Eastern Metropolitan Region

The EMR team and mentors

Who is participating?

Eastern Metro Region Participating Learn Local Organisations

Working together offline..

1 st online session We learned about how Coonara CH & Pines Learning use wikis to support tutors & committees We learn online by attending a series of fortnightly Blackboard Collaborate sessions Practise session We were introduced to the Collaborate Online Classroom & had a fun practise session! EMR Blackboard Collaborate Online sessions We learn as a group by attending group sessions to network & learn together 2 nd online session We learned how Coonara CH & Pines Learning use wikis in the classroom 3 rd online Session We learned how to facilitate a session in the Blackboard Collaborate online classroom We learn individually by inviting an eChamp or eMentor to sit beside us and coach us 1:1 4 th online session We learned how to use Doodle, an online scheduling tool We learn by exploring & experimenting on our own We are coming to grips with eLearning in 4 different ways More to come!

Working together online..

EMR Team wiki. Used for support, resources and communication. This is an open wiki and available to anyone – not just those in the eMentor Project

Part of the extensive Resources page on the ementor wiki

The eMentors and eChampions are supported by the ACE networking Ning. This is also open for participants of the project to join. Membership is by invitation or by request from any ACE Learn Local organisation. We love the collegiate support and useful information and ideas that come through here. Thanks to ACFE for funding this valuable network

Ementors and eChampions communicate through and support each other in the eMentor Moodle hub

Meet our team

Eastern Region e-mentor – Lynne Team leader Learn Local Practitioner of the Year Award - State Finalist

Eastern Region e-Champion – Christine Regional face to face session Individual interviews Individual workshops Comments on blogs s to motivate Regular fortnightly online sessions including: Demonstration of online facilitation E-leader given opportunity to facilitate PD session Discussion of achievements

Eastern Region e-Champion – Claire Regional face to face session Visits to centres Comments on blogs s to support e- leaders Regular fortnightly online sessions including: Demonstration of online facilitation Discussion of e-leader progress and achievements

Let’s discover what fantastic results participating Learn Local organisations in the Eastern Metro Region have accomplished so far in this project! Achievements!

Create wiki for staff communication Create wiki for class resources to be used by tutors/administration Extend wiki for tutors to use with students

‘Great face to face meeting with Christine. Now much more confident with blogging as Christine is very patient and easy to work with. Thanks Christine!’

Uploaded & inserted picture Uploaded & inserted files Inserted Table of Contents

Photo to come

Learn to use and encourage trainers to use: wikispace whiteboard

Nooraini’s Blog ‘… this morning's session was amazing and I learnt a great deal from everyone who participated today. I am a novice and had no idea you could present all sorts of things on wikispaces ie assessments, handouts, messages, discussion forums etc. It's been a real eye opener because of the possibilities for trainers, students and the rest of the organisation's staff.’

Kirsty’s Blog Blog set up – just waiting for first blog

Wiki is in planning stages Will be used for staff and tutors and students

Situated – Montrose eLeader – Ros – Technology Skill Level – intermediate – Web 2.0 skills - Beginner Project Aim – – To set up wiki for Committee of Management – Secondary objective - To set up tutor resource page Ros – eLeader at Japara

What has Japara achieved so far: Have met with eMentor at face-to-face session to discuss options Have obtained Committee approval to purchase Super Plan at Wikispaces Have met with team and set objectives for use of wiki – content, layout etc Have set up wiki CONGRATULATIONS!

Congratulations Ros on creating Japara’s new wikispace!

Mountain District Learning Centre

Project and activities: Created blog and started blogging Focusing on needs of VCAL students and new ways of engaging them Challenge of local youth not being techology savvy Learning how to set up a wiki to help deliver youth-focused training

Blog Created blog Started blogging Posted comments

Situated – Boronia Library Eleader Sue – Technology Skill Level – Intermediate – Web 2.0 skills: Beginner Project Aim – – To set up a wiki-website – Add private pages for tutor support and resources

What have OELP achieved so far? Have produced their wiki. All pages, links and info uploaded Planning under way for tutor pages Exploring a variety of multimedia tools eg audio, online presentations, voki etc to upload and house on tutor resource page Excited by the possibilities this project has opened up for them!

Congratulations Sue on setting up and organising your wikispace!

To learn new, appropriate technologies to be used in new out of hours course which will include an online delivery component

‘Thought the demo re Blackboard (which will be main communication tool for e-project) was great and will go to the wiki and print off orientation notes and go in and have a play before next meeting’ ‘Enjoyed the session, it was interesting and showed Blackboard to be user friendly. Was envisaging how it will work with our blended delivery course Really looking forward to learning Jing and keen to get on with it’

Create wikispace Plan content Upload & insert picture Upload & insert files Insert Table of Contents Insert rule Insert table Manage navigation

Situated – Rowville Community Centre Eleader – Kerry Technology Skill Level – Intermediate – Web 2.0 skills - Beginner Project Aim – – To set up a wiki for committee of management – Add private pages for tutor support Rowville & District Neighbourhood House Rowville eLeader Kerry

What has Rowville achieved so far? – Has met with ementor to explore options – Has met with committee to obtain agreement to purchase wikispace – Has met together with key staff to work out the content of the wiki and possible layout – Wiki currently under construction – Set up blog & added reflections – Been active participants on ementor support wiki discussion board Rowville & District Neigbourhood House

Wavlink

Project and activities: Created blog and started blogging Focusing on needs of students with intellectual disabilities and acquired brain damage Looking at ways to use skype as a teaching resource and tool for their students Learning how to use Mailchimp

Waverley Adult Literacy Program Inc.

Project and activities: Created blog and started blogging Building on previous skills acquired while building an organisational wiki Developing a wiki to deliver new digital photography course Piloting the course on tutors to help them feel confident about using a wiki

Waverley Adult Literacy Program Inc. Learning by doing: Monday, 14 November 2011Blackboard Session I did enjoy todays Blackboard session. Congratulations to the e champions for keeping it together whilst some of the participants were having audio problems. The Pictionary was fun and I'm beginning to like the polling procedure. In the beginning I would have said why use Doodle when it would be just as easy to . But after being shown through it today, yes I can see that it does more than a mere .

Waverley Adult Literacy Program Inc.