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Post-workshop group debrief

learning without borders — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:33:48 +0000

The Learning Without Borders group met today for the last time to debrief the workshop and our learning from Workplace Learning 2. The discussion was captured in 2 podcasts:

Congratulations from Laraine Spindler

http://odeo.com/show/3384063/1204959/download.mp3

Post-workshop debrief

http://odeo.com/show/3384273/1204959/download.mp3

We invite group members and workshop participants to leave comments on the questions raised on the night and to look back at previous posts on this blog for all the media that was captured on the evening. We propose to close off this blog at the end of December 2006 and hope future learners will enjoy reading, looking at and listening to our journey!

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Individual group member reflections on group process

learning without borders — Wed, 08 Nov 2006 08:09:57 +0000

Artemio Pulido

Ian Perkins

http://odeo.com/show/2357282/1204959/download.mp3

Gary Newick http://odeo.com/show/2357104/1204959/download.mp3

Kathy Crews http://odeo.com/show/2357046/1204959/download.mp3 Bianca Gaspar

Kathy Gelding

http://odeo.com/show/2356980/1204959/download.mp3

Beth Evans

http://odeo.com/show/3323373/1204959/download.mp3

Arlyn Bael

http://odeo.com/show/3391053/1204959/download.mp3

Article # 4

learning without borders — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:47:24 +0000

Kathy G’s been hard at it again and has provided another article for us to cogitate on. Hopefully all the posted articles will help us frame our group process reflections that we will be recording as a podcast on 8/11 and posting on this blog shortly after (fingers crossed!)

Techniques to enhance creative thinking.pdf

Article # 3

learning without borders — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 01:24:46 +0000

Gary provided us with the following article on learning styles from Branko Kulevski BAIT Curriculum Project Coordinator, who has kindly given us permission to use the article so long as we acknowledge the source – absolutely!

Article: Research_Digest_29 Learning Styles.pdf

Source: The Centre for Undertaking Research in Vocational Education (CURVE) http://www.cit.act.edu.au/curve/ Canberra Institute of Technology

Article # 2

learning without borders — Wed, 18 Oct 2006 11:34:46 +0000

To follow on from Kathy’s great find on “emotional intelligence”, the group is putting together a list of articles that different members have found useful and interesting regarding the workshop process:

Birthing a Workshop.pdf (1.4MB)

Successful group work – Article # 1

learning without borders — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 00:33:09 +0000

As part of our workshop process, our group has been reflecting on how we operate and are in agreement that this has been a very successful group to date. It has been proposed that we explore this success further as a legacy to future workshop groups at UTS. Kathy Gelding provided us with the following article:

“Does emotional intelligence affect successful teamwork?” by Joe Luca and Pina Tarricone from Edith Cowan University

http://www.ascilite.org.au/conferences/melbourne01/pdf/papers/lucaj.pdf

What is Learning Without Borders?

learning without borders — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:25:29 +0000

Our group threw around lots of ideas for a workshop and decided on the ideas of change, technology and life balance. We are keen to explore the application of technology to learning but want to be able to use technology as a way to empower both the educator and the learning. We are also aware of the many barriers the idea of technology and learning brings up for many educators and we want to be able to present technology as a way to improve the learning process and to help educators in their goal to achieve lide balance.

We want to be able to provide the workshop participants with something concrete that they can walk away and use immediately in their teaching or training and say “That’s an improvement or that saves time!” Educators need to respond to technology in learning and be prepared to take risks, step into the unknown. Education is changing and we need to be equipped with the tools that will help us to adapt and change to best meet the needs of our learners.

On this blog you will find the minutes of our weekly classes held at UTS. Weekly reflections of our group process and decisions and actions as they happen

Welcome to Learning without borders!

learning without borders — Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:08:05 +0000

We are a group of 10 students who are studying the Graduate Diploma in Vocational and Workplace Learning at the University of Sydney (UTS). As part of our course we are undertaking the subject “The Practice of Workplace Learning 2″, guided by our lecturer Laraine Spindler.

This subject extends the developmental strategies encountered in Workplace Practice 1. It uses an action learning/action research methodology to support participant’s capabilities as developers, presenters, managers and supporters of learning goals and functions within particular settings. The subject continues the use of a range of learning processes including reflective practice, negotiated learning and mentoring. Leigh,E “The Practice of Workplace Learning 2: Subject Outline” UTS, 2006

As part of this subject we are required to plan, conduct and evaluate a 4 hour workshop that demonstrates our teaching, training and facilitation practice. We decided to run a workshop on the 22 November 2006, titled “Learning without borders”. The workshop is still very much in the planning stage but we propose to use this blog as a journal of our activities, a forum for developing our ideas, a place to prepare participants before the workshop and a place to post the outcomes of the workshop.

So come along for the ride!