SKATING ON THIN ICE the path to online delivery

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WHO AM I?

• ESL teacher (12 years)
• 3 years teaching online
• Professional Development Officer (Online
  Learning) TAFE SA
• Online Learning Coordinator (Douglas Mawson TAFE)

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ONLINE LEARNING

• WHAT is it?
• WHY do it?

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WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING?
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WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING?
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WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING?
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WHAT IS ONLINE LEARNING?
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Online Learning - evolution

• Online learning off campus only
• the module phase
• low take up of modules
• the term online learning is being replaced by
• e-LEARNING to reflect the variety of activity

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WHY GO ONLINE?
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From Networking 99
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WHY GO ONLINE?(10 good reasons)

• 1.Australia has more than 4M Internet users
  about 20 of the population.
• (comparison with VCRs)
• 2.Convenience factor for students

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OPINION

• Does anyone really think they can get a degree
  online that is the equivalent of getting one from
  a real university where you can brush shoulders
  with colleagues in a professional and academic
  environment? ONLINE EDUCATION IS A SCAM. BIG
  TIME.

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THE REPLY1

• If I hadnt been able to do my degree online
  it never would have happened. I was able to do
  it
• while looking after my family
• without childcare costs
• whenever I wanted
• without stress
• with no travel costs

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THE REPLY 2

• I received
• more one to one attention than I ever got in a
  face to face course
• a reply to queries and assignments within 24
  hours, and often 12.
• ONLINE EDUCATION IS NO SCAM. IT OPENS DOORS
  FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME.

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WHY GO ONLINE?

• 3. Many students want it
• QLD TAFE survey (1998) - 20
• DMI TAFE survey (2000) - 42
• of students expressed desire to do all or part
  of their course online.
• (1400 students surveyed)

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POTENTIAL DEMAND FOR SA TAFE

• if around 40 of TAFE SA students want online
  option..
• currently 90,000 TAFE SA students
• 40 of 90,000 36,000 students!

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WHY GO ONLINE?

• 4. The Internet is the best resource the world
  has ever seen. Why would you NOT use it?
• (Guess where this photograph came from?)
• (flash)

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WHY GO ONLINE?

• 5. Research students who have access to both
  online and classroom
• training do best.
• 6. We owe it to students to encourage web based
  computer/research skills.
• 7. Strategic direction national (ANTA) state
  (VLE) institutional strategic plans

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WHY GO ONLINE?

• 8. Bond between student and lecturer via
  communication tools
• 9. It is both a professional challenge and an
  inspiration.
• 10. Technology will not replace teachers,
  but teachers who use technology will replace
  teachers who dont.

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WHY GO ONLINE?

• 11. The corporate perspective
• many companies are embracing online learning
• saves them money
• saves downtime
• they have the money

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• do we
• DANCE WITH THE DEVIL?!

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CONVINCED?
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Ettp (TAFE SA)

• national/international profile via use of WebCT
  platform
• WebCT institute
• Hosting regional conferences (April 2001)
• ettp (education technology transfer protocol)
  e-commerce arm of TAFE SA (http//www.tafe.sa.edu.
  au/top/ettp/index.html)
• online education consultants

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from smoke signals to the Internet

• Man - the compulsive communicator
• (David Attenborough)

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Professional Development Officer (Online
Learning) TAFE SA

• Michael Coghlan
• (michaelc_at_tafe.sa.edu.au)
• (Thank you)