This presentation was presented at the Society for Applied Learning Technologies (SALT) Washington Interactive Technologies Conference in Washington D.C. on August 21, 2009
This document discusses the importance of E-Rate funding for technology integration in schools. E-Rate provides discounts for internet access and telecommunications to most schools based on poverty levels. The document outlines Humble ISD's technology plan goals of integrating technology into the curriculum, providing professional development, improving efficiency and productivity, building community relations, and establishing an organizational framework. It concludes that assessment, planning, and funding through E-Rate are key to successful technology integration.
The document outlines the steps needed to implement a 1 to 1 laptop program at a school. It discusses establishing a technology task force to develop goals and policies, preparing the community by meeting with stakeholders, developing an acceptable use policy and laptop contract, planning the infrastructure, purchasing and imaging laptops, distributing laptops to students, providing ongoing technical support and professional development for teachers. The overall goal is for students to have individual laptops to enhance learning both in and out of the classroom.
The document discusses building an IT foundation for education that supports current and future needs. It notes that students are increasingly tech-savvy and demanding new services. Some key challenges mentioned include keeping up with rapid technology changes, security, and continually providing new services with limited resources. The document provides considerations for the network, platform, access, applications, and management to create a successful education network that educates and services students both inside and outside of school. It emphasizes having a plan to address upcoming changes like Windows 7 and new education services using technology.
This document discusses trends in classroom technology for business schools. It outlines various smart devices and collaboration tools used in classrooms, rising student loan debt, and alternative teaching styles like flipping the classroom. It also details the large costs of equipping classrooms and buildings with advanced technology, providing examples of specific university investments. Key decisions around technology include fundraising, hiring experts, faculty training, and support.
Digital distance learning, also called eLearning, involves using computer technologies and the internet to deliver instruction remotely. There are several types of eLearning including synchronous instructor-led online classes and asynchronous self-paced online courses. Blended learning combines both online and in-person instruction. The New York Institute of Finance offers over 1,500 hours of eLearning content across many business topics that can be accessed anywhere through an internet-connected computer.
Millennials now make up over 35% of the global workforce and prefer mobile devices and more interactive learning. As they will form 50% of the workforce by 2020, organizations need to incorporate mobile learning to engage millennial employees. Mobile learning is not yet widely used in Australian businesses, but 63% plan to implement it in the future. This has implications for online learning, including responsive design, flexible delivery across devices, and content optimized for mobile.
The document outlines a mobile learning project that issued 300 workplace learners across various industries with PDAs preloaded with personalized content. The project aimed to deliver flexible learning, assessment, and evidence collection using the mobile devices. An action research methodology was used to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile learning in improving course delivery for tutors and learners. Emerging evidence found that the use of PDAs increased attendance and allowed learners to more easily document coursework with photos and videos. Tutors also benefited from new types of multimedia resources.
This document discusses the importance of E-Rate funding for technology integration in schools. E-Rate provides discounts for internet access and telecommunications to most schools based on poverty levels. The document outlines Humble ISD's technology plan goals of integrating technology into the curriculum, providing professional development, improving efficiency and productivity, building community relations, and establishing an organizational framework. It concludes that assessment, planning, and funding through E-Rate are key to successful technology integration.
The document outlines the steps needed to implement a 1 to 1 laptop program at a school. It discusses establishing a technology task force to develop goals and policies, preparing the community by meeting with stakeholders, developing an acceptable use policy and laptop contract, planning the infrastructure, purchasing and imaging laptops, distributing laptops to students, providing ongoing technical support and professional development for teachers. The overall goal is for students to have individual laptops to enhance learning both in and out of the classroom.
The document discusses building an IT foundation for education that supports current and future needs. It notes that students are increasingly tech-savvy and demanding new services. Some key challenges mentioned include keeping up with rapid technology changes, security, and continually providing new services with limited resources. The document provides considerations for the network, platform, access, applications, and management to create a successful education network that educates and services students both inside and outside of school. It emphasizes having a plan to address upcoming changes like Windows 7 and new education services using technology.
This document discusses trends in classroom technology for business schools. It outlines various smart devices and collaboration tools used in classrooms, rising student loan debt, and alternative teaching styles like flipping the classroom. It also details the large costs of equipping classrooms and buildings with advanced technology, providing examples of specific university investments. Key decisions around technology include fundraising, hiring experts, faculty training, and support.
