OTN @ CIT

The Customising Toolbox workshop of June 4 held in B107 went down well. The coffee was hot and most came early so there was time for introductions and a chat. Sixteen Trainers from ActewGAL, Retail and Office Training Centre, ACT Education Learning Technologies, LEAD, Supabarn, Accolade and CIT attended. They brought with them family photos on thumb drives so they could immortalise loved ones and valued pets in customised learning objects (forever beautiful, digital and forever here). They took away free and open source software packages for web editing and image manipulation. Ive already had one phone call about video files and NVU. I expect a few more as everyone learns to feel comfortable with WYSIWYG web editing.

There were more than a few trainers who had little knowledge of Toolboxes (shock, horror). It turns out they are from newly ACT registered RTO’s who have recently opened for business. Just as well or Marketing and National Positioning would have my (in late anglo saxon terms) “guts for garters“.

My thanks to Tenille Piagno for helping out with patience, grace and that ineffible 20 something unflappability!!!

Come to the next workshop and see what I mean: Web 2.0, Toolboxes and Toolbox learning objects
Web 2.0 has given us wonderful social software applications like Blogs, Wikis, Youtube and Widgets that we can use to add new levels of interactivity and collaboration to our online learning. The challenge for VET teachers is to make use of these tools for teaching and learning and to incorporate them into existing e-learning resources such as Toolboxes and Toolbox learning objects. This workshop shows you just how easy it is to embed, frame, RSS and link Web 2.0 applications in Toolboxes and Toolbox Learning Objects Some examples of Web 2.0 applications: Wiki, Voicethread, Youtube, Blog, Flickr, del.icio.us

WHEN Wednesday, June 18th, 8.15am to 9.30am
WHERE B107 B Block, Upstairs
Southside Campus , Canberra Institute of Technology
Cnr Ainsworth Street and Hindmarsh Drive, Phillip.
Register: Call or email Helen Lynch, 6207 4031 or helen.lynch@cit.act.edu.au