Workshop 2 - 20th & 21st August 2008

Mentoring Workshop - 20th August 2008

Presenter - Ann Rolfe - http://mentoring-works.com/about_Ann_Rolfe.html

Agenda

9:00 am - 9:30 am - Arrive and Coffee/Tea

9:30 am - Start

5.00 pm - Finish

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RFID Learning Table - 21st August 2008

Presenter - Dan Dacey

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Learn about RFID technology and how you can use it for self directed learning in the classroom, workshop and workplace.

Agenda
9:00 am Welcome and morning tea/coffee. Depending on how your weeks been, maybe a second coffee.

9:15 am What is RFID?
An introduction to the technology behind Learning Table.


10:00 am ish Practical demonstration of rfid Learning Table system


10:30 am Morning Tea.
Did someone remember to bring the biscuits?


10:45 am Hands on Workshop
Using the Learning Table Editor


Using the Learning Table Player


Dealing with issues in the lab

12:30 pm Lunch
Why always these sandwiches?

1:15 pm Hands on Workshop (cont)

Make it your own!

Adding your own content to Learning Table and playing it back.

It's recommened that you bring along some of your own content for this session.
Some media you may like to bring include:

• MP3's
• JPG or GIF Images
• WMV or AVI Videos
• Powerpoint Presentations

Q&A Session

Where to from here?
Some suggestions on how Learning Table might be used and a discussion on how it is used in education now.



3:05 pm Future directions for RFID technology and Learning Table.


Final Q&A Session


3:30 pm Close.
You may group hug.


6:00 pm Remember to feed cat and update his wiki page.


*Disclaimer The chameleon is not Dan Dacey

LTM Brief Update over Lunch

Just following up from our two days last week with a few things that were discussed.
The My Mentoring Plan was email out to LTM's on 26th August – this may be used a guide if you wish. (Don’t forget the books from Ann Rolfe also have templates). We will need to discuss your mentoring plan during our Campus / Site visits to go through who you anticipate mentoring as well as ensuring Heads of Campuses and Heads of Sections are aware of and have had an opportunity to provide input into the Mentoring process.
2. Wiki page – please ensure that you have your pictures and goals up on your page on the Wiki space. Please keep your wiki updated with activities that you do in relation to the LTM project, eg Louise presenting at a General Ed Conference. Sharing these will give other LTM’s ideas on ways to communicate with their mentorees or other staff.
3. Reminder that there will be survey which will need to be completed between 23 – 25 September. As I am on leave from 17th Sept – 6th Oct, Robyn will forward this and any relevant instructions.
4. I will send an Outlook Appointment with a proforma for a fortnightly update. This will then allow you to briefly give me an update on what you have been involved in with regards to the Learning Technology Kits and Mentoring.
5. http://bridgit.det.nsw.edu.au – you will be able to download the application to your laptop or PC and on our site visits I will cover the use of Bridgit software and how you may be able to utilise it with your mentorees or other Learning Technology Mentors.
6. I have logged a call in Remedy for Office Communicator access and as soon as it is finalised I will get Office Communicator pushed out to your machines. Can you please get back to me with the computer names (it can be accessed by following these steps):
a. Go to My computer
b. View system information
c. Select the tab called ‘Computer Name’
d. ‘Full Computer Name’ – please email this to me as this will allow the software to be loaded remotely.
I will then forward documentation on Office Communicator (which is a similar concept to MSN but is for Internal use only – must be connected to our network.
We will be organising an email to go out to Heads of Campuses to give them update on the Learning Technology Mentors Project as well as the campus/site visits that have been scheduled.