Ripples in the pond
KAYE BOWMAN
2007 Community Engagement
Project National Showcase
Cairns, Tuesday 6 November 2007

Community Engagement Project
Four interrelated areas of focus
• Creative partnerships for e-learning
• Capability building to facilitate e-learning
• Disadvantaged learner engagement &
achievement
• Sustained e-learning

Community Engagement Project
The “wow” factor
“The pilots have opened wide participants’
eyes to the learning and economic
opportunities available through electronic
media
- including the community partners and leaders, the
teachers and tutors, and the learners- and raised
their enthusiasm and confidence to continue with
e-learning”:

Community Engagement Project
“ The ripples in the pond are spreading,
through cascading Train the trainer
programs and raised interest among
targeted individual learners.
Pilot success has aided credibility, given the
(local) partnerships a reputation in e-
learning within their communities”

• The what and where of e-
learning is only limited by
imagination
• To counter the reaction, It
seems so overwhelming,
Just start!
• Perhaps with a cushion
Digital story telling, on line quiz
• It will not be long before
you have produced a lap
rug Elluminate, Toolbox, CD Rom.
• Suddenly you have create
a magnificent quilt!
Podcasting, on-line learning

Ripples to waves to a-wash
Phase One Phase Two: Phase 3
Rolling out Mainstream/ Trans-
stage… integrating formative
stage…. stage…

I wish you well in your
community e-learning
journey
kayebowman@bigpond.com