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Workshops 1

10 top tips for e-learning Flexible Learning workshops and enrolment in DipVET e-learning units

PLN 2        Getting a grip on your Personal Learning Network (PLN

Tips and links 3

Top 5 links Tips for e-learning Semester results New results codes WebCT maintenance

10 top tips for e-learning

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Have a read of ‘10 top tips for taking the boredom out of e‐learning’ by Naomi Waldron, Senior Instructional Designer, Workstar. 

It is a really useful document for planning your online learning environment. 

If you want some more help…. try one of our new workshops in 2009. …….  

 

Flexible learning workshops 2009

Workshops for 2009 are available on the Centre for VET Practice Web page:

http://www.tafe.swinburne.edu.au/cdvetp/professionaldevelopment.html

We have lots of exciting new workshops available and if you want to you can ….

Cherry pick Diploma VET/TAA units

The CVETP are offering individual units from the DipVET course. The Flexible Learning team will be delivering the following units:

TAADES503A Research and Design e-learning resources

TAADEL501A Facilitate e-learning

TAADES504A Develop and evaluate e-learning resources

The Swinburne Flexible Learning

team

Paul Williams Team Leader Tel: (03) 9726 1790 Mob: 0438 568 323 pwilliams@swin.edu.au

Linda Imms Administrator/WebCT help Tel: (03)9726 1726 limms@swin.edu.au

Greg Bird Tel: (03) 9726 1444 gbird@swin.edu.au

Debra Petty Tel: (03)9726 1626 dpetty@swin.edu.au

Richard Forster Tel: (03) 9726 1433 rforster@swin.edu.au

Jenny Wood Tel: (03) 9726 1472 jwood@swin.edu.au

Hannah Farrell Trainee admin Tel: (03) 97261731 hfarrell@swin.edu.au

 

In this edition ….. Edition 6 

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A PLN is all about using web tools such as blogs, wikis, Twitter, Facebook to create connects with others which extend our learning, increases our reflection while enabling us to learn together as part of a global community. PLNs increase our opportunities to ask questions and receive help compared to our normal daily face‐to‐face interactions. 

Teachers have limited time, but we want our students to be lifelong learners and we need to model this and continue to learn ourselves. 

Tips owly and find mentor(s) to help you. 

1. Use the sam

) ante. 

Mauris odio nisi, bibendum quis, vehicular sed, tempus at, orci. Vestibulum vel dolor non ante bibendum mollis. 

Do you need a customised workshop for your team?

We are able to develop workshops which fit the needs of your department or team. Just contact Linda Imms to discuss options.

Some suggestions……

Electronic quizzes WebCT advanced design features Advanced ‘teacher in WebCT’ Digital story telling Voice tools Blogs and Wikis 

QUESTIONS 

• Who have your mentors been? • Who is part of your personal 

learning network (face to face or virtual) 

• How can you use the people in this group to expand your knowledge, share your ideas or create community? 

CHALLENGE 

Choose one new thing to learn this week. Where are you going to go to learn it (real world or virtual?) Who can help you? 

 

Tips 

1. Start slowly and find mentor(s) to help you. 2. Use the same username across tools 3. Share as much as you take 4. Ask as much as you answer 5. Try new TOOLS before you decide they’re not worth the 

time 6. Comment on other people’s blogs 7. Life long learning is the key! 

Those of you who did the 23 Things program are off to a good start! 

 

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Here is a free Screen capture device, which saves your work and can make a video just like Camtasia. The difference with this one is that it is online (no saving it to hard drive)!

‘http://www.screentoaster.com/’.

 

 

1. http://www.lucidchart.com/ 

Lucid chart creates crisp, attractive flow charts for the web or print has never been so fast and easy.

2. http://wigflip.com/screedbot/ 

Screedbot, is a really cool animated scrolling typewriter text generator.

  3. http://www.slideshare.net/ 

With SlideShare you can display presentations using Flash

  4. http://voicethread.com/#home 

A VoiceThread is a collaborative, multimedia slide show that holds images, documents, and videos

  5. http://www.articulate.com/ 

Articulate Engage and Presenter- Free 30 day trial of some awesome products

 

WebCT will be unavailable from January the 6th to January the 10th due to special maintenance requirements!  

We hope this doesn’t cause too much disruption for teachers planning for 2009 classes. 

Have a merry Christmas and a restful break everyone! 

Electronic results upload At this stage 80% of results have been uploaded to ASCOL electronically from WebCT. 

Well done everybody! 

WebCT shells can now be created for subject areas delivered in 2009. 

 

 

New Result Codes The new result category is TD1 –  

This replaces all other previous results categories (S33,S35,S36). 

WebCT/Gradebook Recording Commencement of Engagement and Managing Class Lists   

This will replace the bi‐annual paper based class list checks. Additional columns to be added to each WebCT shell for teachers to identify their students and to record initial engagement. 

Initial engagement is now to be recorded in WebCT Three (3) weeks after commencement of each unit of study. 

The hard copy Engagement register will still be used for the daily/weekly engagement/attendance of students.