National VET E-learning Strategy - Flex e-News

May 2013 edition

e-News

What’s new in Toolboxes?

A suite of Flexible Learning Toolboxes (Toolboxes) has been updated to meet current training package and technical standards. Read more >>>

Driving lessons for refugees

The ‘Transferring Driving Skills to Refugees’ e-learning project will smooth the pathway to successful completion of the Vehicle on Road Test (VORT) for recent refugee arrivals, with an emphasis on 16-25 year olds, in South Australia. Read more >>>

Creating sparkies with e-learning

The ‘Creating sparks with e-learning’ project delivers web-based training to Certificate III in Electro-technology (electrician) students to help alleviate the current significant drop-out rate and shortage of electrical apprentices, identified by the Australian Government Skilled Occupation List (SOL). Read more >>>

Accounting for iTunes

The e-learning project ‘Upskilling Bookkeepers with iTunes and e-portfolios’ is designed to assist those currently working in the bookkeeping industry in Victoria gain formal qualifications that will enable them to become registered bookkeepers. Read more >>>

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From little things, big things grow...

‘Planning to plant’ is an e-learning project focussing on developing and trialling a system to further integrate web-based learning resources for units of work targeting horticulture, conservation and land management training for Western Australian conditions. Read more >>>

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Apps replacing baking paper

The project ‘Bakery apps for industry’ will introduce mobile learning technologies to bakery apprentices undertaking Certificate III in Food processing (Retail Baking Combined, Retail Baking Bread and Plant Baking) trade qualifications across the breadth of the New England, North West and North Coast regions of NSW. Read more >>>

E-learners get creative in Alice Springs

The project ‘Expanding digilink through mobile social media’ aims to enable Aboriginal youth (16-30) learners in remote communities in and around Alice Springs to develop professional skills in creative industries through social networking and smart phone technologies. Read more >>>

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E-learning for the ages

Aged care provider St Johns Village, in conjunction with registered training organisation (RTO) Leading Aged Care Services (LASA) Victoria is currently developing and implementing an online classroom e-learning model to enable flexible access to learning and provide career pathways for the local aged care workforce in North East Victoria (Wangaratta and Benalla). Read more >>>

e-Resources

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Toolbox of the Month

An audit and update of the popular TAE Toolbox has recently been completed. Read more >>>

Win a Flexible Learning Toolbox of your choice!

Review a Flexible Learning Toolbox (Toolbox) or send us a case study about your experience using one, in 500 words or less, for a chance to win a Toolbox of your choice. Read more >>>

National calendar of e-learning events

Find out what e-learning professional development workshops and sessions are on offer to VET practitioners this month.

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e-Events

Keep up to date with 2013 VET events across the country

Short-answer e-assessment questions: six years on
5 June 2013, online
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Training Providers Forum
17-18 June 2013, Perth
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22nd National VET Research Conference 'No Frills'
10-12 July 2013, Mooloolaba, QLD
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VETnetwork Australia and International Vocational Education Training Association (IVETA) 2013 International Conference
14-16 August 2013, Melbourne
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2013 Eportfolio Forum Digital Identities, Footprints and Networks
3 October 2013, Canberra
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Converge13 e-learning conference
21-22 November 2013, Melbourne
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e-Spotlight

Three ways to improve your e-learning design skills - read more>>

How to create an e-learning template that works - read more>>

Are you using these three ways to identify the objectives of your online training program? - read more>>

10 top tips for moocers - read more >>

300 years of distance learning evolution - read more >>

Spaced learning through mobile apps work wonderfully - read more >>

Repeat after me: e-learning is a technology solution - read more >>

Deriving the best out of e-learning outsourcing: creating impactful courseware - read more >>

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for more information on the Strategy visit: flexiblelearning.net.au

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