Archive for October, 2006


Online Enrolments

One of the other projects was e-business focussed - about secure online enrolments for our institute!
The project was a research project to see what was involved - because of the diverse environments we work in, and different ways we enrol students it’s not simple. You have to draw in the course enquiry, counselling, enrolment and […]

LearnScope Explorers Group

THis group comprised team leaders and teachers from the Community Services Devonport and Small Business North/ Northwest teams. We started the year with a brief to explore WebCT and Toolboxes.
Today the group presented their project at the Showcase day. Cheryl has kicked off with a rundown on the problems that prompted the team to  consider […]

Clint Smith e-portfolios

The wireless network in the Tramsheds seems to be limited to the larger rooms, rather than the whole complex :-( Ah well, typing in notepad and I’ll copy it over to wordpress later.
Clint was a FLL in 2004 and he seems to be working on a number of exciting projects after completing the major work […]

Clint Smith - LearnScope Showcase

Designing e-Learning Showcase webiste at http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/
Challenge at the start of project was defining it! Three main types could be seen as:
eTraining - main applications in corporate world for IT Training, product knowledge, compliance, induction
Distance Ed - supported, lecturing, use LMS, teacher author, uses around reflective learning, higher ed
Web in Classroom - teacher led, ‘found’ material, […]

Michael Coghlan - LearnScope Showcase

Beyond Text - New Practices Project in 2005 - Potential Applications of Voice - Website http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/beyond_text_resources/bt/index.htm
I’ve blogged this before which brings together a few different voice focussed projects.
2005 project was about Wimba, Audioblogging, not about podcasting.
Success of trials - it did work technically with liaison with IT support from the institutes. Target groups were selected […]

Nancy White - LearnScope Showcase

I missed the first section thanks to a phone call so check out Nancy’s blog http://www.fullcirc.com/weblog/onfacblog.htm or Full Circle Associates - http://www.fullcirc.com/
The Tensions of Online Collaboration
Individual - group/network
although we/ teachers conceptualise groups of learners as groups, the majority of time it is individuals physically working individually. Continuum between inds and group.
Participation and Reification
language […]

Google For Educators

Link to website
useful summary page of current Google tools and suggestions about how they can be used in education.