http://elearnala.edublogs.org engage people in the community, investigate e-learning, and strengthen creative communities Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:18:05 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In the humid surrounds of Cairns, community leaders and interested parties gathered to learn about this year's incarnations of the Community Engagement project. You can find presentation slides on the wikispace, and add your comments via the "discussion" tab. Kaye Bowman highlighted the successes from the three years of projects, and ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/11/19/showcase07/ Michael spent some time with the people at ACE Byron Shire: Richard, Rob, Kirsty, Diane and Rex. Things were hectic, because most of them were also involved with the Online Facilitation course run by Frankie and Josie. A good time of year for this crew, as many aspects of their project ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/10/29/ace-byron-brings-sustainable-housing-online/ Janie McOmish from Adult Learning Australia participated in the recent presentation in Canberra by Alan Levine. The following words are from Janie as she reflected on this opportunity to listen and learn from Alan. Presentations in eight Australian cities in eleven days, that’s the programme ALAN LEVINE undertook on his Australian ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/10/23/alan-levines-australian-tour/ The community engagement project is about to embark on their third and last online facilitation course for 2007. The final group of 20 teachers across the 6 projects in Queensland, NSW, Tasmania and Victoria, are getting ready! The project has partnered with Gippstafe in Victoria to deliver their very ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/09/14/training-delivery-support-%e2%80%93-getting-the-measure-right/ In the lush surrounds of the University of Tasmania's Launceston campus, many people - co-ordinators, volunteers, mentors and more - came from all around Tasmania for the annual Online Access Centres (OAC) conference / networking days. There were many enjoyable sessions: Kathleen led people through an induction into their new moodle-based ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/07/18/tasmanian-communities-networking-event/ On Friday the 15th June the East Gippsland Online communities launched their project with great success and tremendous enthusiasm.The day started with partner organisations meeting to discuss project business, and at lunchtime a crowd of about 30 had gathered for the launch.The launch was attended by local members of the ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/06/16/east-gippsland-online-communities-launched/ Certainly for our 2007 project leaders, the recent Community Engagement project induction workshop, created an agreed 'wow' factor. Our twelve community leaders returned to their communities and project planning committees with a range of new ideas, resources and tools to support their project's aims and objectives throughout 2007 and beyond. The ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/05/15/the-wow-factor/ The Milang Old School House Community Centre (a 2005 Framework Community Engagement Project) was recently awarded the inaugural Australian Community ICT Award for the "Best use of software in non profit settings". MOSHCC received the award for its innovative use of open source software to deliver educational and engaging ICT experiences ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/05/15/moshcc-receives-community-ict-award/ Six projects will be funded in 2007 representing a range of models supporting economic and regional development in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. This year there will be a strong emphasis on isolated learners. The successful projects are: VoluntElearning (Community Technology Centres Association, New South Wales) Building online communities in ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/05/02/2007-community-engagement-projects/ Members of the Project Team for the Community Engagement Project recently attended a day which featured Jimmy Wales, the creator of Wikipedia, as keynote speaker and a Panel Discussion and Workshop facilitated by Mark Pesce. The project team members, Mary Hannan and Janie McOmish, attended the day hosted by ... http://elearnala.edublogs.org/2007/05/01/sharing-a-day-with-jimmy-wales/