Internode - Unmetered Content Zac has just pointed out that we can get unmetered downloads from the ABC site. Pretty neat considering the plethora of topics and formats they have available. Seems to be more and more every week.

This could be a really useful presentation when working with teams to set the scene about apprenticeships - I’m thinking the teacher induction program and also when we are working with teams coming to grips with apprenticeships properly for the first time.…

link to pdf From K Boan, via James Farmer, comes this handout on Blogging in Wordpress, using the edublogs.org / learnerblogs.org services.

Some of the workshops I run are about showing participants a range of tools that they may later, sometimes much later, implement. To formalise the offer of coaching and follow-up, how about giving them a ‘voucher’ for coaching - after a hands on session on…

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link to website Published from 1997 to 2003, The Technology Source (ISSN 1532-0030) was a peer-reviewed bimonthly periodical whose purpose was to provide thoughtful, illuminating articles that would assist educators as they face the challenge of integrating…

link to website both an article and podcast providing some guidelines on podcasting in education, quite a bit of commonsense, and would provide a good summary for beginners in this area. Conversation between Susan Smith Nash and Rob Reynolds of Xplanazine .

BBC - The Feed Factory - Home “This site ‘the Feed Factory’ is an introduction to the RSS feeds that are available from bbc.co.uk. You can use the Feed Finder … to find some of our recommended feeds from across the bbc.co.uk site. “

Learning activities for educational social software Authors are Donna Cameron and Terry Anderson Based around an ELGG install, but could be easily transferred to other tools, this list of activities for students to complete has a wide range. This could be a…

Up Front! Home for BSBCMN419A Manage projects this may be useful for the prepare tenders resource project Risk management is in the Content guide on pages 20-22 of http://www.oten.edu.au/flmtoolbox/toolbox_601/lo/2003_237_015/documents/2003_237_015_reading.doc

Useful Subject Sites Compiled by Mitra Iraji of the LEARN Network of TAFE SA Libraries. Useful Subject Sites for Air conditioning and refrigeration for students, teachers and professionals Presented by the LEARN Network of TAFE South Australia Libraries

link to website Interesting reflection from Michael Nelson about the way a resource for the new TAA Cert 4 is structured. ’sure our training packages talk about holistic assessment etc., but the framework of CBT has certainly directed the ‘delivery’ of…

link to website from Dave Cormier comes the notion of the Feedbook “The feedbook is a collection of feeds (including podcast, blogs and someday soon hopefully vlogs) contained in an open ended opml first seeded by a course instructor and added to (or pared…

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…

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…

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…

link to website “CSO has been designed for people who are interested in learning more about dogging, rigging, scaffolding or hoist operation. These are highly skilled areas of construction work, and require the individual to hold a certificate of competency…

SafetyLine Institute: Home The SafetyLine Institute is an online education and training facility established by WorkSafe Western Australia, a State government enforcement agency, to provide resources to assist individuals improve their knowledge of work…

link to Job Aids For Everyone : A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Job and Task Aids link to Mentoring in the Workplace link to The Manager’s Pocket Guide to Effective Mentoring link to The Step-By-Step Guide to Starting an Effective Mentoring Program

link to website From myfuture.edu.au comes a planning tool that “guides you through activities to help you explore your career. You will answer questions, explore career suggestions made by myfuture, select career favourites, clarify your career direction,…

Kiwi Wiki: RMLTechFarOut From Alan Levine Recommending Technologies… What if Amazon Powered Our Educational Sites? as part of a presentation called Rip.Mix.Burn, there is a mockup of what an online learning course intro might look like, using the same…

Shared learning objects from Mid-South Community College comes a publically accessible website with many learning objects. Topic areas includeBusiness Computer/Information Systems English Faculty Development Fine Arts History Instructional Design Math…

Can Toolboxes help you? Can Toolboxes help you? Are there any gaps in your training resources? Are you introducing a new course? Are you interested in widening your scope? Do your students need IT skills? Are you an enterprise needing materials to support an…

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link “The Index of Learning Styles is an on-line instrument used to assess preferences on four dimensions (active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global) of a learning style model formulated by Richard M. Felder and Linda K.…

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BBC - BBCi Learning - Returning To Learning - Homepage “Returning to learning can affect many areas of your life. You will be fitting your studies in around your daily routine and trying to budget for the cost of your studies. Don’t panic, there is advice on…

Toolboxes Louise Housden - Mon, 18 Aug 2003, 11:30 Thanks to the national Toolbox Champions and other clever critters out there using Toolboxes, I have been able to find a few good sites with information that should be helpful to anyone wanting to use a TB…

Home Zane Berge’s web site on which he has a great tool to ascertain “Student Readiness for Distance Learning” in the form of an online tutorial.