NSW Toolbox Champions Service
Welcome
The "Toolbox Champion" initiative has been established to provide support to Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and industry bodies with a range of issues in using Toolboxes effectively in their programs.
What are Flexible Delivery Toolboxes?
A Toolbox is a collection of resources, suggested learning strategies and supporting material to support online delivery of vocational education and training. Information about the Toolbox initiative, including access to the model web sites from the Toolbox series, is available at flexiblelearning.net.au/toolbox. This is a great site to discover details of Toolboxes and Toolbox initiatives.
Free - "Flexible Learning Toolbox Demonstration/Workshop"
NSW Toolbox Services
The "Toolbox Champion" initiative has been established to provide support to Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) and industry bodies with a range of issues in using Toolboxes effectively in their programs.
These include:
Technical Issues, eg installing the Toolbox programs, extracting and managing individual Toolbox files, transferring the materials to a Learning Management System and customising the materials for local needs.
Educational Issues, eg induction of learners to the online program, ways of using the Toolbox activities and resources, scheduling of learning activities and assessment, and facilitating learner participation in online discussions.
Organisational Issues, eg planning the incorporation of Toolbox materials into new and existing programs, management of teaching time, supporting learner's technological needs and changes in student management arrangements.
To provide you with information and assist you to manage the technical, educational and organisational issues associated with the use of Toolbox online training materials.
Who to contact
Shane Dowd
International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning
Macksville Campus
North Coast Institute of TAFE
5/9 West Street,
MACKSVILLE 2447
Email: shane.dowd@det.nsw.edu.au
Phone: 02 6569 2008
Fax: 02 6568 2260
TAFE NSW - ICVET
The
NSW Toolbox Champion Project is managed by ICVET - International Centre for
VET Teaching and Learning. The Professional Development Network of TAFE NSW,
together with the Vocational Education and Assessment Centre has been amalgamated
into the new TAFE NSW International Centre for VET Teaching and Learning.
ICVET is managed by Maret Staron.
Toolbox News
For the latest Toolbox news visit: www.flexiblelearning.net.au/toolbox/
Toolbox Calendar of Events
Toolbox Workshops
As part of the NSW Framework Project, Shane Dowd (NSW Toolbox Champion) will be holding free Toolbox Customisation Workshops throughout the state. The workshops are for all RTOs and will include the following:
- Introduction to the Australian Flexible Framework.
- Introduction to Flexible Learning Toolboxes.
- Various ways of implementing Toolboxes.
- Customising the Toolbox content.
- Accessing content from the Toolbox Repository.
- Hands-on sessions for you to practice.”
Register you interest by email: shane.dowd@det.nsw.edu.au.
The following workshops are open to TAFE, private, enterprise, government and community RTOs.
2008 Calendar
| Month | Day | Event | Location | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February | Wed 20th | Framework Funding Opportunities |
Port Macquarie |
10:30am – 2:30pm |
| Thurs 21st | Framework Funding Opportunities |
Tamworth | 10:30am – 2:30pm | |
| March | Mon 3rd | Framework Funding Opportunities |
OTEN |
1:30pm – 5:00pm |
| April | Wed 9th |
Toolbox Intro/Customisation Workshop |
South West Sydney |
9:00am – 1:00pm |
| May | Fri 9th |
NSW eLearning Innovation Projects Induction |
Sydney |
10:00am – 3:00pm |
Tue 20th |
Toolbox Intro/Customisation Introduction |
Newcastle |
1:30pm - 4:30pm |
|
Fri 23rd |
Hunter Trainers and Assessors Network Conference |
Newcastle |
TBC |
|
| June | Tue 3rd | Ark Group Conference – "Embracing eLearning" | Sydney | 10:00am - 10:45am |
| July | Thur 31st | Framework/Toolbox Intro & Customisation | Sydney | 9:00am - 1:00pm |
| Aug | Web 6th | Framework/Toolbox Intro & Customisation | Hunter | 10:30am - 10:45 |
Many other presentations and workshops will be held throughout NSW, including regional centres, during 2008. You can register your interest by emailing me at shane.dowd@det.nsw.edu.au.
For more details on the Toolbox Champion service and the contents of the workshops download the Toolbox Champion Flyer and Toolbox Workshop Flyer.
View the NSW Toolbox Champion Flyer in Word (354KB)
View the Nsw Toolbox Workshop Flyer in Word (369KB)
Attendees at the Port Macquarie Toolbox workshop 28th March, 2007
The Launch of the Series 9 Toolboxes at ICVET on the 1st May 2007.
Audience members at the Series 9 Toolbox Launch.
At the WRAPS (NSW ITAB) Conference, 25th May 2007, Sydney Convention Centre
Explaining the benefits of Toolboxes at the WRAPS Conference
Arriving to present at the Community Services, Tourism, Health and Recreation Curriculum Centre Conference, Telstra Stadium, 29th June, 2007.
Related Links
Australian Flexible Learning Framework - www.flexiblelearning.net.au
Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) - www.dest.gov.au/
Flexible Learning Toolboxes - www.flexiblelearning.net.au/toolbox
Toolbox Learning Object Repository - http://toolboxes.flexiblelearning.net.au/repository/index.htm
