Learning design
As a new teacher or a teacher new to the use of technology enhanced learning it is often confusing and overwhelming. I found this quote that I think incorporates much of what I have been thinking…
“Learning and teaching is a continuous process that is mediated by the learner’s prior knowledge, experience, and personal goals; the learning environment; strategy selection; and interpersonal interactions.” ((Grabiner et. al. 2007).
To me this quote expands to allow the incorporation of different approaches (instructivism, constructivism and connectivism) and takes into account tools that can be used to develop different learning environments. It also accounts for our students being people who come to us with knowledge and life experience that can enrich learning activity if we can provide authentic programs.
Julie Collareda
Sydney Institute Report February 2009
Its business as usual for the team at SI with some changes
- Sunrise at SI which will be conducted weekly every Thursday morning for half an hour commencing at 8am. This online session is open to all staff and other Institutes wishing to learn ‘How to’ skills in a range of learning technologies, for example the first session is called wikibasics. One of the new strategies we are using with Sunrise at SI is communicating by SMS to prompt potential participants should they wish to submit their mobile number about the programs each week.This will be a timely way of advertising and for reminding attendees wishing to join the session.
- We will also be using SMS for the our very popular Hot Topic Conversations,a series of one hour professional conversation held in Adobe Connect on Wednesdays from 1pm-2pm.
- There is now a connected classroom site at each campus in the Institute. We are waiting for the installation to be finalised at some sites but we have already conducted a 2 day workshop on how to utilise the sites, with a representative form each campus attending. For more detail go to myLearning
- Sydney Institute is now fully wireless enabled with 650 points. Staff and students can now enjoy the freedom of logging on without those pesky cables and can use their own devices. Workforce Development will be supporting the implementation by conducting professional development activities and exploring ways in which wireless can be used to enrich the learning experience. More information and resources developed by Steph on myLearning.
- There will be another Learning Technology Mentoring Program conducted this semester
- We are involved in a Moodle/Learning Resource Repository Trial with CLI. We are waiting for the interface to be completed and hoping the project will be started in late February
- We have migrated all LMS delivery to our new Moodle site and preparing to move Janison content to Moodle
- Updated our myLearning, blog and Moodle skins and incorporated the use of some cool new widgets
- Finally got the TAFE mediaWiki and FLN blog up and live on the Internet!
- The team has been working hard at mapping our activities to units in Training Packages and to eLearning skillsets
Lots to do in 2009 and we are off to a great start!
The WFD Team at SI
Steph, Paula, Julie and Paulis
Visit: Hot Topics and Sunrise at SI for the list of topics scheduled for this term.
eLearning Skillsets
Hi
We need to develop the information that will support the eLearning Skillsets ie for the documentation to support the delivery of the skillsets. Can we please start drafting what we want to achieve with these skillsets and what we mean about current educational technologies. It is not jsut about technology, distance education or blended delivery but a cultural change to using delivery strategies and technolgoy to achieve customsied and personalised learning opportunities for our customers and clients. Please add comment etc.
Institute Reports February 2009
Please post Institute reports under this category before our meeting on the 5 February 2009.
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