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LTM Project: Case Study. Tourism, Events&Languages Mentor: Julie Goodburn Mentees: Marion Weck, Jo Child. Mentees Objectives … In Brief. To develop staff capabilities in e-delivery using Moodle To develop e-delivery champions and mentors within the workgroup
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LTM Project: Case Study Tourism, Events&Languages Mentor: Julie Goodburn Mentees: Marion Weck, Jo Child
Mentees Objectives … In Brief To develop staff capabilities in e-delivery using Moodle To develop e-delivery champions and mentors within the workgroup To increase the provision of e-learning in workgroup by 10% by end 2010 http://www.flickr.com/photos/20032975@N00/4104509492
To increase the provision of e-learning in the Diploma of Events (evening/ external class) from 14% to 50% by mid 2011 To utilise Moodle as a core information resource for our students
Methodology … 1 • Intensive small group Moodle training • 1 x Mentor (Julie) • 2 x ‘Students’ • Introduced to alternative methods, software, and tools • Support tailor made to individual’s needs
Methodology … 2 Firstly … • Surveyed participants to gauge knowledge, skills and confidence – or lack of them • Devised individual projects Secondly … • Experimented • Discovered, discarded and discovered more things • Tried and ‘tasted' tools Then …. • Surveyed participants who demonstrated an increase in knowledge, skills and confidence.
What we covered in the Program • Demoodling the moodle • Linking content to images • Using books/webpages • Learning how to add assignments • How to create quizzes • We explored Podcasting, and best places to store audio files,
Learning Journey … So Far So Good … … and yet so far to go • The biggest hurdles: • What we didn’t know • The range and breadth of available resources • Deciding what works in each context • Time to think proactively rather than reactively • Understanding how the student thinks and learns in an ‘e’ environment • Consistent structure … helping us all find our course!
Learning Journey … WOW Moments “I now know what is possible” http://www.flickr.com/photos/12261901@N00/86596353 • Self belief …. participants believe they now have the capability to be mentors in the workplace • Participants enthusiasm is undiminished
Learning Journey … Mentor View http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137735924 • Collaboration • Enthusiasm • Frustration • Problem Solving • Teaching the teacher • Research • Communities of practice • WOW factors : Conquering Gradebook!
Learning Journey … Mentors Learning • Able to produce some good resources that will help for the future • Made me explore things that bit further • Was inspired by my mentees See my blog at: http://eportfolio.vetsa.net.au/view/view.php?id=915
Objectives – Achievements So Far • To develop staff capabilities in e-delivery using Moodle • To develop e-delivery champions and mentors within the workgroup • To increase the provision of e-learning in workgroup by 10% by end 2010 • To increase the provision of e-learning in the Diploma of Events (evening/ external class) from 14% to 50% by mid 2011 • To utilise Moodle as a core information resource for our students
What’s Next for Tourism? • Sharing skills and knowledge and the journey • Work group • QAG • TAFE SA state wide Tourism Conference (May 2010) • More experimenting, experiencing and road-testing Moodle • Consolidation of Skills • Understanding and sharing the possibilities • Ongoing practice and usage time!