E-learning experiences that link each other , and prepare for new roles

http://alltopstartups.com/2013/08/17/team-collaboration-apps/

come across this useful site with heaps of ideas on apps to use. I have spend time today on linked in , sorting out the various people I linked with at the Blended Learning conference last week.

Re E-learning course with SWIT I also spent time surfing sites for useful information for the team..I had a laugh at David in his fire uniform and couldn't help but add a quote about fires going out of control like rumours.  Note to self - must find a very funny photo.

In readiness for the State Senate election on 5th April I am a Polling station manager at Gooseberry Hill and a team leader at Shenton Park Hospital. I did some boring on line e- learning with text , some visual material on polling stuff and a MCQ for assessment. 

The worst bit was when I clicked on a view to see an image the MCQ was reset back to zero , and I had to keep going in and out checking the images were still the same! I'll report that one at the F2F training. This is me going crazy at that GRRRRRRR.

I also cleaned out some space as I start with Curtin Study Centre for Dementia this week, so need space in my mind and in my office. Katrina sent a link via linked in to set up me on the project so that externally when people search for me they will find the project.   

off to walk the dog now and recharge the batteries.

Equally good day at the Blended learning conference.
Reflections are: it's is worth considering the current direct and indirect delivery methods we currently use. Although the speakers have firm views and seem light years ahead, many of the audience were at similar stages to us, bandwidth issues, lack of buyin, interesting metaphor for that was lopes bandwidth too ! Elearning for induction was the go for most, yet needed to be significantly tailored for staff the gain. Blending learning options for LDPs that were well thought out seemed to be prevalent, maybe cos that is where companies invest. Heartening to know that a slower approach , well thought out with the L&D framework we have would stand us well, however end to end processing of learning into the business strategy to show ROI could be much improved.
Scaffolding was another term used for learner centric approaches that build confidence and competence.
Tools used today were todaysmeet , and twitter ,other options were offered.
Lots to think about and many photos to  review.

Blended learning conference in Sydney

Had a full day at the blended learning conference
Been a full on day with listening F2F , tweeting and using a back channel app
Which is really cool and would have less issues in getting people set up than twitter for many orgAnisations.
Have sent back lots of info using traditional email
And néed to build more if the social learning modes
Plus learnt that free sites Re Moocs and they are on the wane even before I have used them !

Sunday 2nd March

Just watched the post that Tim put up on the classroom of the future. So many strands to this blended learning that I sort of knew about however hadn't thought about how they could be used. Gardner's multiple intelligence's aligned with the thinking on the "smart " slide and how our thinking needs to be expanded even more that I had realised. Today I will work out exactly with of the topics I am going to focus on ... back later well I have actually decided to focus on mentoring and buddying and in particular how to embed this into everyday culture rather then just having special roles. Today I am focusing on the ADDIE process particularly analysis and design. http://olc.spsd.sk.ca/De/PD/instr/index.html I found a good website with lots of ideas for instructional strategies and methods - you have to adapt as it is children centric however well worth a look - I'll put up on wiki if I can too. Yippee my analysis and design is up for all of you to pick over. Good luck with all of yours...

What impact has e-learning had on the SPSO L&D team?

reading about the "new ideas" to grow my e-learning muscle 23/02/14

Hearing the 19 million Facebook paid for whatsapp is mindblowing - if the news are to be believed than they took 11 days only to decide to purchase. "The answer is that CEO Mark Zuckerberg probably felt he had little choice. WhatsApp processes 27 billion messages a day, and has 400 million active users a month. Facebook, by comparison, has 1.2 billion monthly users — which means that WhatsApp is already, on its own, a sizeable threat to Facebook in terms of peeling off its users and siphoning them into a messaging environment that until today, Facebook had no access to." It seems with creating any E - learning there is the temptation to feel overwhelmed by just what is every present everywhere and what can genuinely help a newbie like me. I'm so glad I am working through a course with others to control the collie wobbles I get when thinking about what's next in the world. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2012/06/03/magazine/innovations-issue.html?_r=0 personally ths is the one I am waiting for! A team of Dutch and Italian researchers has found that the way you move your phone to your ear while answering a call is as distinct as a fingerprint. You take it up at a speed and angle that’s almost impossible for others to replicate. Which makes it a more reliable password than anything you’d come up with yourself. (The most common iPhone password is “1234.”) Down the line, simple movements, like the way you shift in your chair, might also replace passwords on your computer. It could also be the master key to the seven million passwords you set up all over the Internet but keep forgetting. Chris Wilson Tim you will like no 13! enjoy this week

E-learning 19th February

some further refection on my learning. The pedagogy approach that I so fervently ranted about on the training last Monday does seem to have expanded in the sense that it provides a hierarchy of design options for learning activities. E.g. handouts - passive forums to using quizzes and assignments etc up to a community of peer sharing for research. I will apologise to others for leading them into my trigger moment. "Andragogy" ( look it up on wiki) as a term sits so much better for me. I have been working put how to put music and text into a welcome box with not too much success, so look forward to Guy's intervention on that one. The HTML block will be a lot of fun once I master it.