In the elearning garden, the watchful gardener is King

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In the e-learning garden, the watchful gardener
is King Peter Heilbuth, East Gippsland
Institute of TAFE pheilbuth_at_egtafe.vic.edu.au (03)
51422 413
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I am a gardener. I know you get good fruit
when you prune. Lee Maxey, Click2Learn Chief
Learning Officer
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Focusing our e-learning efforts A framework for
analysis and recommendations
Sustainable Support
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This is what happens in the garden when support
and supervision is limited
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• KEY PROPOSALS ARISING FROM FLL PROGRAM
• Content
• Centralise e-learning unit to plan and manage
  e-content development/adaptation
• Develop and apply clear project management
  practices to e-content development
• Manage and develop e-content through e-learning
  unit (both internal and external projects)
• Determine and allocate e-content projects
  annually through
• Clear link between strategic e-learning targets
  and teaching Teams
• Clear and targeted market research
• Selection and endorsement of projects through
  pre-determined process
• Classify e-content development projects as
  follows
• Category One Adapt existing content
  (centralised project) eg Toolboxes
• Category Two Create new e-learning content
  (centralised project)
• Category Three Commercial projects
  (combination centralised and decentralised)
• Category Four Small scale, team projects
  (decentralised with e-learning Unit support)

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• Staff
• Clearly incorporate e-learning unit within
  Institute structure
• Document and disseminate procedure/standards
  for responding to staff requests
• Review ICT PD structure ensure delivery
  reflects Institute e-learning strategic
  directions
• Revise ICT literacy competency requirements to
  incorporate all staff (teaching and admin)
• Incorporate e-facilitation focus into PD
• Investigate providing induction training for
  new staff online through WebCT
• Investigate potential for e-learning delivery
  partnerships with other providers
• Target Teams directly (as opposed to
  individuals) to
• Include Team Leaders in relevant PD

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• Students
• Conduct market research to assess regional
  students technology use
• Review access to technology for students across
  campuses/region
• Develop clear policy for e-learning unit that
  provides
• Service standards
• Clear and transparent roles and responsibilities
• Dedicated response system and Email support

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• ICT Infrastructure
• Review current ICT policy-making decision
  structure within Institute to
• Clarify roles and decision-making responsibility
  with respect to ICT rollout
• Clarify role of e-learning team
• Investigate alternative models for increasing
  on-campus student access to PCs/Internet, during
  and after traditional teaching hours
• Investigate Learning Object Approach to
  e-content creation, management and delivery
• Set up monthly lunch-time Tech Expo sessions
  to showcase new learning technologies in
  bite-sized chunks follow up with suggestions for
  incorporating into delivery