1. Welcome Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee eMentor Project Managers and Coordinators Session 2

2. Session overview Opportunity Analysis Reality check Organisational Capacity Funding Available Creating a Business Case Evaluation Upcoming Dates Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

3. Opportunity Analysis To create your Vision and to create your Strategy Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

4. Opportunity Analysis What do you use now? Who is your target group? What is your product? What can you offer? How will you deliver it? Who are your competitors? Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

5. Reality Check Relevance Practicality Impact Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

9. Organisational Capacity The ability and readiness to implement and embed elearning into the organisational culture. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

11. Where is the funding? Australian Flexible Learning Framework www.flexiblelearning.net.au eLearning for Industry - eLearning Innovations Grants - Telematics Trust www.telematics.org.au Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

12. E-standards for Training The Framework’s E-standards for Training business activity has a total of $80,000 available for up to 6 projects for registered training organisations (RTOs) to trial emerging technologies that may have wider applications in the national training system. focused on developing national standards to underpin essential e-learning infrastructure, conducting research into new technology areas and providing guidance materials and tools to support the effective use of emerging technologies. Some examples of suitable emerging technologies include social computing/Web 2.0 tools and services, e-assessment, e-portfolios, mobile technologies (including RFID, GPS, etc) and virtual worlds. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

13. Toolboxes The Flexible Learning Toolboxes Business Activity aims to ensure that VET practitioners and learners continue to benefit from a national collection of learning and assessment resources (Toolboxes) that directly support the implementation of nationally endorsed training packages and meet state and territory e learning priorities. In 2008, production of new learning objects will be streamlined to provide a more rapid response as urgent new training and assessment needs are identified. The Toolbox focus on modelling educational quality will be retained while incorporating online assessment and RPL tools where appropriate. E-learning and assessment resources will be developed in dual form - Toolboxes and Toolbox learning objects - to align with nationally endorsed training packages and cover high-demand training areas and identified skills shortages. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

14. Elearning for Industry In 2008 a total of $620,000 will be available for funding applications from industry in two groups. Approximately $300,000 will be available to fund three industries in the first year of the development of three-year strategic workforce development plans incorporating e-learning in those industries. This is a long-term strategy and depends on the Framework receiving funding to continue development beyond 2008. A further amount of approximately $300,000 will be available for application by industries for up to seven business clusters to engage in one-year projects focusing on e-learning to deliver industry training. Funding will require matching by industry. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

16. Creating a Business Case Late October We will work on a business case that can be used as a template for funding applications for elearning. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

17. Creating a Business Case Vision Need Benefits Product Available staff resources Staff skills/PD needs Infrastructure Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

18. Creating a Business Case Working party Change management strategy Building infrastructure Costs and budgets Timely plan Evaluation Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

19. Evaluation In 1975, Donald Kirkpatrick first presented a four-level model of evaluation that has become a classic in the industry: Level One: Reaction Level Two: Learning Level Three: Behavior Level Four: Results These levels can be applied to technology-based training as well as to more traditional forms of delivery. Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

20. Evaluation Have measurable and realistic goals Use the checklist Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

21. Tasks to Complete Opportunity Analysis - October 7 th Small web based project – November 7 th Report onto the Wiki – November 7 th Business Case – November 21 st Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

22. Upcoming Dates Online session – managers 30 th September Online session – trainers 7 th October Site Visits late October Online session – everyone 11 th November Converge 4 th -5 th December Frequent email, wiki content and extra conferences available Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region

23. Thank you for your time Sarah Phillips eLearning Coordinator Continuing Education Bendigo [email_address] (03) 5430 2100 Skype Name: phisar2 Explore and Experience Loddon Mallee Region