Flexible Learning Toolboxes

The new Toolbox Seminar “From the classroom to the Web” Online learning design and Toolbox learning objects is coming up:

WHERE: CIT Phillip campus, B Block, Lab B107, Cnr Ainsworth Ave and Hindmarsh Drive Phillip
WHEN: Wednesday 22nd July, 8am – 9.30am,
WHAT: From the Repository to the CD – Toolbox learning object customisation workshop,

Translating your classroom session planning and teaching practices to the online learning environment can be daunting. This workshop introduces a way of applying online learning design principles that should help you design effective online learning sequences for your students and identify online alternatives for the teaching strategies and tactics you currently apply in the classroom. The design framework, mostly developed by Professor Ron Oliver, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at Edith Cowan University and mentor to the Framework’s Toolbox project, is exemplified by Flexible Learning Toolboxes. Come along and discuss your online design projects and test them against this successful online design framework.
References:
Oliver, R. & Herrington, J. (2001). Online learning design for dummies: professional development strategies for beginning online designers. In P. Barker & S. Rebelsky (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2002, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications. Norfolk, VA: AACE, (pp 1500-1505).

A guide to creating learning design for VET was developed by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework. The guide has been designed for learning designers in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector, seeking to plan and design online learning materials. The purpose of this guide is to provide designers with a series of model learning designs that they can use to plan the learning environments. The guide cannot capture all learning and design variables but provides information that is intended to inform the learning designer on how best these can be considered and dealt with

To register contact Helen Lynch at Helen.Lynch at cit.act.edu.au

WHERE:                CIT Phillip campus, B Block, Lab B107, Cnr Ainsworth  and Hindmarsh    

WHEN:                  Wednesday 22nd July, 8am – 9.30am,

WHAT:                  From the Classroom to the web
 
Translating your classroom session planning and teaching practices to the online learning environment can be daunting. This workshop introduces a way of applying online learning design principles that should help you design effective online learning sequences for your students and identify online alternatives for the teaching strategies and tactics you currently apply in  the classroom. The design framework, mostly developed by Professor Ron Oliver, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Teaching and Learning) at Edith Cowan University and mentor to the Framework’s Toolbox project, is exemplified by Flexible Learning Toolboxes.  Come along and discuss your online design projects and test them against this successful online design framework.

References:

Oliver, R. & Herrington, J. (2001). Online learning design for dummies: professional development strategies for beginning online designers. In P. Barker & S. Rebelsky (Eds.), Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2002, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications. Norfolk, VA: AACE, (pp 1500-1505).

A guide to creating learning design for VET was developed by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework.  The guide has been designed for learning designers in the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector, seeking to plan and design online learning materials.  The purpose of this guide is to provide designers with a series of model learning designs that they can use to plan the learning environments.  The guide cannot capture all learning and design variables but provides information that is intended to inform the learning designer on how best these can be considered and dealt with

To register contact Helen Lynch at  Helen.Lynch at cit.act.edu.au

Tags: workshop, toolboxes

This workshop takes you through the steps needed to create a self opening CD Rom to host Toolbox learning objects. When you create the CD you have the chance to create a simple index page where you can incorporate your business logo, corporate information,  links to sequences in the learning object and instruction to students. This procedure has many  time saving applications for getting learning materials efficiently to student who may not have access to a reliable internet service.

WHERE:                CIT Phillip campus, B Block, Lab B107, Cnr Ainsworth Ave and Hindmarsh Drive Phillip

WHEN:                  Tuesday, June 30th, 8am – 9.30am,

WHAT:                  From the Repository to the CD – Toolbox learning object customisation workshop,

To register contact Helen Lynch at  Helen.Lynch at cit.act.edu.au or phone 6207 4031

Cheers

helen

Web 2.0 has given us wonderful social software applications like Blogs, Wikis, Youtube, RSS,
and Widgets that we can use to add new levels of interactivity and collaboration to our online courses. The challenge for VET teachers is to make use of these tools for teaching and learning and to incorporate them into existing e-learning resources such as
Toolboxes and Toolbox learning objects.

To find out more contact Helen

Dear Colleagues,

The new season of Toolbox Professional Development Workshops begins with an exciting new topic  “Make you own learning object using the VET Reload Tool.”

 Make Your Own Learning Object!

This workshop shows you how to assemble your existing resources, e.g.  word documents, digital photographs, html pages, a video, a pdf file in a learning object format where they can be used as a standalone, coherent resource group or imported into any Learning management system. They can even be popped onto a CD for each student. Both the approach and the tool (VET Reload) lets you construct objects that can be used “teach” components of a subject, elements of competence and so forth in one neat package.

 Requirements: Bring a collection of resources on a USB Stick.

When
8am – 9.30am, Tuesday March 17^th

Where
Computer Lab B103, B Block
Southside Campus CIT 
Cnr Ainsworth Ave and Hindmarsh Drive
Phillip, ACT.

Please Register by contacting Helen Lynch on 6207 4031 by Monday 10am, March 16^th or email helen.lynchat cit.act.edu.au

Tags: workshop, toolboxes

The ACT Launch of the 2009 Series 11 Flexible Learning Toolboxes on Wednesday 18 February at the Crowne Plaza Canberra Hotel’s Glebe Room (1 Binara St, City). A hearty cooked breakfast will be served from 7.15 am with Jenny Dodd (ACT Flexible Learning Advisory Group member) opening proceedings at 8am. The Launch will include a Showcase of the Series 11 Toolboxes and conclude around 8.45am.

