i’ve just listened to the mid-year presentations for the Victorian e-learning innovations.. As well as our own “flexivet” project (flexible delivery in ACE), here are my highlights from all the interesting projects out there..
- Lynne Gibb presents: Coonara Community House using collaborative wiki, flip camera and mp3 players to build up resources for learning cultural diversity.
- Martin Bride from OnTrack in the Wimmera region: delivering literacy at a distance via wiki, with volunteer literacy tutors (Certificate of General Education for Adults (CGEA). A hugely challenging idea, given how difficult it can be to engage adult literacy learners who often have bad experience of schooling. (Some background: this link is worth reading: Martin led the AccessACE research for OnTrack in 2007, examining ways to deliver literacy at distance.
David Cumming from VUT: trialling both flip cameras and pov glasses for enhancing learning in trades..- Sean Norrey from Kangan told us about using Wii on a PC mixed with flash programming for teaching people the skills of spraypainting..
- Reece working with firefighters using wordpress to create reflective connections for learning after scenario play.
- Sarah Philips with Bendigo Health has seen plenty of alternatives to youtube, and needs to decide on 4 of them to evaluate and trial; YouTube just isn’t good enough for their clients who need content filters, safety options, branding, customer service..
Elluminate can be a good way to meet up with people.. and it can be challenging too.