Welcome to the TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute Wikispaces Network

Welcome to the Sydney Institute wikispaces network. This platform is used to support the use of collaborative teaching and learning environments for staff and students at TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute.

Click on the links below to find out more about:

If you would like further information about the use of wikis and blogs for teaching and learning at Sydney Institute please contact your college CEO or the staff at the Workforce Development Unit

Phone: (02) 9217 3731
Email: siworkforcedevelopment[@]tafensw.edu.au
myLearning wiki: http://wiki.tafensw.edu.au/sydney/mylearning/index.php

What is a wiki and why should I use one?

A wiki is software that allows registered users or anyone to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize the content of a website, usually for reference material. Wikis are often used to create collaborative websites and to power community websites. (From Wikipedia, of the worlds largest wikis. Accessed 11 April 2008. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki)//

Wikis provide a simple but effective space for content creation and collaboration and can be used in a wide variety of educational settings. Watch this great video on Wikis in plain English video by commoncraft

At TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute the Wikispaces Private Label platform is being used to provide accessible, easy to use wikis for staff and students.

Please note: Although it is the same software platform, the Sydney Institute Wikispaces environment is a separate platform from the wider wikispaces network. If you have been using a free Wikispace with your learners, please contact the Workforce Development Team for information and support on how to migrate your wikispace to the Sydney Institute platform.

For staff: How to sign up for a wikispace for your learners

TAFE NSW - Sydney Institute have developed a detailed procedure which staff who wish to use wikis or blogs should follow. The policy and procedures are designed to ensure easy access to simple, effective and secure spaces for teaching and learning. If you would lik e further information click on the following links:

New Sydney Institute Brand Identity Themes

Sydney Institute has recently adopted a new brand identity. This is now available to wiki organisers on the SI network. There are two institute themes and one for each of the colleges.

Wikispaces Branding

Click here to view a video to learn how to apply them to your new and existing wikis.

Need help on how to use wikispaces?

Want some help on how to use wikispace more effectively?

The Wikispaces team have created a fantastic set of help pages which include easy to use guides on everything from embedding media to rss feeds on your pages!

Click on the links below to access:

Anchors: How to use anchors on pages
Images: How to use images (pictures) on Wikispaces
Media: How to embed media on Wikispaces using wikitext
RSS Includes: How to include RSS feed summaries in pages
Wikitext: How to use text markup for those who don't want to use the visual editor

Work Force Development Unit - Social Bookmarks (diigo group)

Work Force Develipment Unit - myLearning Blog/Podcast

myLearning

2010 Australian Flexible Learning Framework e-Learning funding Feb 3, 2010 10:50 pm
cc licensed flickr photo shared by sridgway Hot Topic Conversation Audio Podcast Date: 3 Feb 2010 Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm Presenters: Stephan Ridgway, Paulis Cheung Workforce Development Unit & Rose Grozdanic, National Coordinator E-learni...
Funding opportunities for E-Learning Innovation projects in 2010 Jan 28, 2010 3:43 pm
cc licensed flickr photo shared by sridgway Recently the 2010 Australian Flexible Learning Framework announced it’s 2010 funding to support e-Learning & innovation nationally. An overview of this funding is outlined in the Flex News website @ ...
Podcasting Workshop @ elearning09 Dec 7, 2009 5:48 pm
image sridgway This is an example of a podcast
Annual eLearning09 AFLF conference underway Dec 6, 2009 3:08 pm
image by Marlene Manto The annual NSW Framework elEarning conference is underway in Sydney. For thos not able to make the conference you can participate online in numerous ways including Tags Tags are key words used to classify online content and ...
TAFE NSW – Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) Dec 2, 2009 5:08 pm
Synopsis This session will cover the development and embedding of the TAFE NSW Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) framework. It will outline the underpinning vision behind the framework and the range of elearning technologies. Presenter: Diana Kha...
Accessibility captions made easy in Youtube Nov 29, 2009 3:22 am
video by sridgway Google has recently announced a new feature a new feature in it’s Youtube service which automatically generates video captions from a speech to text recognition process. To date the fully automated captioning process has on...
Head Teacher Development Program – Equity JSA partnerships and 2010 scholarship programs Nov 23, 2009 9:27 pm
Synopsis image by financialaidpodcast All about the new Job Services Australia (JSA) employment services market Business development opportunities with Job Services Australia Equity scholarships available Eight new scholarships in 2010 for high l...
Using Social Media @ Sydney Institute Nov 17, 2009 8:57 pm
Looks like the social media guru’s @ Ultimo Library have been hard at work producing this cool video for youtube which has been published on the TAFE NSW – Sydney Institute youtube channel. Great work guy’s you get it :> libr...
CLIcks News – November 2009 Nov 16, 2009 8:18 pm
Murder under the Microscope 2010 Get set for another eco-mystery game! Sites2See: The Green Office and Green Skills More on The Green Office Sites2See More on Green Skills Sites2See Environment Units BSBSUS201A Participate in environmentally susta...
E-portfolios Showcase 09 Nov 15, 2009 4:02 pm
image by sridgway Last month Gail Watt & myself had the opportunity to attend and present at the inaugural E-portfolios Showcase 09 conference held in Melbourne 16 October 2009. Organised by the Australian Flexible Learning Framework the showc...

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