THE LEARNING POWERHOUSE …

Switched on to Work

Session Details

CONCURRENT SESSION 1 — 11.15 AM - 12.05 PM

In the Dragon’s Wake: Breast Cancer, VET and Journeys of the Whole Person

Presentation | Theatre

Dr Glenn P Costin
Teacher, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute

Susan O’Connell
Teacher Consultant (Disabilities) TAFE NSW Riverina Institute

Jenny Black
Breast Care Nurse

Be inspired by the journey of a group of women who, brought together by breast cancer, achieved the incredible feat of building a 12 metre long Dragon Boat.

The project to build the boat involved three TAFE Institutes and an astounding mix of regional and international industries and organisations.

This story is truly inspirational and demonstrates how an innovative engagement with communities, organisations and industries can bring about significant positive growth in mind, body and spirit. Not to mention the finest 12m long Dragon Boat in the country!

You will be encouraged, warmed and motivated by this incredible story!

Pre-reading
In the Dragon’s Wake: VET, Breast Cancer and Brave Hearts - Journeys of the Whole Person (67 KB)

Video for Broadband | Video for Dialup

Walk the Line WELL

Conversation | Room 5C

Carmel Ellis-Gulli
A/Faculty Director
Employment Preparation
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

Irene Sheehan
Head Teacher, Adult Basic Education
TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute

What is the connection between language and literacy teaching methodology and current theories of workplace learning? What are the needs of stakeholders, employers and employees and how can these needs be met?

Discuss challenges faced by language and literacy teachers in the workplace to foster self actualised learning that is student directed, yet enables explicit teaching of language systems where context and content are often employer driven.

Ellis - Walk the Line WELL (334 KB)

Digital Treasure Hunt - Curriculum Resources for architectural Technology

Conversation | Room 7AB

Scott Beazley
Head Teacher, Architectural Drafting
TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute

The digital age has produced a great array of new opportunities for integration of information for course delivery, and the need to manage and arrange this new information.

The challenge is not only to obtain information from conventional and new sources, but also to make it accessible for a range of learning contexts and students.

The Architectural Technology Curriculum Resources project aims to provide easily accessible resources by a web based structure that is PC and Mac compatible. It has two parts:

Course information and student guide format that gives general information
Detailed course and unit resource format with specific unit based content.

The content includes text, graphics, video and web link resources, which gives the possibility for ease of updating and expanding, as the scope of available resources increases.

Examples of student work which include drawings, project documents, animations and renderings, are shown on both sites.

MP3 Audio Duration: 15:57 File size: 7.30 MB)

Real, Relevant and Practical

Presentation | Room 7C

Christina Sykiotis
Coordinator – Newcastle Music Week, TAFE NSW Hunter Institute

Les Hall
Teacher - Music, TAFE NSW Hunter Institute

Newcastle Music Week was developed by teachers at TAFE NSW Hunter Institute to introduce real life learning outcomes for a National Training Package.

It started as a day-long event in 2003 and has now grown to become a week-long festival that attracts over 200 participants and over 6000 visitors.

Included in the program is an Industry Showcase attracting national music industry professionals, music seminars and workshops, an industry expo and several other different events.

Christina and Les will explain how they managed the planning, sponsorship, marketing and cooperation with local and national industry figures and bodies. You will be guided through the process and you will learn how to develop a similar project relevant to your discipline area.

A fantastic opportunity to learn from the experts on how to connect with and engage industry, students and community!

Sykiotis - Turn it Up (377 KB)

Global Perspective: Rethinking Assessment & Evaluation within a culture-based delivery model for teacher education - A Journey to Canada's remote northwest territories

Presentation | Room 9A

Bill Wade
Former Chair, Education Programs
Aurora College Northwest Territories, Canada

Join Bill Wade, former Chair of Education Programs (Aurora College) and recipient of Canada's New Media Awards - Educator of the Year. Shares in the lessons learnt in Canada's Northwest Territories as they apply to reconceptualising assessment and evaluation in a cross-cultural, Indigenous Teacher Education setting.

What are ways you can take the lessons learnt by Bill Wade and apply these to your practice? Don’t miss your chance to find out.

MP3 Audio (Duration: 23:12, File size: 10.6MB)

Implementing the new training and assessment Training Package TAA04

Presentation | Room 9B

Ross Summerfield,
Lead Assessor – TAA, Sydney Institute, Ultimo College

Develop a picture of the innovative programs at Ultimo College based on the new TAA04 TP. Ross will describe the process of working with a range of client groups and work situations to design and deliver programs in this first year of the new package.

This session will be an open and honest reflective critique of programs to date. Ross will build on these experiences to develop a snap shot of future programs in the short term and in years to come.

Background to the new package
Features of the new package
Workplace projects, client stories etc
Future directions

Members of the audience will have the opportunity to share their own experiences with this important new package.

Summerfield - Implementing the new training and assessment Training Package TAA04 (109 KB)

Grading assessment in the current unit based environment

Presentation | Room 9C

Sue Jeavons
R/Quality Assurance Coordinator
Assessment TAFE Teaching Learning and Support Services
TAFE Policy Strategy and Review

David Frith
Curriculum Coordinator
Business Arts and Information Technology Curriculum Centre

Do you struggle with grading assessments in the current unit based environment? AQTF requirements and the implementing of unit-based enrolment have led to a shift in emphasis FROM assessment methods and 'events' TO the evidence that a student needs to present in order to demonstrate the unit's outcomes.

What are the current issues impacting on assessment? What practical activities support the design of graded assessment tasks? Don’t miss this highly informative session!

Jeavons & Frith - Graded Assessment (85 KB)
Sample graded assessment OHS CIV (52 KB)
Criteria and checklist for graded assessment (103 KB)
ICAT4221A Locate Equipment (46 KB)
Performance Framework July 06 (135 KB)

VET Pedagogy: Potential and promises of work based learning

Conversation | Room 6A (previously VIP Room)

Dr Laurie Field
Researcher and Writer, Macquarie University

Lynne Stallard
TAFE NSW International Centre for Teaching and Learning (ICVET)

Learning at work has great potential: learning from workplace knowledge systems, from work or profession-based communities of practice and from up-to-the-minute systems and approaches. However, there are many factors limiting what’s possible.

Pushing the limits and exploiting the potential presents many challenges for the VET practitioner faced with assessing (and trying to influence) workplace and management support for learning.

Take part in this conversation about how to make the most of the workplace's learning potential.

Pre-reading
Potential and Promises of Workplace Learning (160 KB)