e-learning adventures in the North-West

So it's time to set off on some new journeys and adventures. Here in the North-West metro region of Melbourne, we're welcoming a huge nine new organisations and two continuing organisations on board for the 2011-12 e-learning mentor projects.


The organisations are:

• Australian Multicultural Community Services
• Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC) *
• Carringbush Adult Education Inc
• Djerriwarrh Employment and Education Services
• Lalor Living & Learning Centre Inc.
• Laverton Community Integrated Services Inc.
• Living & Learning Nillumbik
• Meadow Heights Learning Shop Inc
• SPAN Community House *
• Wingate Avenue Community Centre
• Yarraville Community Centre

* Centres continuing from 2011.


We've decided to establish this blog as a platform for sharing resources and for e-leaders and e-travellers from each organisation to reflect on their progress in a truly collaborative environment.

E-projects in 2010: 'North West Cafe' opens for business

Just to give an idea of what happened last year, the following organisations participated:

ACE NING North west Cafe Group

• Olympic Adult Education (OAE)
• Australian Vietnamese Women's Association (AVWA)
• Carlton Neighbourhood Learning Centre (CNLC)
• Span Community House (in Thornbury)
• Yooralla (Flinders Lane, City of Melbourne)
• Thornbury Women's Neighbourhood House (TWNH)
• Diamond Valley Learning Centre (DVLC)

Participants explored a number of tools via the Victoria-wide web conferencing workshops that we conducted on: wiki for content management, Moodle course management, voice technologies and Flip video. We also arranged some site visits to come out and discuss projects and assist with specific tasks. We had a group in the ACE NING, a virtual meeting place like this, but with a Forum and a few other additional features.