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Australian Flexible Learning Framework – July Event:

Workshop 1:  Instructional Design for E-learning

How do you ensure that your learning design is sound and will get the best outcomes for your learner?

Come and learn where to start and how to ensure that the e-learning you design is effective, attractive and engaging. They will take you through the steps that will help you analyse your learners’ needs, and design an effective storyboard.

Even if you’re some way down the track in instructional design, you’ll get something out of this.

Got a question you’d like Duy to cover? Ask Duy  on the Beyondedge facebook page.

Duy Huynh is the Executive Producer & Creative Director of Beyondedge.  With a diverse background in IT, Web, Film and TV industries, Duy’s career has always been somewhat transcendent of traditional boundaries.  At the core of it, his work has been the integration of creative ideas with technology, which has brought fresh thinking to the world of eLearning.

Beyondedge specialises in producing highly engaging elearning that blends interactive simulations, dramatisations, games and stunning 3D animations to make learning more compelling.

Alison Bickford is Director and Principal Consultant of Connect Thinking® and e-coach for the Connect Thinking E-Learning Academy. Her expertise embraces learning design in all forms of e-learning tools and platforms, including social media. At the heart of her practice is a practical, learner-centric approach to e-learning design and development.

Workshop 2:  How do I get my organisation up and running with e-learning?

Presented by: Clint Smith.

This workshop presents a practical approach for implementing web-based learning to achieve business goals in training organisations and business.

Using the “no fuss” model that has been used successfully in a wide range of organisations, Clint Smith will take you through the steps you need to take and demystify the jargon around e-learning.

You will work through a sequence of practical activities to develop an e-learning game plan for your organisation, setting out the products ( courses) to be delivered, the resources required, the delivery options to fit your context and what you need to do to build your e-capability.

You will leave with a clear idea of your options and should be able to begin work on a plan for your organisation that will get you up and running in e-learning.

Clint Smith is Director of LearnWorks, Melbourne, a learning and performance design company which specialises in implementing e-learning.

A qualified instructional designer and experienced consultant, facilitator, researcher and presenter, he has helped a wide range of organisations to design their change management strategies to implement e-learning and achieve business results. His learning designs, performance support tools and information products have won several awards and he has presented at state, national and international conferences.

He is currently Vice President of ElNet, the E-learning Network of Australasia.

Workshop 3: Audio recording for flexible education..

Presented by: Stephan Ridgway

This full day workshop will give you the skills to get started using Audacity, a free tool to record and edit sound files and also how to edit your files and embed them as podcasts in a variety of contexts.

Audio files  are an effective way of presenting information to your learners – they can listen learn anywhere with an ipod or smartphone, on the train, cooking dinner, walking the dog….and require much less bandwidth than video.

Stephan is highly skilled in e-learning technology and how it applies to the particular student experience a teacher is wanting to create. His mastery of audio – recording, editing and podcasting and his enthusiasm to help others achieve a quality recording will make this a day you can’t miss if you are interested in using audio for your learning.

Do you want to register and find more information– just click here!

Creating eLearning with Currumbin RSL College.

Congratulations to Currumbin RSL College on a great day shooting for their new eLearning courses, Responsible Service of Alcohol and Responsible Service of Gaming.  Moving into eLearning, a 5:30 start wasn’t quite what was expected, however we got straight into the swing of things and were ready to shoot by 6:00am.

After an exciting and productive day of shooting both bar and gaming scenes we were ready to wrap up by 6:00pm.

A big thank you to all the Currumbin RSL team who helped out as extras on set and helped contribute to the success of the day.  We are excited to enter post production on what will become a first for eLearning courses at Currumbin RSL College.

More from the Hong Kong ICT Expo.

Beyondedge Executive Producer, Duy Huynh, addresses an international audience at the ICT Expo in Hong Kong

“BEYONDEDGE JOINS AUSSIE TRADE DELEGATION IN HONG KONG”

"Duy Huynh and Andrew Kelly with the Australian Delegation and representatives from the HKTDC & InvestHK"

Beyondedge joins a group of 20 Australian Companies at the International ICT Expo in Hong Kong. The delegation, hosted by HKTDC, brings together companies from all over Australia, with Queensland being represented for the first time.

