Workshops


We will be conducting optional extra workshops on the afternoon of Wednesday 14th November at the Mooloolaba Campus of Sunshine Coast TAFE, the conference venue. Venue details


The workshops are $99 AUD per workshop, with a 25% discount if you attend two workshops ($148.50). Afternoon Tea is included.



Workshop Timetable

1.00 - 2.30 pm
 
 
 		 Workshop 1
 
 
 		 Blended Distributed Delivery: Blending for Beginners - Feel the Fear and do it anyway:
How to incorporate video conferencing and other e-tools within your teaching practice
With Mark Walshe, Videolinq & Kerry Russo, TAFE Qld.
 
 
 
 		 Workshop 2
 
 		 Social Software - Where to from here? Applications and implications from practice. For experienced users
With Anne Bartlett-Bragg, A2B & UTS.
 
 
 
 		 Workshop 3
 
 		 Free Online Tools: A look at the range of online tools that you could be using free of charge to support teaching & learning. For beginners
With Carol Daunt, LearnTel.
 
2.30 - 3:00pm
 		 Afternoon Tea
 		  
 
3:00 - 4:30pm
 
 		 Workshop 4
 
 		 Build your own Blog, Wiki or.....: In this session you’ll set up your own blog and/or wiki. Experienced users will set up their own free Netvibes and/or del.icio.us account.
With Anne Bartlett-Bragg, A2B & UTS & Carol Daunt, LearnTel.
 
 
 
 		 Workshop 5
 
 		 Virtual Worlds & 3D Online Education: A guided tour of current & emerging virtual worlds.
With Jo Kay, Freelancer.
 
 
 		 Workshop 6
 		 Webcasting demystified: Learn the difference between web conferencing and webcasting and which products deliver the best results.
With Julian Lefebvre, Scribili
 


Workshop 1: Blending for Beginners - Feel the Fear and do it anyway


This workshop will seek to dispel the myths associated with Blended Distributed Delivery, discuss where video conference sits with BDD and how it can be an energising part of your delivery. The workshop will seek to answer the following:

  • Blended Distributed Delivery – what is it and why do we need it?
  • What blends do you chose and why?
  • How do you develop a pie chart with your blends?
  • What works and what doesn’t work in BDD?
  • How do students respond to BDD?
  • What attributes do BDD teachers have?
  • Are BDD teachers too busy to have a life…….

If you want to know the answer to these questions, come join the conversation, let’s talk about BDD.



Workshop 2: Social Software - Where to from here? Applications and implications from practice


This workshop is aimed at users who are already familiar with the basic social software platforms for learning (blogs, wikis etc).

The workshop will review the following concepts:

  • Creating rich media learning environments
  • RSS & Aggregation
  • Social bookmarking & sharing
  • Social networking
  • Widgets
  • Mash-ups



Workshop 3: Free Online Tools


Want to access a number of free online tools that can support teaching & learning? In this workshop you¹ll learn how to harness the power of the Internet through the use of a variety of free online tools. You¹ll immediately want to put some of these to use! And you don¹t need to be a technical whizz ­ if you can use a computer and know how to link to a web page you¹re halfway there.

Join us to learn about the following FREE tools and how they can be used to support teaching & learning:

  • Online Surveys
  • Blogs
  • Wikis
  • Podcasts
  • Discussion Forums
  • Various other interesting bits & pieces!
This workshop is for beginners.



Workshop 4: Build your own Blog, Wiki or.....


This session will review:

  • Uses for blogs, wikis, mash-ups and social bookmarking
  • When & how to use each

In this hands-on workshop beginners will build their own blog and/or wiki - ready to use as soon as you return to work. It will be set up using free tools available on the Internet. You'll also learn how your students can set up their own blogs & wikis free of charge.

Experienced user will set up their own free Netvibes and del.icio.us accounts and learn how they can use these as learning tools.



Workshop 5: Virtual Worlds & 3D Online Education


Jo Kay will lead a hands-on workshop in Second Life which is focussed on exploring some of the leading educational projects currently happening in Second Life. Participants will have the opportunity to meet virtuall with a number of educators who are currently working in Second Life, and will gain insights into strategies for using this exciting new environment for teaching and learning.



Workshop 6: Webcasting demystified


Reach out to anyone, anywhere, anytime. In this workshop you'll learn the differences between web conferencing and webcasting and which products deliver the best results. It will also give you an insight into the range of online communication tools available and an opportunity to webcast your own session live to the internet, automatically!



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