Presenters: Sue Beveridge Janet Burstall Tim Hand

1. Presenters:Sue BeveridgeJanet BurstallTim Hand New TaLe at ICVET Learning Powerhouse 2006

2. New TaLe at ICVET Learning Powerhouse 2006 • Session Outcomes • As a result of this session participants will have an increased understanding of • the latest version of www.tale.edu.au • its aims • its products and services • its support for quality teaching and learning. TaLE ICVET v.100

3. New TaLe at ICVET Learning Powerhouse 2006 How do you currently…? Discover Showcase Exchange Communicate TaLE ICVET v.100

4. Exchange • With whom do you share your own work in creating… • learning resources? • □ no one □ my section in my college □ my institute □ TAFE NSW □ national or other VET contacts • assessment strategies?□ no one □ my section in my college □ my institute □ TAFE NSW □ national or other VET contacts • teaching activities?□ no one □ my section in my college □ my institute □ TAFE NSW □ national or other VET contacts TaLE ICVET v.100

5. Discover TaLewww.tale.edu.au • In my current practice I regularly seek digital content through: • Google • EdNA • Australian Flexible Learning Framework • Institute intranet • Curriculum Centres Learning Gateway • TAFE Online Learningware • TaLe • AESharenet • social software (eg. del.icio.us, Furl) • other (please specify) • I usually aim to find digital resources for: • a whole course • a unit or module • a lesson • an activity • an assessment • other (please specify) TaLE ICVET v.100

6. Showcase TaLewww.tale.edu.au • I find out about new and emerging resource development through: • Australian Flexible Learning Framework • industry associations • EdNA • Institute intranet • TaLe • RSS feeds (please specify) • other (please specify) TaLE ICVET v.100

7. Communicate TaLewww.tale.edu.au • I engage with VET network(s) focussed on: • Training Packages • training issues (eg equity, sustainability, RPL, numeracy) • stake holders in the industry of my teaching area • assessment issues • teaching and learning issues (eg workplace learning) • flexible delivery • ICT • needs of learner groups • When I communicate and collaborate electronically with colleagues, I regularly contribute via: • email • VOIP • blogs, moblogs • chat, instant messaging • forums, online discussion • Wikis • file-sharing and tagging (eg Flickr) • PDAs, mobile devices • other (please specify) TaLE ICVET v.100

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9. Discover on TaLe • Myth 1:TaLe is not a repository (distributed search) Myth 2: CLI managed collections (TaLe search is agnostic) Myth 3: All resources need DET metadata (LRM) TaLE ICVET v.100

10. Discover on TaLe • Leaving the silo: • search across Teaching areas/competencies/industry areas/etc • across collections (esp schools/Collecting Institutions) • levels of aggregation (course/module/unit/lesson, activity etc) TaLE ICVET v.100

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12. Example: a record on TaLe TaLE ICVET v.100

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14. Current TAFE related resource collections • Core TAFE/VET • Institutes • TAFE Online Library • Curriculum Centres Extranet • CLI (LRR) • TAFE Studylinks • PowerHouse Museum • School related • Eg The Learning federation • NSW Board of Studies • Proposed • Federated search via EdNA • ABC • Curriculum Centres Learning Gateway TaLE ICVET v.100

15. TaLE Showcase services • Showcasing • Resources • Publishers • Collections Identity for publishers Place to seek feedback Quick turnaround time TaLE ICVET v.100

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17. Exchange on TaLe • Shared resources, quality resources? • The quality of most resources discovered through TaLe derives from the authority of the producing body, CLI, TAFE Online Library, Curriculum Centres, etc • TaLe is also a place to share resources developed by non-specialists, at grass-roots, while maintaining reputation for reliability of resources discovered through TaLe. TaLE ICVET v.100

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19. Resource Sharing Communities • A Resource Sharing Community can be: • a trusted group of known participants • or open to all of TAFE and DET staff • or changed from the first to the second at the Community’s choosing. • Any participating teacher can: • upload a resource • receive feedback in a discussion • obtain support for the quality of a resource from peers TaLE ICVET v.100

20. Communicate on TaLe • Professional Learning Communities • Professional Learning Communities have a “Learning Goal” • A PLC discussion is presented in a supportive context, a home area for orientation, and the Key Readings and Additional resources pages. • Moderators manage all their own content and members. • Login is via the DET Portal and TaLe, with no further registration or login required from DET staff. • External guests can easily be registered. TaLE ICVET v.100

21. Communicate on TaLe • Features of PLCs • discussion is easy and intuitive to read, reply and contribute to • advanced features are available, but do not distract from the core activities of reading and replying to discussion. • a choice of email alerts, and option to reply via email. • accessibility, enhanced with alternative display options • searching and sorting • uploading of files and links, so that participants can share content TaLE ICVET v.100

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25. New TaLe at ICVET Learning Powerhouse 2006 Which feature of TaLe will you use first? Discover Showcase Communicate Exchange TaLE ICVET v.100