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Australian Flexible Learning Framework gets the green light for 2010!

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

The national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework will continue in 2010. read more online

$7 million in e-learning funding and support for RTOs

Thursday, February 4th, 2010 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Australian registered training organisations, business and industry can apply for more than $7 million in funding and support to help embed e-learning as a key aspect of their business strategy and tailor their training to meet learners’ needs. read more online

Training and Educational Support – e-presentation

Sunday, January 31st, 2010 Posted in Resources, Training | No Comments »

Source: Industry Skills Unit Training and Education Support has developed an e-presentation to explain and contextualise changes to the ways teaching and learning resources are produced and accessed in TAFE NSW. The aim of the presentation is to provide information to ...

IBSA Wiki

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Innovation and Business Skills Australia has opened a wiki for training and assessment practitioners and anyone interested in training and assessment. read more online

E-learning supports a greener future

Sunday, November 29th, 2009 Posted in Article, Resources | 3 Comments »

24/11/2009 Delivery strategies e-learning environment innovations sustainability vet Learning resources Technologies Assessment Learner groups eStandards Training packages Industries As Australia seeks to build a sustainable economy, the vocational education and training (VET) system is playing a vital role in ensuring that today’s ...

Events Extravaganza

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 Posted in Article, Training | No Comments »

Across Australia, e-learning experts, vocational education and training (VET) practitioners, E-learning Innovations project teams and registered training organisations are preparing for the annual Australian Flexible Learning Framework's 2009 e-learning end-of-year events. For many years now, these events have provided the ...

E-learning strategy for growing aviation industry

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009 Posted in Resources, Skills, Training | No Comments »

New e-learning funding will help the aviation industry address workforce development issues arising from its unique position as being a high growth, yet operationally-driven and highly regulated industry. read more online

TAA E-learning E-lectives learning objects released

Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Resources, Toolbox | No Comments »

The learning objects from the Series 12 Flexible Learning Toolbox (Toolbox) TAA E-learning E-lectives are now available for download from the Toolbox Repository. Click here to search the Repository for the following learning objects*: TAA Research and design eLearning resources TAA Develop and ...

Evaluation of evidence-based practices in online learning – A meta-analysis and review of online learning studies

Thursday, September 3rd, 2009 Posted in Article | No Comments »

A systematic search of the research literature from 1996 through July 2008 identified more than a thousand empirical studies of online learning. The meta-analysis found that, on average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction. ...

What’s new at Edu.au

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009 Posted in Innovation, Resources | No Comments »

Education.au is developing LORN to include an e-transaction service for the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. In addition to providing access to free learning objects, LORN will facilitate discovery, purchase, licensing, and download of commercially licensed VET learning objects. LORN will ...