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27 - 29 June 2011, Rydges Lakeside Canberra (Save $200)

Best practice implementations in the constantly

changing world of eLearning

Hear from our expert

panel of speakers:

Department of Immigration and Citizenship

National Australia Bank
Logan City Council
Pre-forum workshop
Australian Flexible Learning Framework
Monday, 27 June 2011
Centre of Education Excellence,
Learn how to build and customize your own Canberra Institute of Technology
high quality eLearning programmes
Shift Engage
Faclitated by: Elspeth McKay, Associate Professor, RMIT
Department of Education and Training NSW
University of Canberra
Post-forum workshop
Wednesday, 29 June 2011 Clive Peeters
IP Australia
eLearning 2.0 Design: integrating social
Facilitated by: Anne Bartlett-Bragg, Managing Director –
Australasia, Headshift; Executive Director, Learning Technologies

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 Saving your organisation from boring eLearning
Over the past decade eLearning has become an important feature of the
training and learning landscape. Learning and development professionals are
therefore continuously looking for new ways of creating and implementing
effective and engaging electronic learning resources.
However, many organisations are still to effectively embed eLearning into
broader learning and performance support activities. There is also still a lack of
knowledge about the capabilities of new eLearning technologies, such as Web
2.0 and social media tools, and the use of games in training programs.
CONNECTED FORUM
8:30 Registration and refreshments
9:00 Chairperson’s opening remarks
Simon Weller, Principal Consultant,
Shift Engage
9:15 Building a business case for eLearning
óó Estimating and comparing the cost of eLearning systems and
services
óó Measuring, demonstrating and marketing the outputs and
ROI of eLearning
óó Obtaining senior management support for eLearning
Leanne Blackley, Director, Business Capability and Delivery
Innovation Section, Learning and Development Branch,
Department of Immigration and Citizenship
10:00 Integrating eLearning in organisational learning and
development activities
óó Building a successful eLearning strategy
óó Ensuring organisational readiness for eLearning
implementation
óó Dealing effectively with organisational resistance to change
Gary Chalker, Assistant Director, The Learning Centre,
IP Australia
10:45 Morning refreshments and networking
11:15 Creating content and platforms that meet organisational and
user requirements
óó Assessing instructional needs
óó Developing authentic and engaging learning scenarios
óó Measuring the effectiveness of your eLearning content and
delivery
Helen M. Lynch, ACT Toolbox Champion, Australian Flexible
Learning Framework; Educational Designer, Centre for
Education Excellence, Canberra Institute of Technology
12:00 Harnessing informal social learning and collaboration
óó Making the shift from traditional formal learning methods to
social learning and knowledge transfer
óó Building a supportive and effective online learning community
to enhance learning and student retention
óó Using social networks to improve learning opportunities
Cheryle Walker, Manager Virtual & eLearning, Organisational
Capability, National Australia Bank
This forum will allow you to hear practical case studies and learn from learning
and development professionals how to:
ƒƒ Prove the ROI and overcome resistance to eLearning adoption
ƒƒ Develop a successful strategy for eLearning implementation
ƒƒ Engage students with innovative technologies and challenging content
ƒƒ Select the technology that fits your needs and demonstrates value for
money
Tuesday, 28 June 2011
12:45 Networking lunch
1:45 Making sane use of Web 2.0 tools for eLearning: a University
of Canberra and Australian National University case study
óó Risks associated with using external services
óó Understanding Terms of Service
óó Mitigating risk
Dr Megan Poore, Assistant Professor, University of Canberra
2:30 Method to the madness: what the video game can to teach
us about effective instructional design
óó Facing the challenge of training the Xbox generation
óó Leveraging 'fun' to facilitate education
óó Practical game design tricks to improve the appeal of your
work
David Macara, Instructional Designer, Clive Peeters
3:15 Afternoon refreshments and networking
3:45 Implementing rapid eLearning in your organisation
óó When traditional methods don’t work and rapid eLearning
does
óó Cutting time and cost while maintaining quality
óó Making the best use of rapid eLearning tools
Melissa Scott, ICT Training Officer, Logan City Council
4:30 Innovations in teaching and learning: emerging innovative
practices that provide breakthroughs in school education
óó Service innovations to leverage collaboration @scale
óó Process innovations to be increase team productivity and to
be quick to reach target market
óó Product innovations to improve learner engagement
Raju Varanasi, Director, NSW Curriculum & Learning
Innovation Centre, Department of Education and Training
NSW
5:15 Wrap-up and end of collaborative forum
One-day interactive forum and workshops
27 - 29 June 2011, Rydges Lakeside Canberra

