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Alternative presentations platforms beyond PowerPoint (Alt+PP > PPT)

Alternative presentations platforms beyond PowerPoint (Alt+PP > PPT) If your message is lost due to your presentation style … will it ever reach your audience? I believe so. When needing to present to others, we are conditioned to use PowerPoint.  I’m not sure why.  I understandard that it a very good tool for presenting, however, …

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6 ways to support more inclusive online learning environments

6 ways to support more inclusive online learning environments Learn about ways to support more inclusive online learning environments: Text version This blog post was written and produced by Allison Miller, Director and Lead Consultant, Digital Capability To learn more ways about how to support students online, join Allison on 22 March for Key Principles for …

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Using social media’s engagement principles to design highly engaging learning experiences

Learn how to utilise social media’s engagement appeal to design highly engaging learning experiences. Download the PDF version of this video’s content and text. This video was written and produced by Allison Miller, Director and Lead Consultant, Digital Capability 24 January 2023 Join Allison’s ‘Transfer the appeal of social media to the classroom’ webinar on …

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6 Moodle self-marking quiz question types which will save you time

6 Moodle self-marking quiz question types which will save you time Self-marking quizzes can be a very convenient and effective way of assessing a student’s skills and knowledge if they are well designed. Moodle, like most Learning Management Systems (LMSs), includes tools to make creating self-marking quizzes relatively easy.  Moodle offers a number of types …

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Ways Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can use Vocational Education and Training (VET) Applied Research to create value

Ways Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) can use Vocational Education and Training (VET) Applied Research to create value Disruption to business and people’s lives has been a constant over the last few years, igniting enormous change in how businesses operation and how people live and work. This tumultuous environment requires Registered Training Organisations (RTOs) within the …

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Aboriginal Cultural Awareness – Understanding is the first step to cultural competence

Aboriginal Cultural Awareness – Understanding is the first step to cultural competence Notes from my Building Aboriginal Cultural Awareness Training by the Koorie Heritage Trust – Facilitator: Tania Rossi, on 12 July 2022 Cultural Awareness is understanding is the first part of cultural competenceCultural Competence is put into practice the building of trust and relationships …

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Digital literacy – the fourth literacy after LLN

Digital literacy – the fourth literacy after LLN The need for effective digital literacy skills has been a recognised for a number of years (McLean, et al, 2020), however, the impact of COVID-19 has significantly increased the use of digital technologies by governments, businesses, educational institutions, community groups and individuals (CSIRO, 2020). This increase was …

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Strategies for engaging adult learners – based on Jane GoodFellow’s Engaging the unengaged webinar (via Velg Training)

Strategies for engaging adult learners – based on Jane GoodFellow’s Engaging the unengaged webinar (via Velg Training) – 28 February 2022 Pixabay Licensed image by Geralt Author:Allison W Miller I was very lucky to attend the Engaging the unengaged webinar via Velg Training by Jane GoodFellow in late February, as even with over 20 years …

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Key tips for moving and staying online – ASQA’s fourth strategic review into online learning feedback look webinar – 2 December

Here are my notes from ASQA’s fourth strategic review into online learning feedback look webinar – 2 December 2021. The initials in brackets refer which speaker made which point (+ I have added some of my own thoughts based on my 16 years of training and assessment online). The Referencing Key for each person this …

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