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Find Out What's On - eLearning Stream

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This week we showcase the eLearning Stream - Hall G: An emerging area of training across the globe, eLearning is something that cannot be ignored. This stream provides a combination of pedagogical and technical topics to assist your RTO with a roundup of key information.

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Presenter:
eLearning FUNdamentals for Excelling in eLearning Engagement
Damian Noud


As a former Principal and Director of Studies at QLD and NSW RTOs, Damian Noud joined MRWED Training and Assessment in 2003. Damian has held a wide range of MRWED positions and has won the hotly contested MRWED Trainer of the Year Award twice. His current position as Team Leader of the Learner Success Team has Damian focused upon the development of MRWED's training and assessment resources and support services to students. Damian has also managed the development of MRWED’s online and webinar programs.

Damian’s passion is helping people build their skills and confidence in online presenting. As host of the Webinar Skills Podcast, available on iTunes and Stitcher Radio, Damian interviews the world’s leading webinar experts and presents best practice approaches for delivering engaging webinars. When he isn’t training people Damian applies the adult learning principles to training dogs.


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Presenter:
Creating Compliant Online Assessments
Allison Miller


Allison Miller has been involved in education and training for more than 20 years as an educator, professional development, and e-learning leader. She is the director and principal consultant of Vanguard Visions, an organisation which specialises in cutting edge elearning, eportfolio and ebusiness professional development, consultancy, presentation and writing services. Allison also leads ePortfolios Australia, a professional network which s upport the use of e-portfolios in Australia and beyond.  She is also the convenor of the annual Eportfolio Forum and Workshops.


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Presenter:
Engaging Online Learning Tools for Training
Kerri Buttery


Kerri Buttery has worked in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector for almost two decades as a Trainer/Assessor, RTO Manager and also as a Senior Lead Auditor. Kerri has worked as a consultant for a range of organisations in the areas of establishing Registered Training Organisations (RTOs), conducting internal audits, consulting on VQF compliance, developing a number of accredited courses, convening state and national conferences, developing training and assessment materials, conducting professional development workshops and delivering Certificate IV in Training and Assessment. She has authored several textbooks and has experience lecturing and tutoring at university. Kerri is currently employed by Velg Training as the Director of Content & Strategy.


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Presenter:
WordPress to Moodle (and Vice Versa) with RSS
Scott Huntley 


(Kenneth) Scott Huntley is an Instruction Designer for the Student Management Services Program Project at TAFE NSW. He has utilised Moodle in various projects over a number of years and Scott is interested in benefits of Open Source Hardware and Software can have for the educational community. He is passionate about finding imaginative and innovative ways to use technology in the classroom and benefits that they may have for students and teachers alike. Scott has previously been an Invited Speaker to MoodleMoot Australia and MoodleMoot New Zealand and a Keynote Speaker for Mini iMoot 2016


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Presenters:
Deep Learning, Engagement and Compliance for eLearning
Kathryn McGilvray, Sarah Philips & Natalie Jegorow 


Kathryn McGilvray and her company develop customised eLearning and Educational Videos for the VET sector. You will often find her as a presenter at Industry conferences and she is passionate about Vocational Training. As a Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer, she delivers Google Training and short courses on all things related to education technology. Her courses explore trends, insights and practical solutions for integrating emerging technology into training. Having worked in schools, TAFE and with Private RTOs she brings her strong educational experience and enthusiasm for learning into every conversation. She loves working with trainers and educators to develop learning that is engaging for students yet still meets the needs of industry for audit and training. If you are not afraid to think outside the box or are somewhat curious about emerging technologies then come and have a chat with her to explore the possibilities.

Sarah Phillips is the Director of Learning and Development at Pop Education. She also works as the Professional Development Coordinator at Swinburne University of Technology PAVE.
Sarah has had 12 years of experience in the VET sector with 11 of those years in Technology Education. In this time, Sarah has held positions in a range of settings across private, Learn Local and TAFE in the fields of eLearning and VET Assessment, including 3 years working as the Victorian eLearning Coordinator and Content Services Advisor for the National VET E-learning Strategy.


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Presenter:
Virtual Reality and Gamification Training in the VET Sector
Maggie Burke & Fay Dart


Maggie Burke
Originally trained as a teacher, Maggie’s roles have been in business and commercial advisory with 12 years at Ernst & Young. Maggie then moving into private consulting to provide specialist advice to the building and construction industry for the last 15 years. One of her roles included setting up and managing a private RTO, Exner Education, that delivers innovative and immersive education tools to the construction, rail and transport industry.  Exner Education offers services in Australia, UAE, with plans to expand to Europe within the next 12 months.

Fay Dart
With a career beginning in South Africa, Fay has over 15 years’ experience in the civil construction industry. Her career in South Africa included Site Management and then Project Engineer roles before her move to Australia. Prior to joining Real Serious Games in 2014, Fay was with Thiess / John Holland for five years attaining the position of Civil Senior Project Engineer on the Airport Link Project.  At Real Serious Games she performs the role of Associate Engineer, assisting in Commercial aspects of projects, Business Development and Engineering support for the delivery of projects.


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Presenter:
HTML, CSS & Bootstrap Hacks for eLearning
Scott Huntley 


(Kenneth) Scott Huntley is an Instruction Designer for the Student Management Services Program Project at TAFE NSW. He has utilised Moodle in various projects over a number of years and Scott is interested in benefits of Open Source Hardware and Software can have for the educational community. He is passionate about finding imaginative and innovative ways to use technology in the classroom and benefits that they may have for students and teachers alike. Scott has previously been an Invited Speaker to MoodleMoot Australia and MoodleMoot New Zealand and a Keynote Speaker for Mini iMoot 2016.

Date posted Aug 16, 2018

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