© NSW Technical and Further Education Commission, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub, Who are your learners? Darrah Long SLDO TAFE NSW eLearning Hub

Presentation title Are all students the same? In 'Dangers of doing the wrong thing righter,' Elton writes, 'I cannot think of anything more unfair than...to treat all students as if they are the same, when they so manifestly are not.' ( Elton, L. 2000)

Presentation title Poll: Who are your learners? Do you have learners who Are from regional/remote areas Are 15 – 19 year olds Are out of employment (unemployed) Are from language backgrounds other than English Are mature-age students (45 and older) Have a disability Are Indigenous students Have Language, Literacy or Numeracy issues Are expert learners Other (answer in Chat Pod)

Presentation title TAFE NSW Students: % were from regional/remote areas 25% were 15 – 19 year olds 24% were out of employment (unemployed) 23% were from backgrounds other than English 21% were mature-age students (45 and older) 10% indicated they had a disability 6% were Indigenous students LLN: Percentage of Australians who don’t have the LLN skills needed for everyday life: Literacy: 7.3 million (44%) Numeracy: 8.9 million (55%) (2011 – 2012 ABS Survey: Adult competencies)2011 – 2012 ABS Survey: Adult competencies

Presentation title Implications: Building choice and providing options These statistics should inform How you set up your course The types of resources you create How you choose to engage with your students online How you communicate with your students How you facilitate their communication with each other The types of assessments you create and the options you offer students Remember: Build bridges, not barriers

Presentation title Screen share Learner support: LLN Hub: Digital literacy Hub: UDL and accessibility: TAFE Connects:

Presentation title Poll: Study skills What study skills do your students need the most help with? Time management Note-taking Research Referencing and plagiarism Essays, assignments and exams Other (put in chat pod)

Presentation title My digital literacy skills How would you describe your own digital literacy skills? Are you A beginner Developing skills Gaining confidence An independent user An advanced user A mentor

Presentation title Resources and communication polls Poll: My resources What resources do you typically use? Poll: My communication tools How do you communicate with your students?

Presentation title Share screen UDL and accessibility: Top tips for creating resources &chapterid=287http://ecommunities.tafensw.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=1729 &chapterid=287

Presentation title Learner support discussion forum: Feedback The Learner support discussion forum provides a place for you to Provide feedback on the site Ask questions Add a new discussion topic Confer with your colleagues Build a community of practice Share resources and tips And more! Join us online at My contact details:

Presentation title Links Top tips for creating resources (UDL and accessibility): Nine things you need to know to improve the design of your Moodle (layout; accessibility; writing for the web) (TAFE Connects): Yourtutor (TAFE Connects): LLN Indicator tools: LLN Teaching strategies: Digital literacy hub: Self-assessment and reflection tool:

© NSW Technical and Further Education Commission, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub, Thank you Darrah Long SLDO