Sprout Labs: Next Generation eLearning
Australian Flexible Learning Framework Innovation Videos
2008 was the first year of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework Innovation projects and Rose Grozdanic, the National Co-ordinator for the program, wanted a way of collecting, distilling and communicating some of the experiences and learning from the 2008 projects. She needed a form of knowledge management, and in this case we used video to help Rose achieve this.
We did 20 minute video interviews in Tasmania, Victoria and New South Wales as part of the eLearning Innovation showcasing days and we helped organise video shoots in the other states. At the end of these interviews there were around 30 hours of video, and hundreds of great statements and a lot of learning from the teams.
With the editing we did a rough cut of each of the interviews to give Rose, so she got a sense of what being said without her having to watch all the videos. Working with Rose, we structured those interviews into two short videos. One of videos was advice to people preparing applications and the other a showcase of what the projects had achieved.
Top Ten Tips for your eLearning Innovations Project in 2009
One of the interesting things about this project for us was editing and sorting those 30 hours of video and we learnt a lot about what makes a successful eLearning project and we hope the Top Ten Tips distils this learning.
The only visual material we had for this video was the interviews, that were often shot in bland rooms. We used the images of threads as a visual element to string the fragments and statements together.
Snapshots and Stories: 2008 E-learning Innovations Projects
With this video there was more visual material that was supplied to us by the teams.
The video has been used by some of Innovation Program co-ordinators as part of their introduction to the program and the response has been positive. Even if the advice is from 2008 and 2009 there are still some excellent tips and hints about developing an eLearning business case and running eLearning projects.
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