My presentation for the CY O'Connor Institute Innovation workshop on our National Vocational E-Learning Strategy funded project - Extraordinary Learning For A Digital Age (ELFADA)

1. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Jo Hart
(Advanced Skills Lecturer)
CY O’Connor Institute
jo.hart@cyoc.wa.edu.au
Funded under the Partnerships for Participation initiative of
the National Vocational E-Learning Strategy (NVELS)
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

2. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
If you have your mobile phone with you
then:
Switch it ON!
Set to silent
Later you will need your phone, or laptop,
or iPad/tablet for an ONLINE POLL.
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

3. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
In this session we will look at:
• The delivery model for the recent CGEA ELFADA project
• Some of the online/Web2.0 tools used in the project
• Examples of student activities using web2.0 tools
• The relevance of such tools for other contexts
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

4. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
ELFADA the project
Aim:
• Better student outcomes through
increased engagement & motivation
Objectives:
• Students learn online learning skills
• Students complete up to 3 adult lit
units during 4 week intensive start-up
• Students gain digital literacy & safety skills
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

5. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
ELFADA the Team
Jo
Phil
Micky (Lina)
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

6. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
ELFADA the project
How?
• Short intensive start up
• Elluminate/BbC – main hub
• Action learning in Web2.0
technologies
• Blogging
• Supplementary resources
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

7. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
THE DAY
2 hr virtual 3-3½ hr online work with ½ hr virtual
class session virtual support available daily review
I
N Course blog
P Interactive
Symbaloo Slideshare
U activities
T Prezi Whiteboards
Demos Powerpoint
S Daily tasks (on Coaching
LMS) (asynchronous) Virtual review
Virtual class
VENUE (synchronous) (synchronous)
Virtual support
(synchronous)
Student Word
O Student Student Student
progress clouds Feedback & email
U feedback progress feedback
support(semi-
Edited
T synchronous) Emails
images
P
U ToonDoos Slideshare
T Documents /Prezi
S Vokis
Student blogs
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

8. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Daily
Reading/writing activities & new
tools “how to” in virtual class
1. Avatars (Mangatar)
2. ToonDoo
3. Wordle and/or Tagxedo
4. Voki
5. Slideshare and/or Prezi
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

9. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Blogs played a major role in the project
Course Blog
Student
Blogs
POLL TIME – use your mobile phone or the
weblink to cast your vote
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

11. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Course Blog
“How to” posts & examples
Comments by students
some comments
Student Blogs
Draft posts -> posts
Writing instructions
Peer comment/feedback
Comments on a post
Lecturer feedback
Comment on student post
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

12. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Daily
Tasks on CE8 (Course Website)
Virtual class recordings on CE8
Daily Tasks – as pdf
Links in Daily tasks to:
Symbaloo
Course Blog posts
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

13. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Daily Tasks & Symbaloo used
together to:
Walk the fine line between!
Getting “lost” in the Resource quality
Internet issues
Independence Guidance
Freedom Safety
(Duty of Care)
Ownership
Scaffolding
Teacher time “blow
out” Streamlining
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

14. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
The project worked well!
• 10 out of 13 completed 1st 3 units in 4
weeks
• Good study habits carried over
• Unit completion rate of over 90% cf usual of
less than 10%
• Very positive student feedback
• Most students planning to progress to
further study
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

15. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Is any of what you have just
seen relevant to YOU and
YOUR STUDENTS?
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

16. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Walkabout challenge time!
1. Visit ALL posters Symbaloo
2. Choose at least FOUR tools Course blog
think of one specific task or Student blogs
activity for which you could ToonDoo
use each of these tools with
Wordle/Tagxedo
your students
3. Add the task to the poster Voki
4. Include your industry area Slideshare/Prezi
5. Share ideas!
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

17. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Share ideas from the posters.
Symbaloo
Course blog
Student blogs
ToonDoo
Wordle/Tagxedo
Voki
Slideshare/Prezi
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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A Digital Age (ELFADA)
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25. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
Question
time?
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012

27. Extraordinary Learning For
A Digital Age (ELFADA)
In this session we looked at:
• The delivery model for the recent CGEA ELFADA project
• Some of the online/Web2.0 tools used in the project
• Examples of student activities using web2.0 tools
• The relevance of such tools for other contexts
Jo Hart – ELFADA – Innovations Workshop CYOC November 2012