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2009 E-learning Innovations projects - New South Wales
In 2009, $1,428,400 has been awarded to develop and manage 40 projects that will deliver innovative e-learning training solutions in New South Wales (NSW). The successful projects are tailored to NSW's vocational education and training (VET) priorities.
| Project name | Project description | Funding category: Business-training provider partnership or Empowering learners | Learner group(s) |
Registered training organistation (RTO) or RTO and business partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBA | This project will develop a series of online tutorials in the use of Revit: CAD software. This will assist learners currently enrolled in the Architectural Technology Diploma course who are identified as having difficulty in achieving the required level of competency in the time available. | Empowering learners | Remote learners undertaking CAD training | TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute |
| Sustainable business | This project addresses the challenge small to medium-sized businesses face in terms of developing and implementing sustainable workplace practices. Managers will learn strategies for finding the time and money to train key staff in this area. | Empowering learners | Managers of small to medium sized businesses | Byron Region Community College |
| TBA | This project will deliver e-learning to aged care industry workers. | Business-training provider partnership | Catholic Healthcare's senior clinicians and managers | TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute Catholic Healthcare |
| Waste/landfill in Eurobodalla |
This project will explore the use of |
Business-training provider partnership | New entrant trainees employed by Eurobodalla Shire Council at various locations along the South Coast of NSW. |
TAFE NSW - Riverina Institute, National Environment Centre |
| Motion capture released | This project will extend the access of the motion capture (mocap) facility outside of the studio so that learners can access it via the internet. | Business-training provider partnership | Mocap learners (digital media learners) | Academy of Information Technology The Australian Channel Pty Ltd |
| Diving into e-learning |
E-learning provides access to professional development for divers and dive supervisors in their workplace location. This project will design assessment tasks for units in the TAA to create relevant and engaging learning and assessment materials for dive supervisors and diver trainers. | Empowering learners | Diver trainers Dive supervisors |
Australian Diver Accreditation Scheme Inc. (ADAS) |
| TBA | This project will explore and develop an 'e-farm' - a web based mechanism through which records, production systems, day-to-day management decisions and the farm landscape are available to learners completing a Diploma of Organic Farming. | Empowering learners | Remote farming learners | Riverina Institute of TAFE - National Environment Centre |
| Cotton e-learning |
This project will develop an online skills audit system for farmers and farm managers, with ongoing development of e-learning systems that respond to the identified gaps in skills and knowledge. | Business-training provider partnership |
Cotton farm managers, supervisors and workers Rural and remote communities Rural youth Indigenous communities |
Tocal College Cotton Research and Development Corporation |
| Mentor-e | This project will design a blended learning solution to address the challenge of training volunteer mentors, based on Facilitate Individual Learning. | Empowering learners | Volunteer mentors | Sydney Community College |
| Oral health in aged care | In response to new Commonwealth initiatives to provide trained dental care in aged care facilities, this project will develop three units from the Certificate IV in Dental Assisting for workers in aged care facilities. | Empowering learners | Existing workers in NSW aged care facilities Dental assistants |
NSW Dental Assistants (professional) Association Inc. (NSW DAA) NSW Community Services and Health Industry Training Advisory Body (NSW CSH ITAB) |
| Connect Communicate Collaborate | This project will deliver three units in project management online to 20 staff in three NSW councils, with possible expansion to other groups. | Business-training provider partnership | Council workers across an expansive geographical area in rural NSW | TAFE NSW Western Institute WBC Council alliance |
| e-Evidence | This project will pilot and evaluate the use of technology for collection of assessment evidence in the workplace for learners and RPL candidates in the primary and natural resource management industry. Tablet PCs will be used for on-the-spot collection of assessment evidence in digital format. | Empowering learners | Workplace learners and RPL candidates in primary industries and natural resource management (level 2 or 3) | TAFE NSW Western Institute |
| Foot-e club | A Virtual Club website has been created as a learning and assessment resource. With the guidance of a facilitator, learners will use this resource as a simulated working environment. |
Business-training provider partnership and Empowering learners |
Junior rugby league players | Western Institute of TAFE Country Rugby League and RVEC - Western Districts Schools |
| Virtual IT lab | This project will address the practical training components in the units that make up the Certificate IV and Diploma of IT (Networking). The virtual IT lab will undertake practical projects directly aligned to the requirements of the IT industry. | Empowering learners | Certificate IV/Diploma in IT (Networking) | TAFE NSW, Western Institute |
| Cultural Points of View | This project will use e-learning to integrate cultural awareness training and cross-cultural skills into SES and ACE delivery practices. This will include using new and emerging technologies and tools to facilitate inclusive learning practices for rural, remote and regional learners. This project will also develop capacity to provide culturally sensitive working environments. | Empowering learners | Staff and volunteers of the NSW State Emergency Service | NSW State Emergency Service Adult and Community Education (ACE) unit, NSW Department of Education and Training |
| Metro screen | This project will integrate e-learning into media production courses, to increase access to these courses for regional learners. | Empowering learners | Young people | Metro Screen |
| Grading online | This project will develop and trial an electronic ready-reckoner that allows timber graders to access grading rules and specifications from their mobile phones. |
Business-training provider partnership and Empowering learners |
Sawmill workers learning timber grading Timber buyers Sales staff Timber inspectors On-site flooring installers |
McElvenny Ware Pty Ltd (trading as Workspace Training) Hurford Hardwood Pty Ltd |
