CLI Connects Online Info Sessions Starts 4 March

February 25th, 2010 Posted by tstowers in Adobe Connect, Elearning, Emerging Technology, Sustainability, head teacher dev, innovations10 | Post a Comment »

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  Sessions start each Thursday at 12 noon and runs for less than an hour  

How do I take part?  Click on the below internet room address (need headphones or speaker)

http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/cliconnecttraining

Where Can I find out more?  The CLI Connects website has everything you need to know:

What if I can’t make it on the day?   Workshops will be recorded and available online <<click here>>

Do I need to register beforehand? 

No registration is required BUT if you would like it to be included as part of your professional development plan please Contact: Workforce Development on 9217 3731 or apply <<online>>

CLIcks – Newsletter – February 2010

February 25th, 2010 Posted by tstowers in CLIcks, Elearning, Emerging Technology, Learning Technology Mentors, Learning and Innovation, Teacher Education, Workforce Development Guarantee, head teacher dev, innovations10 | Post a Comment »

Macquarie 2010

Allows Students to explore the changes which took place during Macquarie’s governorship.

Create e-learning resources

A comprehensive collection of websites and tools framed within a learning pathway and industry-standard methodology.

SunSmart Millionaire

How SunSmart are you?  It is suitable for Stage 3 and Stage 4 and builds on students’ investigative skills.

Sites2See in 2010  QA links to resources, tools, activities and websites for teaching/learning (see also Tales).

Renovate, Calculate!

Engaging, interactive simulations allow students to explore concepts in a variety of practical contexts (highlights usefulness of NSW syllabus content from Stages 4 and 5).

WeCreate: exciting opportunities for students in 2010

Students will be able to create meaningful, engaging, creative: digital stories, short films, greeting cards, digital artworks, learning resources and websites.

Research spotlight – cyberbullying

This page from Education and Training Information Service (ETIS) provides a selection of websites and articles to help educators deal with this issue.

2010 Australian Flexible Learning Framework e-Learning funding

February 4th, 2010 Posted by sridgway in Elearning, Emerging Technology, Hot Topic Conversations, Podcast, innovations10 | Post a Comment »

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Hot Topic Conversation Audio Podcast

Date: 3 Feb 2010

Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Presenters: Stephan Ridgway, Paulis Cheung Workforce Development Unit & Rose Grozdanic, National Coordinator E-learning Innovations

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Funding opportunities for E-Learning Innovation projects in 2010

January 29th, 2010 Posted by sridgway in Elearning, aflf, innovations10 | Post a Comment »

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Recently the 2010 Australian Flexible Learning Framework announced it’s 2010 funding to support e-Learning & innovation nationally.

An overview of this funding is outlined in the Flex News website @
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/framework-gets-green-light-2010

The most common funding for sections to support E-Learning is the NSW E-Learning Innovations program.
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/nsw-innovations-team

The Workforce Development Unit will be supporting the development and submission of application in 2010.

Within NSW applicants may apply for funding ranging from $10,000 to $50,000 for E-learning Innovations projects which fall under 2 categories :-

• Business-training provider partnership
  ie e-learning innovation for the employees of a business partnership (Enterprise Market Segment)

• Empowering learners
  ie e-learning innovation for (enrolled) learners (targeting youth at risk, indigenous learners, learners with disabilities, mature age workers and learners who are disadvantaged because of their location and/or their inability to access technology).

Workforce Development will be conducting an online information session programmed as part of the online Hot Topic Conversations sessions next week on the Wed. 3 feb. 1:00pm. As well as a f2f application writing workshop on the 10 feb.

Key dates for the project proposal process are listed below and on the myLearning wiki.

Key Dates:

28 January – 10 February – Consider your project, project team and partnership for your application for the E-Learning Innovations projects (essential).
3 February – Attend Sydney Institute Hot Topic conversation to understand the process and criteria (essential)
10 February – (2hr) Application Writing Workshop DG.40 or at St George D2.16 at 9.30 – 11.30 or 1 – 3 pm.
Prior to this session, ensure you consult with your Line Manager and/or College management regarding priorities.  At this workshop a draft application will be developed.
11 – 19 February – Further advice can be sought from the Workforce Development Unit in relation to your application.
12 February - 2:30-4:00 pm – Online AFLF Information Session (optional)
16 February 10:00 am F2F AFLF Information Session ( (Level 4, 1 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst) (optional)
22 February (Monday) Submissions emailed to Workforce Development Unit for the approval of the Review Committee.
26 February (Friday)  Endorsement by Institute Director.
2 March (Tuesday) Applications to the AFLF Close

More information can be found on the myLearning wiki page @
http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au/sydney/mylearning/index.php/2010_NSW_E-learning_Innovations_Projects

Or contact Stephan Ridgway or Paulis Cheung at the Workforce Development Unit.

