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=New Media for Young People=


 * Facilitator:** David Grainger – david.grainger [at] tafensw.edu.au
 * Facilitator:** Jo Kay – joanna.kay [at] tafensw.edu.au


 * Project Blog:** http://newmediaforyouth.blogspot.com/


 * Sponsoring RTO:** Nowra TAFE – Illawarra Institute


 * Target client groups:** youth; disengaged

TAFE Teachers and others working with young people disengaged from formal learning want to learn new ways of using new communication technologies to engage with youth. After initial net-based broad research we will concentrate on one particular technology, such as mobile phones, video, or blogging which we will trial with the young people we are working with. The young people will be actively involved in evaluating the on-going trial. We are primarily based at Nowra TAFE as Adult Basic Education teachers but our group also include Outreach teachers, teachers from Adult and Community Education, TAFE teachers from the Illawarra, Southern Highlands and far South Coast, as well as representatives from the youth and community sectors.
 * Project summary:**


 * Online presence:** [ [|blogs], wikis, EdNA Group, websites, flickr tag, del.icio.us tag etc ]

Exploring the use of;

- //Photostory 3// ( digital story telling ) - http://digitales.wikispaces.com - //Film making// ( own studio ) - //Windows Movie Maker// ( 1 + 2 ) - //[|Flickr] ; image sharing// - Powerpoint - pps.- [|Open Office] - Flash 6.1 - [|SqirlMorph]


 * Postcard from the Field due date:** week starting 16 October


 * Proposed LearnScope visit/s:** ¦ 28. Aug. ¦


 * Team events** (focus, date, time, availability to other teams)


 * Team Discussion** **[|http://nswLearnScope.wikispaces.com/message/list/111]**


 * FURTHER DETAILS:**

Teachers of literacy and numeracy generally have not readily taken to online teaching because they thought many of their students had limited independent learning skills and were dependent on face to face social interactions. Consequentially the take up of e-learning for groups of young and disengaged learners with poor literacy and numeracy skills has been low. However the recent rise in user-friendly communication channels for e-learning to take place where there is less reliance on text and more emphasis on communication using sound, image and movie may make e-learning more attractive for the young learner with low literacy skills. Geographical isolation, limited public transport and being too young to drive or too poor to own a car are impediments to participating in formal post school education for the disengaged young learner. Steps we take to reduce travel time and travel cost and to support off-campus educational provision may improve the participation by disaffected youth in literacy and numeracy programs.
 * Background to the project:**

§ To develop teacher skills to engage reluctant learner youths (15 -19 yr old). § To increase teachers’ skills in using new media in sound and image to capture reluctant learners’ interest and enthusiasm. § To develop teachers’ understanding of the new media to build up a shared language with young learners and to provide a learner context where the experiences of youth are valued. § To develop teacher skills to use new media for purposes of digital storytelling and publishing. § To increase teachers’ skills in managing an open communication and sharing tool for teachers and students. § To develop strategies for using e-learning from home and community venues in order to reduce the travel time and expense for young learners in geographically isolated villages. § To invite community workers and librarians to participate as partners in the LearnScope Project.
 * Proposed project outcomes:**

Young learners in geographically isolated villages will have their travel time and expenses reduced by developing strategies for using e-learning from home, Community Technology Centres (CTCs), public libraries and other community venues. We will be making e-learning more accessible by providing opportunities to use existing community technologies, eg libraries, Community Technology Centres with inbuilt community support It is important that this project is not about learning how to impose a learning technology on students but is a genuine collaborative effort with young people themselves to find out what media or technology would engage them, is practical to use, does not have inherent literacy difficulties in itself and is educationally worthwhile. Assisted by their youth workers we will be actively seeking the students’ feedback. We expect the students to feel empowered by their joint ownership of the direction that this project eventually takes. Students will engage in using a range of new technologies which could include moblogging, blogging, video blogging, podcasting, photosharing and participating in online forums.
 * Benefits to client group:**

· Survey students · Compare retention rates in TAFE Foundation and Vocational Education Course before and after introducing new e-learning practices. · Inviting students as guests to on-line meeting to provide feedback on technology trials. Teachers will be involved in creating their own online identities, and will be expected to record the impact of the project on their professional development via blogs or wikis.
 * Evaluation strategies:**

All project participants will be involved in mapping the project activities and outcomes. This will include recording research, best practice guidelines and project evaluation. This will be achieved in a number of different ways including: · Individual Education Plans · Online Identities –blogs, wikis, eportfolios (pre and post project) to be completed by participants · Emails · Online Forum – Edna Group · Possible digital stories created from case studies in use of new media · LearnScope reports
 * We are capturing our learning via:**

