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Projects: NET*Working - Flexible Learning Conferences
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The NET*Working online and physical conferences provide a
lively and informative forum for the dissemination of information
on flexible learning techniques, technologies and methodologies.
NET*Working 2004 - More than 1,900 education and training professionals registered for the NET*Working 2004 online conference, making it one of the largest online education and training conferences ever held in Australia. Flexible learning novices and experts alike participated in interactive sessions using the latest e-learning technology. NET*Working 2004 web page.
NET*Working 2003 will be a three day national conference
designed to inform and inspire people within the VET environment
to embrace flexible learning practices. The conference provided a showcase for recent, current and future projects
that illustrate the benefits of investing in innovative technologies.
For further details on the dates and location visit the NET*Working
2003 web page.
NET*Working 2002 was a two week information feast for
the VET sector. Over 2600 international and national industry
and VET professionals went online to discuss and learn about
the latest in e-learning. It covered a range of innovative
flexible delivery activities from around the globe, as well
as enhancing and extending the 'virtual' VET community established
during previous online NET*Working conferences. The post conference
site contains the discussion forums and papers from the festival.
More information...
NET*Working 2001 was a three day physical conference
held in Brisbane, designed to inform and inspire people within
the VET environment to embrace flexible learning approaches.
It provided a forum for showing the benefits of the Framework
and the work undertaken in Strategies 2000 and 2001, as well
as other initiatives.
NET*Working 2000 was an exciting online festival and
expo. Its theme was 'Putting people first in e-learning'.
Over 2,100 teachers, trainers, managers and learning support
staff from the VET sector went online. The post conference
site provides you with the summaries and papers from the festival
and expo.
More
Information...
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Discover a wealth of information and resources at each of
the online NET*Working conference sites:
Evaluation reports
Extras from the NET*Working 2002 conference
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Communities
of Practice: Learners Connecting Online (327 kb)
The NET*Working 2002 online conference attracted more
than 2,500 managers and practitioners from the Australian
vocational education and training (VET) sector and from
overseas. Participants gave presentations and took part
in discussions within a totally online learning environment.
Nancy White reflects on the NET*Working conversations
that explored Communities of Practice.
Online
Communities (341 kb)
In NET*Working 2002 conversations, many suggested that
online communities could be both appealing and extremely
challenging. Yet even the concept of "online communities"
- as opposed to "communities online"
- was thrown into debate. Here, we reflect on the many
stimulating conversations that explored what practitioners
are thinking and experiencing as they delve into the
essence of the human connection in online learning.
Bridging
the Digital Divide (305 kb)
Online learning means education and training are available
to anyone, any time, anywhere – unless you happen
to be on the wrong side of the digital divide. Those
who are on the wrong side of the digital divide might
not have access to PCs or the Internet. Then again,
you could be right in the heart of a city and still
not have the skills or access to the resources to reach
your potential to learn. Here, we take a look at the
issues that prevent people from bridging the divide.
Flexible
Learning: Teachers Unlock the Secret of Success
(344 kb)
Success for students in flexible learning doesn’t
just happen. Managers and educational leaders play a
critical role in making it happen. Looking behind the
scenes in NET*Working we found that where there are
successes, managers and educational leaders are playing
a critical role.
Teaching
Online: Complex, Chaotic and Creative (193 KB)
It’s all very well to talk about flexible online
learning as the way of the future. Yet it seems many
innovative educators are still grappling with the big
questions about what it all means. As part of an online
discussion during NET*Working 2002, educators asked
what the future would bring. What will it look like
and who will be there? As the discussion unfolded, it
seemed that both teachers and learners share the same
concerns: "What will be the effect of physically
not being in the Classroom? Who will be educating? Who
will be learning? And how will we know anyone is even
out there?"
These documents are available in Adobe Acrobat's Portable
Document Format (PDF). If you do not already have the
Acrobat Reader you can download
it for free from Adobe.
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Integrating flexible learning with strategic planning,
SA Torrens Valley Institute of TAFE
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Development of an online product, Pelion Consulting
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Increasing training opportunities for disadvantaged
clients, Elearn WA
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Developing staff skills in flexible learning,
ACT Canberra Institute of Technology
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"This conference
has helped me see beyond theory ... has added to my knowledge
and stimulated further research ... has given me the chance
to spread it to other teachers who would otherwise have no
possibilities of gaining it, and, above all, has given
me the pleasure of sharing time, information and fun with
colleagues all over the world."
Rita Zeinstejer, Asociacion Rosarina de Cultura Inglesa,
Buenos Aires
"I need psychological counselling ... some
sort of debrief to bring me down ... I haven't cooked for
12 days and my kids can now fend for themselves - four
year old included! A positive spin-off of the conference."
Jess Chalmers, Women's Strategy Officer, Riverina Institute
of TAFE
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Last updated:
January 31, 2006
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