2007_021


 * Title** : **ACE Explorers - Statewide**


 * Manager** : Debbie Littlehales at kcc.nsw.edu.au
 * Facilitator** : Ann Brady at scc.nsw.edu.au


 * Focus** : Our project will focus of increasing the capacity of Community Colleges to offer flexibe learning options to our students by engaging and empowering trainers and managers accross the NSW ACE sector to implement e learning and e business opportunities in their respective organisations.


 * Team** : Su Bowing at kcc.nsw.edu.au, Mariko Batho at tamworthcc.nsw.edu.au, Anna Francis Robyn Martin , Laura Mooney,Julie Haliki Ann Duncan

Our team will comprise of a variety of industry areas including some trainers of ELLN. The variety of training areas will provide strength and diversity to the team. We will aim to link our team members with mentors of similar industry areas, but different geographical locations to encourage online networking
 * Target :**

Our team will comprise a mix of VTE and ELLN professionals from the NSW ACE sector, The ACE sector in NSW comprises 58 locally owned and managed not for profit organisations. these colleges are divided by geography into 8 regional areas, or "Clusters" Our project has gained the support from each of the clusters in the NSW, and will involve a member of their cluster in the team, with a total of 10 team members, including project manager, Debbie Littlehales, and facilitator, Ann Brady. June 7th 2007 - Induction and Team building - creation of inital Podcasts and set up of wiki
 * CONTEXT**:
 * KEY DATES**

the sharing and dissemination of knowledge is a vital part of this project. As each team member is a cluster represenative, they will have the responsiblity of reporting and supportint others in their cluster. Sharing of knwledge and ideas with the rest of the ACe sector will be facilitated through the VET network, (an EDNA forum) and through monthly meetings in the ACE DiscoverE room.team members will also keep records of their learning journey through this wiki, and a series of podcasts. As our teams are "representative" of each cluster we anticipate that each team members will be pro active in sharing their learing with others in their cluster group, through activities such as hosting online conference discussions. Our team will also participate in Austalian Flexble Learning opportunities and online conference, and will link with the Learscope Explorers team to share experience, and have an opportunity and have an opportunity to engage in online conferencing with Adobe Connect All our team members come from a diverse backgrounds, and will be encouraged to develop networks and linkages to other learnscope teams, and to share outcomes thorugh out the Learnscope family. Learnscope has always been an excellent opportunity to build connections outside the ACE Sector, and we will try encourage out teams to take these opportnities
 * SHARING KNOWLEDGE**

All our project team will incorporate their flexible learning skills into training opportunities with their own students, and fellow trainers. As the team are in the midst of their learning they will work closely with mentors, who will support the team in facilitating training and PD oppportunities to other Community Colleges thorugh the VET Quality network Community Colleges have a need to develop their capacity in online training opportunities to remain competative, and provide a better service to community learners, and commercial clients. This is particularly pertainant to providers in rural areas, who are often limited by availablilty of locally based trainers. Thorugh this program we expect that the sector as a whole will increase it's capacity to deliver to industry and our community clients through development of online allainces between providers
 * WORK BASED LEARNING STRATEGIES**
 * ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES**
 * To increase the capacity of Community Colleges to engage students in flexible training opportunities
 * To make Increase retention rates amongst students engaged in flexible learning
 * Increase knowledge sharing through Community Colleges, and others in the VET sector through better understanding and
 * involvement in e elearning networks and web2 applications
 * CLIENT / INDUSTRY ENGAGEMENT**

How will you provide evidence or measure the impact of the new skills and knowledge your team members have gained as a result of the project ? This could include links to multi-media, files and other data.
 * IMPACTS ON LEARNERS / CLIENTS**

Replace this text with your URLs ( links ) when you have completed the requirements listed below. Midway through the project your team will be required to; Meet with a member of the NSW LearnScope Management team face-to-face. A podcast recording will be conducted during this meeting which captures your progress and reflections on your teams learning. These podcasts will be available via the [|NSW LearnScope podcast] Your team will be required to submit a 250 word Postcard From The Field for publication in the [|NSW LearnScope blog]. Note : This should be submitted in text form only and be accompanied by a link ( URL ) to an image in your own respective Flickr site.
 * REPORTING MID PROJECT**

Replace this text with your URLs ( links ) when you have completed the requirements listed below. NSW LearnScope requires a final report that comprehensively details your teams project journey. This will include your teams findings, outcomes, client impacts and connections. Note : this component of the your project must be enabled for web production ie. it must be available to load to and / or be accessed via the internet. This report can take the following forms;
 * END OF PROJECT REPORT**
 * Podcast** - a 20-30 minute recording ( audio)which is a multi-voice conversation between team members, clients and industry representatives where appropriate.
 * Digital Story** - 20 -30 slides with audio
 * Blog Post** - a comprehensive ( detailed ) reflective summary of your teams journey with accompanying images
 * Multimedia production** - a video or Flash movie that brings together many differing aspects of your project into a production for easy view via the web.
 * Web Content** - a collection or portfolio of online data that has been brought together into a online summary of your projects journey. This site MUST be accessible for anyone via the internet.
 * Links :**