Talking VTE Podcast

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Synopsis
Topic: Open EducationRecording of an un-conference session at the Recent Changes Camp 2011 held in Canberra Date: Saturday 29 January 2011 Time: 3:00-4:00 PM EST
Participants
Stephan RidgwayRobyn JayMichael CoghlanTom WorthingtonLeigh BlackallRose GrozdanicAdam JenkinsKirsty SharpJutta van Dincklage
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Synopsis
Topic: VET & Higher Education today
Recording of an un-conference session at the Recent Changes Camp 2011 held in Canberra Date: Saturday 29 January 2011 Time: 2:00-3:00 PM EST
Participants
Stephan RidgwayRobyn JayMichael CoghlanTom WorthingtonLeigh BlackallRose GrozdanicAdam JenkinsKirsty SharpJutta van Dincklage
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Recent Changes Camp 2011
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Simon Paine

NSW FLAG Representative

Simon Paine opens the 2010 e-Learning: Sustaining e-learning conference

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Presenter
Andrew Douche

Synopsis
In this presentation, Andrew will explain why he believes it is necessary for educators to adopt new approaches to communicating with a new generation of learners. His intention is not to promote “high-tech” skills in teachers, but rather to encourage widespread adoption of easy-to-use technologies that are ‘high-concept’ and have the power to transform class interaction.
Andrew discusses how any educator is able to change the way he or she communicates with students, taking advantage of the very same digital communication tools that Gen-Y students use. From podcasting to online forums to mobile phones, this presentation will explore the potential in digital communication technologies to challenge where, when and how class members interact, and even who the class members are.

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Kaye Bowman

Kaye’s presentation will discuss seven factors required together to sustain e-learning innovations:

1. Strategy – a longer term view than any one e-learning innovation is required.

2. Senior leadership – must support in ways appropriate to their particular situation.

3. Business case – is a key driver for for-profit businesses, especially cost savings.

4. Resourcing – external resources are short term; internal resources are required.

5. Champions – to build capability especially through one-to-one mentoring on how to use technologies.

6. People supports – to make it possible for teachers to focus on achieving learning using technologies that

could be internally and/or externally located.

7. Technology – both sufficient hardware and software support that could be internally and or externally

located. An organisation’s level of e-maturity depends on how well they exhibit these seven factors.

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Facilitator: Rose Grozdanic, Business Manager, E-learning Innovations, Australian Flexible Learning

Framework

Panel members: Kaye Bowman, Stephan Ridgway, Janelle Morris, Bronwen Campbell and Debbie

Littlehales

A facilitated panel presentation from former Framework project managers on how they have incorporated and expanded e-learning in their organisations - each has a story and the session will draw out the key elements that others can use to drive embedding of e-learning in their organisation.

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Duy Huynh

Executive Producer and Creative Director of Beyondedge

New research shows that our increasingly interconnected world is shifting our perceptions of the information we

receive, including our perceptions of learning. Its impact is far and wide: Old business models are failing. But why? How has the world changed and what do we need to do as learning and design professionals to not just keep up, but excel. This session showcases the latest thinking on ‘thinking’ and arm you with new ideas on how to make your elearning more intuitive and appealing.

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Kaye Bowman

A final wrap-up of the conference introduced by Melanie Doriean.

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Howard Errey

Victorian Innovations Coordinator, Australian Flexible Learning Framework

Ever wondered what happens on the inside of an innovator? We’d all like to think that we can empower and open our students and organisations to the new wonderful ways of the web; but it’s not always simple and straightforward. There’s the challenges on the outside such as firewalls and the risk managers; but there’s also our inner psychology to deal with as well. Innovators might be able to see a marvellous future or potential, but don’t always feel empowered about what is going on around (and inside) them right now; and often feel alone.

Looking at mythology about innovations as well as examples of some notable innovators and sample E-learning Innovations projects, Howard looks at what makes an innovator and ask ‘how much fire can we steal?’ The intention of this session is that we gain insight into our own capacity for empowerment and development as an e-learning leader.

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Stefanie Klein

Regional Director South East Asia-Pacific, IMC Information Multimedia Communication

In this session Stefanie takes a brief look at the evolution of e-learning and highlights some important trends for the future. Among others Stefanie discusses:

• Talent management as a new global challenge for human resource managers resulting of economic growth

in combination with aging workforce and skill deficits in Western economies and

• Cloud computing as a possible answer to the growing need for ongoing change within organisations.

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