Digital distance learning, also called eLearning, involves using computer technologies and the internet to deliver instruction remotely. There are several types of eLearning including synchronous instructor-led online classes and asynchronous self-paced online courses. Blended learning combines both online and in-person instruction. The New York Institute of Finance offers over 1,500 hours of eLearning content across many business topics that can be accessed anywhere through an internet-connected computer.
Millennials now make up over 35% of the global workforce and prefer mobile devices and more interactive learning. As they will form 50% of the workforce by 2020, organizations need to incorporate mobile learning to engage millennial employees. Mobile learning is not yet widely used in Australian businesses, but 63% plan to implement it in the future. This has implications for online learning, including responsive design, flexible delivery across devices, and content optimized for mobile.
The document outlines a mobile learning project that issued 300 workplace learners across various industries with PDAs preloaded with personalized content. The project aimed to deliver flexible learning, assessment, and evidence collection using the mobile devices. An action research methodology was used to evaluate the effectiveness of mobile learning in improving course delivery for tutors and learners. Emerging evidence found that the use of PDAs increased attendance and allowed learners to more easily document coursework with photos and videos. Tutors also benefited from new types of multimedia resources.
This document discusses the benefits of e-learning and how Enhance and Excel can help with e-learning solutions. Some key benefits outlined are that e-learning allows for scalable, efficient, and fast training; 24/7 accessibility; lower costs compared to traditional training; and effective training of remote or mobile employees. Enhance and Excel offers custom e-learning courses, simulations, and a learning management system to deploy and track training. They can help companies implement an e-learning program and train staff to monitor learner progress.
1) E-learning can help reduce errors that stem from a lack of overall knowledge of the requirements of a particular industry or field of work. It also supports collaboration, document management, and communication for researchers, employees, and students.
2) Photos from different perspectives can make eLearning courses feel more modern and lively, helping to prevent learners from dozing off when covering mundane topics.
3) With government prioritizing green jobs and renewable energy, the demand for sustainability professionals to guide organizations towards energy efficiency is expected to grow.
This document outlines a technology integration grant for Lebanon Middle School to improve science and literacy skills through the use of technology. It will provide professional development for teachers over the summer, and during the following school year teachers will collaborate across subjects and develop lessons plans incorporating science, literacy and technology. The goals are to equip students with technology skills, increase parent involvement, and improve test scores by integrating different areas of study using new resources. Progress will be tracked through pre- and post-testing of science knowledge and technology skills, along with monitoring online lessons and staff participation in professional development activities.
This document discusses the implementation of iPod Touches in a middle school. It proposes purchasing 30 iPod Touches along with carts, cases, and other accessories for a total budget of $8,715. Benefits mentioned include increased student engagement, customized learning, and stimulating diverse learners. Rules for student and teacher use are outlined, including assigning each student a numbered device and loading the cart in an organized way. Suggestions are provided for technical setup, training, and apps to explore.
This document discusses eLearning and provides information on several topics related to eLearning including:
1) Establishing an eLearning unit within an organization that is staffed with requisite skills to support eLearning initiatives.
2) Developing an eLearning content strategy that organizes materials and ensures quality.
3) The importance of reusing content between different eLearning formats and systems to reduce costs and effort of having to continually translate and maintain content in multiple proprietary formats.
The document proposes e-learning at GIIP and discusses several topics:
1. E-learning theories including Bloom's taxonomy and Robert Gagne's nine events of instruction.
2. Specifications for e-learning such as language, style guidelines, and technologies.
3. A checklist for e-learning including authoring tools, browsers, screens, audio/video formats.
4. Production stages involving instructional design, visual/audio recording, and quality control.
5. Technical considerations like hosting, architecture, integration, standards, and security.
The document provides top tips from Ofsted for using an e-portfolio system. It recommends embedding the e-portfolio across all programs and involving stakeholders to share updated individual learning plans and reviews in real time. It also suggests using learning resources and smart web conferencing within the e-portfolio to enrich the learning experience and ensure staff are confident and consistent in its use while encouraging learners through phone apps.
