TAFE eHub

- Seeding new approaches

www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au© 2012 Department of Education and Communities, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub

TAFE eHub

Diana Khabbaz

Director

TAFE eLearning Hub

© 2012 Department of Education and Communities, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub | www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au

TAFE NSW eHub – integrated service approach to supporting Institutes

TAFE eHub-Institute Communication Pack

TAFE NSW eHub - Key focus areas:

Learning experiences

Capability building

Knowledge sharing



Visits to eCommunities

since August 2011

= 52,000+

http://ecommunities.tafensw.edu.au/


TAFE Connects TAFE Connects –Topics - Term 4, 2012

# 1: Thursday 18 Oct :Make quizzes and resources rapidly with LOCO (Beginners)

# 2: Thursday 25 Oct : Use iPads in teaching and learning (Beginners)

# 3: Thursday 1 Nov:Plan and conduct online activities (E-tivities) presented by Gilly Salmon (Beginners to intermediate)

# 4: Thursday 8 Nov:Free and open resources for your students and how to use them (Beginners)

# 5: Thursday 15 Nov:Ways to teach and embed sustainability in courses (Beginners

to Intermediate)

# 6: Thursday 22 Nov:Track, analyse and support student participation online (Beginners)


http://ecommunities.tafensw.edu.au/course/view.php?id=99



TAFE Connects participants by Institute - Term 3 2012Average no. of participants per session is 84

Hunter6%

Illawarra10%

New England9%

North Coast21%

Northern Sydney7%

South Western Sydney13%

Sydney3%

Riverina12%

Western3%

Western Sydney16%


TAFE Connects Series


TAFE Connects Series

Moodle close up - Term 4, 2012

# 1: Tuesday 6 Nov:My first Moodle (Beginners)

# 2: Tuesday 13 Nov:Creating quizzes for Moodle (Intermediate)

# 3: Tuesday 20 Nov:Activity completion and conditional release (Intermediate)

# 4: Tuesday 27 Nov:Branching out with the lesson module (advanced)




TAFE Connects participants by job role - Term 3 2012

Full time teacher27%

Part time teacher11%

Teaching and learning support28%

Library12%

Management/Admin11%

Other TAFE NSW role12%


TAFE NSW Sustainability Hub Go to the sHub






There are 170 icons in five colours and four sizes available in Equella

Go to Equella Graphics Collection

Equella graphics collections

https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/access/hierarchy.do?topic=0e22b284-b30c-476d-bcc7-66a364a698e2&page=1

https://share.tafensw.edu.au/share/access/hierarchy.do?topic=0e22b284-b30c-476d-bcc7-66a364a698e2&page=1


iCan-D Moodle themes



Projects Lead Institute(s) Completion Date Percent complete

1 Designing online learning Hunter/WSI Nov 2012 80%

2 TAFE NSW Higher Education WSI/NCI Nov 2012 80%

3 Trades and technology Illawarra Nov 2012 80%

4 Transition/implementation of Moodle 2 WSI/NCI Oct 2012 85%

5 Using technology to engage students in remote and multi-sites

WI Nov 2012 90%

6 LLN - Phase 2 RI/NEI Nov 2012 65%

7 Digital literacy - Phase 2 NSI Oct 2012 100%

8 Learning object composer (LOCO) - Phase 2

Standards for packaging content to export to multiple LMSs

SWSI/WSI/NSI Nov 2012 85%

9 Professional development & compliance resources - Phase 2

WI/Hunter Oct 2012 100%

10 Mobile learning - Phase 2 WSI/Sydney Oct 2012 100%


2012 projects - status



Designing Online Learning Higher Education

This project provides teachers with tools and support to move to online delivery based on their readiness level.

Deliverables

• 4 x 30 min TAFE Connects Series sessions

• Learning design framework with tutorials, tools checklist usable by teachers.

• Learning sequence templates

• Linking learning to tools matrix

• Implementation support : videos explaining use of the tools; self-assessment rubic to guide teachers to appropriate tools

Go to DOL

This project supports TAFE NSW higher education (HE) delivery.

