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An overview LearnScope focuses on professional development to enhance the skills and understanding that underpin e-Learning and e-business. It provides funding for work-based professional development projects and encourages both individuals and teams to model sustainable practices in their own learning through a range of strategies including engagement with recent thinking about professional development in the ‘knowledge era’. 0 LearnScopeFrom 2000 - 2005
LearnScope is one form of funding for Professional Development in VET funded by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework Context
17,500 teachers, trainers, managers, technical and support staff have benefited to date LS manages and leaders, in each State and Territory, are skilled project & thought leaders Longitudinal studies have measured and indicated flow-on effects for organisational ability LearnScope outcomes
0 LS Case Studies
Background: Best of AFLC: a collection of learning from the archives http://flexiblelearning.net.au/community/default.htm
% of VET teachers and trainers able to customisee-learning content % of VET teachers and trainers using and satisfied with e-learning Take-up, use, sharing and personalization of e-learning resources by providers Attitude of VET leaders and managers to e-learning % of VET providers offering e-learning options Use of e-learning by targeted learner segments including people with disabilities Level of general usage and resource sharing achieved through the national network 0 2005 Performance Indicators
Digital Storytelling PD Online induction Upskill food safety technology Internships Writing and editing online E-meetings eMentoring Online role-play Professor on the Podium Blended learning techniques Tourism and Floristry Online health resources Retail online Making toolboxes work Librarians and Learning Resources English language school e-Learning support Engage (Building relationships with Youth) Putting PDAs into practice 0 Project Examples from 2005
0 Reflections from projects • "Through LearnScope projects staff have become up-skilled and enthused about a whole range of Flexible Learning concepts and practices. The experiences they have had working on the projects have enhanced the creativity of the teachers." Adrian Marron, CEO Wodonga TAFE
Funding $ $ $ $ $ $ $
M A R C H Proposals due in!
Selection? That’s tough. APRIL
Projects are up and running. May June
J U L Y Time to reflect
August to November LearnScopers make an impression
N O V E M B E R Final reports now due
S H O W C A S E Now we can all relax!
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