This document summarizes the experiences and lessons learned from a school district's implementation of a technology plan funded through an EETT grant. Key aspects include:
- Providing 400 laptops and iPod Touches for student and teacher use both in and out of school
- Extensive teacher training, including 25 Apple professional development sessions
- Setting up equipment, imaging devices, and establishing naming/inventory systems
- Pilot programs using the technology in various classrooms and subjects
- Ongoing work to refine policies, support, and training to fully realize the technology's potential
The document discusses the effects of e-learning on students' academic performance. It identifies both disadvantages and advantages of e-learning. Some disadvantages of e-learning include that it can make learning less personal and engaging compared to in-person learning. However, e-learning also provides advantages like allowing students to learn from anywhere with an internet connection and at their own pace. The document also outlines benefits of using e-learning tools for staff training, such as 24/7 accessibility of materials, improved pedagogy through personalized lessons, enhanced collaboration, lower costs compared to traditional training, and appealing more to millennial learners.
Institutional Research at Capilano University created Camtasia videos to explain Program Learning Outcomes in response to accreditation requirements. Feedback indicated faculty confusion around defining outcomes, so three videos were created: 1) defining outcomes, 2) selecting assessment tools, and 3) evaluating student work with rubrics. Screencasts provide an effective way to demonstrate processes and are quick to produce. They support flexible learning and enhance engagement compared to traditional materials like textbooks.
Video-conferencing technology allows individuals in different locations to communicate in real time through video and audio. It has applications in business, education, and healthcare. Key benefits include providing instant feedback and acting as a practical communication tool. Video-conferencing services like Skype provide free video calls between computers, with paid subscriptions for additional features. Skype can be used in educational settings for consultation, supervision, and collaboration between professionals.
E-learning allows for live online training through presentations, discussions, and demonstrations where participants can view documents and applications on their computers while sharing audio. Some e-learning methodologies include webinars, online courses, and training booklets. The process involves registration, participation with necessary equipment, and interaction. E-learning is beneficial as it is time and cost effective, convenient, easy to use, covers hot topics with experienced presenters, and allows interactive learning accessible after the live session.
This document describes an HVAC gaming simulation project between Red Rocks Community College and Pikes Peak Community College. The project aims to gamify an existing HVAC simulation software to motivate students and allow for hybrid HVAC courses. A gamification engine would add badges students can earn for completing different equipment tasks and a leaderboard to track earnings. The schedule outlines developing and testing a prototype in 2013, with the goal of expanding its use in additional HVAC courses through 2014.
This document provides tips for selling safety programs to operations during tough economic times. It recommends getting operations buy-in by speaking their language and demonstrating how safety supports operational goals. It also suggests running safety like a business by developing a zero-sum budget, calculating return on investment for initiatives, and looking for low-cost options or grants. Additionally, the document advises integrating safety into operational activities such as inspections, investigations, and reviews in order to demonstrate value and urgency while avoiding complex initiatives.
People-Based Safety focuses on influencing employee attitudes towards safety in order to improve safety performance. There are three categories of employee attitudes - complainers, spectators, and champions. Ten factors that influence employee attitudes are identified, including communication, locus of control, self-efficacy, optimism, self-esteem, belonging, empathy, self-motivation, self-monitoring, and self-awareness. Increasing these ten factors can foster more champion attitudes, reduce complainer attitudes, create a healthier organizational culture, and ultimately improve safety.
The document discusses performance-based safety measurement and management. It provides examples of leading and trailing indicators that can be used to measure safety performance. Leading indicators measure proactive elements of a safety system like training, inspections, audits. Trailing indicators measure outcomes like injuries and accidents. A balanced set of metrics is recommended to fully evaluate safety. Establishing clear objectives, regular monitoring and using data to drive improvement are key aspects of an effective performance-based safety management system.
This document discusses the benefits of e-learning and how Enhance and Excel can help with e-learning solutions. Some key benefits outlined are that e-learning allows for scalable, efficient, and fast training; 24/7 accessibility; lower costs compared to traditional training; and effective training of remote or mobile employees. Enhance and Excel offers custom e-learning courses, simulations, and a learning management system to deploy and track training. They can help companies implement an e-learning program and train staff to monitor learner progress.
1) E-learning can help reduce errors that stem from a lack of overall knowledge of the requirements of a particular industry or field of work. It also supports collaboration, document management, and communication for researchers, employees, and students.
