaces all of the exercise books that weigh down a primary school kid’s bag.
A. Noted. No matter what the size and what the functionality it’s about policy, cost attributed to use and attitudes of the community to the use of such devices as part of teaching and learning. Have we progressed this conversation - where - how many educational settings still have the always off policy in place that you are aware of ?
G. Of course, as Leigh pointed out a while back when the $US100 laptop was first touted - if they can do that for developing countries, why can’t Oz do a similar concept for our kids without bloating it up with excessive proprietary rubbish.
A. Sheesh Graham ! Nice choice of words ….perhaps and because we are a ‘wealthy’ nation and we can afford for our teenagers to be the testing ground for the domestic market , flaunting between shops, devices and plans and swapping SIM cards for our credit cards. the bloating occurs on any free market however there seems to be a growing awareness that if we are to consider using mobile devices with the communication aspect intact we will need educational plans - subsidies - exceptions…….we are using these for teaching and learning.
G. Openoffice, CMaps, a web connection, open source handwriting recognition - not much more to add to have a 21st tool ready for kids. Is is possible?
We are only sitting on the tip of a fast melting iceberg. Ubiquitous and pervasive mobile communication will become a need not a want in the present century if not decade.
Ps. Thanks for the discussion prompt.
metal:ED, Web 2.0 and Mobile Learning
June 6, 2006
Late last night I published the first post in a new blog - metal:ED - Developing educational video resources for trades.
The aim of this new blog is to document the progress, processes and experiences of a new project we’re working on in the TLRU as part of the Learnscope NSW funded project Innovation on the Ground: Seed to Harvest, which is designed to support e-learning skill development and technology use in the classroom.
metal:ED is focussed on developing a model for the production of training videos which would allow students to use computers, DVD players, or PDAs in the workshop to watch demonstrations and practice their skills.
As Team Mentor, I will be providing project management and support to the teachers from Metal Fabrication and Welding. I will also be investigating some mobile delivery options, and am really looking forward of taking photos of the students using mlearning devices to practice their skills.
We will be documenting the project via the metal:ED blog, which will also be an interesting experiment for us - using Web 2.0 technologies to track our progress and map out some best practice guidelines for future projects. I’m looking forward to getting stuck into it!
Check out metal:ED and let us know what you think. How would you use a blog to document this kind of project? What would be your dream delivery methods for these kinds of resources?
Primary School Technology - Mobile Possibilities?
June 5, 2006
In my role as a primary school ICT Coordinator, I like to think that part of my job is to keep an eye on the future and be open minded as to where schools could deploy their ICT budget dollars. Since crossing blogging paths with Leigh and Alex, my mind has really been opened up to the possibilities of an increasingly mobile enhanced classroom. I recently balanced some of these possibilities with my school’s current focus on a not-so-mobile technology, the Interactive Whiteboard, in a recent post. So what tools are surfacing around the place that could fulfil that role in my sector of Aussie education. Well, a 1:1 laptop program isn’t really possible - we can’t even fund that as a department for our teachers and at what year would that kick in? PDA’s are really business tools like Blackberries and I’m not sure that kids would interact well enough with the small screen for things like composing text or accessing online tools, although as the web increasingly goes more mobile, that could and will change. The mobile phone, as Alex has written about on his blog is the one thing that has great penetration into the pre-adolescence arena but I put it forward to him that having so many models of varying vinatge and capability might create insurmountable barriers to effective use. Maybe, we need some compromise tool that schools (or systems of schools) can throw their money behind that brings some uniformity for the sake of equity and to make it manageable for the classroom teacher. The two tools of interest I have seen in my web travels are not the solution but show enough promise that maybe a manufacturer out there can target the education market (for market it is) can take the best ideas from them and put an affordable mobile technology in the hands of Aussie school kids. Via a monthly newsletter I found out about a new product the HipTop2, which is phone/PDA/keyboard wireless product with a screen size similar to a PSP. Not bad in terms of concept but way too pricey. Another in the States is the Nova 5000, shown here in Miguel Guhlin’s blog but again overpriced and possibly underpowered. I do like the idea of something that is like the tablet screen part of a Tablet PC - maybe A5 size so it replaces all of the exercise books that weigh down a primary school kid’s bag. Of course, as Leigh pointed out a while back when the $US100 laptop was first touted - if they can do that for developing countries, why can’t Oz do a similar concept for our kids without bloating it up with excessive proprietary rubbish. Openoffice, CMaps, a web connection, open source handwriting recognition - not much more to add to have a 21st tool ready for kids. Is is possible?
Frightmare
June 4, 2006
Well that was a nightmare and a half and a lesson to boot.
Now that the Livingdot server’s been restored ( at cost ) and Servage have been commisioned I can now see why ‘downtime’ frightens most web1.0 punters.
Now for the next bit of the journey…..streamlining the ways to get what I’ve got up and available. Perhaps it might be useful for some and it’s taught me that building and pointing back to things that are not solely the responsibilities of oneself needs to be addressed.
This wont make sense to you unless you had seen the other two sites I’d been building go down while I had issues this end. Alls well that ends well and at this point Servage looks sound…..provided I dont end up where I was with Livingdot.
A lesson and a frightmare to say the least.
