Date: 4 October 2013
Subject: Tenders invited for technology innovations research
Tenders are invited for funding of up to $30,000 to undertake specific technology innovations research on behalf of the National Vocational Education and Training (VET)
E-learning Strategy (the Strategy ).
Four proposals are sought to address the following applied research topics:
1. Supporting effective delivery of foundation skills to Indigenous, remote and disadvantaged learners
2. Verification of e-assessment and authentication of user identity
3. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) guidelines for registered training organisations
4. Capturing information to improve learner retention and completion
Tenders must be submitted by 5:00 pm AEDT, Friday 25 October 2013 .
Applicants should be prepared to commence the project by mid-November and complete no later than Monday 19 May 2014.
The projects will be managed through the Strategy’s New Generation Technologies business activity and overseen by the E-standards Expert Group ( EEG ), the VET sector’s national forum for collaboratively reviewing and recommending technical standards to support e-learning.
“The outcomes of these projects will support effective teaching in the 21 st century; improving assessment and completion rates and lifting student employability”, says EEG
Chair, Rodney Spark.
The Strategy is funding five technology innovations applied research projects in 2013-14.
The first request for tender, now closed, was for the “Making industry grade technologies available for training ” project.
For further information, or to download the application form, please visit the Tender page on the New Generation Technologies website and follow us on Twitter.
ENDS
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Core statements for editorial use
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The Strategy is managed by the Flexible Learning Advisory Group (FLAG), a key policy advisory group on national directions and priorities for information and communication technologies in the VET sector
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The Chair of FLAG is Mr Simon Walker, Executive Director of Policy, Planning and Innovation at the Department of Training and Workforce Development
(Western Australia).
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The E-standards Expert Group (EEG) is the vocational education and training
(VET) sector's national forum for collaboratively reviewing and recommending technical standards to support e-learning. E-standards and related research reports and implementation guides/tools are published on the E-standards website.
Contacts
Specific enquiries:
General enquiries:
Kristena Gladman
Business Manager
New Generation Technologies (inc. E-standards for Training)
Tel: (03) 9661 8756
Email: e-standards@flexiblelearning.net.au
Website: http://ngt.flexiblelearning.net.au
For general enquiries about the National VET E-learning Strategy, please contact:
Secretariat of the Flexible Learning Advisory Group
Tel: (03) 9954 2700
Email: flag_enquiries@natese.gov.au
Website: http://flexiblelearning.net.au
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