Central West Innovate08

E-learning Solutions Embedding innovative practices @ Central West TAFE

Project Aim: To embed e-learning at Central West TAFE through the use of an incubator model

Project plan for 2008

Develop a 3-5 year strategy to embed e-learning at Central West TAFE

Build a team of e-learning specialists across various industry areas

Use new skills to create e-learning resources for key qualifications

The strategy is based on the Innovate and integrate: Embedding innovative practices research http://innovateandintegrate.flexiblelearning.net.au/html/home.html

Establishing the 3-5 year plan

Step 1: Use the tools from the “Innovate and Integrate” strategy with different forums at Central West TAFE to identify the organisation’s current phase in the adoption of e-learning

Step 2: Plan implementation of next phases (2 & 3)

Step 3: Set up a Steering Committee made up of key College staff (including Academic Training Director & IT Manager)

Step 4: Implement specific e-learning professional development sessions (open to all College staff)

Step 5: Start a CE6 (WebCT) User’s Group and investigate the use of Moodle as an alternative Learning Management Systems

Qualifications targeted:

Certificate IV in Occupational Safety and Health

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment

Certificate III in Teacher Assistant

Certificate IV in Laboratory Operations

‘ e-innovator Central’ staff professional development resource http://mywebct.westone.wa.gov.au

Student CE6 Orientation Learning Module built into all College CE6 courses http://mywebct.westone.wa.gov.au

Pre-enrolment information for prospective Certificate IV in Teacher Assistant clients hosted by Teacher Tube http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=02716ddeb9b7b51323c6

Information for Certificate III in Teacher Assistant students embedded in CE6 course http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?inpopup=true&id=59821

Certificate IV in Training and Assessment CE6 resource for College staff http://mywebct.westone.wa.gov.au

Pre-enrolment information for prospective Certificate IV in Occupational Safety and Health clients hosted by EdNA http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=58874&chapterid=1078 – course overview http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=58874&chapterid=1086 – what’s next?

Products and resources used

CE6 Learning Management System (LMS)

Moodle LMS

EdNA groups

Australian Flexible Learning Framework

Innovate and integrate strategy

Learning Object Repository Network (LORN)

ARED

Teacher Tube

Sony digital notetaker (see handout for further details)

Project Outcomes

Professional development experience leading to improvements in College products and services

More qualifications are now available via flexible and e-learning

College support for lecturers to be able to use a wider choice of products (e.g. Moodle, as well as CE6 LMS)

Lecturer support resources: PD resource repository, regular CE6 user group meetings, ‘how-to’ CE6 cheat sheets including an e-learning pre-delivery checklist, Student CE6 Orientation learning module

Project Outcomes

Other lecturers are also wanting to develop e-learning resources (including Hairdressing, Business & Automotive)

Clients in industry enrolled in the Advanced Diploma of Children’s Services are using CE6 resources and collaboration tools to compliment their face-to-face workshops

Using the blog tool and learning objects from LORN in a CE6 shell to engage a VET In Schools group (this model has great potential to also use with other industry area VETIS groups).

Where to next?

Plans for 2009 include the continued use of the Innovate and Integrate strategy, commencing with a review of the organisation’s current status / phase in the adoption of e-learning