I think I will set up a new blog for the new year. Last year the Toolkits blog ran its course and dried up (rather like a mountain stream in summer). There has been much exciting stuff happening that I would like to blog about from a professional angle…

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I’ve got a little scrap pf paper on ny desk of “Books I want” and then a mental list supported by my del.icio.us links and blog posts of resources online for referring others to. This post from Jay Cross brings together his similar lists, including a link to…

From Mark Oehlert comes the notion of 6 word learning plans. Recently in a workshop Marie Jasinski intorduced me to the notion of writing a 32 word summary, then reducing it 16, then to 8, then to 4, then to 2 - a game called essence. To be able to pull…

One of the other projects was e-business focussed - about secure online enrolments for our institute! The project was a research project to see what was involved - because of the diverse environments we work in, and different ways we enrol students it’s not…

Beyond Text - New Practices Project in 2005 - Potential Applications of Voice - Website http://btresource.flexiblelearning.net.au/beyond_text_resources/bt/index.htm I’ve blogged this before which brings together a few different voice focussed projects. 2005…

Designing e-Learning Showcase webiste at http://designing.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Challenge at the start of project was defining it! Three main types could be seen as: eTraining - main applications in corporate world for IT Training, product knowledge,…

Last week we played host to Terry Marler and Jean Tilleyshort of Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand. On Friday we asked our visitors to present a lunchtime forum for our staff and we were treated to a overview of Otago Polytechnic and the VET system in New…

November 2, with guest presenters Ulises Mejias ( ideant ) Leigh Blackall ( TALO ), Anne Bartlett Bragg ( Learning Technologies ), Barry Gordon ( Savv-e )and James Farmer ( incsub.org ). This took place via Elluminate with many sites joining across Australia…

link to website a collection of nearly 200 visualisations of networks. Could prove a useful source of images for future use. includes inks to original sources of images.

link to pdf summary of 2004 ncver student stats - demographics, aqf levels, participation rates etc

“Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it.” Quote from Samuel Johnson

link to website from the Mind Tools website “Creativity Tools Develop creative solutions to the problems you face This section of Mind Tools explains a wide range of techniques you can use to come up with creative and imaginative solutions to the challenges…

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link to website Several years ago, Andy VanGundy did some research that showed that the simple process of reading brainstorming guidelines to the ideation group resulted in 50% more and better ideas. Alex Osborn, the father of brainstorming, defined four…

John and Gary talked about the approach they have devised for their first year apprentices. This came about as a result of their LearnScope project in 2003, and a Reframing the Future project in 2002. One problem the Electrical team has faced has been the…

“Supporting distance students online: OTEN initiatives” By Margot McNeill and Phillip Lantry, both of OTEN. OTEN has found that ‘amongst the highest priorities for students are: faster turnaround and more feedback on assessment, more contact with teachers…

Rob Prior talked about the Transportable Learning Resources - the idea is that the learning resources are not locked into the classroom, but can be taken into a workplace, home or elsewhere. We were given an in-depth explanation of the quiz approach that the…

This report details an investigation into the role and significance of vocational, sub-degree higher education in meeting the needs of the economy and employers. [link to previous entry] As the qualification types are different in the UK, some of the data in…