e-Capability Personal Learning Network

 We were finalists, 5th at the edublogs Awards for 2011 for the Australia e-Series.. I am very proud to have been the manager and team leader of Community Connect on the Australia E-Series. I congratulate everyone that joined me this year on making our learning and sharing such a wonderful experience.

I also want to congratulate the other managers from the Australia E-Series Coach Carole, Anne Mirchinson for E-Talking and Tech talk Tuesdays and Jo Hart for Serendipity every Friday. Welldone everyone!

Welcome!

 Happy New year everyone

This year I was fortunate to get an ipad for christmas , so my attention has gone to looking at apps that will transform my online activitys and make it easy to manage my digital presence.

the first thing I found was the array of apps available. During  a search within my network I had access to some great apps.

This  "Personal Learning Network" is being developed for learners to take control of and manage their own learning. It will help learners develop  learning goals while managing their personal learning process.

Having a PLN gives you  an opportunity to learn from others that are interested in the same learning strategies and information.

 Social computing applications provide new platforms where people can connect, share and create together and become members of  networks and communities. There are a number of teacher community of practices, both closed and open, that allow teachers to network and share. 

Whats Now!

Check out the e-links tab to find some amazing sites for your PLN

Evernote

In 2012  the growth of this tool will be interesting the perfect tool for keeping information available using mobile technology and the cloud

http://www.evernote.com/

Capture anything,access anywhere and find things fast.

One of the most exciting things about evernote  is that you can browse the trunk for many great apps .So Browse the Trunk for hardware, applications and notebooks that make your Evernote experience more awesome.

HootCourse

http://hootcourse.com

Dropbox

http://db.tt/mnZ6ULn

One of my favorite tools I have found in the last 12 months is Dropbox! Join up and make your life easier..

URL Droplet for dropbox

Check out this cool tool for saving your URL to Dropbox

http://urldroplet.com/

http://db.tt/mnZ6ULn

How to add a second layer of encryption to dropbox.

"For your Safety"

Due to concerns about privacy and safety Life Hacker has written a good report

http://lifehacker.com/#!5794486/how-to-add-a-second-layer-of-encryption-to-dropbox

How to add a second layer of encryption to dropbox.

"For your Safety"

Due to concerns about privacy and safety Life Hacker has written a good report

http://lifehacker.com/#!5794486/how-to-add-a-second-layer-of-encryption-to-dropbox

Gippsland Region Learn Local ACFE Providers

Gippsland Region E-Leaders 2011-12  e-Mentor program

http://acenetwork.ning.com/

The ACFE E-Mentor Project is an innovative program funded by ACFE and Skills Victoria and will be delivered from September 2011 -September 2012. I have been invite to be Gippsland Regions ACFE e-Mentor
This is a great opportunity and helps me reach a 4 year goal. This role allows me to team up with an e-Champion who will help me work with a number of Learn Local organizations across the region. Networking will quickly embed e-capability and create a team of e-leaders at the organizational and classroom level.

This project is funded by CAE for ACFE Learn Local . It is an exciting role for me and I feel honored to have been selected.
I will be working with a clever innovative E-Champion Leo Gregorc who resides about 200kms away who will be a great brainstorming partner follow our progress.

I would like to welcome all new Learn Local participants to the ACFE E-Mentor Project. The ACFE E-Mentor project  for 2011 is now ongoing and we welcome the chosen Learn Local participants to the Gippsland E-Leaders Community Networking Hub.

This resource network invites your organizations to membership, forums, tutorials, chat and current information portals that have been developed with your needs in mind.  This Network will be used in conjunction with the ACENetwork Ning  http://acenetwork.ning.com/  our Face to face workshops at your organization and online webinars. You will be encouraged to take part in forum discussions and chat sessions and develop connections with other learners to create a Community of Practice.

Our Survey link

We Welcome

Community College Gippsland            

Bass Coast Adult Education Centre

Noweyung                                                   

Benambra Neighbourhood House          

Sale Neighbourhood House

Moe Neighbourhood House                           

Lakes Entrance Neighbourhood House

Buchan Neighbourhood House

You will find many resources and information within this site. Please Join become a member and be part of our  e- Community of Practice and develop your Personal Learning Network further.

Worth a look!

http://www.onlinecolleges.net/

This website takes you to the 50 best blogs for online Educators  

Diigo 

http://sites.google.com/site/team8project9440/home

Diigo is a cloud based information management system that helps you organize relevant facts you find online. You can keep track of all those favorite websites and revisit them.

The Australia Series

Australia Series Blog  Good news! We will be back next year as well thanks to Steve Hargadon.

Australia Series Link to elluminate classoom

Join me as I coordinate and manage the Community Connect webinars on Thursday nights in the Australia e-Series where you can join us and meet very clever guest presenters who will show you fantastic Web 2.O Tools.

