Tools+ TAFE
Source: CLIcks enewsletter June 2010 This area in TaLe is a guide to tools and resources to help TAFE teachers to take advantage of the capacity of ICT and Web 2.0 to support learning. Tools+ TAFE provides information and resources such as user guides, tutorials and online support materials. Click here to go to site
IBSA Wiki
Innovation and Business Skills Australia has opened a wiki for training and assessment practitioners and anyone interested in training and assessment. read more online
New CLI website and Intranet
Our website has a fresh look and makes use of Web 2.0 technologies such as RSS feeds and blogs. It provides access to CLI’s publicly available products and services and information on CLI partnerships. Our intranet is now a one-stop CLI services centre for DET schools and TAFE staff to access our products and services [...]
Good practices for learning 2.0: Promoting innovation
This study tries to provide evidence of good practices for using Learning 2.0 approaches to support innovation by investigating eight examples of initiatives. The case studies are different in focus and address a variety of audiences and learning objectives. They highlight the vast potential of social computing for promoting pedagogical and organisational innovation. Read more
Social bookmarking for me
Bookmark and share digital resources edna’s innovative Facebook-like service for educators me.edu.au now includes social bookmarking, allowing you to bookmark, comment, discuss, highlight and share your resources with your colleagues
Horizon.au predictions on ICT
Second regional Horizon Report predicts six areas of emerging technologies that will impact on education in Australia over the next 5 years: Mobile devices, private clouds, open content, virtual worlds, location-based learning and smart objects and devices. Launched September 25th in Brisbane at the Emerging Technologies and Education Symposium. Help shape the national VET research [...]
Game on!
9 minute video overview of projects using virtual worlds and games for teaching and learning purposes. Immersive learning includes the use of virtual worlds and serious games, simulations, role plays, and virtual environments, technologies and activities that support collaboration and enable the learner to be immersed in their learning experience. for more information click here
Web2practice: Guides to emergent technologies and innovative practice
The web2practice guides explain how emergent web technologies like RSS, microblogging, podcasting and social media can enhance working practices. Each guide consists of a short animated video explaining the key concepts, supported by a more in-depth guide covering potential uses, risks and how to get started. Read more or view more videos
Web squared: Web 2.0 five years on
At the first web 2.0 conference in 2004, Tim O’Reilly and John Battelle argued that “the network as platform” means building applications that literally get better the more people use them. Five years on they survey the changes and make some predictions for the future. Read more
The e-learning crystal ball
A new report predicts that online education will expand by 24% this financial year – more than twice as quickly as any other industry in Australia! The report, from business information analysts IBISWorld, forecasts that online education will be one of Australia’s major growth industries over the next 12 months, as learners increasingly demand education [...]