© NSW Technical and Further Education Commission, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub, Diana Khabbaz Director TAFE NSW eLearning Hub

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Knowledge sharing Capability building Learning experiences TAFE NSW eHub – Key focus areas

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE eCommunities Jan-March 2013 No. of new sites - 14 No. of new users – 363 Five most visited eCommunities sites – TAFE Connects; Designing in Moodle; Higher Education; LLN Hub; eFacilitation Five most active eCommunities forums – eLearning camp; Moodle Admin; Equella; Learning Analytics; TAE community ecommunities.tafensw.edu.au

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE eCommunities Number of new users by institute between January- March

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE Connects – Term Thursday Program 16 May – iPad apps for teaching & learning ( beginners to intermediate) 23 May – Save your resources in Equella (beginners to intermediate) 30 May – Meet ASQA requirements 6 June – eAssessment – Training & assessment strategy 13 June – Improve design in Moodle (beginners to intermediate) 20 June – Showcase good Moodle activities (beginners to intermediate)

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE Connects Series – Term Tuesday Program – Support your online learners 21 May – TBA 28 May – TBA 4 June – TBA 11 June – TBA

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE Connects participants by Institute – Term Average no. ofparticipants persession is 65

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE Connects participants by job role – Term

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Key projects highlights LLN Hub – an online collaboration space for LLN and VET teachers to access quality resources, case studies and indicator tools which are trialled, validated assessments to support learner literacy and numeracy skills. TAFE NSW Higher Education – online learning platform available for all Institutes to support the consistent delivery of multi-campus higher education courses. Trades & Technology – using technology for trades by providing practical resources, learning sequence templates and exemplars to support beginner teachers new to using technology

TAFE eHub Communication Pack TAFE NSW Sustainability Hub

TAFE eHub Communication Pack iCan-D Moodle themes

TAFE eHub Communication Pack 2013 projects ProjectsLead Institute(s) 1 eAssessment WSI NEI (support lead) 2 Learning Design – AdvancedNCI 3 Learning Design – BeginnersHunter 4 Learners SupportWestern Institute 5 Learning AnalyticsRiverina 6 Higher Education Phase 2Sydney 7 Trades and Technology - Phase 2Illawarra 8 Video recording SWSI RI (support lead)

TAFE eHub Communication Pack eAssessment Supports teachers and assessors to use technology to conduct quality assessment. Deliverables 4 x 30 min TAFE Connects Series sessions on Quality eAssessment Develop prototype software for streamlined assessment design, including download of units of competency to upload to Equella Learning Design-Beginner Aims to support Institute capability building in learning design. Deliverables Self-paced resource collections on eCommunities Five sessions of eLearning camp for 32 VET practitioners Learning design forum for beginners

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Learning Design - Advanced Support the development of a course and identification/aggregation of associated resources for capability building in advanced eLearning design. Deliverables Moodle Course in Advanced eLearning design Identify and review existing resources for aggregation and inclusion into course template. Learner Support Build teacher capability, skills and knowledge in supporting online learners and delivering engaging online environments. Deliverables A collection of resources and collaboration forum in eCommunities Templates for use in learner support TAFE Connects session – Support your students to succeed online

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Learning Analytics Build teacher capability in Learning Analytics, identify and capture good practice case studies. Deliverables Establish a Learning Analytics eCommunity. Identify and capture good practice of current TAFE NSW use of learning analytics. Higher Education – Phase 2 Engage teachers in the use of a range of digital tools for communication, collaboration and eLearning in Higher Education (HE) Deliverables Update and redesign current HE hub in eCommunities Develop case studies and/or ‘movies’ of teachers using digital tools Develop social bookmarking site (or similar) for HE resources Coordinate a pilot collaborative community for HE teachers Investigate incorporating plagiarism software into the HE Moodle

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Trades & Technology – Phase 2 Build trade teacher capability to use LMS in trades delivery and develop good practice in eLearning design specific to trades. Deliverables Moodle and eLearning engagement model Resource collection for 4 trades areas Collection of good practice examples of eLearning in trades. Self-paced and guided introduction to Moodle for eLearning aimed at Trades teachers. Video recording – demonstration and assessment evidence collection Identify requirements for video recording used in demonstration and assessment and develop video recording guides and techniques. Deliverables ‘Video in VET’ site on eCommunities TAFE Connects session ‘ How to record video’.

TAFE eHub Communication Pack Institute Contacts InstituteContactPosition Hunter David HanrahanA/Director, Workforce Development Illawarra Susan GronowManager, Organisational Learning and Development New England Anne BowdenA/Manager, Educational Planning and Development North Coast Deslie-Ann Osborn A/Manager Hub (Library, Information Services and Learning Technologies) Northern Sydney Scott ThomsonManager, Knowledge and Information Services Riverina George HoltR/Manager, Online Learning Technologies South Western Sydney Grant CaseyManager, Innovation and Technology Sydney Renee McGuinnessDirector, Workforce Development Western Sydney Louise TurnbullManager, Workforce Capability Western Sally BrownlowR/Manager, Learning and Innovation

© NSW Technical and Further Education Commission, TAFE NSW eLearning Hub, Thank you Diana Khabbaz Director TAFE NSW eLearning Hub