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THE LEARNING POWERHOUSE: Sustaining the Spark
Friday, 10 August 2007
Session details
- Keynote Speakers
- Concurrent Session 1 -- 11:25 AM - 12:10 PM
- Concurrent Session 2 -- 12:20 PM - 1:05 PM
- Concurrent Session 3 -- 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
- Concurrent Session 4 -- 2:10 PM - 2:55 PM
- Concurrent
Session 5 -- 3:05 PM - 3:50 PM
The Toowoomba International Student Exchange Scholarship (TISES) programme
Lead Presentation
Partnerships and Entrepreneurships
Daniel Abad
Busines Strategies, South Queensland Institute of TAFE
The Toowoomba International Student Exchange Scholarship (TISES) programme developed in 2000 -2001 as a partnership between the Southern Queensland Institute of TAFE (SQIT), Downs Group Training (DGT), the Australian Culinary Federation (ACF) and the "Lycee Regional Hotelier et de Tourisme de Nice" on the French Riviera. The program enabled promising Toowoomba Cookery apprentices to further develop their skills and maximise their career opportunities in their chosen field. This paper will outline the project, the development of the partnership, the rewards and challenges of such an undertaking, and the future of the partnership.
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- The Toowoomba International Student Exchange Scholarship (TISES) programme
- The Toowoomba International Student Exchange Scholarship (TISES) programme
Presentation
Other
James Matheson
Wiki Consultant, Saikore
Kara Whittingham
Languages Teacher, Sydney Institute
Wikis, referred to as a type of 'social media', are spreading rapidly throughout today's organisations. TAFE NSW's BA & IT Curriculum Centre has established a wiki for programme management, and the Languages Section and the Adult Basic Education Section at Randwick TAFE is working to establish wikis for their teachers to use and collaborate with other teachers. This presentation will show why education is an area that is particularly suited to using this collaborative tool and will address the following: Using wikis to aid learning and collaboration between teachers; The cultural and behavioral changes that emerge from these collaborative work methods; Identifying the challenges in adoption by teachers.
MP3 Audio Duration: 32:22 File size: 7.63 MB)
- Wiki, what does it mean for me?
Rural Partnerships: working for the NSWRFS
Presentation
Partnerships and Entrepreneurships
Peter Redman
Project Manager/Head Teacher TAFE NSW Riverina Institute
Faye Dorczak
Head Teacher, TAFE NSW Riverina Institute
Tania Brine
Human Resources Coordinator NSW Rural Fire Service
In 2000 staff from Cootamundra Campus responded to an enquiry from a staff member from the NSW RFS for training in Report Writing. Since then the relationship between TAFENSW Riverina Institute and the NSWRFS has developed into a strong partnership that includes Institute staff seconded to the NSWRFS to support their training needs and programs up to Diploma level as well as joint professional development functions. A specialized training unit for Management training in Emergency Services was set up by Cootamundra Campus to support the on-going client relationship. The presentation will outline the development of the relationship highlighting the challenges and rewards of the project.
- Rural Partnerships: working for the NSWRFS
RON (RPL Online Network) : Mainstreaming RPL
Workshop
Jo Fuller
Manager, Staff learning and development, TAFE NSW South Western Sydney Institute
RPL processes provide the VET practitioner with a complex maze. RON (RPL Online Network) is a supportive online network that is available to all who are interested in strategies to manage the RPL maze. Regular online sessions through Adobe Connect (web conferencing tool) have included RPL professional development activities, good practice demonstrations and guest speakers. The outcome of the network is to create an active and networked RPL network of assessors that will promote RPL practice and extend RPL uptake across the VET sector. The workshop will provide an opportunity to connect and join with RON and the online space.
MP3 Audio Duration: 28:09 File size: 6.44 MB)
- RON (RPL Online Network) : Mainstreaming RPL
- RON (RPL Online Network) : Mainstreaming RPL
Work based fast track recognition
Presentation
Alison Shurmer
Head Teacher, Community Services, TAFE NSW Western Institute
Jacqueline Ashleigh
Teacher, Community Services, TAFE NSW Western Institute
Many workers in the rural welfare sector have many years of work experience but have not had the opportunity to access qualifications appropriate to their levels of skill and knowledge. This presentation will focus on the development of an innovative and entrepreneurial partnership between TAFE NSW, Western Institute and the network of Family Support Service agencies in central and western NSW. The main purpose of the partnership has been to develop a recognition tool for the full CHC50702 Diploma in Community Welfare Work qualification and pilot this with 10 industry based workers. This presentation will outline the history of the project, how funding was secured and the practical steps involved in bringing it to fruition. Included in the presentation will be ideas of how to link recognition to job roles and the process of working with industry based workers seeking recognition. Staff presenting the information will offer their ideas of how best to approach fast track recognition and they will outline the ways in which they have met the needs of this cohort of learners. Included also will be an overview of the learning and outcomes to date in this project and some clear tips and recommendations for other staff keen to be involved in work based fast track recognition projects.
MP3 Audio Duration: 24:46 File size: 5.66 MB)
- Work based fast track recognition
- Work based fast track recognition
How do we best build our professional connectivity, currency and credibility in the changing VET climate?
Workshop
Partnerships and Entrepreneurships
Kevin Heyes
President, TAFE NSW Manager Association. Faculty Director Vocational Access, South Western Sydney institute
Helen Kam
TAFE NSW Managers Association, Northern Sydney Institute
The Aim of this workshop is to provide intersted participants with information about the objectives and current operation of the TAFE NSW Managers Association. Further to invite discussion on ways that the Association might improve its operation to better serve its memebrs interests, staff and students of TAFE in the changing VET climate.
What prioritites should we be adressing and how can we best make a difference in a sustaining way? How can we best address succession processes, and build more meaningful partnerships? What should we be doing and learning on the local, regional, national and international fronts? How can we influence funding, ethical and cultural change in a positive way? What expectations might we have for the Assocation by 2010?
MP3 Audio Duration: 18:52 File size: 4.32 MB)
MyStory- a community approach to developing literacy, utilizing digital technology
Presentation
Partnerships and Entrepreneurships
David Grainger
Head Teacher, General Education, TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute
Paul McIver
Teacher, Digital Media, TAFE NSW Illawarra Institute
All of us have a story or three within us, but not necessarily the skills or the confidence to write/create a story. This presentation will discuss two literacy initiatives. MyStory, a community web space created to be a repository and publication space for people from all walks of life to write and share their own stories was established to encourage writing and to feed the needs of many ‘reluctant’ readers to find stories that they find ‘authentic’ and close to home. MyStory has worked to encourage literacy and already there is a flow on effect for the authors’ families and friends as they check out the stories that have been written by members of their family or friends. In addition a Volunteer Literacy Tutor Network is being developed to support the needs of clients and others who either express a need to develop their skills and/or wish to write stories. The network will also be available to industry and support agencies [eg libraries, CRS, Job Networks] as well as to community bodies. Both initiatives have overlaps and carry over beyond the walls of formal learning institutions that many will never enter.
MP3 Audio Duration: 30:53 File size: 7.06 MB)
- MyStory- a community approach to developing literacy, utilizing digital technology