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E-learning Insights

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E-learning Insights is a cross-sectoral podcast that aims to provide academics, teachers and trainers with interviews on leading tools, technologies and issues in e-learning.

An innovations project from 2006, the E-learning Insights podcast enables edna communicate with you in a new way, and also helps us to identify and work through issues that may face educators wishing to take the plunge and start podcasting themselves.

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Current episode

Digital Literacies: Episode 21 

Are you technically savvy, digitally literate or a mixture of both? 

And do you think that the new ways in which learners interact with and use information calls for a new skill set?

Education.au Information Officer Belinda Spry leads a discussion on the literacies needed to find, evaluate, use and create information for lifelong learning.

Listen to this recording of an edna online workshop using the Live Classroom tool freely available to all Australian educators via edna Groups  -- then visit the E-learning Insights blog and share your insights by leaving a comment.

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2008 Episodes

  • Digital Literacies: Episode 21 E-learning Insights
    • In this third of four series of episodes from edna's online workshops, edna Information Officer Belinda Spry explores the new literacies needed for both learners and educators to effectively use ICTs for lifelong learning.
  • Blogging - it's a conversation: Episode 20
    • This recording of an edna online workshop with Sue Waters explores what makes for an effective blog and how to overcome the barriers to getting started.
  • ednaworkshops08 Laurel Papworth: Episode 19
    • Social networking strategist and online communities consultant Laurel Papworth shares her insights into establishing and managing your digital footprint.
  • ednaworkshops08 part 2: Episode 18
    • In this second of four series of episodes from edna's online workshops, edna Education Officer Cecily Wright leads a cross-sectoral discussion on the importance of global education.
  • ednaworkshops08 part 1: Episode 17
    • In this first of four series of episodes from edna's online workshops, Kerrie Smith, Assistant Manager of edna's Professional Learning and Online Communities introduces participants to the new me.edu.au web service.
  • Blogging Vox Pops: Episode 16
    • We turned the mic on listeners and educators from all sectors and across Australia shared their insights and reasons about why they either do or don't blog.

Past Episodes - 2007

  • Al Upton's miniLegends: Episode 15
    • Educator Al Upton shares his first-hand experience in using blogging as an educational tool in the classroom and why even less tech-savvy teachers have a lot to offer today's digital whiz kids.
  • edna's 10th birthday webcast: Episode 14
    • A special presentation of the audio from the live edna 10th birthday event held 27 November 2007.
  • edna turns 10: Episode 13
    • A look at the past, present and future of e-learning and the edna initiative with past and present CEOs, the former manager of the edna web service and an edna Communications officer.
  • SkillSoup: Episode 12
    • We talk with Megan Poore, producer of the Australian National Univeristy's award-winning SkillSoup podcast.
  • SIPEX Antarctic Expedition: Episode 11
    • During September and October 2007, schools can share in an Antarctic expedition that includes 45 scientists, 2 Tasmanian school teachers and a stuffed polar bear.
  • Australian screen: Episode 10
    • Explore the Australian screen web site - a resource for video clips featuring more than 100 years of Australian audiovisual production.
  • Second Life as an educational tool: Episode 9
    • Educators Lindy McKeown and Jo Kay share their experiences in using Second Life as an educational tool.
  • Cyberbullying: Episode 8
    • Lara MacDonnell of NetAlert discusses the impact of cyberbullying and what schools, teachers and parents can and should do to both lessen the impact and combat the problem.
  • edna workshops: Episode 7
    • Kim Edgar of education.au previews the new breed of edna workshops for 2007

Past Episodes - 2006

  • NetAlert Interview Part 2: Episode 6
    • A look at the Wise up to IT program and a preview of the upcoming International Safer Internet Day and Blogathon.
  • NetAlert Interview Part 1: Episode 5
    • A look at the internet safety tools and information available through NetAlert, Australia's internet safety advisory body.
  • iLecture at UNSW: Episode 4
    • Patrick Stoddart of the Education Development and Technology Centre of the University of New South Wales, reveals findings of a recent survey on the impact of readily available audio and video downloads of lectures on class attendance.
  • Effective professional development: Episode 3
    • Dr. Susanne Owen, an independent educational consultant and researcher, about her research into what makes for effective professional development programs.
  • 2006 Global Summit Wrap Up:Episode 2
    • Gerry White of education.au shares some of the initial findings from the feedback provided by participants of the 2006 Global Summit held 17-19 October in Sydney.
  • 2006 E-learning benchmarking results: Episode 1
    • Ian Phllips of I&J management shares the preliminary results of this survey of VET institutions conducted on behalf of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework (Framework).

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