Held during the mid-semester break so not so many people attending. Simon gave an interesting overview of what he has been doing, using Flash Meetings to network with his students.
I think it probably is better to use web tour or application sharing after all, even though it did seem pretty cumbersome at the first meeting. Simon put the link to his meeting recording in the chat window so Meredith and I had a quick look but it might have been more effective for Simon to lead us through it - especially when it comes to viewing the recording. (Note that I forgot to hit the record button until part-way into Simon's presentation!)
I want to spend some time at the next workshop talking through expectations of where we are going with this project because it seems to me people have got very different understandings of that. I have a meeting scheduled with Vivienne today by telephone so we'll discuss that and come up with some strategies for the workshop.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Friday, April 09, 2010
VET Futures forum
A somewhat belated post about the VET Futures forum held at Holiday Inn Brisbane on March 24.
This was an excellent opportunity for representatives of the VET Futures funded PD projects to get together and share ideas and learnings. Very well organised by Judy and Cathie and I really appreciated the chocolates!
There are some interesting initiatives happening around the state and I could be wrong but it seemed to me the discussions are at a more sophisticated level than a few years ago. It was good to hear Peter Skippington's overview which emphasised the need for cultural change; a focus on teaching learning and assessment; a strategic approach with implementation up to local institutes.
Peter also talked about the potential for TROPIC II in this respect and the need to think about the project in terms of cultural change.
There are some clear links between TROPIC II and some of the other projects. For example, at WBIT Meredith and Karen have already used many II strategies, tactics and skills in their delivery of Assessment Foundations workshops. They explicitly modelled some of these strategies which was a great value add for the teachers attending.
There is potential to link TNQT's Tek Talks, TROPIC II and PALM, looking at options to use the Madeline Hunter lesson design for Tek Talk sessions to be delivered via e-learning. More on that soon I hope.
And because TROPIC II is all about effective teaching and learning, there is definitely scope to link with several other VET Futures projects. I think there is a two way responsibility between the TROPIC II participants and the project managers and other stakeholders at each institute, to share information, discuss possibilities and initiate actions and long-term planning.
In general news, I completed the mid-term report which is now on my.TAFE, and we have our second iConnect meeting scheduled this afternoon. Next workshop is week after next - can't wait! Lots of work to be done after that though. I'm hoping to schedule some sessions here at TNQT in May.
This was an excellent opportunity for representatives of the VET Futures funded PD projects to get together and share ideas and learnings. Very well organised by Judy and Cathie and I really appreciated the chocolates!
There are some interesting initiatives happening around the state and I could be wrong but it seemed to me the discussions are at a more sophisticated level than a few years ago. It was good to hear Peter Skippington's overview which emphasised the need for cultural change; a focus on teaching learning and assessment; a strategic approach with implementation up to local institutes.
Peter also talked about the potential for TROPIC II in this respect and the need to think about the project in terms of cultural change.
There are some clear links between TROPIC II and some of the other projects. For example, at WBIT Meredith and Karen have already used many II strategies, tactics and skills in their delivery of Assessment Foundations workshops. They explicitly modelled some of these strategies which was a great value add for the teachers attending.
There is potential to link TNQT's Tek Talks, TROPIC II and PALM, looking at options to use the Madeline Hunter lesson design for Tek Talk sessions to be delivered via e-learning. More on that soon I hope.
And because TROPIC II is all about effective teaching and learning, there is definitely scope to link with several other VET Futures projects. I think there is a two way responsibility between the TROPIC II participants and the project managers and other stakeholders at each institute, to share information, discuss possibilities and initiate actions and long-term planning.
In general news, I completed the mid-term report which is now on my.TAFE, and we have our second iConnect meeting scheduled this afternoon. Next workshop is week after next - can't wait! Lots of work to be done after that though. I'm hoping to schedule some sessions here at TNQT in May.
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