Sharing Knowledge project
Contents
What's New
7 August 2003
The Final Report
and Evaluation Report from
the 2002 project are now available.
4 August 2003
Three new Quick
Guides are available on:
- Developing e-learning content
- Privacy issues in online teaching and learning
- What are the conditions for and characteristics of effective
online learning communities?
75 additional resources have been catalogued in the publication
"Additional Resources from the Australian
Flexible Learning Framework".
3 April 2002
The 10 Quick Guides
produced as part of the 2001 project are available at http://flexiblelearning.net.au/guides/
The final report of
the 2001 project is now available.
NOTE: The 2002 project is now completed and
the project products are listed above. The sections below have been
left as a record.
The Sharing Knowledge project is a component of the
Strategy 2002 Research Program.
It is a continuation of the Strategy 2001 project Research
Links.
The purpose of the project is to increase the value
of the various projects being undertaken as part of the Australian
Flexible Learning Framework (AFLF) by facilitating the sharing of
information between projects and with the wider Vocational Education
and Training community.
We will do this by:
- Collecting, summarising and synthesising the findings of Strategy
2000, 2001 and 2002 projects.
- Selectively reviewing emerging high quality national and international
research that can inform Strategy 2002 projects.
- Providing support to Project Managers of Strategy 2002 projects,
particularly in relation to identifying the existing research
and project findings which will assist them in the conduct of
their projects.
- Mapping what has been learnt by the VET sector through the conduct
of AFLF projects and identifying areas where additional research
and project activity is desirable.
The project encompasses a range of information sources
including:
- Formal research activities such as those commissioned by the
National Research and Evaluation Committee.
- The research activities of AFLF projects, especially in their
scoping stages such as environment scanning and literature reviews.
- The practical findings, insights, incidental outcomes, and learnings
developed through AFLF projects.
The Sharing Knowledge project will not conduct original
research, rather its focus is on distilling and sharing existing
findings.
Information collection from Framework projects
- Strategy 2002 Project Managers will be interviewed to identify
the areas in which they believe their work could be assisted by
information from existing research and the areas in which their
project will be conducting research and developing new findings.
- Towards the end of the project, the findings of Strategy 2002
projects will be reviewed and summarised.
Review and summary of existing research
The project will identify the current national and
international research resources which are likely to be most useful
to Project Managers and Australian VET flexible learning practitioners.
From these resources a list of the highest quality resources will
be selected, based on criteria of:
- Accessibility: the resources are available free of charge online
or print copies are readily available.
- Conciseness: the leading resource insights can be readily assimilated.
- Practicality: the resources provide relevant, practical information
and insights useful to Australian VET practitioners.
The selected resources will be summarised and included
in the Resources Database on the flexiblelearning.net.au
website.
Support to Strategy 2002 Project Managers
Team members will provide proactive support to Project
Managers by:
- Contacting Project Managers as resources relevant to their needs
are identified.
- Providing individual telephone support to Project Managers on
research issues.
- Participating in meetings and/or teleconferences of Project
Managers organised by the FLAG Secretariat, including preparing
discussion material and leading discussions on sharing of research
findings.
Quick Guides
A series of short Quick Guides will be produced on
key issues in flexible learning. Each Quick Guide will include:
- A summary, synthesis and interpretation of findings on the issue
from both external research and Framework projects.
- Pointers to AFLF projects addressing the issue.
- References for further reading.
It is envisaged that about 6-8 new Quick Guides will
be researched, written and made available on the flexiblelearning.net.au
website.In addition, the Quick Guides produced as part of the 2001
Research Links project will be reviewed and, if necessary, updated
with new material arising from the Strategy 2002 projects.
Topics will be selected on the basis that:
- They address issues of concern to Project Managers and VET flexible
learning practitioners.
- Research findings are available which provide insight or practical
assistance in addressing the issue.
The project is being managed by ANTA.
The Flexible Learning Research Steering Committee
provides strategic direction to the project. The Steering Committee
includes representatives from FLAG, the National Research and Evaluation
Committee (NREC), the FLAG Secretariat, ANTA, the ACE Sector, and
a Registered Training Organisation.
The project is being conducted by Backroad Connections
Pty Ltd
ANTA Project Manager
Matthew Jackson
Project Officer
Australian National Training Authority
GPO Box 3120
Brisbane QLD 4001
Phone: (07) 3246 2339
Email: jacksonm@anta.gov.au
Backroad Connections Pty Ltd
85 Back Settlement Road, Korweinguboora VIC 3461
Phone: (03) 5348 6651
Fax: (03) 5348 6671
http://www.backroad.com.au
Project Team
Jack Gilding
(03) 5348 6651
jack@backroad.com.au
Lin Thompson
(03) 5244 3044
lin@ltassociates.com.au
Updated: 7 August 2003
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