E-learning Networks Induction Day: Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community Project Introduction
June 4, 2006
Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community Project Introduction
Sean FitzGerald, 5 May 2006
Download the MP3 file (1.4 MB, 6 mins)
by Sean FitzGerald
Synopsis:
Sean FitzGerald, facilitator of the Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community, gives a brief introduction to the project at the 2006 E-learning Networks Induction Day, 5th May 2006.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community wiki
del.icio.us tags: aflf vte socialsoftware web2.0 networkedlearning elearning_networks clcommunity
E-learning Networks Induction Day: Tips for Building Online Mentoring Networks
June 3, 2006
Tips for Building Online Mentoring Networks
Sean FitzGerald and Wendy Zammit, 5 May 2006
Download the MP3 file (4.4 MB, 19 mins)
Synopsis:
Sean FitzGerald and Wendy Zammit give a presentation providing tips on what worked and what didn’t work in developing their 2005 Networks Project - the Online Mentoring Network - for the 2006 E-learning Networks Induction Day, 5th May 2006.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
Building Online Mentoring Networks and Communities of Practice
del.icio.us tags: aflf vte socialsoftware web2.0 networkedlearning elearning_networks online_mentoring_network
NSW LearnScope Induction Day 2006: Robyn Jay
June 3, 2006
Introduction to Digital Storytelling using PhotoStory3
Robyn Jay, 5 May 2006
Download the MP3 file (10.3 MB, 45 mins)
Synopsis:
Digital stories combine a narrated story/text with digital images and often music. A range of video editing software can be used but in this workshop we’ll focus on an alternative option, PhotoStory3, the easiest of all and a great lace to begin with learners who have limited ICT skills.
Links Relevant to the podcast:
SCISSORS by Daniel Meadows
[created with Adobe Premiere]
REMEMBERING MY GRANDMOTHER by Silva Vaughan-Jones
[created with MovieMaker2 - images were drawn, scanned and coloured in Photoshop]
AFLF Digital Storytelling Network - A national AFLF network of VET and ACE professionals who seek to expand the digital storytelling (DST) methodology as an e-learning strategy. This is a AFLF EdNA Group with loads of resources and great place to network with VTE practitioners working with digital stories. You will need to register for a free account with EdNA Groups.
Digital Story Telling in Vocational Education & Training - A wiki to support the Digital Storytelling Network
del.icio.us tags: nswlearnscope vte nswlearnscopepodcast digitalstorytelling nswlearnscope06
NSW LearnScope Induction Day 2006: Individual Projects
June 3, 2006
NSW LearnScope Individual Projects (2006 FlexEteam presentations), 5 May 2006
Download the MP3 file (3.3 MB, 15 mins)
Synopsis:
Sucsessful teams from across NSW assembled at Sydney Institute, Ultimo to attend an induction day. The morning was devoted to a range of speakers, while in the afternoon attendees broke off to participate in one of 6 hands on workshops of their choice.
Each member if the 2006 FlexEteam gave a presentation about their individual project.
Joy Sharpe
South East Community College
Joy will focus on workplace based traineeships and will investigate and review e-learning and communication options which could improve outcomes for both the workplace learners and their management team.
Outcomes of the project will be a report on the review of the current level of use of new technologies and flexible learning within traineeships at SECC , a discussion of the challenges and issues related to implementing flexible options and e-communication and recommendations for future action.
Layla Kemp Motor Traders Association
MTA NSW is currently exploring areas of e-learning as the organisation moves towards a future of training delivery incorporating components of e-learning. As both an industry body and a Registered Training Organisation they recognise the need to start this path sooner rather than later to ensure that they meet the needs of industry and clients.
Layla’s project will allow their organisation to explore possible options for e-learning and integration into our training programs.
Diana Khabbaz TAFENSW – Sydney Institute
Diana’s project will focus on the integration of innovation and staff learning into a best practice model of delivery utilizing latest technologies to deliver flexible professional development to teachers across TAFE NSW Sydney Institute.
By undergoing various models of professional development including online/blended, face to face, just in time and mentoring professional development strategies, teachers will explore the use of video-conferencing tools, web2.0 technologies and learning management systems, to model best practice in teaching and learning.
Phil Lantry TAFENSW - Western Sydney Institute
Phil’s project will investigate how and if students can use audio visual means to complete assessments using video capability of mobile handsets. The project will look at several key questions including the best practice in use and capability of G3 mobile handsets. Can such devices be used effectively by students? Do they help students engage with their learning? Are such technologies suited to a more visual/aural learning style?
The project aims to use the capabilities of everyday technologies such as mobile phone handsets, to demonstrate new ways facilitate and promote student learning and engagement.
Dorothy Waterhouse
Adult Migrant English Services
Dorothy is researching, designing and trialling an online RPL process and resources for the ‘Facilitate e-learning’ Module TAADEL501A. The module can be included as one of the elective modules in the TAA40104 Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. There are several toolkits designed to assist teachers to collect evidence for assessment and recognition of TAA04: New South Wales Department of Education and Training ‘ProveIt!’ and the WA Toolbox ‘The Training and Assessment RPL Guide’. However neither have included the Facilitate e-learning module.
Developers of both products will be assisting with this project with a view to incorporating any resulting resources. In the case of the NSW ProveIt! this would result in a valuable addition to a freely available resource.
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NSW LearnScope Induction Day 2006: Vivian Evans
June 3, 2006
NSW LearnScope virtual meeting room overview
Vivian Evans, Facilitator NSW Start Up Teams, 5 May 2006
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Synopsis:
Vivian Evan’s presentation to the NSW LearnScope Induction Day. Vivian outlines the NSW LearnScope DiscoverE virtual meeting room.
Sucsessful teams from across NSW assembled at Sydney Institute, Ultimo to attend an induction day. The morning was devoted to a range of speakers, while in the afternoon attendees broke off to participate in one of 6 hands on workshops of their choice.
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