Project Sustainability

Australian Flexible learning Framework – E-Learning innovation

TNQ TAFE

2009

Learning = Connecting, collaborating and creating

Background to this Project

AFLF – e-learning innovations Funding opportunities are available each year advertised 7th February 2009 Australian

newspaper and AFLF website Applications closed 5th March 2009

21 funded Qld e-learning innovation Projects at a cost of $925,200

TNQ Project Sustainability funded for $20,000 and TNQ TAFE in kind $20,000.

Aims of the Project

Aims Reflect on personal and organisational e-learning

competency. What is possible now, what needs to be learned and why?

Refine resources, learning and assessment strategies for a sustainability competency unit for an e-learning context.

Re- invigorate a professional learning approach for TNQ project participants that aligns with collaborative workplace action learning projects.

Review the capacity of TNQ TAFE to provide timely and varied support for e-learning competency development for project participants.

Learning power

Project Learning strategies Reflect and Research– professional development, e-learning,

sustainability delivery and current competence. Group workshops, blogs, del.icio.us, online resources and project website, announcements and individual learning plans

Refine – learning design and assessment and resources and learning plans. Project teams, technology support, mentors.

Re-invigorate – sustainability resources and learning and assessment design and identify issues in this PD learning model against the RIPPLES model

Review – what was achieved, enablers and barriers for this Professional Development Model.

How do we get it right?

Professional development Approach – Action learning

Methodologies for the TNQ Project Sustainability PD process

The 4 R’s aligned with varied learning approaches Reflect and Research Refine Re-Invigorate Review

Use RIPPLES model to inform the development of an effective workplace project based PD Model for TNQ TAFE

Project Sustainability- Project management plan was based on 2006 AFLF Research “Innovate and integrate” and the “ Ripples Model” http://innovateandintegrate.flexiblelearning.net.au/

Who is involved? Project developer, manager and

facilitator Colleen Hodgins

Participants (TNQ) Jason VanBallegooyen – (sustainability co-

ordinator TNQ) Kim Forde - (sustainability) Angela Lauder - (Tourism, business and

sustainability teacher) Anita Plos – (Tourism, events management

teacher) Robin West – (management teacher) Shirley Lynn (ISPDU program designer) Paulette Threadingham (ISPDU project officer)

Project coach/support Tara Walsh (Diploma of e-learning student)

Technical Support Gerry Green – Learning technologies Manager John Burns - Learning technologies Officer

Stakeholders Jo Pyne – TNQ TAFE Institute director Danny Lovern TNQ TAFE Finance Manager Sue Jones – B.E.S.T Faculty Manager Sandie McCoy - B.E.S.T Education Manager Alicia Contreras - B.E.S.T Administration

Manager Arra Kirley - B.E.S.T Administration officer Alex Scull - B.E.S.T Administration officer

* BEST – Business, environment sustainability and tourism faculty

Phase 1- Reflect

We reflected on… Individual learning plans for

the project – own skills and knowledge

Aims of the project Sustainability competency unit

resources and strategies – what we have what we need

On actions outcomes/timelines and responsibilities

Project risk factors

New Technology use in learning

Using my.tafe RIPPLES model Learning philosophies Collaboration and project

success VGC Blended learning unit

qualification Communication and

connecting in work-based projects

Unpacking sustainability Competency units and assessment

Phase 2 - Refine

Refine

What do we have? How do we refine? Who can help? What will it achieve? Communication

strategies Sharing our learning My.tafe use

Possible learning strategies

Searching, sharing resources for an e-learning context

support strategies across the Project team

assessment and learning facilitation interaction in blended learning

Phase 3 - Re-invigorate

Re-Invigorate

Focused on e- learning strategies and resource use

Assessments for an e-learning context

Our enthusiasm to learn new things

Our use of my.tafe LMS Our use of support staff

Our personal learning models for successful Professional development

Sustainability resource design moving from face to face to e-learning use

E-learning facilitation strategies

Review

The project aims Project planning

development and evaluation processes for AFLF projects

Individual contributions Enablers Barriers

Support mechanisms The PD approach and

model Technology use Where to from here?

Our Project Summary We aimed to build on the AFLF

Embedding e-learning innovation research conducted in 2006 and investigate support models to overcome the key barriers to e-learning implementation identified in this research.

Significant barriers impacting on personal and organisational development of e-learning for enhanced VET delivery. The key ones being time and alignment with work priorities,

management support and a lack of an organisational strategic e-learning focus.

Some successful enablers

How will we use this learning?

Our project website and contacts A website has been developed that captures key activities and

learning from this project and is available as a link in the final project report. Each participant was interviewed and their issues and improvement strategies are recorded as part of this final evaluation. The website for this project is located in the TNQ TAFE LMS my.tafe.

Access this site here http://my.tafe.qld.gov.au/tqaccess/logon.aspx

The username and password is xtnqsuss Colleen Hodgins – Project Manager/Facilitator

colleenhodgins@deta.qld.gov.au 0419740583