RTO

Technology

Project details

NSW New England Institute of TAFE, NSW

iPhones and virtual training rooms

This trial will use iPhones and virtual training rooms to deliver training and professional development to builders anywhere, anytime.

Builders will access virtual training rooms on their iPhones, interacting directly with their trainers by text, voice and video. The project will also trial Mobilae and QTImPlayer software to capture and record evidence for assessment. A QTI creator will be built to allow teachers and trainers to create QTI (Question and Test Interoperability) assessment items.

Sunshine Coast Institute of TAFE, QLD

Augmented orientation

This trial will pilot augmented reality technology on mobile phones (eg Wikitude) to deliver a range of media to enhance the geographical locations captured via the compass sensors and GPS systems in mobile devices. When the mobile device is pointed at a landmark or area of interest, users are presented with information (eg an explanation, history or name) on the camera screen of their phone.

The trial will create specifications, standards and a developer’s guide to enable educators to use the technology in a way that engages learners, particularly youth.   

TAFE SA Adelaide North Institute, SA

E-books

This trial will explore whether electronic versions of printed books (e-books) can provide streamlined training that can be accessed at a time and place convenient to the learner, allowing more time on the job for apprentices in the beauty industry.

It will explore the opportunities and challenges of converting and adapting current print resources to e-books, including ensuring the e-books are compatible with different e-book readers.

Tasmanian Polytechnic, TAS

Commercial and open source virtual worlds

This trial will research current experiences and practices in virtual world projects to develop standards and guidelines to increase reliability, interoperability and reduce access issues for teachers, trainers and learners.

Tasmanian Polytechnic will review both commercial and open source virtual worlds to explore issues around information management, security, age and technological restrictions.

Box Hill Institute,
VIC

iPods and smart phones

This trial will explore how iPods, smart phones and social learning tools can be used to enhance course engagement and retention for a group of disenfranchised learners.

It will provide mobile access to services including social networking, blogs and data repositories, and identify available applications and web services for shared calendars, RSS feeds, capturing thoughts online and offline, and microblogging. It will focus on enabling learners to make contributions offline, by creating a library of templates and a mobile interface.

Wodonga Institute of TAFE,
VIC

POV – streaming live video into classrooms

This trial will investigate streaming point of view (POV) digital footage into live classrooms, in order to bridge large distances when providing training to geographically dispersed commercial cookery apprentices. 

The project will explore possible solutions from a number of industries (including broadcast television and security) to determine whether the equipment used by these industries will transfer to an educational environment.