Innovative Practice
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We must strive for 'Teaching & Learning Innovation'
Technologies today are adopted at a faster rate in comparison to the elearning pedagogy rate Jasinski 2006 . However, the approach to pedagogy is really influenced by the way teachers were taught. If we go back to the principles of the 'Information Processing Model' then a teacher will use any tool be it new technology or old to facilitate this mode of learning. Therefore, elearning is not about technology innovation but about rethinking teaching and learning which is about education innovation requiring reconceptualisation of traditional teaching methods. This means that any tool that does not align to this approach of learning paradigm will be omitted as it will do little to improve the quality of the instruction and reduces the ability for knowledge transfer for the learner. Visit Futurelab- suggests each learning theory you can apply a mobile technology)
Innovative exemplars across Institute
Animal Studies - Ultimo- Canine Grooming Techniques
Child Studies - Petersham- Digital Stories in Childcare
ABE/Business Studies - Petersham Crystal St.- MYOB Mentoring with ABE
ESOL - St George - Student blog and podcasting
Business administration and technology - St George - Online meetings
Coming soon... Interpreting- Petersham - Creation of online objects for students
Coming soon... Library- Petersham and Design Centre - Effective Internet Searching
Coming soon... Automotive retail service and repair - St George - Digital story
CGVE - St George - Student wiki and podcast
AFLF library project - Sutherland (Gymea) and St George
Coming soon... Beam me up Ultimo
Showcases
Access to New Technologies (ANT) showcases
As part of the ANT project Sydney Institute will be hosting a series of ANT showcases across the institute. The launch will be held at St George College on Tuesday 18th September 2007. Sydney Institute Executive formally Board of Management will be launching this showcase. The launch will be broadcast to the rest of the Institute via Adobe Connect. This will be a joint Sutherland and St George Showcase with projects using new technologies from both Colleges on display.
Over the following week showcases will also be held at Petersham 19 September, Randwick and Ultimo Colleges, 25 September showcasing the excellent and innovative work of our staff.
Sydney Institute Innovations showcase
On the 30 October Learning and Innovation will be conducting the Innovations Showcase for 2007. The purpose of this showcase is to promote and share innovative practice that is happening in the Institute so that we can promote good practice and learn from each other. This will include staff who have received funding from Learnscope, TAFE Online2, Access to New Technologies, Institute Innovation funding and other practices that staff have initiated. It will also include those staff that have been to a professional development session and then applied the freshly learnt skills to their teaching.
Are you using an innovative approach to your work? Would you like to be part of this years showcase?
Contact Learning and Innovation to find out how you can be part of this exciting event.
Find out more on the ANT project page
