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Using Moodle For Business

Sun, 18 Sep 2011 09:48:47 +0000

From business case to Mature Product: A step-by-step guide to using Moodle in your business. A presentation prepared for Midwest Moodle Moot by Penny Mondani.

http://pennymondani.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/Using-Moodle-for-Business-by-Penny-Mondani.pdf

Source: http://pennymondani.com/tag/elearning-for-small-business/

Enterprise Mobile Learning and Development A Guide for CLOs and Training Managers

Sat, 18 Jun 2011 09:25:22 +0000

The ability to reach people when it is convenient for them, with powerful learning content or support tools that are relevant to what they are doing, is a compelling story for industry thought leaders to tell. And so they have been telling it for many years, with interesting cutting-edge examples and compelling presentations. But it is only recently, with the explosion of the latest generation of smartphones, and a tipping point of success stories to reflect upon, that mobile learning has truly come of age.

Now is the time to understand what mobile learning can provide to your organization, and to do so you need to understand the basics: the “Who, Where, When, What, Why, and How” of mobile learning.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Definition and Scope
Who benefits from mobile learning?
Where is mobile learning valuable?
Why mobile learning and support?
When is mobile learning a sensible approach?
What kinds of content are appropriate for mobile learning?
How can you get started with mobile learning?
A Case Study of Real Mobile Learning Results

http://www.trainingindustry.com/media/3579534/element%20k%20enterprise%20mobile%20learning%20and%20development.pdf

E-Learning Provision and Participation: Trends, Patterns and Highlights

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 09:19:02 +0000

Published April 2011: This report analyses tertiary sector e-learning provision at a system, sub-sector and course level from 2004 to 2008. The sub-sectors focused on in the report are universities and polytechnics and the course levels bachelors degrees and certificates (Levels 1-4). Participation in e-learning course at these levels over the same time period is analysed by focusing on the following learner groups: 18-19 year olds, the 40+ age group, Māori, Pasifika and European and females and males.

http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/ict/e-learning-provision-and-participation-trends,-patterns-and-highlights

Academic performance of first-year bachelors students at university

Tue, 18 May 2010 22:07:52 +0000

The report looked at first-year bachelors-degree students at universities, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.

While academic achievement at school was the strongest predictor of first-year university success for these students, not all higher-achieving school students performed equally well at university, and some who had lower school achievement out-performed students with higher school achievement. The report looks at the factors that might explain these differences.

The study considered a population of first-year bachelors-degree students at university, who had all achieved the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) level 3 and attained the University Entrance standard.

While academic achievement at school was the strongest predictor of first-year university performance for these students, not all higher-achieving school students performed equally well at university, and some who had lower school achievement out-performed students with higher school achievement.

Among higher-achieving school students, those who:

studied part-time or for only part of the year, or
were from the sole-Pasifika¹ ethnic group, or
were low-decile school students from ethnic groups other than sole-European

showed lower levels of university performance than other higher-achieving school students.

Among those with lower school achievement, students who took a year off before starting their tertiary studies—particularly students from low-decile schools—showed higher levels of performance at university than those who progressed directly to tertiary study after leaving school.

But this better performance among those who took a gap year was not seen in European, or sole-Pasifika students.

Lower-achieving students from low-decile schools performed better in their first-year of tertiary studies than similar students from high-decile schools. This suggests that among lower achieving students, NCEA underestimates the ability of those from lower decile schools. And conversely, NCEA overestimates the ability of those from higher decile schools.

View the full report: http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/tertiary_education/76374

Benefits of Tertiary Certificates and Diplomas – exploring economic and social outcomes

Tue, 18 May 2010 22:07:26 +0000

This analytical report from the New Zealand Ministry of Education examines the economic and social benefits of tertiary certificates and diplomas and provides new evidence of the value of a significant part of the tertiary education system. It makes use of a range of data to look at the association of tertiary certificates and diplomas to economic outcomes (employment and income) and social outcomes (well-being, social participation and inter-generational benefits).

