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Appropriate education performance indicators for ODL organisations
This was the first keynote to open the second day of the DEANZ conference 2012, in Wellington, NZ. Caroline Seelig is Chief Executive of the Open Polytechnic of NZ. Not everything that can be counted counts, not everything that counts … Continue reading
Want some guidance around writing learning outcomes? Try the learning outcomes authoring tool
Many thanks to Conor Bolton who recently shared these online learning outcome authoring tools. The first is the ‘Co-generative Toolkit’ – CegentT the development of which was funded by JISC. The tool has four main parts – the vocabulary, outcome, … Continue reading
Belonging, becoming and being: First-year apprentices’ experiences in the workplace
If you have not heard of Selena Chan and the work she is doing in the Vocational Education and Training sector – especially around the use of mobile learning – then this report is a must: Belonging, becoming and being: … Continue reading
Quick Response (QR) Codes: Examples of use in education
You may, or may not have used or heard of Quick Response (QR) codes…however, some educators and trainers are exploring how and why they may be useful. For a quick explanation of what they are please watch this video. So, some examples … Continue reading
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Tagged demonstration, Education, example, How to, links, QR Code, quick response codes
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Fostering an online professional community: What can you do?
This is a presentation that provides some suggestions around things that you can do to help foster an online community of practice.
Webquests and ePortfolios – both free :-)
The following resources were recommended by a member of another online community, John Oliver. This Webquest site looks great. There are Webquests created and shared by educators from around the world, and covering a heap of different disciplines (geography, economics, … Continue reading
OER: Pie in the sky or meaningful reality? (INVITED BLOGGER OF THE MONTH – November)
Image via Wikipedia In the last month’s “Blogger of the Month” Column Alison Miller touched on the topic of Open Education Resources (OER) and open course ware in relation to security and storage of personal information and data. Here is … Continue reading
Vocational education and training: Can ICT enhanced learning and teaching help?
The Vocation Education and Training (VET) Sector, for those who are not sure, “prepares trainees for jobs that are based on manual or practical activities, traditionally non-academic, and totally related to a specific trade, occupation, or vocation“. In New Zealand … Continue reading
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Tagged Australia, Australian Flexible learning network, authentic assessment, E-learning, Education, ePortfolios, exemplars, ICTELT, Learning, mlearning, Mobile, Mobile phone, New Zealand, Northern Territory, of, phone, Prior, Recognition, Recognition of Prior Learning, vocational education and training
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