Planning e-learning in vocational and technical education

Clark, L. (2009) Plan e-Learning Australian Flexible Learning Network

This site provides comprehensive guidance and support for practitioners in planning and implementing e-learning (with a focus on vocational and technical education). It includes designs using web 2.0 tools as well as LMSs.

Thanks to Richard Elliott’s e-Learning Watch for directing me to this useful resource.

Further news on games

Thanks to Natasha Boskic for this:

Doh, J. (2010). Centian is looking forward to playing with humans again. ARGNet, Alternate Reality Gaming Network, February 14, 2010.

Similar to the previously announced EVOKE, this ARG plunges right into 2.0 technologies and spreads on all fronts, starting with information notes posted on twitter, inviting players to ning community and [...]

The state of e-learning 2009

It’s that time of year again. Here’s a personal look back at e-learning in 2009 (I will do another blog on priorities for Canadian e-learning in 2010, and a third blog on international trends to watch in 2010).

What I did

This year I worked in Alberta, Cuba, Mexico, Germany, and Saudi Arabia, [...]

Graveyard welding classes

Moltz, D. (2009) In the midnight hour Inside Higher Education, December 9

This article describes midnight courses for welders at an Oregon community college. Although not strictly about e-learning, the article reflects capacity problems in colleges due to the recession, which is driving unemployed workers into re-training – the same pressures that are leading to increased [...]

Work-based learning for lifelong learners

Basiel, A. (2009) One size doesn’t fit all Online Educa Berlin

The Institute for Work Based Learning (IWBL) at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom has been providing professionals with access to university-level qualifications, ranging from diplomas to advanced research degrees, for over fifteen years.

The programmes are intended to be both practical and relevant to the [...]