1. LTM Project: Case Study Tourism, Events&Languages Mentor: Julie Goodburn Mentees: Marion Weck, Jo Child

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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.

7. 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,

8. 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!

10. 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

11. Learning Journey … Mentor View Collaboration Enthusiasm Frustration Problem Solving Teaching the teacher Research Communities of practice WOW factors : Conquering Gradebook! http://www.flickr.com/photos/22177648@N06/2137735 924

12. 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

13. 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

14. 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!