Five presentations will be streamed live over the web this Friday 16 October from the VET E-portfolios Showcase 09.

You are invited to log into Elluminate and learn from some of the most highly regarded e-portfolio researchers and specialists, without leaving their desks.

The Elluminate web conferencing sessions are free and require no registration.

To access the sessions, click on the link below at least 15 mins prior to the session start time.

Please note all of the below times are Melbourne times (ie Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDST).

9.05am-9.45am – E-portfolios supporting learner identity and re-engagement - Ruth Wallace

Keynote speaker, Ruth Wallace (Charles Darwin University) will present her research into the use of e-portfolios to support learner identity and re-engagement. Ruth will discuss the implications of e-portfolios for educational delivery in regional Australia, using her specialist knowledge in the flexible and innovative delivery of VET programs in remote areas.

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008142&password=M.7F80F498238B10E824E9703A055EA2

9.45am-10.15am – E-portfolios and web 2.0 - Hazel Owen

Hazel Owen (Unitec, NZ) will look at the key strategies and recommendations for the effective implementation of web 2.0 e-portfolio initiatives in VET, including targeted professional development for teachers and trainers, and guidance to assist learners with self-reflection, collection and selection of evidence, while also fostering their personalised and creative lifelong learning journeys.

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008142&password=M.258052DC29F9F6D5C0EF8589E76FDC

2.00pm-2.30pm – Regional e-portfolios - Richard Wyles

Richard Wyles (Flexible Learning Network Ltd, NZ ) will provide valuable insights into New Zealand’s national e-portfolio initiatives including MyPortfolio – a free, nationwide e-portfolio service using open source software to assist learners, teachers and trainers to record and showcase evidence of achievement, manage development plans, set goals, and create online learning communities.

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008142&password=M.B27D59F82D667DB0D08D472B76E25A

2.30pm-3.00pm – E-portfolios communities of practice: Local, national, global - Gillian Hallam

Gillian Hallam (Queensland University of Technology) will look at what’s needed to instigate, support and sustain communities of practice (CoPs), which are established to assist the embedding of e-portfolios in education. She will outline the key features of e-portfolio CoPs, including the contexts in which they have been developed, the objectives of the diverse collaborative activities, and the associated critical success factors and challenges faced.

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008142&password=M.E083F2F087178BD966553D2B5DDB04

3.55pm-4.30pm – Innovation to support lifelong learning: The benefits for Australia - Jerry Leeson

Jerry Leeson (Education.au) will look at the case for lifelong e-portfolios, with a particular focus on regional e-portfolios. Jerry will explore the benefits and challenges of using e-portfolios to support lifelong learning and the ways in which they can be applied, both in today’s economic environment and moving into the future.

https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008142&password=M.F24966FA1E87DCFF626B35D8F75D74

For further information on the speakers and presentation topics, please view the full program for the Showcase.

The VET E-portfolios Showcase 09 is hosted by the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the Australian Flexible Learning Framework.

For more information phone: (07) 3307 4700, email: enquiries@flexiblelearning.net.au or visit:

http://flexiblelearning.net.au/e-portfolios

To participate in the Elluminate sessions:

You must have access to headphones and a microphone and have installed and configured the Elluminate web conferencing software beforehand. To download Elluminate and to configure your computer click here and follow the instructions.

Please note that session access opens one hour before the scheduled time.

If you encounter any problems, please contact Ken Gooding on Ken.Gooding@eworks.edu.au or 0400 732 270.

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