To ensure that VET practitioners can continue to share knowledge and expertise about e-learning, this activity area will support and sponsor online events, networking activities and communities of practice across the national training sector. 

Receive up-to-date information via:
             

http://flexiblelearning.net.au/egems

e-Gems series of web-conferencing sessions provide unique learning and networking opportunities that are free and require no registration. For more information and recordings of previous sessions visit: http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/egems

Exploring the Metaverse: Virtual Worlds and Games for Learning

You can access the recordings and other resources of 2010 and 2009 sessions on the e-Gems page (from the right hand navigation)

http://flexiblelearning.net.au/networksevents

Upcoming online conferences in 2010

• June online conference: Wednesday 16 and Thursday 17 June 2010
• November Online Conference: Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 November 2010
  

Recordings of previous online conferences: click on PROGRAM tab (this link defaults to 'Exploring e-Innovations 09') and 'archives of e-Events' from the 'DROPDOWN MENU'. The archived conferences list will open in a new window defaulting to 'Getting Connected 09' June online conference program. Select the conference of your choice from the list and then click on the TITLE of the specific session/s to access the details and recording link of that session/s.

To access the recordings and resources:

• Select 'PROGRAM' tab above
• Select the 'TITLE' of the session
• Select the 'LINKS' to download the presentation or media files or select the 'ENTER' button to go straight to the recording of that session.

Ask questions of e-learning expert panel: This online drop-in 'informal' 'Experts Lounge' hosted a number of e-learning experts to answer questions and interact with the conference delgates in real-time in the afternoons of Day 1 and Day 2 of Exploring e-Innovations 09! To access the recordings select the 'EXPERTS' LOUNGE' tab above and select the 'ENTER' button to go straight to the recording.

Upcoming releases:

• Edition 20: Tuesday 20 July 2010
  Live Conversation with the lead writer: Tuesday 3 August 2010
• Edition 21: Tuesday 12 October 2010
  Live Conversation with the lead writer: Wednesday 3 November 2010 (as part of November online conference)

Edition 19 exposes the vital skill sets needed by vocational education and training (VET) practitioners to offer lively and engaging e-learning and to ensure classroom teachers and trainers aren’t left behind... Exposing e-learning skills sets!

Read Edition19 online

For further information and to read previous editions of The Knowledge Tree visit the journal's portal:

http://kt.flexiblelearning.net.au 

Exploring the Metaverse: Virtual Worlds and Games for Learning

Virtual Worlds and Games are increasingly being used in education and training to create learning experiences which are immersive, authentic and media rich. Join jokay Wollongong and members of the Islands of jokaydia Community to explore some of ways educators from around the world are using spaces like Second Life, ReactionGrid, Quest Atlantis and World of Warcraft with their students... join this group

Creating an Engaging Group

This Group gives you the know-how for engaging particpants in your group, especially for professional development purposes... join this group 

Questions and Answers: This forum topic enables you to ask questions about the Interest Groups environement and to get answers!

ONE TIP for engaging others online: This forum has the purspose of sharing ideas on how to involve others in an online enviornment especially for the purposes of professional discourse.

Learning Objects Fan Club!

This is a group for online educators who are facinated by learning objects: making them, customising them, reusing them... join this group

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