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LMS IMPLEMENTATION NEWS In This Issue SOLLE Workshop Preview LMS Super User Training Contact Details Welcome To the first edion of the LMS Implementaon Newsleer. This newsleer will connue to be published on a monthly basis for the duraon of the project and will be supported by ongoing e-mail communicaon and working group meengs. Inside you will find informaon on the new vendors “Androgogic” and their soſtware partners; an overview of the inial stage workshops that have been held; an update on SOLLE and some important dates regarding future use as well as the ever important dates for Super User Training; and an introducon to the new LMS Project Co-ordinator. If you have any quesons regarding the LMS Implementaon Project please use the contact details on the back page. I look forward to working with you all of the successful implementaon of the new LMS, which is yet to be named but is being voted on and sent to the SWARH CEO’s for endorsement so watch this space for a new name. Krise Coverdale—LMS Project Co-ordinator Issue 1 March 2016

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LMS IMPLEMENTATION NEWS

In This Issue

SOLLE

Workshop Preview

LMS Super User

Training

Contact Details

Welcome To the first edition of the LMS Implementation Newsletter. This newsletter will continue to be published on a monthly basis for the duration of the project and will be supported by ongoing e-mail communication and working group meetings.

Inside you will find information on the new vendors “Androgogic” and their software partners; an overview of the initial stage workshops that have been held; an update on SOLLE and some important dates regarding future use as well as the ever important dates for Super User Training; and an introduction to the new LMS Project Co-ordinator.

If you have any questions regarding the LMS Implementation Project please use the contact details on the back page.

I look forward to working with you all of the successful implementation of the new LMS, which is yet to be named but is being voted on and sent to the SWARH CEO’s for endorsement so watch this space for a new name.

Kristie Coverdale—LMS Project Co-ordinator

Issue 1 March 2016

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LMS and LCMS

Workshops

On February 17th and 18th

representatives from 8 of the LMS

project partners met with Educational

Technologists from Androgogic to work

on the Blueprint for the Learning

Management System (LMS) and also

for the Learning Content Management

System (LCMS). The two documents

will form the roadmap for the

implementation of the LMS and LCMS.

Androgogic have taken on board the

requests of the agencies and region as

a whole and will provide full draft

documents in the coming week. These

documents will be reviewed by the

members of the Education Working

Group before being endorsed at the

official Blue Prints.

As well as the Blue Prints, WebEx

meetings will be held between

Androgogic and individual sites to

ascertain any site specific

requirements which need to be taken

into consideration in the development

of the product.

To make these meeting run smoothly

sites have been requested to provide

to the LMS Project Co-ordinator a copy

of their style guide, logo and any

images which they would like included

in their organisation’s LMS.

Initial feedback from the workshops

indicates that agencies are excited at

the prospect of what the new LMS can

bring to organisation’s and their staff.

Alexander Roche Principal Educational Technologist—Androgogic

Who And What? I hear you say WHO is Androgogic? and WHAT is Totara

and Alfresco?

Androgogic is a leading provider of educational technology

strategy and systems who have worked with a number of health

organisations such as the Royal Children's to implement systems that

support learning and teaching. The name Androgogic comes from

Andragogy which is the method and practice of teaching adult

learners; adult education.

Androgogic use software partners such as Totara (pronounced Tow

Truck without the CK) “towtru” and Alfresco to support the LMS and

LCMS.

The Totara LMS fits seamlessly into Androgogic’s preferred

software architecture and contributes strongly to their goal of

providing a coherent and powerful educational technology suite for

their clients.

Whilst acting as a content layer behind the presentation layer of the

LMS, the LCMS acts as a repository for development,

workflow, version and state management for the learning content that

is central to the online learning capability of educational

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Super User Training The dates for the Super User Training have been set as:

Tuesday April 19th—10.00am to 3.00pm (Learning Management System)

Wednesday April 20th—10.00am to 3.00pm (Learning Management System)

Thursday April 21st—10.00am to 3,00pm (Learning Content Management

System)

The training will be held in the Health Education Centre at Timboon & District

Healthcare Service.

Due to space restrictions and in order for participants to gain maximum value the

number of attendees has been limited. Organisation’s have been made aware of

their participation number and therefore need to make an internal decision as to

who the best person/s are to attend.

Each participant will be required to bring their own laptop which has a successful

wireless connection to Network 150.

Future Meeting Dates— Education Working

Group and LMS Implementation Working Group The Education Working Group meets on the 1st Thursday of every month be-

tween 11.00am and 12.00noon. Future meeting dates are:

3rd March, 7th April and 5th May.

The LMS Implementation Working Group meets on the 3rd Thursday of every

month between 11.00am and 12.00noon. Future meeting dates are:

3rd of March (to review Blueprint documents), 21st April

(may need to be reviewed due to Super User Training) and 19th May.

You may have heard that the SOLLE

eLearning system is to be replaced

over the coming months. This is an

exciting development as the

replacement system will have a

contemporary look and feel and be

easier to use. There will also be fresh

new content to explore.

In the meantime it is really important

that users complete any learning that

has been started to ensure training

history is complete as records will be

migrated to the new system. It is not

possible to move learning that is in

progress to the new system and any

incomplete records will be lost.

SOLLE will be unavailable from

March 24, 2016 to staff. It will take

a few weeks to get the new system

up and running and staff will not be

able to access eLearning during that

time.

The learning and competency data

will be archived and can be

retrieved after this date by SWARH if

necessary for auditing purposes. It is

planned to upload training history

onto the new system.

An email informing all SOLLE users

of this will be sent by the SOLLE Ad-

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Contact Us

For further information on either

SOLLE or the LMS Project please

contact:

Tracey Brighton Service Delivery Officer SWARH Phone: 5564 4026 Email: [email protected] Kristie Coverdale LMS Project Co-ordinator SWARH Phone: 5564 4089 Email: [email protected]

LMS Project Co-ordinator Kristie Coverdale was appointed to the role as LMS Project

Co-ordinator in February and began her official role on February

17th.

Kristie will be responsible for ensuring the smooth

co-ordination and delivery of a new LMS.

Kristie graduated from Deakin University with a

Bachelor of Commerce in 1999 as has held various

positions within the health industry in the 17 years

since, her most recent position being that of

Director Finance and Administration at Timboon &

District Healthcare Service. Kristie also holds a

Diploma in Human Resources and is a graduate of the Advanced Leadership

Program conducted by Women In Leadership Australia.

Kristie will be working 24 hours per week and is contactable using the details on the

right.

Future Ideas for the LMS

The new LMS solution by Androgogic (Totara and Alfresco) will modernize our eLearning, allowing and presenting us with a number of different options to enhance our user experience and also automate and streamline a number of functions for system administrators and managers for a more enjoyable experience. Just some of the ideas that were brainstormed at last week workshops included:

A central repository for all of the regions courses. Why reinvent the wheel with 15 Hand Hygiene courses when 1 would be sufficient.

Investigation of discounted group licenses for products such as “Up to Date” and “The Aged Care Channel”

Having a central repository of Health Library Images along with applicable Consent and Privacy forms

Access to a region wide training calendar

A central integrated repository for information on Training Organisation’s / individuals

The above ideas are just a start. We would like to hear if you have other ideas or needs you would like to achieve out of the new LMS solution.

Please email your ideas to either Kristie or Tracey and they will be added to the list.

All ideas will be explored with the Education Working Group and Vendor and if viable implemented as future stages after the initial implementation.