Key Findings

Level 1 to 3 tertiary certificates are of most benefit to people with no or low school qualifications and are best seen as a pathway to higher levels of study
Level 4 certificates have better economic outcomes than school qualifications, particularly for men. There is some evidence of improved social outcomes for women
The economic outcomes from diplomas are close to those of bachelors degrees. Diplomas are associated with improved social outcomes, more so for women than for men
The clearest evidence of social outcomes from tertiary certificates and diplomas is for greater parental support for children’s learning

View the full report: Benefits of Tertiary Certificates and Diplomas – exploring economic and social outcomes

Is eLearning a viable option to face-to-face workshops for generating and sharing information within the New Zealand sheep and beef industry?

Tue, 20 Apr 2010 01:38:20 +0000

Abstract:

Attendance at traditional face–to-face workshops for New Zealand sheep and beef farmers has been dropping steadily over the past few years. FeedSmart, an industry and government funded research program, was charged with identifying the most effective elearning approaches to use to assist New Zealand farmers to feed plan more effectively.

As a result of investigating the ways farmers preferred to learn, eLearning was identified as worthy of investigation.

This paper reports on a small-scale, exploratory, action research study designed to determine the viability and effectiveness of generating and delivering information to farmers via a video-conferencing approach, supported by the use of other digital technologies such as video-cameras.

Key learnings from this study are that: the farmers enjoyed and increased their knowledge using this approach; eLearning of this type has potential as a learning approach for farmers; and that eLearning as a learning approach for farmer education is worthy of further investigation.

View and download the .pdf here: http://www.csu.edu.au/faculty/science/saws/afbmnetwork/efsjournal/volume5/number2/research/EFS_09_vol_5_no_2_article08.pdf

Youth Training – New Report from the Ministry of Education (NZ)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 22:03:28 +0000

The Ministry of Education has released a new report on Youth Training. This follows last years’ report on Training Opportunities.

Youth Training – Statistical Profile 1999 to 2008

This report provides participation and labour market outcome analysis of the Youth Training programme between 1999 and 2008, using the Youth Training administrative dataset. This is the first time this information has been made available in a single analysis.

The report provides analyses of participation in the programme, and provides statistical modelling of the factors related to transition to Youth Training from school, and the factors associated with labour market outcomes two months after leaving placements.

The report is available on the Education Counts website.

Appointments to 20 polytech councils announced

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 22:07:00 +0000

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has today announced Ministerial appointments to the new councils of all 20 polytechnics.

The changes to councils come with the introduction of the Education (Polytechnics) Amendment Act, which requires new polytechnic councils to be appointed by 1 May 2010.

The 78 appointments comprise 33 existing council members and 45 new appointees. A further two appointments will be made in due course.

As well as four Ministerial appointees, each new council is to have four members appointed by the polytechnic’s council.

A number of cross-appointments have been made to geographically related councils. The most significant of these are in the Wellington area where three Ministerial appointees sit on the boards of both Whitireia Polytech and Weltec.

"The government is keen to encourage Polytechs to work together in a complementary way and the cross-appointments we have made will encourage that," says Mr Joyce.

Mr Joyce says he is impressed by the experience that these council members will bring to the governance of polytechnic councils.

"These appointments will help strengthen the performance of the polytechnics which play such a vital role in our educational and economic future.

"This means the polytechnics’ current councils are able to decide their non-ministerial-appointed members based on their knowledge of the needs of their communities and the issues they face.

"The Act equips polytechnics with the potential for strong and effective councils that are well placed to respond to the challenges faced by the sector in a tight fiscal environment.

"Councils will need to address the call of the Tertiary Education Strategy for greater efficiency and improved educational and financial performance to deliver the best possible return on the public investment.

"An important first task for the new councils will be to participate in the process for the development of polytechnics’ next round of Investment Plans for 2011.

"I look forward to working with councils to ensure their students meet the future skill needs of New Zealand," says Mr Joyce.

ITP_appointments.pdf (pdf, 91 Kb)

SOURCE: http://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/appointments+20+polytech+councils+announced+1

Download: E-Learner Survival Guide

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:59:19 +0000

Everything you need to succeed in the wild and wooly world of mobile learning and e–learning, and hybrid college, K–12 and career courses. By Susan Smith Nash

Download PDF: http://zenzebra.net/elearner-survival-guide.pdf

Minister releases NZ tertiary education briefings

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:31:12 +0000

From the the Beehive website: www.beehive.govt.nz

Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has released the Briefings to the Incoming Minister from the Ministry of Education, the Tertiary Education Commission and the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.

These documents are available below in pdf format.