Projects: New Practices in Flexible Learning 2004

In 2004, New Practices in Flexible Learning funded projects to produce systems, processes and practices that will have lasting benefit to the national VET system and provide models able to be replicated by VET organisations across Australia. The program continued with its focus on projects providing learner/client centred solutions while continuing to aim at raising benchmarks for new practice.

The New Practices in Flexible Learning program priorities for 2004 supported a number of 2004 Framework Priorities with a focus on implementing innovation practices as follows:

1. Stronger collaboration between industries, communities and VET providers
2. Increasing the application of flexible learning to Indigenous communities and in rural and remote communities and,
3. Increasing the innovative use of flexible learning in workplaces.

Ten New Practices in Flexible Learning projects were funded for 2004. These projects cover a range of focus areas and have been developed by project teams in the following States and Territories: Northern Territory, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.

The projects are:

• Closing the digital divide: increasing education and training opportunities for Indigenous students in remote areas
• Creating a human element for effective e-learning through video
• Enterprising, franchised and online: towards a model of e-learning training for small businesses
• Indigenous inclusiveness: getting down to business
• Indigenous learners in the digital age: recognising skills and knowledge
• Interactive Ochre: enhancing Indigenous cultural awareness among service professionals
• Mobile learning: handheld innovations in flexible learning
• NurseryLive! 2
• Txt Me: supporting disengaged youth using mobile technologies

The project resources from the all the New Practices in Flexible Learning projects undertaken during 2003 and 2004, as well as additional video footage, sound and images, have been developed into two multimedia resources of 'new practices' . These CD-ROMs can be ordered through your local Framework communication officer.

This project is managed by:
WestOne Services
1 Prospect Place
West Perth WA 6005

General enquiries email: newpractices@westone.wa.gov.au or
Phone: 08 9229 5331
Mobile: 0418 951 601