2005-08

Mental Space - book to buy

link to website Mental Space - $39.95 Tina Konstant ;Morris Taylor ISBN 1843040166 Format PaperBack Category Motivation - Business and Management Publisher Pearson Professional Education Publication Date 28-Jun-2002 Pages 214 more at…

ANTA Docs for employers

link to website Some of the ANTA documents that have moved to the DEST website for employers about new apprentices.

Informal learning in the workplace

link to website from Steen Elsborg, Learning Lab Denmark “the workplace is primarily special as a learning arena due to its overriding focus on optimising the output. The informal learning takes place in a context where the ultimate goal is to produce a…

Learning Objectives

link to website from George Siemens’ Connectivism Blog “I’m trying to wrap my head around how learning objectives became the de facto approach to learning design (in particular in elearning). Almost all training and learning design begins with a “learning…

Co-opting the creative revolution

link to website from BBC News “Digital technology is providing people with the tools to produce and share content like never before, and it is set to throw the relationship between them and institutions into turmoil, say experts. “I am predicting 50 years of…

Etienne Wenger on Learning and Communities of Practice Etienne Wenger on Learning and Communities of Practice

link to website From Knowledge Lab, Denmark, comes some streaming video interviews and a lecture by Etienne Wenger on learning, social learning theory, communities of practice and developing competence. Click on the topics listed on the page to view the…

Elgg

link to website I can see Elgg being a really useful tool for someone wanting to start a community site, or where online presences persist beyond the boundaries of a course. This could be great alternative to trying to use a LMS as a community tool, given…

What's in it for me? Recognition of Prior Learning in enterprise based registered training

link to pdf What's in it for me? Recognition of Prior Learning in enterprise based registered training organisations NCVER report by Kaaren Blom, Berwyn Clayton, Andrea Bateman, Marie Bedggood and Elvie Hughes This report focuses on recognition processes…

Oblique Strategies

Elephant Talk: Eno’s Oblique Strategies

AusTAFE audio recordings - Industry Partnerships

link to website via Leigh Blackall Casting the Net Podcast: AUSTAFE Conference 2005 - David Wilson, Developing Partnerships with Industry - really enjoyed listening to David talking about Optical Dispensing Industry partnerships and impact on the training…

Streaming Video

linkt o website New Territory: Adding Video to Online Learning Offerings By Ed Mayberry (Learning Circuits) “Here are key questions to ask when using of streaming video for online learning. Streaming video can be an effective component of online delivery. If…

Gnomz and DFilm

link to website from Leigh Blackall two tools - one to make movies and one to make comics.

Basic Computer Orientation

link to website from the BBC “Computer Tutor is a resource for people who don’t know how to use a keyboard, mouse or computer screen. If you’re a friend, family member or tutor helping someone learn, all you need to do is choose your connection speed and…

Obstacles To Small Business Usage Of eLearning In Europe

link to website by Colin Mc Cullough writing in webpronews “So what are the obstacles to making elearning happen in SME’s Firstly I believe that people are ready to learn when they realise that they don’t know something that they need to know in order to…

Decision Making Skills

From a quick read some of these may prove useful for a resource development project I’m working on. American Red Cross - Decision-Making Skills for Young People– Health and Safety Tips Make-Up Your Mind — Improving Your Decision-Making Skills Decision Making…

Crocodile Clips

link to website “Crocodile Physics is a simulator which lets teachers and students model physics experiments on-screen. There are over 100 electrical components, with the basic ones available as pictures. Optical components include lenses, mirrors, prisms…

Using Blogs in education, and how not to

link to website from James How you SHOULD use blogs in education and How NOT to use blogs in education

edublogs.org

link to website “edublogs.org is a no-profit adventure into providing free WordPress blogs and hosting for teachers, students, researchers and writers who are interested in education. It’s really very simple. If you want a blog you can create one here and…