Embedding Digital Storytelling in Teaching and Learning

Digital storytelling is an embedded innovative practice in the Vocational Education and Training organisations as well as community based adult learning centres in Australia. Digital stories have been woven into educational environments as ‘new’ ways of managing and distributing knowledge; capturing learning journeys and demonstrating competence; as well as celebrating achievements and project outcomes. Digital storytelling [...]

Celebrating and showcasing: horses gets their sashes

1. What have you accomplished that you are most proud of by using social software? What enabled you to achieve this?
• Some participants completed their personal digital stories and uploaded to their personal websites.• Others were able to complete their stories for viewing on PC and in the family home DVD as well as [...]

Stories of the journey: horses are approaching the finishing post

Here we are in the final month of the Harnessing Rural Skills projects across the NE Victorian towns of Beechworth, Corryong, Mt Beauty, Tallangatta and Yackandandah. The race has been a fast one and one that faced lots of hurdles. To continue with my metaphor I’d like to think about what has been the winner [...]

Digital Storytelling, blogging and eportfolios: horses are racing

September Progress Update:
Check out the Protopage, our front page for the Harnessing Rural Skills project, for an update on the start dates for each of the People, Place and Pastimes program in our NE Victorian centres. http://www.protopage.com/harnessing_rural_skills
Latest groups to begin include Corryong, Yackandandah and Beechworth.Both the Yack group and the Beechworth groups have a [...]

People, Place and Pastimes: horses are in the paddocks

The first centre has launched their program and successfully conducted their induction event. The centre coordinator is now most proudly spruiking about the enthusiasm of the participants in joining the program – and performing the best form of promotion there is. This is the most successful point of the project so far – to hear [...]

Harnessing Rural Skills – horses still in the stables

What a flurry of activity there has been just getting up to the launch of the program for the participating centres (partners) in the NE Victoria Elearning precinct. We have five partners located at:
Beechworth, Corryong, Mt Beauty, Tallangatta and Yackandandah.
During May – July we focussed on marketing, building community relationships and learning materials
There were some [...]