eLearning @ Sydney Institute
Dec 21, 2015
Ambition in Action
www.sit.nsw.edu.au
Presenter:
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Stephan Ridgway, A/Mgr Learning & Innovation, Workforce Development Unit
Ambition in Action
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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
Ambition in Action
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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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Ambition in Action
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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
Ambition in Action
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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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Ambition in Action
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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
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
www.sit.nsw.edu.au
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
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
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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
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
www.sit.nsw.edu.au
/ 2008 – Sydney Institute launches Learning Technology Mentor Network
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
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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
Ambition in Action
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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
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
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/ 2009 – Connected classrooms come on board across the institute
/ Video Conferencing and smart boards in each college
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
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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
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
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IntermediateDesign Premium
ComprehensiveMaster Collection
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Dreamweaver
After Effects
FireworksFlash
InDesign
PremierPhotoshopElements
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Acrobat Pro
Dreamweaver
Fireworks
Flash Illustrator
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Fireworks
Flash
SoundboothPresenter
Illustrator
Acrobat Pro
Acrobat Pro
Contribute
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PresenterCaptivate
Captivate
Encore
PhotoshopElements
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Ambition in Action
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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.
eLearning @ TAFE NSW - Sydney InstituteContext & Background
Ambition in Action
www.sit.nsw.edu.au
/ 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
Ambition in Action
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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
Ambition in Action
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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