2) Photos from different perspectives can make eLearning courses feel more modern and lively, helping to prevent learners from dozing off when covering mundane topics.
3) With government prioritizing green jobs and renewable energy, the demand for sustainability professionals to guide organizations towards energy efficiency is expected to grow.
This document outlines a technology integration grant for Lebanon Middle School to improve science and literacy skills through the use of technology. It will provide professional development for teachers over the summer, and during the following school year teachers will collaborate across subjects and develop lessons plans incorporating science, literacy and technology. The goals are to equip students with technology skills, increase parent involvement, and improve test scores by integrating different areas of study using new resources. Progress will be tracked through pre- and post-testing of science knowledge and technology skills, along with monitoring online lessons and staff participation in professional development activities.
This document discusses the implementation of iPod Touches in a middle school. It proposes purchasing 30 iPod Touches along with carts, cases, and other accessories for a total budget of $8,715. Benefits mentioned include increased student engagement, customized learning, and stimulating diverse learners. Rules for student and teacher use are outlined, including assigning each student a numbered device and loading the cart in an organized way. Suggestions are provided for technical setup, training, and apps to explore.
This document discusses eLearning and provides information on several topics related to eLearning including:
1) Establishing an eLearning unit within an organization that is staffed with requisite skills to support eLearning initiatives.
2) Developing an eLearning content strategy that organizes materials and ensures quality.
3) The importance of reusing content between different eLearning formats and systems to reduce costs and effort of having to continually translate and maintain content in multiple proprietary formats.
The document proposes e-learning at GIIP and discusses several topics:
1. E-learning theories including Bloom's taxonomy and Robert Gagne's nine events of instruction.
2. Specifications for e-learning such as language, style guidelines, and technologies.
3. A checklist for e-learning including authoring tools, browsers, screens, audio/video formats.
4. Production stages involving instructional design, visual/audio recording, and quality control.
5. Technical considerations like hosting, architecture, integration, standards, and security.
The document provides top tips from Ofsted for using an e-portfolio system. It recommends embedding the e-portfolio across all programs and involving stakeholders to share updated individual learning plans and reviews in real time. It also suggests using learning resources and smart web conferencing within the e-portfolio to enrich the learning experience and ensure staff are confident and consistent in its use while encouraging learners through phone apps.
This document summarizes the experiences and lessons learned from a school district's implementation of a technology plan funded through an EETT grant. Key aspects include:
- Providing 400 laptops and iPod Touches for student and teacher use both in and out of school
- Extensive teacher training, including 25 Apple professional development sessions
- Setting up equipment, imaging devices, and establishing naming/inventory systems
- Pilot programs using the technology in various classrooms and subjects
- Ongoing work to refine policies, support, and training to fully realize the technology's potential
The document discusses the effects of e-learning on students' academic performance. It identifies both disadvantages and advantages of e-learning. Some disadvantages of e-learning include that it can make learning less personal and engaging compared to in-person learning. However, e-learning also provides advantages like allowing students to learn from anywhere with an internet connection and at their own pace. The document also outlines benefits of using e-learning tools for staff training, such as 24/7 accessibility of materials, improved pedagogy through personalized lessons, enhanced collaboration, lower costs compared to traditional training, and appealing more to millennial learners.
Institutional Research at Capilano University created Camtasia videos to explain Program Learning Outcomes in response to accreditation requirements. Feedback indicated faculty confusion around defining outcomes, so three videos were created: 1) defining outcomes, 2) selecting assessment tools, and 3) evaluating student work with rubrics. Screencasts provide an effective way to demonstrate processes and are quick to produce. They support flexible learning and enhance engagement compared to traditional materials like textbooks.
Video-conferencing technology allows individuals in different locations to communicate in real time through video and audio. It has applications in business, education, and healthcare. Key benefits include providing instant feedback and acting as a practical communication tool. Video-conferencing services like Skype provide free video calls between computers, with paid subscriptions for additional features. Skype can be used in educational settings for consultation, supervision, and collaboration between professionals.
E-learning allows for live online training through presentations, discussions, and demonstrations where participants can view documents and applications on their computers while sharing audio. Some e-learning methodologies include webinars, online courses, and training booklets. The process involves registration, participation with necessary equipment, and interaction. E-learning is beneficial as it is time and cost effective, convenient, easy to use, covers hot topics with experienced presenters, and allows interactive learning accessible after the live session.
