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Embedding innovative practices @ Central West TAFE


Project Aim:To embed e-learning at Central West

TAFE through the use of an incubator model


Project plan for 2008

1.Develop a 3-5 year strategy to embed e-learning at Central West TAFE

2.Build a team of e-learning specialists across various industry areas

3.Use new skills to create e-learning resources for key qualifications


The strategy is based on the Innovate and integrate: Embedding innovative practices research

http://innovateandintegrate.flexiblelearning.net.au/html/home.html


Establishing the 3-5 year planStep 1: Use the tools from the “Innovate and Integrate” strategy

with different forums at Central West TAFE to identify the organisation’s current phase in the adoption of e-learning

Step 2: Plan implementation of next phases (2 & 3)

Step 3: Set up a Steering Committee made up of key College staff (including Academic Training Director & IT Manager)

Step 4: Implement specific e-learning professional development sessions (open to all College staff)

Step 5: Start a CE6 (WebCT) User’s Group and investigate the use of Moodle as an alternative Learning Management Systems


Qualifications targeted:

• Certificate IV in Occupational Safety and Health

• Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

• Certificate III in Teacher Assistant

• Certificate IV in Laboratory Operations


‘e-innovator Central’ staff professional development resource

http://mywebct.westone.wa.gov.au


Student CE6 Orientation Learning Module built into all College CE6 courses



Pre-enrolment information for prospective Certificate IV in Teacher Assistant clients hosted by Teacher Tube

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=02716ddeb9b7b51323c6


Information for Certificate III in Teacher Assistant students embedded in CE6 course

http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=59821


Certificate IV in Training and Assessment CE6 resource for College staff



Pre-enrolment information for prospective Certificate IV in Occupational Safety and Health clients hosted by EdNA

http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=58874&chapterid=1078 – course overviewhttp://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=58874&chapterid=1086 – what’s next?


Products and resources used• CE6 Learning Management System (LMS)• Moodle LMS • EdNA groups• Australian Flexible Learning Framework• Innovate and integrate strategy• Learning Object Repository Network (LORN)• ARED• Teacher Tube• Sony digital notetaker (see handout for further details)


Project Outcomes• Professional development experience leading to

improvements in College products and services

• More qualifications are now available via flexible and e-learning

• College support for lecturers to be able to use a wider choice of products (e.g. Moodle, as well as CE6 LMS)

• Lecturer support resources: PD resource repository, regular CE6 user group meetings, ‘how-to’ CE6 cheat sheets including an e-learning pre-delivery checklist, Student CE6 Orientation learning module


Project Outcomes

• Other lecturers are also wanting to develop e-learning resources (including Hairdressing, Business & Automotive)

• Clients in industry enrolled in the Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services are using CE6 resources and collaboration tools to compliment their face-to-face workshops

• Using the blog tool and learning objects from LORN in a CE6 shell to engage a VET In Schools group (this model has great potential to also use with other industry area VETIS groups).


Where to next?• Plans for 2009 include the continued use of the Innovate

and Integrate strategy, commencing with a review of the organisation’s current status / phase in the adoption of e-learning

• Target priority industry areas and motivated lecturers to ‘nurture in the incubator’

• Use 2008 project team ‘specialists’ as mentors (the ripple effect)


To view this presentation online, or see more of our project examples go to this address:

http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=1903

Contact us:

Kath Wallace – Project [email protected] Galloway – Project [email protected] Cannon – Project [email protected]

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