Month: September 2012

First meetings underway

Michael ChalkLeave a commentUncategorized

What a great turnout we had last week for our “induction sessions” in at the CAE. Educators from nearly all organisations came along, and we talked about many things: what e-learning is,  what the issues are,  what you would like to learn about,  what you are doing already, and  various ways to stay in touch during the project.  Here’s the presentation from the day, including input from everyone in the room as we went along. You should be able to make this full-screen, and move through the slides. If you’d Read More …

Live web conferencing – the skills you need to facilitate a session

Michael ChalkLeave a commentace, professional development, technology

Last year, a few of the Victorian LearnLocal e-learning mentors put our heads together to think about the skills that people need when they want to run a live web conferencing session. I think it’s really crucial, if you’re thinking of running a live web conferencing session, to get as much help as you possibly can. We came up with the ideas in this document below.

Sign in, Sign up. The challenges of email in an ESL class

Michael Chalk1 CommentUncategorized

Last week, i spent one session working with Chris at Reservoir Neighbourhood House, in her “very beginner” English as a second language (ESL) class. One of the English students was having a terrible time trying to sign up for a gmail account. They had tried to connect week after week, and kept getting some kind of “verification code” message. Fortunately we managed to resolve that issue, and she could sign in for the first time. First task was to send Chris a message. After that, send a message to one Read More …

Which model of e-learning suits you?

Michael ChalkLeave a commentUncategorized

Clint Smith is one amazing e-learning strategist. You may have seen him at the recent Victorian LearnLocal e-learning showcase. According to Clint, these 8 models are the most commonly understood representations of how people engage with e-learning in business and education. We asked our participants which of the models were most likely to interest them. Blended Learning and Live Online Learning (aka web conferencing) were the most interesting. We held a live poll in person at the North-West induction sessions, via sms and also the web. People could vote here Read More …

How to create a "session exit URL" for Blackboard Collaborate

Michael ChalkLeave a commenttechnology

Warning: specialised technical info relating to web conferencing in Blackboard Collaborate: Don’t know how many people will find this useful, but Leo just asked if i knew how to do this, so i made a quick visual help file. Yes, unfortunately you’ll need to do this for every session you set up. Unless someone else knows how to create a default exit URL. Here’s a link to the PDF file hosted at google docs.

Session on voice tools with Coach Carole (Friday 07 Sept, midday)

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Carole McCulloch is terrific. She used to work at the very amazing TAFE Frontiers, which was a kind of professional development peak body for e-learning in Victoria. They were hugely supportive of Adult Community Education (ACE) organisations at the time. Coach Carole has been involved in the LearnLocal / ACE e-learning mentor project since the beginning, and when Carole runs a session .. you want to be there. So today, at midday Friday 07 September, make sure you catch her session on “Inspiring and engaging learners with voice tools .. Read More …