TNQIT: Diploma of E-Learning Graduation 2008

Class of 2007

Welcome - Deputy Director Tropical North Queensland TAFE

Donna-Maree O’Connor

Welcome – Co-ordinator E-learning

Co-ordinator and Facilitator: Colleen Hodgins

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Who said this?

"Someday in the distant future our grandchildren will develop a new equivalent of our classrooms. They will spend many hours in front of boxes with fire glowing within. May they have the wisdom to know the difference between light and knowledge”.

Choose your answer

A - Stephen Downes

B - Plato

C - Einstein

D - John Dewey

E - Bill Gates

Answer:

Plato

The context for new approaches to learning - Diploma of e-learning program

A vision of students today

What is the Diploma of e-learning?

An 18 month part time nationally recognised Diploma of e-learning Delivered as a fully on line program 2 clusters of units:

a multimedia cluster - developing skills in multimedia resource development, web pages visual design and instructional design

an education cluster focused on an e-learning workplace project, where students have planned delivered and evaluated a workplace based project, used facilitation and community building skills in an online environment. Either using their developed multimedia resources or a customisation of an existing product in a blended model of learning.

The 'e' in e-learning stands for experience in all aspects .

2007 E-learning Graduates

Who are the graduating students?

Online you get to know your students' minds not just their faces.

Tell us where you are located?

Know your fellow graduates?

I will now take you to a website where you can format a jigsaw to show a photo of one of the 2007 graduates of this program. When you know who it is please write their name on the whiteboard. If you have no idea that’s okay just see if you can complete the puzzle in the time limit.

Who is this?

How the graduates learned in this program?

What did the students do/achieve?

Developed skills and knowledge and experience in e-learning

Designed, developed and evaluated multimedia products and an e-learning workplace based project

Collaborated in virtual teams and communities as part of assessment tasks and weekly activities.

Set up and posted reflective comments to their blog and commented on each others blogs throughout the 18 months of the program

Examples of the student e-learning projects

Examples range across: A workplace online literacy program using a wiki format A wiki based competency unit on Occupational Health &Safety in a childcare training

program An online induction program for new and existing staff in the service and finance

industries Enhancement of a clothing and textiles CD Rom program with delivery based on e-

learning blended strategies A virtual classroom software training program online Business competencies focused on computer skills for trade apprentices using online

resources and a blended delivery approach An online health and Physical education program for Year 8 high School students Facilitated and designed resources for an online web 2.0 professional development

program A fashion studies series of units on CD Rom using a blended and online approach.

What did you learn?

Blogs- Communicating online

Our Blogs – A web-tour

Lynne (35)

Kiley (40)

Suzie (19)

Tammie (13)

Lynn (49)

Heather (20)

Pam (63)

Peta (133)

Tracey (54)

Steve (29)

Inara (9)

Lyneene(12)

Guest speaker Carole McCulloch

Graduation Wiki- web tour

Class of 2007 graduation wiki

Highs and lowsSuccess storiesWhere to now

Learning

The test of successful education is not the amount of knowledge that pupils take awayfrom school, but their appetite to know and their capacity to learn.’ Sir RichardLivingstone, 1941

‘One of the core functions of twenty-first century education is learning to learn inpreparation for a lifetime of change.’ David Miliband, 2003

‘Pedagogy should at its best be about what teachers do that not only helps students tolearn but actively strengthens their capacity to learn.’ David Hargreaves, Learning forLife, 2004

Continuous learning

Link to my del.icio.us and blog and stay in touch with your learning networks.

Become a learnivore or an infovore http://elearningtech.blogspot.com/2008/09/to-learn-lists.html

“Get involved in activities that somewhat force you to learn. Being involved in finding speakers for organizations, preparing presentations, etc. All of these put deadlines on learning activities that move them right into a To Do list”.Tony Karrer

And finally….. FYI - Learning

Some perspectives of learning now? A teachers world The student world

Diploma of E-Learning 2007 graduates

Congratulations to Peta Hill Steve Neil Lynn Huguenin Inara Lowe Tammie McDonald Suzie Orelli Kiley Ryan

Lynne Gibb Tracey Gould Pam McKenzie Lyneene Orsini Heather Mikkelsen

Ode to Graduate class 2007

Class of 2007 Diploma of e-learning – graduation poem When you started in this E-Learning study program, you started with a

goal Be it personal development, professional competence and it has taken a

toll! For 18 months you’ve had no weekends, late nights and used early

mornings to study. You’ve been a mentor, a virtual team member a facilitator and even a

buddy You’ve had group projects, virtual teams where you’ve worked with each

other There’ve been activities and assessments and you’ve mentored another So it’s timely to reflect and think about all that you’ve learned And most importantly to focus on this Diploma of e-learning that you have

now all earned. In this e-learning program and online there’s been nowhere to hide Because we’ve ensured that you were visible and no matter how hard you

tried You’ve been connected through janison you’re on msn and skype And you’ve improved your online communication and some, your ability to

type You can now use dreamweaver and fireworks and google docs and blog Yet we all know that over time it has been a bit of a slog! There’s been experimentation in De.licio.us and other communication

tools And I am sure that at times when they haven’t worked we have felt a bit

like fools Why does no-one else know about these tools and seem to understand

this new world and learning speak Web 2.0 e-learning 2.0, wikis our colleagues and managers, do they now

think we are a geek! I know there’ve been typos and posts where the frustration and learning is

there But I think that as a community we have demonstrated an ability to care When others have been down or stuck in the learning rut or just over it at

the time You’ve supported you’ve prodded and got them over the learning hump

and helped them redefine Why am I doing this again? Oh yeah its for my future and what am I trying to attain?

It’s the Diploma of e-learning and with this program I will remain So you stayed with the program and you gave us all food for thought You’ve been learners and teachers and through all of this you have taught That it matters not whether we are on line or in rooms or on the computer

at night The learning is social and the future of education in blended learning is

right So now you need to stand tall and be an advocate of learning online To display those skills to your colleagues and learners and show them it is

time You’re not a geek a computer nerd or someone who lives on the computer You are an educator/ trainer who is open to technological possibilities

which makes you a skilled learning tutor. Your approach is about designing learning that can be online, blended,

experimental and fun And about creating learning cultures that reflect and develop and share on

the run So use all of your new experience and skills in e-learning online To collaborate, reflect and focus on the learner in all that you design Lyneene, Inara, Suzie, Peta , Pam and Steve Don’t forget that that the learning is all about learners and encouraging

them to believe that there’s lots of way to learn and attain the competencies they want to achieve

Lynne, Tracey, Heather, Tammie, Kiley and Lynne Keep networked and connected and don’t flick new things to that recycle

bin! Be it Ning or Facebook, de.licious or other web 3.0 tools or whatever the

future unfurls Remember that this learning world is your oyster and you are all the

pearls! You have been part of my learning world and I will miss the interaction we

have had But I know that you will be great advocates and continuous learners which

makes me glad So best wishes and congratulations on your work and support And most importantly for working with me and your fellow learners in this

Diploma of E-Learning cohort.

Thanks again and best wishes!