eLearning @ Sydney Institute

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Stephan Ridgway, A/Mgr Learning & Innovation, Workforce Development Unit

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Workforce Development UnitWorkforce Capability Development

/ Sustainability/ Intercultural Awareness/ Workforce Services Program/ Leadership & Head Teacher Program/ MyLearning@/ Virtual Learning Environment/ Learning Technology Mentors/ Staff Showcase

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/ 2000-2004 TOL1 (TAFE Online Stage 1)Resource development and Capability Building

/ 2005-2008 TOL2 (TAFE Online Stage 2)Client Engagement

/ 2008-Onwards TeLS (TAFE eLearning Systems)Embedding E-Learning

eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background

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eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background

/ 2007 TAFE NSW releases: Doing Business in the 21st Century

Emphases commitments to / investing in TAFE technologies/ investing in TAFE NSW staff

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eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute

/ Provide leading online learning solutions to meet vocational & tertiary needs

/ Develop the capabilities of our workforce in using technology to responsively meet the needs of industry, our customers and the wider community

/ Position Sydney Institute as a leader in client centred education and training and workforce development solutions.

/ Provide innovative and personalised products and services, meeting customer needs and exceeding their expectations.

/ To foster communication, collaboration & knowledge sharing within in the Institute, TAFE NSW & the wider community

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/ 2007 - TAFE Online II launches Access to New Technologies ANT funding to institutes

/ SI uses ANT funding for Resource Development Kits/ ANT Funds TAFE NSW wide Breeze license (now Adobe Connect)

eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background

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eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background/ 2007 – Sydney Institute launches new suite of eLearning platforms

/ Wikispaces wikis/ Wordpress blogs with podcasting/ myLearning mediawiki to support capability development / Moodle adopted as LMS migration from Janison initiated

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eLearning tools

• SI has Using private label• Hosted with wikispaces• Teachers were using wikipaces.com• Branded with SI identity• Easy to create, manage & use• Promotes collaboration & sharing• 9/10 TAFE NSW Institutes using wikispaces• 271 wikis & over 1000 users• Guidelines & terms of use

Example

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WordPress MU• Open source blogging platform• Hosted on an internal DET server• Blogs are a great tool for fostering learning

communities• Used for podcasting/vodcasting• 3/10 TAFE NSW Institutes using WordPress• Guidelines & terms of use

Example

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MediaWiki – Open Source wiki platform

• Same platform as wikipedia• Using MediaWiki since 2007• Hosted on a DET server• myLearning, an institute wide wiki used to support

capability development programs• Fosters a collaborative culture within the

organisation• Easy to edit on the fly with a large team• Creates a sense of control, ownership and

empowerment Example

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Moodle – Open Source Learning Management System

• used for the delivery of courses since 2005• Hosted on an internal DET server• estimated 14251 users, 1137 courses in Moodle• 9/10 TAFE Institutes using Moodle• teachers like it’s simplicity and constructivist model• Guidelines & terms of use

Example

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/ 2008 – Sydney Institute launches Learning Technology Mentor Network

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Embeding eLearningLearning Technology Mentor Program

• building Institute wide staff capability to use and embed new technologies in teaching and learning since 2008

• 10 week mentoring program where the LTMs support teachers in their sections.

• Long term goal to create a institute wide network of Learning Technology Mentors

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2010 Mentors

http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au/sydney/mylearning/index.php/Learning_Technology_Mentors_2010

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/ 2008-9 – Sydney Institute rollout of wireless access/ All enclosed spaces across the institute have wireless access/ Students have authenticated access to internet / Staff Wireless LAN access with hardware on the domain

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/ 2009 – Connected classrooms come on board across the institute

/ Video Conferencing and smart boards in each college

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/ 2009 – TAFE NSW signs licensing agreements with Adobe

/ Enterprise agreement for all computers on campus

/ Home use license for staff use @ home

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Base LevelWEB Standard

IntermediateDesign Premium

ComprehensiveMaster Collection

Photoshop

Dreamweaver

After Effects

FireworksFlash

InDesign

PremierPhotoshopElements

PremierElements

Acrobat Pro

Dreamweaver

Fireworks

Flash Illustrator

InDesignDreamweaver

Fireworks

Flash

SoundboothPresenter

Illustrator

Acrobat Pro

Acrobat Pro

Contribute

Contribute

Presenter

PresenterCaptivate

Captivate

Encore

PhotoshopElements

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PhotoshopCaptivate

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Connect FMS Connect FMSConnect FMS

Server Based Products

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/ 2010 Equella Learning Content Management System (LCMS) adopted for TAFE NSW

/ Used to search for, discover, store and reuse digital learning resources

/ Integration into eLearning platforms ie. Moodle, wikispaces, blogs/ sophisticated federated search capability providing access to other

repositories and databases / Version control management / Workflow and business requirements for content development and

publication. / Copyright and intellectual property management.

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/ 2009 TAFE NSW launches the Virtual learning Environment VLE - A shared vision of an enterprise wide VLE aligned with TAFE 21C

eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteBringing it all together

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Virtual learning EnvironmentThe key elements of the proposed TAFE NSW Virtual Learning

Environment are:

/ Internal access through Student and Teacher portals / External access to employers/industry and other stakeholders / Personalised Learning Environment (PLE): Teacher/Student Portal/ Learning Management System (LMS): Moodle/ Learning Content Management System (LCMS): Used to search for, discover, store and

reuse digital learning resources/ Eportfolio: Mahara/ Virtual Conferencing Platform: Adobe Connect Pro/ Digital Content Creation Tools: Used to create rich multimedia digital learning resources

including voice and video capabilities: Adobe Suite, CLI tools

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/ VLE Implementation project/ Institutes funded to support VLE & eLearning across TAFE NSW

/ To be rolled across SI in July/ Combination of resources & capability development

eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteWhat is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond

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/ VLE Implementation project/ Notebook with Adobe suite/ Flash based Canon Legria FS37/ Zoon H4N audio recorder/ POV equipment/ New test server for Moodle/ Adobe mentor training

eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteWhat is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond

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eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteWhat is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond

/ Adobe Connect Pro 7.5/ Equella on SI production server/ EbackPack for students/ Student/Teacher portals/ BlogEd/ POV Live assessment/ Eportfilos/ Mobile integration/eReaders

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