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 * LearnScope SBM 06**
 * Manager:** Terrie Gardner – terrie [at] parramattacollege.com.au
 * Facilitator:** Michael O’Hara – michael [at] parramattacollege.com.au
 * Manager:** Terrie Gardner – terrie [at] parramattacollege.com.au
 * Facilitator:** Michael O’Hara – michael [at] parramattacollege.com.au


 * Sponsoring RTO:** The Parramatta College


 * Target client groups:** learners in the workplace

The Parramatta College is a community college located in Sydney’s inner west. Our project will be to focus on exploring the e-learning and e-business options available for small business management training. Team members in the project will initially investigate e-learning resources such as wikis, blogs, audio resources and others. Then they will develop and trial training and e-learning strategies and resources for Small Business Management students
 * Project summary:**


 * Online presence:** (blogs, wikis, EdNA Group, websites, flickr tag, del.icio.us tag etc)

http://parralearnscope.blogspot.com/ http://deishauer.podomatic.com/ Postcard from the Field due date:** TBC Proposed LearnScope visit/s:** ¦ 30 August ¦


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


 * Team Discussion** **http://nswlearnscope.wikispaces.com/message/list/057**


 * FURTHER DETAILS:**

Staff from the Parramatta College have participated in LearnScope projects in the past which have focussed on e-Learning in educational environments especially with ITC training. From market research it was found that one of the barriers to participation in small business management training has been the inability to attend timetabled training due to work commitments. LearnScope offers an opportunity to explore whether an e-Learning approach to small business management training might alleviate this situation. By consulting with people who manage small businesses, the College intends to design and trial resources based on new technologies that will benefit managers in their learning.
 * Background to the project:**

§ A greater understanding of e-Learning options for the training small of business management clients § Upskilling of staff in e-Learning options wikis, blogs, Edna etc § The development of e-Learning tools for training with small business management clients § An increase in the type and number of small business management training courses § An increase in the number of people enrolling in small business management programs § The development of a ‘whole of learning’ program for small business management clients Benefits to client group:** Managers in local small businesses will be able to learn management and computer skills in their own time and location through a variety of different media. Where previously learning has only been offered in traditional learning environments at the College, this project gives the opportunity to explore providing training removed from the constraints of classroom delivery. Through the use of different media including internet based and possibly phone based, clients would be able to access course and learning materials in their own time and in locations more suited to their work demands. By including small business clients as part of the team it is anticipated that the project will focus on the direct learning needs of this client group. They also will have opportunities to provide feedback directly to other Team members.
 * Proposed project outcomes:**

The main focus of this project is on the designing of e-Learning strategies and resources for small business managers. The evaluation of the impact this project has on clients will be collected during the project from their participation in the project itself. Once the project is finished the impact of the project should be reflected in the number of enrolling and reenrolling customers.
 * Evaluation strategies:**

This project allows for members to meet as a team on a regular basis to discuss their own learning and to learn from each other. Initially knowledge and skill levels will be determined with a questionnaire and this will be followed with a midterm and final questionnaire. During the face-to-face meetings a substantial part of the time will be set aside for discussion and reflection. These will be recorded in minutes. During the project Team members will also be interviewed and a digital story will be compiled for the final report. An option for the team members will be to contribute to a project wiki and individual blogs to record their learning and thoughts as they progress through the project. There will be regular formal evaluations of the project by team members. By the end of the project there should be resources developed for e-Learning with small business management clients We hope to share our learning via :** The strategies for sharing and collaboration within the project will be: · All levels of the organisation will be involved in the project from Managers through ICT support personnel to trainers so learning should flow through all parts of the organisation. · Development of a team project wiki and individual blogs · Fortnightly online meetings where Team members will share information and negotiate the direction of the project The strategies for sharing and collaboration beyond the project will be: · Membership in networks outside of the organisation will be encouraged · Participation in online workshops and other events outside of the project. · Sharing information about the project with other community colleges and other organisations and networks through meetings and conferences · Participation in NSW LearnScope Edna Group
 * We are capturing our learning via:**

The College is going to share and extend the learning form this project by: · the sharing of knowledge between members at regular meetings between team members which is built into the project · regular mentions in staff meetings within the college · using the knowledge and learning to integrate e-Learning for Small Business Management clients into its training repertoire · participation in ACE conferences, VTE meetings etc · maintaining the industry links established in the Project · participating in the 2006 LearnScope Showcase
 * We’ll connect with others via:**

· Digital stories or other multimedia productions · Team blogs and wiki · and others as the team members learn new technology
 * Proposed project products/outputs:**


 * Web 2.0**

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