WORKSHOPS

Pre-Forum Workshop : Monday , 27 June 2011

Learn how to build and customize your own high quality eLearning programmes
Registration: 9.00 am
Workshop time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Facilitated by: Elspeth McKay, Associate Professor, RMIT University

About the workshop::

For some people, the thought of developing your own eLearning programmes seems like a daunting task. Often the advice offered is to read the manuals!!
However, if you are a complete novice to Web-based (online) learning resource development, three quarters of your valuable energies can be spent digesting
the jargon. Save yourself the extra stress, relax and take things at a very slow pace to begin with - this is all doable. In no time at all your jargon vocabulary will
increase along with your general comfort level for the ‘graphical user interface’ (more commonly called the GUI) – ooops, what a start!!

An innovative reusable Web-based instructional tool has been designed to provide a sound instructional architecture for people who may not possess high-end
multi-media development skills. This eLearning courseware development tool is therefore ideally suited to be used with existing hard-copy learning/training materials.
In many cases your existing materials have already been designed with careful consideration for the anticipated learning/training outcomes. Following participation in
this interactive workshop you should be able to: develop good quality eLearning content, organise your existing learning resources and know how to translate them
into digital media files. This interactive workshop is therefore intended for non-technical trainers wishing to develop quality online training courses by reusing a
template architecture as your instructional framework.

About your workshop leader:

Elspeth McKay is an Associate Professor of Information Systems at the RMIT University, School of Business IT and Logistics, in Melbourne.

Recognized as an active researcher, she is passionate about designing effective eLearning resources for the education sector and industry training/
reskilling programmes, including: investigating how individuals interpret text and graphics within Web 2.0 learning environments. She has designed
e-Learning courseware development tools that are implemented through rich internet applications. Her adaptive eLearning systems include: an
advanced repurposing eLearning system, COGNIWARE–a multi-modal e-Learning framework, GEMS–a global eMuseum System, eWRAP–an electronic
work readiness awareness programme, and EASY–an educational/academic (skills) screening for the young, offering enhanced accessibility through touch screen
technologies. Over the last decade Elspeth has published extensively in the research fields of HCI and educational technology. In recognition of her contribution to the
professional practice of IS research, she was elected as a Fellow of the Australian Computer Society (FACS).

Post-Forum Workshop : Wednesday , 29 June 2011

eLearning 2.0 Design: integrating social learning networks in the organisation
Registration: 9.00 am
Workshop time: 9.30 am - 4.30 pm

Facilitated by: Anne Bartlett-Bragg, Managing Director – Australasia, Headshift;

Executive Director, Learning Technologies User Group; Lecturer, University of Technology Sydney

About the workshop:

The implementation of social learning networks uses an ecosystem of connections. Using the Social Business Design framework participants to this
workshop will be able to:

»» Evaluate their social business landscape

»» Identify opportunities for social learning networks
»» Determine immediate actions to get started
»» Review examples and case studies

**Delegates are encouraged to bring their own laptop to the collaborative forum**

About your workshop leader:

Anne Bartlett-Bragg is Managing Director of Headshift Australasia, a leading social business consulting company with offices in Europe, USA and
Australia. She specialises in the creation of innovative communication networks and learning environments for organisations with social software.
Anne’s designs are award winners.

Additionally, she is a sessional academic at the University of Technology, Sydney and is involved with the design, development and delivery of
eLearning subjects in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is also the Executive Director of the Learning Technologies User Group and the
education advisor for the Australian Businesswomen’s Network. She has published widely in textbooks, academic and industry journals, as well a blogging for both
Headshift and her own blog. Anne is currently completing her PhD that has investigated the adult learners’ experience of developing learning networks through the
use of weblogs or self-published technologies. She has a Med (Adult Ed), Bed (Adult Ed), Dip HRM, Dip e-Learning and Cert IV Training and Assessment.
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