This document describes an HVAC gaming simulation project between Red Rocks Community College and Pikes Peak Community College. The project aims to gamify an existing HVAC simulation software to motivate students and allow for hybrid HVAC courses. A gamification engine would add badges students can earn for completing different equipment tasks and a leaderboard to track earnings. The schedule outlines developing and testing a prototype in 2013, with the goal of expanding its use in additional HVAC courses through 2014.
This document provides tips for selling safety programs to operations during tough economic times. It recommends getting operations buy-in by speaking their language and demonstrating how safety supports operational goals. It also suggests running safety like a business by developing a zero-sum budget, calculating return on investment for initiatives, and looking for low-cost options or grants. Additionally, the document advises integrating safety into operational activities such as inspections, investigations, and reviews in order to demonstrate value and urgency while avoiding complex initiatives.
People-Based Safety focuses on influencing employee attitudes towards safety in order to improve safety performance. There are three categories of employee attitudes - complainers, spectators, and champions. Ten factors that influence employee attitudes are identified, including communication, locus of control, self-efficacy, optimism, self-esteem, belonging, empathy, self-motivation, self-monitoring, and self-awareness. Increasing these ten factors can foster more champion attitudes, reduce complainer attitudes, create a healthier organizational culture, and ultimately improve safety.
The document discusses performance-based safety measurement and management. It provides examples of leading and trailing indicators that can be used to measure safety performance. Leading indicators measure proactive elements of a safety system like training, inspections, audits. Trailing indicators measure outcomes like injuries and accidents. A balanced set of metrics is recommended to fully evaluate safety. Establishing clear objectives, regular monitoring and using data to drive improvement are key aspects of an effective performance-based safety management system.
This document outlines the steps for conducting an effective accident investigation:
1) Immediately respond to the accident and secure the site.
2) Investigate by determining the 5 Ws and collecting evidence through interviews and photos.
3) Analyze the data to determine the root causes such as equipment issues, environmental factors, human errors, or management failures.
4) Recommend corrective actions and implement solutions permanently through standard procedures and communication. The goal is to prevent future accidents.
This document provides an overview of accident prevention. It defines key terms like accident, hazard, risk, and safety. It discusses the causes of accidents including management factors, environmental factors, equipment factors, and human behavior factors. It also examines theories of human behavior and strategies for changing unsafe behaviors. The document emphasizes that an effective accident prevention program requires a written plan, safety orientation for employees, and safety meetings or a safety committee to engage employees.
This document provides guidance to staff on writing incident reports. It instructs staff to learn about the purpose and proper formatting of incident reports. It then outlines best practices for titling reports, describing the chronological order of events factually, identifying student involvement codes, using descriptive language, and submitting the report in a timely manner. Following these guidelines will result in effective documentation of campus incidents.
This document discusses accident reporting, investigation, and analysis. It defines different types of incidents from near misses to severe accidents and outlines appropriate response and investigation based on incident level. Level 1 incidents involve minor injuries or damage while level 3 are most severe, involving fatalities, serious injuries, major damage or production loss. The appropriate personnel to investigate and responsibilities for remedial actions increase according to incident level. The goal is to learn from incidents to prevent recurrences and improve safety.
Balanced Scorecard, A Comprehensive Guide Upendra K
The Balanced scorecard is a management system that enables organizations to clarify their vision and strategy and translate them into action.
Provides an organization with feedback of both the internal business processes and external outcomes, which allows for continuous improvement of strategic performance and results.
Nerve center of an enterprise
The term “scorecard” signifies quantified performance measures and “balanced” signifies the system is balanced between:
Short-term and long term objectives
Financial and non-financial measures
Lagging and leading indicators
Internal and external performance perspectives
The concept of the balanced scorecard was first touted in the Harvard Business Review in 1992 in a paper written by Robert S Kaplan and David P Norton.
The paper introduced the idea of focusing on human issues as well as financial ones, and measuring performance across a much wider spectrum than businesses had done before.
Kaplan and Norton published their ideas in full in The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy into Action in 1996 and it became a business bestseller.