Series 11 Toolboxes address competencies in the Health, Community Services, Water, Business and Finance, Tourism/Eventsm Manufacturing and Areoskills, These will be of interest to a range of RTO’s in the ACT.

11.01 Aeroskills Airworthiness Administration
11.02 Community Services Children’s Services (Cybertots)
11.03 Health Help from Within (Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients)
11.04 Water Industry Splash
11.05 Business Services My Micro Business
11.06 Financial Services A Balancing Act
11.07 Process Manufacturing Optimate
11.08 Tourism, Hospitality and Events Events Alive!

Flexible Learning Toolboxes represent excellence in harnessing online instructional design strategies and multi media interactivity to develop online learning resources that are engaging, comprehensive and fully customisable. I’d like to draw your attention to the Business and Finance Toolboxes for their approach to book keeping and small business planning, and Splash for its group work scenarios.

If you would like to attend contact:

Helen Lynch, ACT Toolbox Champion
Please RSVP to Helen Lynch, ph 6207 by Monday 16 February

Tags: Toolboxes

When 2009 hits us what will be waiting to break the fall you ask? Well, Series 11 Flexible Learning Toolboxes are going to make life a whole lot easier for those who want to get into e-learning.

11.01 Aeroskills: Airworthiness Administration
11.02 Community Services: Children’s Services (Cybertots)
11.03 Health: Help from Within (Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients)
11.04 Water Industry: Splash
11.05 Business Services: My Micro Business
11.06 Financial Services: A Balancing Act
11.07 Process Manufacturing: Optimate
11.08 Tourism, Hospitality and Events: Events Alive!

You can preview these now at the Framework’s web site and come to the 2009 Series 11 Launch at the Crowne Plaza on Feb 18th. If you would like to attend contact the ACT Toolbox Champion to reserve a place.

Have a safe and happy christmas!
Helen

Tags: Toolboxes

The end of the Autumn Series of Toolbox Customisation Workshops clears the way for more Toolbox professional development opportunities in the ACT in August.

Toolboxes at CIT, August 12th, CIT Bruce Campus, C Block Rm C007,  1200 – 1.30pm
This is a showcase workshop for CIT teachers wanting to know a little more about Flexible Learning Toolboxes and Toolbox Learning Objects and their use at CIT.

Toolbox Learning Objects in Adult and Community Education, August 13th, via Elluminate.
Training materials for VET and Adult learning online have never been this accessible. Toolbox learning objects and resources on the Framework’s Learning Object Network Repository (LORN) have opened up the possibility of fast, easy, free and convenient access to a range of learning activities, resources and learner supports for vocational and adult learners with a range of interests and learning needs. This interactive virtual workshop will model an approach that teachers and trainers
can use to find, evaluate and organize these resources to meet teaching
objectives and creatively engage this group of learners

Toolbox Showcase, August 20th, CIT Phillip Campus, B Block Rm B107
This is a Toolbox showcase workshop for private RTO’s wanting to know a little more about Flexible Learning Toolboxes and Toolbox Learning Objects.

To join any of these workshops contact Helen Lynch :
Canberra Institute of Technology,
GPO Box 826
Canberra ACT 2601
Phone: (02) 6207 4031
Fax: (02) 6207 4834
Email: helen.lynch at cit.act.edu.au

The Customising Toolbox workshop of June 4 held in B107 went down well. The
coffee was hot and most came early so there was time for introductions and a
chat. Sixteen trainers from a mix of private and public sector RTO’s attended. They
brought with them family photos on thumb drives so they could immortalise loved
ones and valued pets in customised learning objects (forever beautiful, digital
and forever here). They took away free and open source software packages for web
editing and image manipulation. Ive already had one phone call about video files
and NVU. I expect a few more as everyone learns to feel comfortable with WYSIWYG
web editing.

There were more than a few trainers who had little knowledge of Toolboxes
(shock, horror). It turns out they are from newly ACT registered RTO’s who have
recently opened for business. Just as well or
Marketing and National Positioning would have my (in late anglo saxon terms)
“guts for garters“.

My thanks to Tenille at CIT for helping out with patience, grace and that
ineffible 20 something unflappability!!!

Come to the next workshop and see what I mean: Web 2.0, Toolboxes and
Toolbox learning objects
Web 2.0 has given us wonderful social
software applications like Blogs, Wikis, Youtube and Widgets that we can use to
add new levels of interactivity and collaboration to our online learning. The
challenge for VET teachers is to make use of these tools for teaching and
learning and to incorporate them into existing e-learning resources such as
Toolboxes and Toolbox learning objects. This workshop shows you just how easy it
is to embed, frame, RSS and link Web 2.0 applications in Toolboxes and Toolbox
Learning Objects Some examples of Web 2.0 applications: Wiki, Voicethread,
Youtube, Blog, Flickr, del.icio.us

WHEN Wednesday, June 18th, 8.15am to 9.30am
WHERE B107 B Block,
Upstairs
Southside Campus , Canberra Institute of Technology
Cnr Ainsworth
Street and Hindmarsh Drive, Phillip.
Register: Call or email Helen Lynch,
6207 4031 or helen.lynch at cit.act.edu.au

Tags: workshops, toolboxes

A new seminar program is due to hit the ACT soon about online learning design and Toolboxes.

It will take you through the steps of designing a simple learning sequence using toolboxes resources and a teaching and learning or instructional design theory to guide content sequencing and activity development.

Contact the ACT Toolbox Champion for more information

The seminar will be offered at CIT’s Phillip campus initially but can be delivered at an RTO and customised to a specific teaching program. All the better to support teachers and traininers to develop e-learning solutions quickly and effectively.

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