July 2013
Partnerships for
eLearning Capability
An online collaboration space for TAFE NSW teachers to promote knowledge
sharing in support of capability building.
A weekly average of 552 ‘unique visitors’ participate in eCommunities.
Popular sites include TAFE Connects with over 900 participants and the LLN
Hub with about 500 participants.
“We encourage teachers to use eCommunities for self-learning…
eCommunities is great because it pulls together good practice.” (NEI)
Visit:
eCommunities.tafensw.edu.au
Find the following resources, plus others here!
Moodle sequence templates designed for various teaching situations and
activities, a matrix linking learning to tools and four recorded TAFE Connects
sessions on learning design to support the implementation of online teaching
and learning.
‘The templates come at the perfect time ….. Just at the stage where we
need to develop templates for teachers, but they don’t have the time to
put into it and the eHub is able to do that for them.” (Hunter Institute)
Visit: Moodle templates
An online collaborative space for LLN and VET teachers to access quality
resources, case studies and indicator tools which are trialled, validated
assessments to support the identification of learner literacy and numeracy
skills specific to a range of industry mapped to ACSF.
“These resources are fantastic. Am using them already! Great to have
ready-made resources to go” (Sydney Institute)
Visit: the LLN Hub
An online learning platform available to all Institutes to support the
consistent delivery of multi-campus higher education courses. Up-to-date
information and resources are also available via the Higher Education
eCommunity.
“Thank you for your presentation it was excellent and made me think
how far we have come in a very short period of time” (Illawarra)
Visit:
TAFE NSW Higher Education
Higher Education in eCommunities
eCommunities.tafensw.edu.au
www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au
T: +61 2 9715 8666
Resources, learning sequence templates and exemplars to support practical
skills for beginner teachers new to using technology in the Trades.
“Thank you so much! The information and templates are fabulous! I
will be passing this on to our teachers” (NSI)
Visit: Trades and technology
Sustainability Hub
Connect with all facets of sustainability in TAFE NSW. Teachers can discover
learning resources and develop their knowledge and skills in sustainability.
“It’s a comprehensive one-stop shop to start your sustainability
searching” TAFE Environment Officers network
View Sustainability Hub
Supports teachers in planning, developing and delivering training to distance
learners at multi-sites. Allows students in remote areas to participate in
training using a range of technologies available to teachers.
“This is fantastic, because it can be done at their own pace. Case
studies are really powerful. I need to get the message to our staff.”(NEI)
Visit: Delivery for Multisites
Create quizzes and other resources quickly and easily then publish to Moodle,
MS-Word or HTML.
“As someone with limited technology skills I found LOCO very
straightforward to use…I found LOCO very user friendly while
developing the resource being able to cross between editing tools and
live preview” (OTEN WSI)
Visit: LOCO in eCommunities
Build teachers’ skills and confidence in using digital technology to deliver
online training to students. Includes a self-assessment tool for teachers to
help identify gaps in digital literacy skills. A range of resources teachers can
access to improve digital literacy and resources to prepare students for elearning.
“The Digital Literacy Hub is fantastic! I can see this will be used a lot at
North Coast Institute and I'll be recommending it to everyone”. (NCI)
Visit: Digital literacy
eCommunities.tafensw.edu.au
www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au
T: +61 2 9715 8666
UDL and accessibility: One-page accessibility checklist (.pdf 154 KB): If you can
answer ‘yes’ to the questions in this checklist, then you’ve created more
accessible resources that also meet mandatory W3C level ‘A’ guidelines.
Includes links to step-by-step tutorials to learn more.
Visit: UDL and accessibility
Learner support is a newly launched site to assist teachers in supporting their
learners online. It includes planning strategies, tools for teachers, as well as
self-assessment assistance and tips from VET teachers with practical
experience.
Visit: Learner support
Increase TAFE NSW teachers’ knowledge and skills in the use of mobile
devices in communication and delivery of TAFE courses. Resources include
sample mobile courses in Moodle, eBooks as well as eBook templates.
“We've got lots of practical tools and ideas for implementing mobile
learning based on these excellent resources.” (SI)
Visit: Mobile learning
An eLearning Practitioner Capability Framework (to be launched in August). It
describes capabilities and skills specific to people working in eLearning-related
roles across TAFE NSW. It highlights skills and performance outcomes which
are critical to eLearning practitioners.
Enquires: kim.rashepkin@tafemnsw.edu.au
Award winning TAFE Connects provides eLearning capability sessions for NSW
TAFE teachers.
Term 3 2013 topics
Thursday program
1 August - Finding free and open content
8 August - Copyright: Is your copy right?
15 August - Integrating LLN: Practical strategies for Teachers
22 August - Engaging industry in assessment validation: Strategies for
consultation with industry
29 August - Assessment validation in practice: using the right tools
5 September - Multimedia: Creating Adobe Presenter and Captivate
presentations
TAFE Connects Series - Tuesday program
Innovative practice in teaching and learning
6, 13, 20 and 27 August
‘It is an excellent resource – ALL teachers should be interested if only
for their own professional development’ (SWSI)
Visit: TAFE Connects
eCommunities.tafensw.edu.au
www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au
T: +61 2 9715 8666
TAFE eHub technical support services
Services
How these services benefit TAFE Institutes
Graphic design support services
Enables institutes to:
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share graphics, icons and templates and reduce design and production time
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share knowledge relating to best practice in graphic design, visual communication
and implementation of industry standards and design processes for e-learning and
information websites.
Accessibility support services
Enables institutes to:
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implement the use of appropriate adaptive technologies to support teaching and
learning
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implement solutions on alternative formats for learning resources to improve
accessibility
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enhance the accessibility of e learning resources by providing
o information on correct document structure
o advice in the planning phase of e learning projects
o feedback on e-learning resources under development
Metadata support services
Enables institutes to:
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Understand the value of metadata tagging of resources for easy search and
discovery
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Develop capability in tagging resources with endorsed metadata standards when
contributing and sharing learning resources in EQUELLA
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Develop options for managing resource collections in EQUELLA
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Search, discover and use resources from EQUELLA in a learning management
system and blended learning environments
Educational support services
Enables institutes to:
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Trouble shoot technical problems related to the implementation of VLE tools and
e-learning resources
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Share knowledge relating to troubleshooting technical issues when implementing
e-learning technologies
e-Standards development and implementation support
services
Supports institutes to:
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Understand and implement appropriate e-standards when developing e-learning
products and services to ensure interoperability, accessibility, ease of use and
reuse.
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Share knowledge and keep up to date with the latest developments in learning
technologies to support e-learning
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Undertake technology trials to support implementation of standards to support elearning
eCommunities.tafensw.edu.au
www.ehub.tafensw.edu.au
T: +61 2 9715 8666