SWSI Update
Development of an actual e-learning Unit – “Innovations & Technology Based Learning Unit” being formed for 2009. Julie Collareda from Sydney Institute has been appointed as the manager of the Unit and starts on the 9th February.
Development/Branding/Training of Sharepoint sites for all Institute teams are in progress with many exploring the possibilities for sharepoint to meet the various team needs.
Moodle hosted externally has now been branded and setup in preparation for classes in Semester 1. Training of staff and development of courses have been in progress from November and those involved are very excited and have built courses from toolboxes, CD’s Janison content and directly into Moodle. All faculties are involved in some capacity and we have over 520 users and 50 courses currently and this is before students have even started.
Podcast Server being reviewed to have similar look and feel as Teacher tube.
The unit has been working on having systems and workflows that are simple and have had some positive feedback from staff as to the effectiveness of this new system. These workflows will be reviewed regularly and adjust as improvements are identified.
All 83 Smartboards from the ANT2 Project have been installed and are ready to be used by staff in Semester 1, 2009. Training will be ongoing in the use the smartboard and the related software and peripherals through L & D Unit.
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