1. eleaders4hume

2. November 2011
eleaders4hume
e-learning strategy
ELearning …..
….. an important
strategic asset for our
organisation

3. November 2011
eleaders4hume Vision
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will have the
capacity (resources & staff) to
offer students a choice of
attending learning F2F or online

4. November 2011
eleaders4hume Technology for E-Learning
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will provide appropriate support to all
staff and assist them to acquire and operate technology
to the benefit of students, tutors, employers and the
community.
The new technology has been identified as
•Virtual Classrooms
•Learning Management Systems
•Blogs
•Wikis
•Web 2.0 / Social Networking Tools

5. November 2011
eleaders4hume Uses & Applications
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will ensure we will continue to expand
the uses and applications of the e-learning strategy and
will build on those identified below
• Professional Development for Staff and Management
• Course delivery via blended learning
• Remote learning opportunities
• Collaborative teaching
• Engaging disengaged or marginalised learners
• Providing networking opportunities for students
• Enable participation where low uptake may occur
• Social inclusion and networking

6. November 2011
eleaders4hume Content
e-learning strategy The e-learning resources will include but not be
limited to the following content:
• Learning Resources
• Web page links
• Assessments
• Practice tasks
• Forums (i.e. blogs and wikis)
• Discussions
• Trainer feedback
• Timelines
• Class recordings

7. November 2011
eleaders4hume People
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will support our staff in embedding e-learning by:
• Identifying an organisational e-leader
• Promoting awareness of e-learning vision across the whole
organisation
• Involving all staff in implementing e-learning strategy
We will implement processes to support our e-learners, including:
• Informing learners of ICT skills needed for e-learning
• Developing & implementing ICT skills assessment process for
learners
• Developing & offering ICT skills training for potential e-learners
• Encouraging ongoing development of ICT skills through self directed
learning

8. November 2011
eleaders4hume Training & Support
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will ensure that all staff have access to
appropriate training and support. To achieve this we will:
• Need to allocate sufficient resources
• Encourage & support staff to embrace e-learning, with a
particular focus on engaging our tutors
• Analyse e-learning training needs for all staff
• Develop & implement ongoing e-learning training program
• Use variety of interactive resources for all staff continuing
professional development
• Encourage self directed learning

9. November 2011
eleaders4hume Promotion
e-learning strategy
Our organisation will promote e-learning across the whole
organisation and to the broader community by:
• Keeping CoM informed of emerging technologies and
opportunities
• Encouraging staff to be fully engaged with ICT and e-
learning on a regular basis
• Supporting the application of a range of Web 2.0 tools to
increase e-skills of both CoM and staff
• Developing partnerships with other organisations and
working collaboratively to promote e-learning
• Offering a range of quality blended delivery courses with a
significant on-line component
• Using social media as a marketing tool

10. November 2011
eleaders4hume Return on Investment
e-learning strategy
• increase in geographical coverage (number of learners)
• reduced staff and travel costs
• improved service offering
• reduced travel costs for learner visits (blended courses)
• reduced assessor time per learner (blended courses)
• speed of learner completion vs traditional methods
• speed for staff to create and access course materials
• speed for learners to access course materials

11. November 2011
eleaders4hume Implementation Plan
e-learning strategy
The following strategy components will be
implemented in order
• Select and engage Virtual Learning Platform
supplier
• Select which courses will be prioritised for
implementation
• Develop / convert resources for selected
courses
• Train staff and learners in use of Virtual
Learning Platform and other technologies
• Run a pilot course with a carefully chosen
cohort
• Evaluate pilot and plan other course roll-outs
accordingly