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• The Tassie Toolbox
  • The Tassie Toolbox has been set up as part of the Australian Flexible Learning Network Toolbox initiative. The aim is to encourage learning about the new and emerging technologies that are reshaping the context of training and flexible learning. It is based on the Learning 2.0 program designed by Helene Blowers, the Technology Director at the Public Library of Charlotteand Mecklenburg County. The Tassie Toolbox contains direct links and offers su...
• Changing roles of educators
  • Grant Casey discusses the changing role of educators in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector in terms of three questions: What will I teach? How will I teach it?; and How will I know the students learnt it? He emphasises life-long learning and employability skills; the 'rise of technology options'; and what content/skills/attitudes are important, and the types of evidence required to prove that these competencies have been achieved....
• Mobile learning: transforming the delivery of education and training
  • This collection is for anyone interested in the use of mobile technology for various distance learning applications. Readers will discover how to design learning materials for delivery on mobile technology and become familiar with the best practices of other educators, trainers, and researchers in the field, as well as the most recent initiatives in mobile learning research. Businesses and governments can learn how to deliver timely information t...
• Social media is here to stay...Now what?
  • danah boyd shares her thoughts about social media and web 2.0, and the their histories before becoming widely accepted terms. Social media and web 2.0 conflate into blogs, wikis, media-sharing sites, social network sites, social bookmarking, virtual worlds, and microblogging sites. These terms mean different things to different audiences, and she uses the examples of information technologists, businesses, and users. She talks about network effect...
• Shiny toys or useful tools?
  • This article written by Walt Crawford covers a discussion of definitions of blogs and wikis. The following issues should be considered before embarking on a blog: purpose, follow through, publicity, and starting small. There are tips such as think about simple design, create an RSS feed (but not one with only partial entries forcing people to go to the website), have no expectations about comments, assume that spam will be constant, and post when...
• Darwin
  • This wiki is created for a workshop of Northern Territory Learnscopers with the aim of producing connected individuals within a network of VET practitioners. There are several topics which are covered including issues and needs for teachers and learners, web 2.0 and social software, online identity, RSS and aggregators, social bookmarking and Del.icio.us, sharing photos and FlickR, using wikis and blogs, and creating podcasts.
• RSS and education
  • This resource describes some ways in which educators use RSS feeds, such as share resources, class blogs, podcast lectures, monitor research, professional development, job search, collaboration, search feeds, study guides, institutional news, grants, and student financial aid alerts.
• Resource kit for creative communities
  • The Australian Flexible Learning Framework has created a resource kit for creative communities: E-learning on a Shoestring. It includes planning resources, tools, case studies, networks, and links, with some input from the adult and community education sector.