Month: September 2011

Red Dog, the PageTurner

Michael ChalkLeave a commentace, adult literacy, technology

Anne Dunn wrote a story called “Red Dog” a few years ago for the PageTurners series of books for beginning adult readers. I don’t know why she’s not getting any royalties from the movie. Apparently someone else wrote the same story for a different audience. Anyway, both books are based on the true-to-life story of a dog who travelled the highways of Western Australia for many years. This dog would hitch a ride quite regularly. This is one of my favourite PageTurners stories, and i’ve heard the movie is good Read More …

September 15 and 23 Induction sessions: ideas for possible projects

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Jill starts:  I really enjoyed meeting the new project participants today, and, of course, seeing a few who are continuing from last year. In the short time available to brainstorm the vast realm of everything ‘e’, we mapped our different students and contexts, identifying immediate needs and a range of ‘wish list’ skills and possible projects. Centres and course covered: vocational and pre-vocational certificates, VCAL, ESL Certificates and a range of short courses (too numerous to mention). Needs included: communication technology for web conferencing (online staff meetings, verification meetings, VCE Read More …

Getting started

Michael ChalkLeave a commente-learning, Uncategorized

Consider your e-learning needs First thing to do is take a look at your own teaching/learning or centre/course management practices and decide where and how you may want to improve them using e-learning strategies such as: networking with others in your field communicating in real time online storing and sharing resources creating or sourcing innovative learning resources exploring relevant web 2.0 tools for specific purposes getting help with an e-learning project setting up a learning management system Then consider how you are feeling and what you are currently doing in Read More …

e-learning adventures in the North-West

Michael Chalk3 CommentsUncategorized

So it’s time to set off on some new journeys and adventures. Here in the North-West metro region of Melbourne, we’re welcoming a huge nine new organisations and two continuing organisations on board for the 2011-12 e-learning mentor projects.The organisations are: Australian Multicultural Community Services Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) * Carringbush Adult Education Inc Djerriwarrh Employment and Education Services Lalor Living & Learning Centre Inc. Laverton Community Integrated Services Inc. Living & Learning Nillumbik Meadow Heights Learning Shop Inc SPAN Community House * Wingate Avenue Community Centre Yarraville Community Centre * Centres continuing from 2011.We’ve decided to establish this blog as a platform for sharing resources and for e-leaders and e-travellers from each organisation to reflect on their progress Read More …

E-projects in 2010: ‘North West Cafe’ opens for business

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Just to give an idea of what happened last year, the following organisations participated: ACE NING North west Cafe Group Olympic Adult Education (OAE) Australian Vietnamese Women’s Association (AVWA) Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) Span Community House (in Thornbury) Yooralla (Flinders Lane, City of Melbourne) Thornbury Women’s Neighbourhood House (TWNH) Diamond Valley Learning Centre (DVLC) Participants explored a number of tools via the Victoria-wide web conferencing workshops that we conducted on: wiki for content management, Moodle course management, voice technologies and Flip video. We also arranged some site visits to Read More …