The document discusses sending emails, focusing on using meaningful subject lines and appropriate greetings and closings. It notes that the content was produced as part of the ELFADA project, funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning Strategy's Partnerships for Participation initiative. Tips provided include using formal greetings like "Good morning" for lecturers and informal ones like "Hey" for friends, as well as explaining that meaningful subject lines help recipients find emails easily and allow related messages to be grouped.

1. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Email
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

2. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Objective:
 Know how to send a short email that has a
meaningful subject, a salutation (greeting) and a
sign off
 Understand the importance of a meaningful
subject line
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

3. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Formal/semi-formal eg lecturer
Good morning
Hello Regards
Best regards
I Hi hey
Kind regards Bye!
gotta go now
Cheers!
catch ya
oy see ya
i
Informal/casual eg mates
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

4. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Why do we need
a subject?
Saves time – we find
the email we want
easily.
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

5. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
What other reasons
for having a subject?
We can group emails on the
same subject into
“threads”, a timeline, a
“story”.
DO NOT just use the reply This student used
button to send an email “Reply” to the same
on a different subject. email to send emails
This makes it hard to find on SIX different
the subject you want! subjects.
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

6. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
We just took a quick look at:
 Sending emails that are fit for their purpose
 Ensuring that we use meaningful subject lines
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012