These sessions are free and will help you build your e-capability. Pop in every Thursday night at 8pm and enjoy the e-learning journey. This innovative group of workshops will teach you about 21st century technology and keep you updated and informed about current tools and events n all things "e". Join us and learn how to co- facilitate your session.

Join GOOGLE + Collaborative Document

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cUjZ_7rlAmKRDVB6GXId73h_eUdXGKdjtSff0svbaz0/preview?pli=1&hl=en_US&sle=true

HootSuite!

I was introduced to "HootSuite" about 6months ago and  I recommend you have a look. HootSuite is an excellent platform that keeps your social networking sites together You can link your Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn accounts and view them in the one place. A Cool Tool

http://hootsuite.com/

JANE HART has just updated her tools for 2011 check it out!

http://www.c4lpt.co.uk/blog/2011/02/07/learning-tools-directory-2011/

The Horizon Report for 2011 has been released!

Since 2005, the annual Horizon Report has been the most visible aspect of a focused collaboration between the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) and the New Media Consortium in which the two organizations engage their memberships in both the creation and outcomes of the research.

The New Media Consortium (NMC) is a globally focused not-for-profit consortium dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Its hundreds of member institutions constitute an elite list of the most highly regarded colleges, universities, and museums in the worlds. For nearly 20 years, the consortium and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry. For more information on the NMC, visit www.nmc.org.

Read the PDF

http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/HR2011.pd

We are lucky that educators throughout the world are sharing their work and ideas with us all. This site is a place for you to find innovative tutorials that have been created to by others to share. Find your favorite web 2.0 tools learn how to use it and then link to the sites to learn more. Meet others you may wish to add to your personal learning network. Become networked in this changing environment we are being drawn too.

Carole McCulloch our e-mentor� attended the�Victorian and national briefings the 2011 funding opportunities,�Here's the page at AFLF where you can find the link to the recording� and the slides that were shared. The slides are worth downloading�for their coverage of the state's specifics for these projects: one slide��per state.
The session is worth listening to for the information from our national�Elearning manager, Rose Grozdanic�.If you go to the Acenetwork�site�you all belong to you will find links to the Victorian session. You will need to register with Flexible learning to view this information. I highly recommend you do register with Flexible Learning Australia there is much too learn and they offer everything e.
Mobile advertising network Millenial Media announced today that the Android OS has surpassed Apples iOS as the leading smartphone OS on their network.
The news lends further support for a prediction Gartner Research made in September that the open-source Android OS would be the leading smartphone OS by 2014.
Android phones outsold iPhones for the first time in early 2010, and a report from Nielsen recently revealed that Android increased its share of new smartphone buyers between January and November while Apple?s share remained about steady and BlackBerry?s decreased.
�http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/content/2011-e-learning-innovationsfunding-information-session-9-september-2010

http://www.necseniors.net.au/

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Mobile advertising network Millenial Media announced today that the Android OS has surpassed Apples iOS as the leading smartphone OS on their network.
The news lends further support for a prediction Gartner Research made in September that the open-source Android OS would be the leading smartphone OS by 2014.
Android phones outsold iPhones for the first time in early 2010, and a report from Nielsen recently revealed that Android increased its share of new smartphone buyers between January and November while Apple?s share remained about steady and BlackBerry?s decreased.
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Mobile advertising network Millenial Media announced today that the Android OS has surpassed Apples iOS as the leading smartphone OS on their network.
The news lends further support for a prediction Gartner Research made in September that the open-source Android OS would be the leading smartphone OS by 2014.
Android phones outsold iPhones for the first time in early 2010, and a report from Nielsen recently revealed that Android increased its share of new smartphone buyers between January and November while Apple?s share remained about steady and BlackBerry?s decreased.
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A Quote from the past:
According to "21st Century Learning" in 2002 American writer and futurist Alvin Toffler once said "the illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn."

We often talk about the Digital Divide how some have access to computer technology and how others dont, this problem is one that our goverment is continuosly trying to improve with such promises as every child will have access to a computer. It is important that this divide be eliminated in Australia and the use of e-learning in the classroom I feel will help ensure this happens. The reduction in price of Internet wider communication access and cheaper PC,s and Laptops will help this happen.

Wikipedia says

The "Digital Divide" refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. It includes the imbalance both in physical access to technology and the resources and skills needed to effectively participate as a digital citizen.
"Knowledge Divide" reflects the access of various social groupings to information and knowledge, typically by gender race and  location.
The term "Global Digital Divide" refers to differences in access between countries

According to a Framework Definitions Document, students should master the four following interconnected knowledge, skills and expertise in order to "succeed in work and life in the 21st century:"

1. Core Subjects and 21st Century Themes: English, reading, foreign language, math, economics, science, geography, history and government AND global awareness, civic literacy, health literacy, and financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy.
2. Learning and Innovation Skills: Creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problem solving, and communication and collaboration.
3. Information, Media and Technology Skills: Information literacy, media literacy, and information, communications and technology literacy.
4. Life and Career Skills: Flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, and leadership and responsibility.