Wikis: What for? Mainstreaming e-learning at AMES a high challenge high support model for embedding and integration Dora Troupiotis Josie Rose AMES Resourcing, Learning and Innovation

Wikis: What for?

Mainstreaming e-learning at AMES

a high challenge high support model for embedding and integration

Dora Troupiotis

Josie Rose

AMES Resourcing, Learning and Innovation

Our project “ teaching former refugees to use a wiki ” The SIOs working in the ILM program and studying Certificate III in Business

The trainees

Rating computer skills

Our wiki(s) Communication Teamwork Planning and organising Self management Technology

Communication

Teamwork

Planning and organising

Self management

Technology

Su Su May’s ILM diary

Collecting artefacts for a portfolio

Training sessions with Josie and Dora. Please rate your response to each statement by choosing one of the following: SA - Strongly Agree A – Agree N – Neutral D – Disagree SD – Strongly Disagree NA – Not Applicable SA A N D SD NA I found the training sessions with Josie and Dora interesting and easy to follow 100.0%(7) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) I would have liked more wiki training. 85.7%(6) 0.0% (0) 14.3% (1) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (O) 0.0%(0) I found wiki the information sheets that Josie and Dora prepared very useful. 85.7%(6) 14.3% (1) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0 0.0%(0 0.0%(0 I would have struggled to use the wiki if I did not have Caleb's help. 0.0% (0) 00% (0) 42.9%(3) 0.0%(0) 28.6% (2) 28.6% (2) I enjoyed the session on how to find photos on the internet. 57.1%(4) 42.9% (3) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) 00% (0) 0.0% (0) I am using photos more in my presentations. and find quite a few on the internet 57.1%(4) 42.9% (3) 0.0%(0) 00%(0) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) I found the session on how to record interviews very interesting. 28.6% (2) 71.4% (5) 0.0%(0) 00%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0% (0) I have used the iRiver to record Interviews as part of my work or assessment 42.9% (3) 57.1% (4) 00%(0) 0.0%(0) 00%(0) 00% (0) I found the discussions on the wiki very informative and enjoyable. 42.9% (3) 57.1% (4) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) 00% (0) 0.0% (0) I really like the idea of developing a portfolio of my work on the wiki. 100.0%(7) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) I really enjoyed keeping and ILM diary on the wiki. 14.3%(1) 42.9%(3) 28.6% (2) 14.3%(1) 0.0% (0) 0.0% (0) I think I will continue to use wikis as part of my work. 57.1% (4) 42.9% (3) 00%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0% (0) 0.0%(0) I will tell my colleagues and friends about the wiki and how they can use it for their personal or employment goals. 28.6% (2) 57.1%(4)) 14.3%(1} 00%(0) 0.0% (0) 00% (0) I would like to continue to have access to my wiki after I have finished my training. 85.7% (6) 14.3% (1) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 0.0%(0) 00% (0)

Challenges Scheduling of computer classes Competing priorities: work, study, family Language level and computer skills Selection of web 2.0 tools Teacher workload and availability

Scheduling of computer classes

Competing priorities: work, study, family

Language level and computer skills

Selection of web 2.0 tools

Teacher workload and availability

Lessons learned Wiki as a tool for meaningful integration Students’ motivation Peer support is essential Teacher buy-in is crucial Some very unexpected success stories Intensive initial training

Wiki as a tool for meaningful integration

Students’ motivation

Peer support is essential

Teacher buy-in is crucial

Some very unexpected success stories

Intensive initial training

Most have improved their IT skills and English in a noticeable way. I think also the assessment tasks proved to be more interesting for most students rather than just simply filling out a workbook.

Most have improved their IT skills and English in a noticeable way. I think also the assessment tasks proved to be more interesting for most students rather than just simply filling out a workbook.

Thank you. For more information contact: Dora: Dorat@ames.net.au Josie: RoseJ@ames.net.au

Thank you.

For more information contact:

Dora: Dorat@ames.net.au

Josie: RoseJ@ames.net.au