Podcasting Workshop @ elearning09

December 8th, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Conference | Post a Comment »

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This is an example of a podcast

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Annual eLearning09 AFLF conference underway

December 7th, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Conference, Elearning, Emerging Technology, aflf, innovation, innovations09 | Post a Comment »

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The annual NSW Framework elEarning conference is underway in Sydney.

For thos not able to make the conference you can participate online in numerous ways including

Tags

Tags are key words used to classify online content and increase searchability. Our conference tag is elearning09 : please use this for all related media located and created in relation to the event

Live Blogging

We will be using Cover IT Live to enable those present and those listening to the audio stream to converse via text chat.
You can either chat via Twitter (The hashtag #elearning09 is fed into Cover It Live) or chat direct into the Cover It Live chat box.

Live Conference Audio Stream

Keynote and plenary sessions held in the Sydney Room will be live broadcast via Adobe Connect throughout the conference.
To access the live audio click on the following link http://webconf.det.nsw.edu.au/nswframework
What you need :-

• Internet connection
• Adobe Flash Player version 8 and above installed on your browser
• Set of headphones or speakers to hear the audio
• click this link to test your setup

One option is to minimise the window and engage in the chat conversation on the live blog

Conference Podcast

The eLearning09 keynotes and panel will be recorded and podcast on Talking VTE when edited.
Thank you to Stephan Ridgway for once again taking charge of this.
The podcasts for eLearning08 can still be found at http://talkingvte.blogspot.com/search/label/elearning08 if you missed out.

FlickR Feed

Photos from the day will be displayed here.
Our conference tag this year is elearning09 – please use this with your images in FlickR.

TAFE NSW – Virtual Learning Environment (VLE)

December 3rd, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Hot Topic Conversations, Podcast | Read Comments(1) or Post a Reply »

Synopsis

This session will cover the development and embedding of the TAFE NSW Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) framework. It will outline the underpinning vision behind the framework and the range of elearning technologies.

Presenter: Diana Khabbaz, Director, Learning Technologies, Knowledge & Library Services

Date: 2 Dec 2009

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Accessibility captions made easy in Youtube

November 29th, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Uncategorized | Post a Comment »

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Google has recently announced a new feature a new feature in it’s Youtube service which automatically generates video captions from a speech to text recognition process. To date the fully automated captioning process has only been enabled for a limited number of channels, including UC Berkeley, Stanford, MIT, Yale, UCLA, Duke,UCTV, Columbia, PBS, National Geographic.

In the interim, regular users can  use another new feature called auto-timing, which lets you upload the transcription of a video and while the youtube audio to text conversion process generates it’s own transcription and matches it again your provided text to generate the captions. The captions and time codes can be downloaded as a *sbv file which is basically your uploaded transcription file with the time codes added.

This is a great tool for educators who need to have captions on videos to provide accessibility options for students.

As you can see from the video above, the results are very impressive.

Head Teacher Development Program – Equity JSA partnerships and 2010 scholarship programs

November 24th, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Hot Topic Conversations, Podcast, head teacher dev | Post a Comment »

Synopsis

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• All about the new Job Services Australia (JSA) employment services market
• Business development opportunities with Job Services Australia
• Equity scholarships available
• Eight new scholarships in 2010 for high level qualifications

Date: 11 Nov 2009

Presenters: Elizabeth Mitchell, (Assistant Director, Equity); Nicola Pegum (Program Manager, Equity) and Fran Cane (Director, Promotions & Communications)

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Using Social Media @ Sydney Institute

November 18th, 2009 Posted by sridgway in Social Media, innovation | Post a Comment »

Looks like the social media guru’s @ Ultimo Library have been hard at work producing this cool video for youtube which has been published on the TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute youtube channel. Great work guy’s you get it :> libraries in SI have been leading the way in adopting and embedding technology in the way we do our business this is yet another example. And a final plug for the all the hard work and energy by the Knowledge Management & Marketing and Communications unit teams who set-up and run the youtube channel, always something new to engage our customers there when I scan my subscriptions.