Archive for July, 2003


opensourceCMS

opensourceCMS
“This site was created with one goal in mind. To give you the opportunity to “try out” some of the best php/mysql based free and open source software systems in the world. You are welcome to be the administrator of any site here, allowing you to decide which system best suits your needs.”

Bloki.com - blog and wiki service

www.bloki.com
must have a proper look and play at some stage.

QTF RTO standards

So I don’t have to keep looking it up!
Standards for Registered Training Organisations

TAFE Frontiers FL week activities

Flexible Learning Week | 18-29 August 2003
THURSDAY 21 AUGUST
Online Forums
There will be a four Online Forums that you can join. The Forums will open on Thursday at 9.00 am. The Forums are:
1. Learning objects
2. Learning Technologies. Moderated by Reece Lamshed
3. Innovation. Moderated by Bernadette Delaney and Mark Landy
4. E-communities
FRIDAY 22 AUGUST
Online Chat

Addressing drop out rates for e-learning

LearnScope Resource Centre article
Elearning has an unacceptably high drop-out rate, says this article. So George Siemens organised a group of online educators put themselves through a (non) course of discussion to address the problem. They created this resource or “collage” of their thoughts.
The article focusses on “preparing students for elearning”, and is organised under the […]

Online Access Centre Stats

Tasmanian Communities Online
As at Oct 30 2002 there are:
1. Currently 345,000 Tasmanians living outside the Hobart / Glenorchy / Clarence metropolitan areas have easy access to an Online Access Centre located in their community. This represents about 75% of all Tasmanians.
2. Approximately 47,300 Tasmanians are registered users of the Centres.
3. Slightly […]

OpenOffice.org Resource Kit

From slashdot 17/07/03 here
“With a stable 1.0 release and spectacular cross-platform functionality, it’s finally time to seriously consider putting this software to work in your company. Whether you are completely new to OpenOffice.org or just moving from its predecessor StarOffice, you’ll want to take a look at OpenOffice.org 1.0 Resource Kit from Prentice Hall PTR”
review […]

Graduate Certificate in Facilitating and Managing eLearning

Graduate Certificate in Facilitating and Managing eLearning
Organisation:
TAFE NSW - Professional Development Network and Riverina Institute
URL: http://learn.rit.tafensw.edu.au/onlineconnect/FAMe.htm
Contact person details:
Marie Hunt, Head Teacher,
Online Connect, 02 60582857,
Email: marie.hunt@tafensw.edu.au
What’s the particular focus of the Grad Cert?(Design, Facilitating, Managing) Facilitating and Managing Online Learning
How long does the Grad Cert take to complete? 1 year
What is the cost for the course? $3,000
When are enrolment […]

Graduate Certificate in eLearning

Graduate Certificate in eLearning
Organisation:
adelaideiglobal, Adelaide Institute of TAFE (AIT).
Adelaideiglobal is a specialist elearning unit within AIT.
URL: http://www.adelaideiglobal.com/gradcert/home.html
Contact person details:
Catriona Ward
eLearning Consultant
Coordinator of the Graduate Certificate in eLearning
catrward@tafe.sa.edu.au
+61 8 8207 8342
This course is aimed at complementing the participants’ previous specialist education and training experience. It enables the participant to develop the knowledge and skills necessary to […]

Graduate Certificate /Diploma in Industrial Education and Training

Graduate Certificate /Diploma in Industrial Education and Training
Organisation:
RMIT University
URL:
www.rmit.edu.au
Contact person details:
For Grad Cert/Diploma:
Jane Perry
Jane.perry@rmit.edu.au
03 9925 2510
For emoderation/online facilitation module
Claire Brooks
Claire.brooks@rmit.edu.au
“Practical, relevant, skills and knowledge for the post compulsory education sector.”The program offers students specific training and qualifications in the industrial, enterprise and community education and vocational training fields. Students entering this program are a mix […]

What makes for good workplace learning

What makes for good workplace learning? At a glance
NCVER
Recent research into workplace learning in Australia is reviewed and important findings are synthesised in this publication. It finds that six elements are required to be in place for effective workplace learning and proposes that the ‘ideal’ workplace learning situation fosters innovation, and involves a systematic approach. […]

MT for PDA’s

http://www.scriptygoddess.com/archives/001492.php

Learnline - NTU’s Online Learning Community

Learnline - NTU’s Online Learning Community
Links to:
Learner’s Toolbox - Information for students studying off campus.
Study Skills online - Information about study skills strategies.
Info Smart - Develops information literacy skills.
Also
Teaching and Learning Support Division for Staff here

Content Options in WebCT

Uploaded the files so now it’s online here
[see prev post here]

Asynchronous Discussions

Learning through Asynchronous Discussions
Experiences from using a discussion board in a large undergraduate class in Hong Kong
By Narasimha Bolloju, Dept of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong, and Robert Davison, Dept of Information Systems, City University of Hong Kong
Outlines different phases online discussions should go through and also implications of […]