Learning without borders

PRACTICE OF WORKPLACE LEARNING 2
Minutes: 4^th October 2006

All present: Beth, Cecilia, Tonette, Artemio, Arlyn, Laraine, Gary, Bianca
 

Highlights of the meeting

· Confirmed today’s roles- Bianca on minutes and Arlyn on observation.
· Brief summary of what we have been discussing in our previous meetings to bring Gary up to speed.
· Reviewed Artemio’s reflection/observation
· Laraine gave us an update about accommodation for key presenter
· Beth informs that venue is booked
· Gary thanks us for letting him back into the group.
 

Workshop presentation/Theme

·  We mainly centred in on what we are facing in the presentation in terms of time constraints, Steve’s content and the activities- building a reflective, pragmatist, theorist and activist aspect- BALANCE with learning styles.
·  Also the issue arose of us having to be completely in touch with Steve’s content so we can share responsibility rather than leaving the majority of the work up to the key presenter- us taking care of the introduction & conclusion.
·  Cecilia raised the point of being prepared as possible before we get information from Steve.
·  Ian’s idea about the workshop being transformative was raised.
·  Gary asked if we need a contingency plan if there are any delays.
·  We made the decision that we need to email the list of our requirements to Steve.
·  The decision has been made that we are not including workplace and home life balance.
· The idea of having pre and post evaluations- the main question raised was how to get them to do this- on the blog? Just open it up with secret password- guessing comp.
 

Blog/Group folder

· Beth raised the idea that the blog can be the group folder
· Laraine raised the questions- can the blog exist beyond this? What would need to happen for students next year to access this?
· Beth mentioned she needs us to send her things like minutes and reflections so she can add them to the blog.
 

Venue/Catering

· We discussed key factors about certain details- catering, venue, who to book with.
· Accommodation for presenter depends on venue.
· The idea arose about having something more professional than plastic cups.
· We decided the café at the booked venue would be good enough for dinner.
· We also raised the question of weather or not we should just provide the chips and dip ourselves for the afternoon tea.
 

Marketing

· We decided the main marketing/advertising tools are posters, flyers, blog and tickets.
· Where and how to distribute them was raised in regard to cost- is it cheaper to email flyers and print out posters? 
· The design must be the same on all.
· Certificate of attendance will have the same design also.
· The issue of information pack was discussed in relation to what participants will receive this information in- CD- UTS does them for $2 including design on CD, handout or possibly both.
 

Finance

· The gift cost was roughly worked out to be $100 in either a gift voucher or token gift and money for petrol.

·  Beth worked out a rough estimate of what we have to spend per head- $15 catering, $2 CD, $1 petrol, $1 prize, $2 gift, $4 marketing which makes the ticket price $25 a head.

Our tasks for today in small groups

· Cecilia, Arlyn and Tonette- working out finance, secretarial duties for the night-registration; ensuring an inviting, interesting environment in the venue.
· Beth, Gary and Laraine- Discussing contingency plan.
· Bianca and Artemio- marketing and design.
 

Actions for next Meeting

· What is the focus of the 2000 word equivalent?