Resources
Resource Development Kits
Each College (and cluster) have received a new technology kit which is housed in the library at each College and can be used by teachers to assist in the production of digital resources to support their delivery.
In 2010 additional equipment has been purchased to supplement the Resource Development kits - It will be in libraries from July and it will support the Adobe Software Rollout
For more information see the Resource Development Kits page.
Resource Development Workstations
For more information see the Resource Development Workstation page
Adobe Connect Professional
Adobe Connect (formally Breeze) is an online meeting platform set-up and trialed as part of the 2007 TOL2 Access to New Technologies Project ANT project.
Adobe Connect is a virtual meeting room platform which can be used for a staff meeting or for online delivery with your students and industry contacts.
The Hot Topic Conversations program utilises Adobe Connect for it's weekly broadcast.
Learning and Innovation provide training in using Adobe Connect.
Please consult our calendar on sydnet for details of the next session.
Bridgit conferencing software
Desktop sharing – Share desktops instantly and alternate desktop control with ease. As well, several people can write over information on a shared desktop at the same time.
For more info on Bridgit see the program page
Wireless Access Points
Wireless Networking was initiated by the TAFE Online 2 Access to New Technologies (ANT) project. Initiated in 2007 the aim of this wireless project was to pilot wireless connectivity @ ultimo campus with the view to providing access to all colleges across the institute in the longer term.
For more information on the project status and how to utilise the access points see the Wireless network access page.
Connected Classrooms & Video Conferencing
Connected Classrooms are part of the DET wide Interactive Classrooms Project to Equip every NSW public school with an Interactive Classroom (interactive whiteboard, video conferencing facility and data collaboration). TAFE NSW has also been provided with these facities and are currently being rollout to every college accross Sydney Institute.
To find out more about the project, locations, training etc. see the Connected Classrooms page
eBeam
eBeam is an innovative portable, affordable and scalable interactive whiteboard solution (IWB). eBeam provides all of the standard IWB features while adding additional features and functions. The highlight of eBeam is it's ability to transform almost any smooth surface, including existing whiteboards, into an interactive workspace through the eBeam Pod.
For more information see the eBeam page
Prepare for e-learning
Prepare for e-learning is a set of learning objects for learners who are about to undertake their first e-learning course, or for learners who need an introduction to a particular e-learning tool, eg blogs.
This 2007 version replaces the previous learning materials for the TAFE NSW module '9770J Prepare for e-learning', with updated information and alignment to units of competency.
Produced by Centre for Learning Innovation (CLI)
- NSWTLRN202A Devise strategies for own learning
- ICAU1133A Send and retrieve information using web browsers and email
We have placed the resource on a SI server so you can view it online. For those delivering with Learning management systems ie (Janison, Moodle)IMS compliant versions (ones that can be uploaded into a learning management system) are available for download from TaLe
For more information see the Teachers Guide
Listen to an interview with Rory OBrien from CLI @ the TAFE NSW Quality Showcase Awards 2007 talk about the resource.
Your Guide to Social e-learning
In this resource you can explore the opportunities and challenges that you might discover with social e-learning in practice, and get practical guidance and tips from e-learning practitioners. Listen to the following keynote from Anne Bartlett-Bragg to find out more about the practice behind the case studies, strategies, tools and activities presented in this resource.
website: http://socialelearning.flexiblelearning.net.au/
Designing & Implementing e-learning
An Australian Flexible Learning Framework site which provides some answers to two big questions:
- What is e-learning?
the Gallery of strategies has over 100 click-and-view samples plus teaching guides
- How do you do it?
the Learning design and Learning materials sections offers detailed sample designs and course maps
Webiste: http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/index.htm
Learning Reference Repository
The LRR is designed to make it easy to store, search, and find learning resources. It is managed by the Learning Systems and Publishing (LSP) team at the Centre for Learning and Innovation (CLI). As well as being able to use resources as is from LRR you can also modify them to your own needs. Once you have completed the necessary training you are also able to load resoruces that you have created onto LRR. Items that are currently "underdevelopment" can have records created for them on LRR so that others can see what is coming out soon. Items that are ready can be put onto LRR so that they can only be seen from your institute or by all TAFENSW - if they can be seen by all TAFENSW they are searchable on TaLe.
Training to load items in the LRR takes only a short time. Contact the L&I section for more information.