Deliverables

• Set up and configuration of a central LMS for all TAFE HE delivery

• Design a Moodle theme with HE branding and Moodle template with headings and instruction customisable by Institutes

• Design template for all HE course documentation

• Facilitate the upload of courses in the HE Equella collection

• Implementation support

Go to Higher Ed





Trades and technology Transition/implementation of Moodle 2

This project provides teachers with a set of resources to help them to develop confidence and skills to deliver elearning for trades

Deliverables

• Step-by-step guide to designing elearning for trades

• Learning sequence templates for trades

• Case studies

• Support and collaboration via eCommunities forum

• TAFE Connects on ‘Designing online learning for trades’

Go to Trades & Technology

This project supports Institutes moving to Moodle 2+

The areas of focus are

• Moodle administration – a change management process for Moodle

• Capability building – support teachers to work with the changes

• Learning design in Moodle 2+ templates

Go to Moving to Moodle 2





Using technology to engage students in remote and multi-sites

LLN Phase 2

This project supports teachers who are delivering to distance students in multi-sites.

Deliverables:• Pedagogy for delivering to distance

students in multi-sites including templates and lesson plans

• Case studies • eCommunities site facilitating forums and

ongoing collaboration.

Go to Engage students in multi-sites

Deliverables

• Redesign existing LLN site into an LLN Hub

• Digitised LLN indicator tools for industry

• Trial the LLN indicator tools

Go to LLN Industry Indicator tools


http://ecommunities.tafensw.edu.au/course/view.php?id=180&topic=1



LOCO Phase 2 Digital Literacy Phase 2

Expand LOCO functionality

• Ability to edit multiple documents simultaneously

• Multiple page HTML resources

• QTI output for quizzes (LOCO for other LMSs including Sakai)

• Explore feasibility of creating IMS QTI and or SCORM export from LOCO

• Explore the feasibility of exporting Moodle courses to generic LMSs

Go to LOCO Phase 2

This project supports teachers in using digital technology to deliver online training.

• Extend generic literacy framework to Levels 4-6

• Extend self-assessment tool for teachers to include levels 4-6

• Adapt self-assessment tool for teachers use with students

• Curate digital literacy resources mapped to ICT framework

• Further contributions and discussion via eCommunities

Go to ICT Literacy Phase 2





Shared PD and compliance Phase 2

A TAFE NSW collection of PD and compliance training resources used in Institutes downloadable as Moodle courses via Equella for local

customisation.

Phase 1 deliverables

• A scan TAFE Institutes online courses spreadsheet

• Workflow and criteria to upload resources to Equella

• Top 10 resources required by Institutes

• A separate Shared PD and Compliance collection in Equella

• A Moodle backup and restore guide

Go to PD & Compliance Phase 2

Courses available for download from Equella

1. Green skills (sustainability awareness)

2. Social media

3. DEC code of conduct

4. Keeping them safe (child protection)

5. Aboriginal cultural awareness – contact HI

6. Risk management (Work health & Safety)

7. Dignity and respect

8. CLAMS

9. Animal and welfare training program

10. Merit selection technique refresher training

11. Moodle 2.2 and selecting staff – PWG agreed not to proceed with developing the resources




Mobile Learning Phase 2This projects supports mobile learning in TAFE NSW.

Deliverables• Sample mobile course in Moodle• Sample eBooks (ePUB format)• eBook templates: using InDesign to ePUB workflow• 2 x course curricula for teachers to incorporate mobile options in delivery• Learning design matrix with tools and activities for mobile learning• TAFE Connects on mobile trial

Go to Mobile learning Phase 2



Institute contactsInstitute Contact Position

Hunter Mark Primmer Director, Workforce Development

Illawarra Susan Gronow Manager, Organisational Learning and Development

New England Anne Bowden A/Manager, Educational Planning and Development

North Coast Deslie-Ann Osborn

Janelle Everest

A/Manager Hub, Library Services and Learning Technologies

Leader, Campus Library ServicesNorthern Sydney Scott Thomson Manager, Knowledge and Information Services

Riverina George Holt R/Manager, New Learning Technologies

South Western Sydney Grant Casey Manager, Innovation and Technology

Sydney Gaby Gubbay A/Director, Workforce Development

Western Sydney Louise Turnbull Manager, Workforce Capability

Western Sally Brownlow R/Manager, Learning and Innovation



eLearning Hub site



Thank you

Diana Khabbaz

Director TAFE eLearning Hub

www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au

http://www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au/

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