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Learning Project

Facilitation model development:Facilitation model development:• Develop strategies for improved facilitation of

online training for:• Existing online courses• Future program development

• Produce model for consistent quality in delivery

Online trainee support:Online trainee support:• Develop online model to support work-based

training and traineeship delivery• Ability to promote model to industry

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Facilitation Solution

Developing strategies for improved facilitationDeveloping strategies for improved facilitation• Outcome:

• Improved student engagement leading to motivated and higher retention of students with positive outcomes

• Produce consistent models for future programs

Future modelling based on:Future modelling based on:• Team(s), mentoring, presenting & promoting• Group member (PD) - Gipps TAFE 3 week facilitation course• Research and trialling:

• Best practice of mentors & other online courses, reports, role play, interactive experimentation with networking sites, reviewing software and technology tools, developing templates for session planning, course development, surveys and ongoing evaluation

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Facilitation + Creative instruction

Technology + Subject content

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Course Development

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Technology Resources

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Some current key identifiers:

• Provide 20-week courses• High facilitation through proactive student engagement• No ‘rolling’ enrolments

• Instead – 10-week period enrolments• No more than 30 students in online course• Courses delivered as if face-to-face• Initially, facilitator time for preparation, development and

training• Nominal hours required to facilitate properly• Collaborative college-wide innovation centre, not in

isolation• And more . . .

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Work-based Training & Traineeship

Develop model to support work-based training and Develop model to support work-based training and traineeships – outcome:traineeships – outcome:

• Improved client / industry / RTO relations• Potential increase in business• Higher student retention with positive outcomes

Current development Current development • WebCT shell developed and commissioned for trainees• Site developed for workbased training• Current cohort of 93 students• Good response to online training survey• Internal promotion and introduction to support facility• TAG to consider College-wide use

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Traineeship Support

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Workbased Training

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Project sustainability

• Future training for consistency of online delivery through facilitation model• Higher student retention • Increase level in competencies

• Work-based training and traineeship support:• Currently updating to BSB07 courses• Potential for college-wide template• Promotional capabilities to industry• Potential ‘up-sell’ other online courses to existing students

• Increase in College capabilities• College to embed elearning

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