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=**Teaching and Learning in a networked world**=

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 * Manager:** [|Stephan Ridgway] – Stephan.ridgway [at] tafensw.edu.au
 * Facilitators:** [|Julie Collareda] – Julie.collareda [at] tafensw.edu.au & Nicola Pegum - Nicola.Pegum [at] tafensw.edu.au


 * Sponsoring RTO:** Ultimo TAFE – Sydney Institute


 * Target client groups:** Learners in the workplace; managers - change management

This Sydney Institute LearnScope project will seek to engage key management stakeholders in exploring the potential of web2.0 services for the VTE environment to improve work practices and enhance the flexibility and quality of educational delivery. The core project team will include participants drawn from management, administration, libraries and knowledge management, learning and innovation, educational planning and delivery, Institute Technology Services Unit (ITSU), and teachers (full time and part time). It will also forge strong links with partner RTOs, community organisations, LearnScope teams, Reframing the Future teams, Australian Flexible Learning Framework national e-learning networks, and other relevant online educational networks.
 * Project summary:**


 * Online presence:** ([|blog], wiki, [|EdNA Group], [|frappr map], [|flickr tag tlnw], [|del.icio.us tag tlnw], [|calendar])


 * Postcard from the Field due date:** TBC


 * Proposed LearnScope visit/s:** ¦ July 24 ¦ Aug. 18 ¦


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

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 * FURTHER DETAILS:**

This project seeks to engage management and educational decision makers in the debate around web2.0 and the networked learning model. Web2.0 tools are being used by teachers and students on the fringes of the institute’s formal eLearning framework and there is a need for dialog between net-gen learners and their teachers on the one hand and the predominately digital immigrant management on the other. We also hope to demonstrate that this will address the Institute’s business plan by increasing flexibility and quality of educational delivery in cost and time effective ways. Sydney Institute colleges cover a wide metropolitan area with heavy traffic congestion. Sydney Institute is committed to exploring different meeting models including technology mediated options. The introduction and uptake of communication technologies of a leading edge knowledge era organisation such as wikis, blogs and synchronous VoIP communication by managers will facilitate the creation and dissemination of information, as well as enable effective communication with staff, students, industry and the public at large.
 * Background to the project:**

 · Overcome some of the barriers or perceived barriers to the uptake of web2.0 · Work closely with the Sydney region ITSU, TAFE Online Project Stage II (TOL2) and Macromedia Breeze partner (Webqem pty ltd) to establish a Macromedia Breeze synchronous communication server on the DET network and overcome the firewall barriers on the DET network · Provide systems and technology to facilitate communication, idea sharing and networking · Reduce the f2f meetings by institute management through the use of social software and a synchronous communications server · In conjunction with TOL2, trial synchronous teaching and learning using Adobe Breeze with selected group/s of existing online students · Showcase web2.0 and network models of quality teaching and learning by practitioners. . · Develop strategies that will facilitate the expansion of the project to a wider Institute and state participation · Set up a wiki on an institute server
 * Proposed project outcomes:**

· Institute management up skilled and conversant with distributed learning and critically engaged in the wider debate and conversation around web2.0 · Increase the communication and knowledge sharing practices between management teams across the institute · Reduce the number of f2f meetings for institute management through the use a synchronous communication platform · Engage participants with the wider VTE community using online debate & activities through the AFLF eLearning networks project “Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community” · Encourage managers to use web2.0 tools as part of their everyday online work practices
 * Benefits to client group:**
 * //Managers//**

· Support teachers to explore ways to engage their students using a networked learning model · Identify and promote the work of innovative teachers · Enable teachers engaged in innovative eLearning delivery to showcase their work to institute management · Enable teachers to network with other learnscope teams across the state and Nationally via the AFLF networks project
 * //Teachers//**
 * Use new Web 2.0 technologies for teaching and networking teachers across the institute
 * Evaluation strategies:**
 * Conduct a skills audit at the commencement and conclusion of the project
 * Reduce the amount of f2f meetings by institute wide teams
 * Survey students involved with the Macromedia Breeze trial to establish its effectiveness as a flexible delivery strategy
 * Increase the uptake of the networked learning model by teachers
 * Implement web2.0 tools for institute team communications

· Pre and post skills audit, develop individual learning plans · Online blog or learning Journal reflecting on skills & knowledge development · Resource tagging via [|http://del.icio.us] and [|http://www.flickr.com] · Podcast through Talking VTE @ http://talkingvte.blogspot.com/ · Session wiki · All external networking to be done via the National elearning networks project “Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community” · Creation of an EdNA Group · Final report by teachers on Breeze trials · Survey of students in Breeze trials · Capturing and documenting the process for the final report
 * We are capturing our learning via:**

· Online blog or learning Journal reflecting on skills & knowledge development · Resource tagging via [|http://del.icio.us] and [|http://www.flickr.com] · Podcast through Talking VTE @ http://talkingvte.blogspot.com/ · Session wiki · All external networking to be done via the National elearning networks project “Web 2.0 Networked Learning Community” · Creation of an EdNA Group · Facilitated sessions in Breeze · Cross team collaboration with teacherConnect – Networked Professional Development team in Illawarra institute · Team members from the Centre for Learning and Innovation (CLI) · Team members from other Sydney Institute Learnscope projects
 * We hope to share our learning :**

· Audio recordings of workshops and meetings via podcast · Record and archive synchronous sessions · Sharing the team leaning through Edna group · Posting audio files created by teachers & their students to Edna group · Invite AFLF community attend online sessions facilitated by guest presenters · Attend and actively participate in the LS showcase events ie booth to promote project · Presenting at conferences
 * We’ll connect with others via:**

· Audio recordings of workshops and meetings via podcast · Record and archive synchronous sessions · Sharing the team leaning through Edna group · Posting audio files created by teachers & their students to Edna group · Team and individual blogs fed into LS network · Final multimedia based report · Skills audit · Send reports/postcards to NSW LS newsletter and/or blog
 * Proposed project products/outputs:**