Sydney Institiute – Ambition in Action Nov 5th Report

October 31, 2008 · Posted in FLN Meeting, SI · Comment 

In many ways 2008 has been a consolidation year for TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute. Since 2006, with the advent of TOL ANT we have put in place a wide range of platforms and technologies Quality Awards 08  eLearning @ Sydney Institute:The Journey

 ”Use technology to do business“ @ Sydney Institute

Combined with the imperative from TAFE NSW 21C  we felt we needed to consolidate and focus on embedding the technologies we had put in place before moving foward into new areas. Capability Development programs myLearning  Matrix.

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Arising from this came the inspiration for the Learning Technology Mentor program. The program focused on building Institute wide staff capability to use and embed new technologies in teaching and learning. 12 mentors were selected from each campus and clusters across the institute and provided with a week of capability development in the latest emergent technologies.

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Illawarra Institute’s Update for 5 Nov 2008

October 31, 2008 · Posted in FLN Meeting · Comment 

Virtual Learning Environment – integration of Moodle/LRR project with CLI/TeLS (see diagram)http://www.gliffy.com/pubdoc/1515058/M.jpg

VLE incorporates:

  • Moodle for delivery, interaction, collaboration
  • MEdiawiki for resource development and content management (unit/topic page templates, categories)
  • WordPress blogs and Private wikispace for interaction/collaboration
  • LRR for learning resource storage/search/sharing
  • Hosted Moodle for Commercial programs
  • Trials re integration of Moodle with Institute SAM/OLS and with LRR

Flexible Learning @ Illawarra Project – pilot of 4 cross-Institute programs; utilising VLE for resource development and delivery; FL@IP website being developed, including an elearning orientation program; capability development plan includes resource development, facilitate elearning, SAM/OLS training, awareness/website for campus administration staff.

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Interviews with Team Leaders of pilot teams:

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eLearning Mentors (ANT2) – blogs, Adobe Presenter, Photostory, Moviemaker, ARED/LAWS are proving most popular. View Adobe Connect Time2Share presentation from one of our team, Painting and Decorating teacher, Fiona Shewring: http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/p86001304/ 

Facilitate eLearning – current group of participants from IIT/NCI/SWSI, approx 35. Changes have been made to the program activities on the fly - participant presentations in Connect & new eTools activity using http://voicethread.com . The collaboration and creativity has been outstanding. We will be starting a new group with a workshop in non-teaching weeks at start of 2009 – any takers for collaboration? We have 8 new teachers who do the unit as part of their Cert IV TAA and our FL@IP team as starters already.

UOW/IIT eLearning & Pedagogy Conversations – six weekly informal meetings over coffee. At our last meeting, Wendy Meyer shared her experience of the Moodle Moot in October – http://www.moodlemootau.org Next meeting we plan to look at eRolePlays. Collaboration around 2009 Emerging Technologies Conference – is there interest from other Institutes? Some emerging themes: staff development, mobile technologies, pedagogy…

Video Conferencing: Equipment installed in each campus in staff meeting room spaces. Aim is to use for Institute meetings before using for teaching. TLI is supporting the capability development through a train the trainer process. A POV camera is being used to create resources to assist campus staff to go through the steps to turn on the equipment. Video conference sessions will be conducted for campus mentors, including CAMs and eLearning Mentors. 

I.M.A.G.E. – Innovate-Motivate-Achieve-Grow-Excite. Institute Innovation Showcase planned for December to be conducted via Video Conference. eLearning Mentors will participate, guest speaker on innovation in business and customer service.

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Welcome to the New and Improved FLN Blog!

October 15, 2008 · Posted in news · Comment 

Created using Wordle.net

The new blogging space for the FLN Network is now operational! All FLN members have been invited to join the space as contributors, and there are a range of new plugins and tools installed.

We are using WordPress MU to power this environment, and have included podcasting and video sharing tools, plus some extra Social networking functionality.

I hope you enjoy using this new and improved space! If you have any difficulties logging in or using the space, please feel free to email me! ;)

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