Website: Learning Reference Repository (LRR)
Teaching & Learning Exchange (TaLe)
The Teaching and Learning exchange (TaLe) is the corporate gateway to quality teaching and learning resources. TaLe offers ready access to authoritative resources produced by NSW Department of Education and Training (NSW DET) and other Australian providers such as Flexible Learning Toolboxes, The Learning Federation (TLF) and ICVET. TaLe also provides information to support the use of these resources and access to advice for parents as partners in the learning process.
You can access TaLe @ http://www.tale.edu.au/ or via the DET portal
LearnCast - Online Video for Online Delivery
http://learncast.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/learncast/
Learncast is online video repository developed by Centre for Learning Innovation CLI. Content has been produced for both the schools and TAFE sectors and is housed inside the DET firewall so students & staff will need to authenticate with their portal isentoty to access the matrial on the opne web. All Learncasts can also be searched for on TALE.
LORN: Learning Object Repository Network
LORN allows teachers and trainers to find and use online training resources from across the Australian vocational education and training (VET) sector.
LORN is fed by the following state based repositories.
Access LORN @ http://lorn.flexiblelearning.net.au/Home.aspx
CURLS
CURLS site (social bookmarking) opens the door to new ways of organising bookmarks and categorising online teaching and learning resources. The creator of a bookmark assigns tags to each resource, resulting in a user-directed, method of classifying information. CURLS site indicates who created each bookmark and provides access to that person's other bookmarked resources, users can easily make connections with other individuals interested in just about any topic. Users can also see how many people have used a tag and search for all resources that have been assigned that tag using tag clouds. In this way, the community of users over time will develop a unique structure of keywords to define resources -- something that has come to be known as a "folksonomy".
CURLS is an open source social bookmarking application that offers functionality similar to the popular web site del.icio.us. For this pilot CURLS has been modified to suit the needs of DET NSW teachers and students. The beta release of CURLS application has been integrated with the DET NSW Portal login for seamless access from within the department and through the DET NSW Portal at home.
Access CURLS @ http://curls.cli.det.nsw.edu.au/search.php/all/
Connected learning advisory service (CLAS)
The Connected Learning Advisory Service is a web-based tool which will aid self-assess of Information, Communication Techbnology (ICT) skills and knowlege against a matrix enabling the user to link to learning pathways with relation to identified needs. Take a moment to read the article below for more information.
Website Connected Learning Advisory Service (CLAS)
Click here to read an article on CLAS on the ICVET site
CLAS Videos - Series of videos created by CLI for the CLAS website.
CLICKS
A CLI communication & Knowledge sharing service
CLICKS is a newsletter published by CLI. CLICKS is published regularly and brings you the latest on innovation, events and developments in NSW schools and TAFE.
Access CLICKS @ http://www.cli.nsw.edu.au/cli/news/clicks.shtm
Educational Alert Service Information (EASI)
Educational Alert Service Information (EASI) is a weekly newsletter with all the latest educational news affecting TAFE from both local and international sources. It is compiled by Sydney Institute Library services and disributed weekly as a PDF document.
You can find the current edition on sydNet @ http://sitwww.tafensw.edu.au/news/document/view/?MRZ6S75QDKU1JRMKZ36I
or
contact Sarah Wilson (Sarah.Wilson (AT) tafensw.edu.au) to be added to the distibution list @SI Ultimo Library EASI PDF to be emailed a copy when it's released.
Flexible Learning Toolboxes
Toolboxes are high quality resources featuring scenarios, images and interactive activities that simulate real life. They are designed for use by training providers, industry and business and support online delivery of recognised training packages for the vocational education and training sector.
Sydney Institute has a collection of Toolboxes, the full listing can be found on the Sydney Institute Toolbox site. The urls on this site can be used with a range of learning delivery platforms ie. Janison, Moodle, wiki simply add the url to your page.
If you would like a copy of a CD contact your college library.
You can also download digital copies of the Toolboxes from TALE. Individual competencies from toolboxes can also be downloaded as SCORM compliment learning objects. For more advice and assistance with integrating these into a delivery platform contact the regional elearning team @ sr.elearning[@]tafensw.edu.au
Useful Links
Hot Topic Conversations Session by Shane Dowd, NSW Toolbox Chmpion
Useful websites
See the Work Force Development Diigo group @ http://groups.diigo.com/groups/workforce-development-unit
TAFE, DET and SI acronyms
Have you ever been perplexed by the number of acronyms that confront you in your daily life at TAFE? Find out about what they mean or if your are conversant in TAFE speak why not add some new ones and share your knowledge?