The balanced scorecard is centered on four performance metrics or perspectives:
Customers
Internal processes
Financial
Learning and growth
When implemented properly, each one of these perspectives contains four subparts consisting of
Objectives
Measures
Targets
Initiatives
This document provides an introduction to accident and incident investigation. It discusses the importance of reporting accidents and incidents, identifying immediate and underlying causes, conducting interviews and investigations, and developing action plans to address failings and prevent future occurrences. The goals are to understand why accidents happen using methods like the "why-because" model of root cause analysis and to respond appropriately after an incident.
Electric Utility, Inc. has created a balanced scorecard with objectives, measures, targets, and initiatives in four categories: customer financial, business growth, internal processes, and learning and growth. The objectives include maximizing returns, profitable growth, leveraging assets, managing costs, capitalizing on deregulation opportunities, developing innovative services, ensuring reliable service, customer service excellence, optimizing the core business, continued cost management, enterprise risk management, leading employee satisfaction, and world class leadership. Measures and targets are identified for each objective through fiscal years 2001 to 2003. Initiatives are also outlined to support achieving the targets.
The Balanced Scorecard is a strategic planning and management system that monitors organizational performance against strategic goals. It was developed in 1992 by Kaplan and Norton to provide a balanced perspective beyond just financial measures. The Balanced Scorecard approach suggests viewing an organization from four perspectives: financial, customer, internal business processes, and learning and growth. Key to implementation is obtaining executive support, involving leaders and employees, enhancing information systems, and monitoring progress.
Accident reporting ,investigation & analysis (cif&b)mallareddy1975
This document defines various types of workplace accidents and injuries and outlines procedures for investigating, reporting, and analyzing accidents. It defines near misses, first aid injuries, minor injuries, lost time accidents, and fatalities. It describes the responsibilities of injured employees, supervisors, medical officers, and management in responding to accidents. It also outlines the accident investigation process, including initial response, forming an investigation team, determining facts and root causes, and implementing corrective actions. Various forms for reporting near misses, preliminary accidents, and full investigation reports are also defined.
How to Become a Thought Leader in Your NicheLeslie Samuel
Are bloggers thought leaders? Here are some tips on how you can become one. Provide great value, put awesome content out there on a regular basis, and help others.
The role of technology in safety traininngPhil La Duke
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Leveraging Technology In The New Employee Orientation Processladukepc
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Leveraging Technology In The New Employee Orientation ProcessPhil La Duke
This presentation was first made by Phil La Duke (Director Performance Improvement for O/E Learning) on August 19, at the Society for Applied Learning Technologies (SALT) Washington Interactive Technologies Conference in Washington DC. For more information on this topic contact Phil La Duke (Pladuke@oe.com) or visit www.safety-impact.com
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1. The document discusses factors to consider when selecting educational technologies for distance learning programs.
2. Technology should support educational goals and decisions, not drive them. The chosen technologies must serve the instructional program goals and facilitate learning.
3. Multiple factors should guide the choice of technologies, including supporting best practices, designing for ease of use, and building on existing infrastructure. The needs and skills of both instructors and learners are important to consider.
This document discusses online learning and the technologies used to enable it. It defines online learning as computer-based and web-based open and distance learning using network technologies. It outlines key online learning technologies like the Internet, TCP/IP, and HTTP. It also describes common media used in online learning like text, images, audio, video, and simulations. Communication tools for online learning mentioned include email, discussion boards, chat, and blogs. The document concludes by outlining the steps to build an online learning environment, including needs analysis, learner and organization profiling, blueprint development, and evaluation.
The document discusses barriers to instructional technology use, the EDUcast solution to overcoming those barriers, and lessons learned from implementing the solution. Specifically, it addresses:
1) Common barriers faculty face in using instructional technology like lack of comfort, things not working or being too complicated.
2) How the EDUcast audio/video appliance solution aims to make the system extremely simple for faculty through easy-to-use hardware and software.
3) The responsibilities of the IT department in supporting the solution through initial training and support, and maintaining a small ongoing support staff.
This document discusses meetings and the use of technology to facilitate virtual meetings. It begins by introducing the topic and posing questions about how technology can contribute to meetings and whether participants need to be physically present. It then covers different types of virtual meetings including video conferencing, web conferencing, teleconferencing, and online collaboration tools. For each method, it outlines the advantages and disadvantages. The document concludes by providing tips for conducting successful virtual meetings through proper use of equipment, planning in advance, and follow up after the meeting.
