Sydney Institute

Ambition in Action Presenter: cc licensed flickr photo by sridgway: Stephan Ridgway, A/Mgr Learning & Innovation, Workforce Development Unit

Ambition in Action Workforce Development Unit Workforce Capability Development /Sustainability /Intercultural Awareness /Workforce Services Program /Leadership & Head Teacher Program /Virtual Learning Environment /Learning Technology Mentors /Staff Showcase

Ambition in Action / TOL1 (TAFE Online Stage 1) Resource development and Capability Building / TOL2 (TAFE Online Stage 2) Client Engagement /2008-Onwards TeLS (TAFE eLearning Systems) Embedding E-Learning TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background /2007 TAFE NSW releases: Doing Business in the 21st Century Emphases commitments to /investing in TAFE technologies /investing in TAFE NSW staff cc licensed flickr photo by sridgway:

Ambition in Action TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute /Provide leading online learning solutions to meet vocational & tertiary needs /Develop the capabilities of our workforce in using technology to responsively meet the needs of industry, our customers and the wider community /Position Sydney Institute as a leader in client centred education and training and workforce development solutions. /Provide innovative and personalised products and services, meeting customer needs and exceeding their expectations. /To foster communication, collaboration & knowledge sharing within in the Institute, TAFE NSW & the wider community

Ambition in Action / TAFE Online II launches Access to New Technologies ANT funding to institutes /SI uses ANT funding for Resource Development Kits /ANT Funds TAFE NSW wide Breeze license (now Adobe Connect) TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background cc licensed flickr photo by sridgway:

Ambition in Action TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background /2007 – Sydney Institute launches new suite of eLearning platforms /Wikispaces wikis /Wordpress blogs with podcasting /myLearning mediawiki to support capability development /Moodle adopted as LMS migration from Janison initiated

Ambition in Action eLearning tools SI has Using private label Hosted with wikispaces Teachers were using wikipaces.com Branded with SI identity Easy to create, manage & use Promotes collaboration & sharing 9/10 TAFE NSW Institutes using wikispaces 271 wikis & over 1000 users Guidelines & terms of use Example

Ambition in Action WordPress MU Open source blogging platform Hosted on an internal DET server Blogs are a great tool for fostering learning communities Used for podcasting/vodcasting 3/10 TAFE NSW Institutes using WordPress Guidelines & terms of use Example TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action MediaWiki – Open Source wiki platform Same platform as wikipedia Using MediaWiki since 2007 Hosted on a DET server myLearning, an institute wide wiki used to support capability development programs Fosters a collaborative culture within the organisation Easy to edit on the fly with a large team Creates a sense of control, ownership and empowerment Example TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action Moodle – Open Source Learning Management System used for the delivery of courses since 2005 Hosted on an internal DET server estimated users, 1137 courses in Moodle 9/10 TAFE Institutes using Moodle teachers like it’s simplicity and constructivist model Guidelines & terms of use Example TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action /2008 – Sydney Institute launches Learning Technology Mentor Network TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action Embeding eLearning Learning Technology Mentor Program building Institute wide staff capability to use and embed new technologies in teaching and learning since week mentoring program where the LTMs support teachers in their sections. Long term goal to create a institute wide network of Learning Technology Mentors

Ambition in Action Mentors

Ambition in Action / – Sydney Institute rollout of wireless access /All enclosed spaces across the institute have wireless access /Students have authenticated access to internet /Staff Wireless LAN access with hardware on the domain TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background cc licensed flickr photo by mylearning:

Ambition in Action /2009 – Connected classrooms come on board across the institute /Video Conferencing and smart boards in each college TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background cc licensed flickr photo by sridgway:

Ambition in Action /2009 – TAFE NSW signs licensing agreements with Adobe /Enterprise agreement for all computers on campus /Home use license for staff home TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action Base Level WEB Standard Intermediate Design Premium Comprehensive Master Collection Photoshop Dreamweaver After Effects Fireworks Flash InDesign Premier Photoshop Elements Premier Elements Acrobat Pro Dreamweaver Fireworks Flash Illustrator InDesign Dreamweaver Fireworks Flash Soundbooth Presenter Illustrator Acrobat Pro Contribute Presenter Captivate Encore Photoshop Elements Premier Elements Contribute Photoshop Captivate

Ambition in Action Connect FMS Connect FMS Connect FMS Server Based Products

Ambition in Action /2010 Equella Learning Content Management System (LCMS) adopted for TAFE NSW /Used to search for, discover, store and reuse digital learning resources /Integration into eLearning platforms ie. Moodle, wikispaces, blogs /sophisticated federated search capability providing access to other repositories and databases /Version control management /Workflow and business requirements for content development and publication. /Copyright and intellectual property management. TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Context & Background

Ambition in Action /2009 TAFE NSW launches the Virtual learning Environment VLE - A shared vision of an enterprise wide VLE aligned with TAFE 21C TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Bringing it all together cc licensed flickr photo by sridgway:

Ambition in Action Virtual learning Environment The key elements of the proposed TAFE NSW Virtual Learning Environment are: /Internal access through Student and Teacher portals /External access to employers/industry and other stakeholders /Personalised Learning Environment (PLE): Teacher/Student Portal /Learning Management System (LMS): Moodle /Learning Content Management System (LCMS): Used to search for, discover, store and reuse digital learning resources /Eportfolio: Mahara /Virtual Conferencing Platform: Adobe Connect Pro / Digital Content Creation Tools: Used to create rich multimedia digital learning resources including voice and video capabilities: Adobe Suite, CLI tools

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Ambition in Action /VLE Implementation project /Institutes funded to support VLE & eLearning across TAFE NSW /To be rolled across SI in July /Combination of resources & capability development TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute What is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond

Ambition in Action /VLE Implementation project /Notebook with Adobe suite /Flash based Canon Legria FS37 /Zoon H4N audio recorder /POV equipment /New test server for Moodle /Adobe mentor training TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute What is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond

Ambition in Action TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute What is on the horizon? 2010 and beyond /Adobe Connect Pro 7.5 /Equella on SI production server /EbackPack for students /Student/Teacher portals /BlogEd /POV Live assessment /Eportfilos /Mobile integration/eReaders

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