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Different Voices, Different Spaces

Australian Flexible Learning Framework

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About this project

DifferentVoicesLogo.gif Different Voices, Different Spaces is a collection of resources that features a 'good practice' model applied to voice technologies in teaching and learning within a range of adult education and vocational training settings.

This collection comes out of a 2005 New Practices in Flexible Learning project initiative linking an external educational mentor with three voice technology related New Practices in Flexible Learning projects.

The three projects, developed during 2005, were:
  1. Beyond Text: using your voice online
  2. Connecting the Dots: breaking down the barriers to participation
  3. Social Interaction Packs: overcoming social barriers to online learning. (link to these projects)
Different Voices, Different Spaces is a portal to an exploration of the following concepts:
  • the role and significance of voice technologies in e-learning
  • the relationship between technologies and 'good educational practice'
  • the educational and social implications of specific voice technologies and
  • the place of educational mentoring.

Who is it for?

The Different Voices, Different Spaces project provides information for:

  • teachers, trainers and all adult educators interested in voice technologies as a learning tool
  • educational organisations, including vocational and technical education providers and ACE agencies, interested in adopting and applying voice technologies
  • professional development staff looking for examples of how voice technologies can be examined further
  • practitioners and organisations looking at the role of educational mentors.

Who is involved?

Content development and model conceptualisation were undertaken by Delia Bradshaw, educational consultant and educational mentor to the three projects listed earlier. The CD-ROM resource has been produced by WestOne Services, Western Australia.

Project Resources

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The Different Voices, Different Spaces CD-ROM resource:

  • gives a conceptual and pedagogical overview of the reports and resources developed by each of the three 2005 New Practices in Flexible Learning projects involved in this project
  • examines the concept of educational mentoring and how it can be reapplied in other educational initiatives and, specifically, in e-learning projects
  • provides professional development materials which examine the application of the 'good voice practices' model from three focal points: learners, teachers and organisations.

Different Voices, Different Spaces Report

Further information on the educational mentoring experience and specific findings can be found in the Different Voices, Different Spaces report. The comprehensive report expands on the concepts and materials presented in the CD-ROM resource. Preview a copy of the report by downloading the PDF document below.

Workshop Resources

Update - October 2006

Workshops that explore this project are now available as professional development opportunities on a fee for service basis. We invite you to download the workshop resources relating to Different Voices, Different Space by going to our Workshop Resources page on the current Australian Flexible Learning Framework web site.

You can also download details of the professional development workshops for 2006.


Further information

Name: WestOne Services

Address: 1 Prospect Place
West Perth, WA 6005
Phone: +61 8 9229 5365 or 0434 076 965
Email: newpractices2006@westone.wa.gov.au