The document summarizes a conference session on using H.323 videoconferencing for teaching and learning. It describes the components required for videoconferencing, including cameras, displays, microphones, speakers, codecs, and network connections. It also outlines strategies discussed in the session for effective videoconference-based instruction, such as developing a learning community, ensuring time for interaction, designing for active learning, and planning for evaluation.
This document outlines an ICT enhanced instruction model that incorporates technology into the learning process. The model includes defining learner profiles, instructional strategies, and using assessments to guide instructional planning. Teachers develop lesson plans that integrate appropriate hardware, software, online tools and learning content aligned with curricular goals. Readiness is assessed across pedagogical, technological, human and service factors to support effective ICT enhanced instruction.
This document discusses distance education technologies and their components for facilitating learning. The four basic components are print, voice/audio, computer, and video. Print is the most common medium and includes textbooks, manuals, and study guides. Voice/audio uses radio, telephone, and audio files. Computer allows for email, web resources, and videoconferencing. Video includes videotape, satellite delivery, and DVDs. Each component is then discussed in more detail regarding their uses and benefits in distance education.
This document provides an overview of distance learning modalities including classroom technology, learning management systems, and digital resources. It discusses open educational resources and practices, and how to create and share interactive content using H5P. Various training scenarios are presented for classroom, e-learning, virtual, and blended learning. Synchronous and asynchronous learning interactions are also covered. The document emphasizes that technology should enhance pedagogy and various models for online instruction are suggested.
The document describes the use of H.323 videoconferencing for professional development programs at the University of Maryland's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (AGNR). It discusses the components required for videoconferencing, barriers to effective videoconference learning, and strategies to overcome these barriers including developing a learning community, ensuring time for interaction, and planning for evaluation. Over 300 faculty and staff participated in AGNR's 2003 professional development series that offered 25 courses using H.323 videoconferencing across multiple locations.
This document discusses various tools that can be used to sustain safety in an organization, including process monitoring tools, change reinforcement tools, structure and infrastructure tools, training and reference tools, and process integration tools. Some key tools mentioned are scorecards, dashboards, reports, HICCAT, mobile devices, auditing software, physical security systems, RFID tagging, collaboration platforms, unified communication systems, electronic performance support tools, safety kiosks, and online safety training. The document provides advantages and limitations of different tools and examples of how they can be implemented.
This document discusses various tools that can be used to sustain safety in an organization, including process monitoring tools, change reinforcement tools, structure and infrastructure tools, training and reference tools, and process integration tools. Some key tools mentioned are scorecards, dashboards, reports, HICCAT, mobile devices, auditing software, physical security systems, RFID tagging, collaboration platforms, unified communication systems, electronic performance support tools, safety kiosks, and online safety training. The document provides advantages and limitations of different tools and examples of how they can be implemented.
The document discusses eAssessment and provides guidelines for its implementation. It explores the use of different technologies for eAssessment such as forums, blogs, mobile devices and videos. The benefits of eAssessment include improved quality of assessment evidence and more efficient feedback. Guidelines are provided around infrastructure, technical standards, development, practices and context to help ensure valid, reliable and fair assessment. Examples of eAssessment implementations using technologies like iPhones, ePortfolios and virtual classrooms are also given.
The document discusses using digital technology to enhance learning, teaching, and assessing in work-based learning contexts. It outlines 9 activities that involve using technology in learning and introduces some tools like Olympus digital voice recorders, Audacity audio editing software, and Windows Movie Maker. The document encourages participants to explore interactive PowerPoint use and complete a professional development self-assessment. All workshop information can be accessed through a Box.net link provided.
The document discusses a web conferencing training using Adobe Connect. It provides an agenda for the training which includes an overview of the program, introductions, and a review of the Connect manager interface and meeting room. It also summarizes research that found web conferencing can reduce costs while enriching the learning experience by enabling collaboration and flexibility. However, technical issues can frustrate students who require adequate equipment.
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The document outlines seven tools for changing an organization's safety culture: 1) weekly safety inspections by supervisors and safety champions, 2) job safety analyses, 3) hazard investigation teams to review inspections and incidents, 4) a safety scorecard for balanced measurement, 5) safety scoreboards and strategy meetings, 6) a hazard tracking database for accountability and decision making, and 7) safety strategy teams to own safety.
