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Resources Work Task ** Welcome to the wiki for the GippsTAFE Online Facilitation Course Work Task.
 * [|Learning 2.1]GippsTAFE Online Facilitation Course **

The purpose of this wiki is for us to build up a list of suitable online learning materials. Please select your favourite two or three online resources and add them to the wiki. For each include a title, the URL and a one line description of what the web site is about. If you put your name at the end we'll know who has posted which items. :)


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Online Facilitation Resources
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/flx/go Check out this link for the latest e-learning news and developments, as well as links to products, resources and support networks.
 * Australian Flexible Learning Framework **

**Guide to Social E-Learning:**
Exploring the opportunities and challenges whilst undertaking social e-learning practices - Sam []

**Designing and Implementing E-Learning:**
Presenting practical ideas for designing effective e-learning practices - Sam []

**[|Learning 2.1:Explore Discover Play]**
A continuation of the "Learning 2.0" or "23 Things" program. Supports on-going discovery and learning of web 2.0/emerging technologies. The focus is libraries but it is by no means limited to that. Like the 23 Things" program before it it has been taken up by individuals and organisations beyond libraries. Makes use of a wiki, blog and Ning.- (Jo)

[|NMC]
A consortia of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies. Responsible for the highly valued [|Horizon Report] (Jo)

[|Wordle]
A free online generator tool that creates a text cloud for any text you enter. Quick graphic display of word/ideas/concepts. Might make a good online icebreaker or brainstorming tool. Lots of font/colour/style options. Quick and easy to use. The uses people come up with for Wordle are endless and surprising. Most recently I read in a blog of an open day where staff posted a Wordle to show "what goes on behind my door" to visitors.

**"What does a good online facilitator do?"[|Here is the Wordle created from our responses]**
Ideas for using Wordle? Try: [|Top 20 uses for Wordle] (from The Clever Sheep) [|Ways to use Wordle in your classroom] (slide show from Jen Wagner is for schools but the ideas are very adaptable) (Jo)

[|eLearn Magazine]
A magazine but also a blog, case studies, tutorials and best practices and you can follow on Twitter. Regular articles posted under the broad headings Design, Technology, Usability, Business, Culture. Published by ACM: The Association for Computing Machinery   (but don't let that name put you off). Recent publication: "[|10 things I've learned about teaching online]" (Jo)

Aussies Living Simply
This is a great resource for, well, Aussies living simply! Members share their knoweldge and experience on all aspects of sustainable living, and a warm and vibrant online community has developed. Although the subject matter is not necessarily related to learning and development tools, it is a great example of a successful online learning environment. [] (Kathy)

**The Human Body** [] looks at somer major body systems [] The Human Body: An Online Tour a website that lnks to many options of online / virtual antomy etc informastion (Grace)

[] Note: This is a locally contextualised resource. Contains current L&T strategies, forums, and resources for RMIT staff. (Michael Abulencia - RMIT University)
 * RMIT University - Learning and Teaching**

[] Media resources for teachers. (Michael Abulencia - RMIT University)
 * Teacher Tube**

[] Community of educators from around the world who have interest in learning and teaching. (Michael Abulencia - RMIT University)
 * LearningTimes**

Toolboxes [] This is a good resource for online learning. Sue

Medline http://www.mdeline.com This is a good source for medical information Turning Point http://www.turningpoint.org.au Also good for drug and alcohol resorces. David Martin

[|www.edna.edu.au] Has sections and links to VET and resources. Links to teaching resources and PD Paschal (RMIT)
 * Vet Edna - free online network for educators**

A web link which is an attempt to address online protocols http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=38637