Develop
D4 Provide professional development for teachers
Teachers and assessors working in the online environment may need support and training, especially if they are new to working and teaching in an online environment. This professional development will involve:
- skills in managing the technology (learning management systems, specific assessment software)
- online facilitation and moderation skills
- online assessment management skills
- linking online deliverers and assessors to networks.
Toolkit
Flexways
Flexways is a web resource designed to provide online planning for professional development for VET practitioners. Flexways considers the skills and knowledge capabilities required for flexible delivery including assessment.
You can use Flexways to check your own skills or the skills of individual staff. The resource includes a Flexways Skills Checklist that includes a comprehensive list of the skills and knowledge required by practitioners involved in flexible training and assessment programs. You might consider using this checklist as a key resource to develop your own tool aimed at establishing the skills gap of your staff.
Flexways
http://flexways.flexiblelearning.net.au/default.asp
Resource Generator - Networking for assessors
This guide provides support and practical information for individuals and groups interested in establishing or extending assessor networks in the VET sector.
This guide includes:
- sample organisational materials
- case studies
- hints and quotes from people with experience in establishing and managing networks.
Resource Generator
http://resourcegenerator.gov.au/Login.asp