We’ll connect with others via: Additionally, a partnership has been established between this project and the TLRU’s eCommunicate 2.0 Networks project, which will allow for networking and peer to peer communication between teachers working across General Education and Access areas within the Illawarra Institute and beyond. This will allow us to share resources, reflections and discussions between team members and eCommunicate Network members. Throughout the project we will be endeavouring to document our research, learning and outcomes via a number of online spaces including a Team Blog, which will allow us to document the process and pedagogies we discover for future use. We will also be focusing on networking with other LearnScope Teams via a number of EdNA groups including the AFLF 2006 Networks Community Forum, the NSW LearnScope Group, the TAFE NSW Online - Stage 2 Forum and the Online Mentoring Network.**
 * We hope to share our learning via :**
 * § Network with VTE eNetworks including Volunteer Literacy Tutoring in Queensland eNetwork and the TLRU eCommunicate 2.0 Network
 * § Actively engage in TLRU’s teacherConnect LearnScope project
 * § Collaboration and communication with other LearnScope 2006 teams
 * § Regular online/ offline meetings with project team members
 * § Ongoing collaboration and resource sharing between project team members via email, forum, online spaces including the NSW LearnScope DiscoverE space.
 * § Connection with community groups through personal visit by manager and sharing of staff across sectors and RTOs
 * The project will form part of a network of elearning projects being undertaken at the Illawarra Institute this year. As such, all the outcomes of the project will be promoted via these networks, with the aim of reaching all staff within the Illawarra Institute. There will also be a focus on networking with other TAFE Institutes and RTOs.

Proposed project products/outputs: · Digital stories · Team blog · Team EdNA Group · Podcasts – interviews with team members, guest speakers, other staff from the Illawarra Institute, team members from other LearnScope projects · Project portfolio – including links, stories, products, MP3 files, mindmaps, Flickr tags All of these resources will be pulled together using RSS, allowing us to create a rich and interesting resource for use by Literacy and Numeracy teachers/facilitators in the future.**
 * A range of online tools will be used to record and report on the project. These will be created by various project teams members and could include:

=My Web Office Toolkit=

ONLINE - INTERNET / WEB

1.0 Communicating


 * //Audio / Rendering / Podcasting Tools - Web//

[|Springdoo] - Audio and video emails [|Odeo] - audio / podcasting feeds / storage podcastingwith onboard personalisation features [|Podomatic] - audio / podcasting feeds / storage with onboard personalisation features [|Streamload] - audio / video storage with open web access [|Box] - Multi-media storage point

//Video Tools//

[|Niceshorts] - video upload / share / distribute [|Google Video] - video upload / share / distribute [ //open web links// ]**

2. Managing


 * //Tracking / Searching / Social Bookmarking//

[|Bloglines] - feed reader used to keep track of who I'm reading on the web [ //RSS, XML// ] [|Del.icio.us] - social bookmarking tool with feedcast and personalisation features [ //tagging, RSS feeds// ] [|Technorati] - keeping track of who is reading me and a great blog search tool ( community )**

3. Publishing


 * //Text / Imbedded Media - online//

[|Blogger] - blog that allows template hacking and multiple PLE functionality [ //PLE, commenting, trackbacks ]// Wikispaces - wiki pages that allow multiple authorship and imbedded media [ //versions, discussion, RSS feeds// ] [|Edublogs] - blog integrated with Wikispaces [ //PLE, commenting, trackbacks// ]

//Images / Imbedded media - online//

[|moblog.co.uk] - multi-media PC / moblogging gallery [ //tagging, rating, posting, commenting// ] [|flickr] - multi-media PC moblogging gallery [ //tagging, rating, posting, commenting// ] [|bubbleshare] - multi-media PC or moblogging / audio gallery [ //tagging, rating, posting, commenting// ]

//Calendar - online//

[|Google Calendar] - integrated web calendar [ //HTML, ICAL, XML// ] [|RSS Calendar] - integrated web calendar [ RSS, XML ]**

4. Syndication


 * //Web feeds//

[|Feedburner] - Managing RSS feeds and multi-media syndication [ //tagging, RSS feeds, blends// ]

Start Pages

[|Protopage] - start page with personalisation features [ //RSS, webpage// ]**

OFFLINE - PC / MOBILE / OTHER

1.0 Communicating


 * //Audio / Rendering / Podcasting Tools - PC//

[|Audacity] - Audio recording tool for podcasting and general editing [|Erightsoft Super] - Simplified universal player encoder and renderer. [|Juice] - podcast reciever

//Internet Telephony / VOIP//

[|Skype] - Integrated desktop - VOIP communication - PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone etc. ( internet telephony ) [|Gizmo Project] - Integrated desktop - VOIP communication - PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone etc. ( internet telephony ) [|Google Talk] - Integrated desktop - VOIP communication - PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone etc. ( internet telephony ) [|Ineen] - Integrated desktop - VOIP communication - PC-to-PC, PC-to-phone etc. ( internet telephony )**

Additional:

Administration Tools Assessment Tools Cartoon and Comic Tools Communication Tools Content Storage Tools Media and Content Production Information Management Knowledge Management Mobile Applications Online Publishing and Broadcasting Research Tools Online Collaboration Sundry

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