by Peter Hamilon (DASI - Defence and Systems Institute) at the University of South Australia

1. Strategic National Initiative
eLearning Project
Associate Degree in Engineering
(Defence Systems)
An overview by
Peter Hamilton

2. http://www.unisanet.unisa.edu.au/learn/DA
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rning+resources+for+2009/&default=welc
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3. Outline
 What was asked of us?
 How did we do it?
 What was the result?
 Any lessons?

4. What was asked of us?
 Requirement – adapt 4 existing
courses
 Defence Culture
 Systems Project Management
 Introduction to Systems Design
 Systems Mathematics
Use UniSA & TAFESA resources
$100,000

5. How did we do it 1
OBSERVE
ACT ORIENT
DECIDE

6. How did we do it 2
OBSERVE
Existing facilities UniSANet student interface
Existing software tools big choice
Student experience time ordered activities
eLearning examples varying quality
Teaching @unisa took the course on-line
Instructor knowledge engineers not good
ORIENT
Consider the timetable 12 weeks
Learn tools LTU great help
Identify equipment wide choice
Identify technical support LTU, ISTS, helpful
Guiding principles VIP
Project organisation incls TAFE

7. How did we do it 3
DECIDE
Plan in detail Time spent in planning is never wasted
Build organisation
Learning management support UniSANet
Equipment
Software tools Adobe Presenter, CaptureCam Pro
Technical support
ACT
Acquire tools & equipment Officeworks/Dick Smith
Implement plan
ITERATE

8. Principles
 Time is of the essence 12 weeks
 Keep it simple see above
 Max use existing learning materials
 Use existing infrastructure
 Do not seek perfection – allow for
ongoing improvement
 Persuade and train
 Plan carefully

9. Project Team Structure
Course A Course B
Defence Culture Systems Maths
1. Subject Matter 1. Subject Matter
Expert Expert
Common Resources
2. Subject Matter 2. Subject Matter
Associate Associate
1. Program
Director/Project
Manager
2. Teaching &
Learning Advisor
3. Online Designer
Course D
Course C
4. Media Production
Systems Project
Intro to Systems
5. Program Admin Management
Design
1. Subject Matter
1. Subject Matter
Expert
Expert
2. Course
2. Subject Matter
Coordinator
Associate

10. Course Plan

Project management tool

11. Educational Design 1
 Simplicity in the existing online
environment
 Short (30 min) topic presentations
 Easy navigation through a timeline

12. Educational Design 2
 On-campus/on-line delivered to
the same schedule
 Practice and team based learning
 Discussion boards – async
 Centra - sync
 Group assignments

13. Tools 1
Production
Adobe Presenter 7 narrated Powerpoint
CaptureCam Pro frame capture
Delivery - asynchronous
Adobe ConnectPro server on-line student
PDF server or DVD
DVD snail mail

14. Tools 2
Delivery - synchronous
Centra – web based real-time meeting
Students access a common server
Lecturer initiated
Lecturer or student chair
Video
Audio
Upload PDF, Excel, Word

15. Tools 3
Delivery asynchronous
Sharepoint
UniSA server
Easy establishment
Document sharing
Collaborative work
Discussion Boards
Course Home Page
Many as you want

16. Lessons Learned 1
 Plan carefully
 Simplicity
 Focus on student
 Maximise use of existing learning materials
 Don’t get a better idea Use existing infrastructure
 Avoid perfectionism

17. Lessons Learned 2
 Predictability & Reliability
 Technical support
 Avoid perfectionism
 Persuade and train Lecturers are busy people
 Attention to detail
 Test, evaluate and modify

18. We delivered
 Under budget, on-time
 4 courses online
 Flexible delivery options
 Ongoing product improvement
 Collaborative effort

19. QUESTIONS
ARE
WELCOME