Creating Safety Cultures In Off Shore Operationsladukepc
This document discusses how to create safety cultures for offshore operations. It emphasizes understanding the existing safety cultures of both the corporate culture and the workforce culture. Key steps include understanding strengths and weaknesses of each, expecting and embracing cultural differences, casting a vision for the desired new safety culture, being flexible, and actively engaging all groups to adopt the new culture rather than blaming others. The goal is to build a safety culture that capitalizes on diversity and differences.
1. The document discusses operational excellence and how safety is a key part of achieving it. Safety eliminates waste from injuries and downtime and helps drive continuous improvement.
2. Tools for achieving operational excellence like eliminating waste, improving equipment reliability, standard work, and visual management all help improve safety as well as efficiency.
3. Tracking safety metrics and managing safety using data helps identify issues and drive organizational change for both safety and productivity gains. Maintaining safety is important for cost reduction and achieving operational excellence.
1. The document discusses using safety as a competitive advantage for businesses by reducing costs associated with workplace injuries. It provides examples showing that injury costs can exceed a company's annual profits by hundreds of percent.
2. The direct and indirect costs of workplace injuries are significant and include things like workers' compensation, fines, lost productivity, and damage to company reputation. However, these costs can be difficult to precisely quantify.
3. The presentation argues that safety should be integrated into all business operations and strategies, not just viewed as the responsibility of safety departments. Making safety a priority could help reduce injury rates and costs, improving a company's financial competitiveness.
The document outlines six secrets of the world's safest companies based on benchmarking studies. The secrets are: 1) all injuries are predictable and preventable through tools like failure mode and effects analysis and job safety analysis; 2) compliance alone is not enough and prevention-driven approaches are better; 3) companies should take a proactive balanced scorecard approach using leading safety indicators; 4) safety is owned by operations, not just the safety department; 5) safety should be defined as everyone's job and part of performance reviews; and 6) safety should be viewed as a strategic business element given the high costs of injuries.
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Editor's Notes
This presentation was first presented at the 2009 Society for Applied Learning Technology’s Washington Interactive Technologies Conference in Washington D.C.
Do: Welcome the participants. Identify the emergency exits and procedures. Make any announcements that are required of the conference. Say: In this presentation, I will be sharing ways to get Operations buy-in for safety. I’m using the term “sell” in a very broad sense----when I say “sell safety” I am not just talking to purveyors of safety goods and services, but also to those of you who are internal providers of safety. Unless we know how to convince Operations that safety is more than a nuisance or a necessary evil we will never truly be successful in creating a corporate culture where safety is hardwired into how the organization operates. Do: Once you have explained what the session is about, allow people who might have expected something else to excuse themselves and leave. Introduce yourself and establish your credibility for speaking on this topic
Say: Choosing a delivery method depends on a lot of factors, and while safety training was an early adopter of technology-based training it did so for the wrong reason (because most companies cared more about compliance than skills building). Unfortunately, regulatory agencies stepped in limited the extent to which technology could be used. This is unfortunate because advances in technology have made it a great choice for safety training. Technology can be used to simulate circumstances and environments that would otherwise be too dangerous to experience. For example, I once developed a video-based training for a glass manufacturer. The training in question focused on an operation that involved a fau
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Say: From videotaped safety awareness programs to state-of-the-art DVD-based safety training, recorded media has long been the staple of technology-based safety training. Unfortunately, far too frequently this media is deployed by sticking a new hire in a glorified closet and telling them to let you know when they are done. While there is nothing intrinsically wrong with the media, the temptation to treat the new hire like a precocious three-year old that you want to keep occupied for 20 minutes by parking him or her in front of a video screen is too great for many organizations to resist
Say: OSHA Accepted Online safety training… reduces instructor travel costs gets safety training to remote locations faster facilitates make up training and the training of small populations provides documentation of OSHA compliance allows learners to complete the training at there own pace is accepted by OSHA without a proctor
Say: Provides support for tasks that are infrequently conducted Facilitates data retrieval Can be used to create Job Safety Analysis or Standard Work Instructions
Say: Makes remote training affordable Facilitates contextual training Flexible