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Would you like to be kept informed about what is happening in e-learning in this State? Join the Tasmanian Flexible Learning Network (TFLN) and receive email news, invitations to on-line conferences, workshops and media releases regularly.  You will also receive discount rates for Network events.

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email gail.wilson@skills.tas.gov.au for further information or if you have problems registering.

Our most recent TFLN workshop topic on Online Personalities with Roger Stack was a huge success. BIG thank you everyone for coming AND of course Roger for his time.

The educational possibilities and opportunities in the 3D world are endless. Workshop paricipants had lots of questions as to how SL (and other virtual worlds) might suit their educational needs. Our creative thought juices have been well ripened!

Roger’s slide show from the workshop can be seen here. The Avartar workshop was streamed on the internet using ustream.tv and the recording can be accessed via http://www.ustream.tv/tflg

Future get togethers have been requested for “hands on” workshops & are in the pipeline - watch this space TFLN people! If you’re reading this and want to added to our distribution list - contact us at Skills Tasmania.

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The 2009 Series 12 Toolboxes have been announced. Resources will be developed for the following industry areas:

Forestry industry

Timber will cover five core competencies from the Forest and Forest Products Training Package and support a wide range of Certificate II and Certificate III qualifications including sawmilling, merchandising, and manufactured products. Timber will look at generic communication and occupational health and safety skills, as well as technical skills including preparing and interpreting sketches and timber grading. Timber will deliver crucial e-learning resources for workers in an industry that has traditionally relied overwhelmingly on face-to-face training.

Retail industry

Retailer 2 will extend the Series 10 Retailer Toolbox by covering the core units of the Certificate II in Retail , as well as five selling, merchandising and marketing electives. Rather than taking a traditional unit-by-unit approach, learners will complete activities guided by a range of customer-focused scenarios and case studies, which will be mapped back to core units. A skills recognition pathway will be available for new and existing resources.

Community services industry

Spiritual Wellbeing will cover five units from the Certificate III and Certificate IV in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Primary Health Care. It will provide training for health care workers in Indigenous communities, focusing on supporting and assessing clients with mental health, alcohol and other drug issues. Learners will complete a range of learning activities in simulated rural, remote and urban health care clinics, with an emphasis on promoting illness prevention strategies and healthy lifestyle choices.

Electrotechnology industry

ElectroTech will support five core units from the Certificate III in Electrotechnology (Electrician) . Learners will complete hands-on activities and challenges to develop problem solving skills while learning about basic electrical concepts, electrical occupational health and safety, fabricating electrical components, and using drawings, diagrams, schedules and manuals.

Plumbing industry

Licensed to Plumb will address a shortage of e-learning materials for the plumbing industry, providing an engaging, media-rich, interactive learning experience to support five units of the Certificate IV in Plumbing and Service . It will focus on core skills and knowledge for licensed plumbers, including drainage, water, gas, plan sizing, and layout of plumbing systems.

Spatial information services industry

Satellite City is designed to support four units from the Certificate IV in Spatial Information Services, and the Certificate IV in Surveying. It will guide learners through the processes involved in reading and interpreting spatial data, conducting a field survey, managing and storing data and developing a presentation of the data, in line with industry practices.

Series 12 Toolboxes will be developed throughout the year and released in early 2010. They will add to a collection of more than 100 existing Toolboxes across a diverse range of educational and industry areas, helping deliver over 170 qualifications and supporting approximately 930 units of competency.

Link:  Flex-e-news

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For those unable to come to the workshop

The E-Learning team at Skills Tasmania trialled a system that provides access to the workshop recording via the internet.  Ustream TV is a website that broadcasts events live online.  It also allows you to interact by asking questions live.  Given the importance of this review we thought it was an ideal opportunity to broaden access for those unable to make attend the workshop.

What do you have to do?

• type in the address   http://www.ustream.tv/tflg
• under the ‘recent activity’ link GO to latest broadcast
• under the listing for videos choose the TAA Workshop 8 May

Happy viewing!

If you had a choice of eLearning Professional Development workshop WHAT would you most be interested in?

Here are some suggestions

ARED (Applications for Rapid Elearning Development) provides 6 templates for developers resulting in quick and easy development. For PD these sessions are broken into two - for beginners and advanced with Decision Tree template.

Exe -Open source authoring application used to create and publish web content without the need to become proficient in HTML or XML. Resources authored in eXe can be exported in IMS Content Package & SCORM

Moodle – a free web application used to create an online learning platform called a Learning Management System (LMS).

Podcasting – digital capture of audio available through download and via streaming.

Vodcasting – similar to podcasts but video on demand

Toolboxes including Customisation and LORN (Learning Object Repository Network)

Elluminate or VET virtual – online conferencing from your own pc using headphones and mic

If any of these ideas stimulate your imagination let us know by naming the session/s that interest you.

Over to you – WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE that does not appear in this list?

Please respond by 08 May – via email to gail.wilson@skills.tas.gov.au

or by phoning 6236 5600 or 0417 022 597

Queensland University have just released an Australian ePortfolio Toolkit for use by ePortfolio practitioners in their institutions. The ePortfolio Toolkit comprises a series of ePortfolio Concept Guides designed to inform the diverse stakeholders in higher education about issues and opportunities associated with ePortfolio learning.
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Presentation Overview: In 2008 research by Marie Jasinski formed the basis of a three year strategy to embed e-learning across the organisation. Initial embedding activities took place across several levels within the college.

The target client group were regional and remote experienced mature age workers with a need to update their industry skills and knowledge to keep pace with the increasing demands of the workforce.

Presenters:  Kath Wallace is a Principal Lecturer with experience in the management of VET projects including a number of e-learning projects. Cheryl Galloway is a Principal Lecturer with many years experience in and a passion for e-learning and the benefits it can provide to learners, trainers, employers and RTOs.

When: Thursday 14 May at 12:00 - 1:00pm AEST

Recording : To access the recording 

TO PARTICIPATE YOU WILL NEED - Elluminate web-conferencing software, a set of headphones with microphone and  it’s a good idea to ’arrive’ 30 minutes before the session. All e-gems sessions are recorded.