LTM Project: Case Study

Tourism, Events&Languages

Mentor: Julie GoodburnMentees: Marion Weck, Jo Child

Mentees Objectives … In Brief • To develop staff capabilities in e-delivery using Moodle

• To develop e-delivery champions and mentors within the workgroup

• To increase the provision of e-learning in workgroup by 10% by end 2010

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• To increase the provision of e-learning in the Diploma of Events (evening/ external class) from 14% to 50% by mid 2011

• To utilise Moodle as a core information resource for our students

Methodology … 1

• Intensive small group Moodle training • 1 x Mentor (Julie)• 2 x ‘Students’

• Introduced to alternative methods, software, and tools

• Support tailor made to individual’s needs

Methodology … 2

Firstly …• Surveyed participants to gauge knowledge, skills and

confidence – or lack of them• Devised individual projects Secondly …• Experimented • Discovered, discarded and discovered more things • Tried and ‘tasted' tools Then ….• Surveyed participants who demonstrated an increase in

knowledge, skills and confidence.

What we covered in the Program

• Demoodling the moodle

• Linking content to images

• Using books/webpages

• Learning how to add assignments

• How to create quizzes

• We explored Podcasting, and best places to store audio files,

Learning Journey … So Far So Good …… and yet so far to go• The biggest hurdles:

• What we didn’t know• The range and breadth of available resources • Deciding what works in each context • Time to think proactively rather than reactively• Understanding how the student thinks and learns in

an ‘e’ environment• Consistent structure … helping us all find our course!

Learning Journey … WOW Moments

“I now know what is possible”

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• Self belief …. participants believe they now have the capability to be mentors in the workplace

• Participants enthusiasm is undiminished

Learning Journey … Mentor View

• Collaboration • Enthusiasm • Frustration • Problem Solving• Teaching the teacher • Research • Communities of practice • WOW factors : Conquering Gradebook!

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Learning Journey … Mentors Learning

• Able to produce some good resources that will help for the future

• Made me explore things that bit further

• Was inspired by my mentees

See my blog at:

http://eportfolio.vetsa.net.au/view/view.php?id=915

Objectives – Achievements So Far

• To develop staff capabilities in e-delivery using Moodle

• To develop e-delivery champions and mentors within the workgroup

• To increase the provision of e-learning in workgroup by 10% by end 2010

• To increase the provision of e-learning in the Diploma of Events (evening/ external class) from 14% to 50% by mid 2011

• To utilise Moodle as a core information resource for our students

What’s Next for Tourism?

• Sharing skills and knowledge and the journey• Work group • QAG• TAFE SA state wide Tourism Conference (May 2010)

• More experimenting, experiencing and road-testing Moodle

• Consolidation of Skills• Understanding and sharing the possibilities• Ongoing practice and usage time!