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Learners Guide- Skills Assessment for Computer Based Learning
General OverviewPurposeComputer based learning throughout Australia has increased significantly over the past few years. The increased use of computer technologies in industry and the demand for a more flexible approach to teaching and learning are the main driving force behind this evolution and will ensure its vital role will increase in the future. This Interactive tool provides a range of activities that will help you assess whether you have the very basic skills required for undertaking computer-based learning. This resource is not intended to be a learning tool but it could be assumed that by doing the activities you may acquire some necessary skills. Target audienceThe target audience for this Skills Assessment for Computer-based Learning (SACL) is learners preparing to study all or part of a course that requires them to use a computer. The ability to self-assess computer based learning skills will be particularly valuable to learners, such as online students, trainees, on-the-job learning participants and students undertaking studies that have components requiring the use of computers. Elements of Skills
Underpinning ideasThe SACL tool takes an activity-based approach in its method of evaluation. It is intended that these skills be of a very low level so as not to exclude learners approaching study at an AQF level 1.It was also intended to be of a very generic nature to allow for the large range of computer hardware and software applications, now and in the future. There may well be additional computer skills required by a particular course of study, which is not dealt with here. These skill requirements can be added to this tool or given as a supplement. All activities can be customised – they can be adapted by the Training Organisation for different content and/or different delivery contexts. Each activity is a discrete entity that can be completed alone, or in conjunction with other activities. |