| Gamilaraay | This project will develop flexible delivery options for three units from the Certificate I in Aboriginal Languages, focusing on the Gamilaraay language. | Empowering learners |
Indigenous learners - adults and youth Aboriginal education assistants Indigenous community members Teachers and secondary school learners in Indigenous communities |
TAFE NSW - New England Institute |
| Skilling enrolled nurses for the future | This project will develop and deliver an e-learning resource that provides current competencies to health professionals. | Empowering learners | New, current and past enrolled nurses in rural and remote areas | TAFE NSW - New England Institute |
| Baking as a business | This project will develop managerial and supervisory skills for bakery managers, supervisors and owners, through the delivery
and assessment of three units of competence, using an e-learning platform and electronic resources. |
Business-training provider partnership | Employer associates of the Business Partner who are aiming to develop business skills | TAFE NSW - New England Institute NSW Baking Industry Association as an associate of Banking Manufacturers' Industry Association of Australia |
| Rapid response | This project will provide e-learning for regional and rural volunteer NSW Canoe Coaches using webconferencing, wikis and collaborative video. | Business-training provider partnership | Remote coaching staff/officials | The Parramatta College Australian Canoeing (NSW Division) |
| Connecting communities | This project will deliver flexible learning for council workers, covering the units communicate electronically; undertake e-learning; and implement and monitor sustainable work practices. | Business-training provider partnership | Council employees | Kiama Community College |
| PCYC leaders connect | This project will develop e-learning skills for day-to-day business operations for PCYC managers. | Business-training provider partnership | PCYC | Central Coast Community College PCYC NSW |
| POV 09 | This project will provide e-learning for training and assessment for the transport and logistics industry. | Empowering learners | Transport and logistics Industry | National Training Pty Ltd |
| Byte size assistance | This project will trial and develop e-learning techniques to use in VET programs. |
Empowering learners | Geographically dispersed existing and aspiring managers | Australian Institute of Management |
| Boolarng Nangamai | This project will focus on delivery and assessment to facilitate e-learning for Boolarng Nangarnai Aboriginal artists. | Business-training provider partnership | Aboriginal artists | Kiama Community College Boolarng Nangamai |
| Flexible learning for community and residential aged care supervisors | This project will provide flexible learning solutions for supervisor/management training for community care and residential aged care supervisors within Baptist Community Services. | Business-training provider partnership |
Residential aged care and community care supervisors Mature age learners |
Harris Bromly Baptist Community Services |
| eCG | This project will foster learning and business development through e-learning tools in a mentoring program. |
Empowering learners | Start-up small businesses | The Illawarra ITeC |
| TBA | This project will assist learners with a disability to collaborate with each other on using adaptive and assistive technologies to enhance vocational learning. | Empowering learners | Learners with a disability | TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute/OTEN |
| OSR 'n DET | Office State Revenue Certificate III Financial Services | Empowering learners | OSR regional staff at Lithgow and Maitland in the State Debt Recovery Office and WSI TAFE NSW |
TAFE NSW Western Sydney Institute Office of State Revenue |
| Practice all areas | This project will deliver business administration units via blended delivery to front office staff and practice managers working in surgeries from Grafton to Dorrego. | Business-training provider partnership | Practice managers Frontline staff |
Coffs Coast Community College Mid North Coast Division of General Practice |
| Spatial information skills for professionals | This project will train and assess professionals in the spatial information industry for the Southern Council Group. | Business-training provider partnership | Professionals - spatial skills |
Illawarra Institute - TAFE NSW Southern Councils Group Shoalhaven City Council Australian Hydrographic Office Road Traffic Authority (Illawarra) |
| TBA | Learning to learn flexibly | Empowering learners | Flexible learners participating in a trial, including: rural and remote learners, mature age learners, and young people. | TAFE NSW - Illawarra Institute |
| TBA | This project will develop options in the Diploma of Communication and Media for learning relevant writing, editing, communication and media skills online, with a focus on shared publishing and analysis of texts, including video and audio recordings. | Empowering learners | Regional and remote learners | TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute |
| Deadly skills, Deadly future | This project will develop a suite of electronic tools to facilitate cross-curricula mapping, and allow both school teachers and TAFE trainers to assess. |
Empowering learners | Aboriginal youth (with broader application) | TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute |
| The ripple effect | Using e-learning tools and strategies, this project will provide RPL for management and business training courses. | Business-training provider partnership | Country Energy and North Coast TAFE staff | TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute Country Energy |
| Child Studies RPL | This project will offer online RPL process and gap needs identification for existing staff. | Business-training provider partnership | Lady Gowrie staff | Sydney Institute Lady Gowrie Childcare |
| TBA | This project will pilot delivery of the Certificate III in Auslan via videoconferencing and web conferencing. | Empowering learners | Learners completing the Certificate III in Auslan | TAFE NSW - North Coast Institute |
| PLANe | This project will develop online modules for learners completing a diploma. | Business-training provider partnership | Trainee technical officers | TAFE NSW Riverina Institute Airservices Australia |
| Lab smart | This project will adapt relevant Flexible Learning Toolbox learning objects for laboratory staff and develop an online self assessment tool for developing RPL. | Business-training provider partnership | Existing employees seeking skill recognition | Campbell Brothers Ltd - ALS Laboratory Group |
NOTE: All effort has been made to ensure the above information was true and correct at the time of posting. As with all projects of an innovative nature, some alteration of processes and objectives may occur.