The Expo will see around 30,000 trade visitors over the next 4 days (13th-16th April) and Duy Huynh will be addressing the audience on key trends in eLearning, and will be talking about the importance of eLearning in the rapidly changing business world.

Ashleigh Harding, joins the Beyondedge team.

Ashleigh Harding at BeyondedgeAshleigh completed a Bachelor of Film and Screen Media Production at Griffith Film School in 2009. She majored in editing and after having a successful year on the film festival circuit, all three of her graduate films received awards at the Qld New Filmmaker Awards as well as a number of screenings all over the country. She went on to develop her editing technique by working on a variety of projects including TV series, music clips, more short films and documentaries.
Ashleigh has now joined Beyondedge to add her style of drama editing to their eLearning productions.

Garth Moore joins the Beyondedge team

We have recently welcomed Garth Moore on board who has joined our team as an Account Manager. He brings with him vast experience in the digital space around advertising, direct marketing and corporate marketing services. Garth has launched flagship products for many of Australia’s largest brands. His experience as a production director in mainstream agencies has seen him recognized and awarded for innovation both nationally and internationally. Garth’s unique experience in large corporates,  agencies and small business online and off lends him a wide understanding of Australian business in both the local and international markets.

We’re Hiring: Are you a code nut? We want you!

Flash Developer

Beyondedge is one of Australia’s most innovative eLearning firms. A young, dynamic and forward thinking company; Beyondedge is producing cutting edge learning programs using the latest emerging online technologies.

Our portfolio includes some of Australia’s top companies, and we have a reputation for delivering exceptional service and highly engaging content.

The role on offer is Graduate/Intermediate Flash Developer with strong AS3 coding skills. If you love turning client briefs into amazing interactive objects then this role is for you. You will have a keen eye for detail, a strong work ethic and can deliver to tight deadlines.

Your duties will be:

- Developing high quality Flash Apps

- Communicating effectively with a team of designers, developers and project managers

- Develop engaging learning activities

- Develop intuitive Games and Apps

- Good problem solving skills, able to identify and fix bugs

You’ll be proficient with

-       Flash CS4/CS5

-       Flash Actionscript 3

Desirable skills

-       Flex

-       jQuery

-       XML, CSS and Javascript

-       PHP/MySQL

Your resume should include examples of your work. Role available immediately. Rate negotiable depending on skill level.

Email your resume to: info@beyondedge.com

Beyondedge Pty Ltd

PO Box 3854, Helensvale TC, QLD 4212

www.beyondedge.com

#eLearning10 An event success!!

E-learning Innovations. This map shows the spread of projects funded in 2010 under the Australian Flexible Learning Framework E-learning.


View 2010 E-learning Innovations in a larger map
“Sustaining e-learning for the future” or “eLearning10″ was the concluding showcase event in the 2010 Australian Flexible Learning Frameworks calendar.

The agenda had a strong focus on how organisations are setting about embedding their e-learning and sustaining that development throughout their practice. Presentation included an instructional design master class, past project leaders who have gone on to build from their initial project taking e-learning across their practice or organisation, then also looking into new and emerging technology, what is coming up on the horizon and how will new research and technology shape our practice.

The conferences hash tag “#eLearning10″ was an insight into the hot topics durning the event:


Beyondedge would like to congratulate everyone at AFLF on a successful event.

Award winning eLearning that saves lives!

Australia is a nation prone to a range of natural, technological and human-caused emergencies. Since 2000, on average each year  24 people have lost their lives as a direct result of natural disasters. Almost 600 have been injured and up to 390,000 affected in some way. The economic cost to communities of natural disasters has been in excess of $3.6 billion annually. Many more people are also affected by human caused emergencies and disasters, with a further significant cost to the nation.

The Australian Safer Communities Awards Queensland ceremony was held on 21 October, recognising best practice and innovation by individuals and organisations that help build safer and more resilient communities across Queensland. Beyondedge was excited to receive word from Queensland Fire and

Rescue Service – Rural  Operations – that they had progressed to the national awards, to be held in Canberra on 29 November 2010.

Beyondedge is please to announce that Steve Rothwell, Assistant Commissioner and Helen Keen-Dyer, Principal Project Manager travelled to Canberra recently to bring back this announcement:

“I am very please to advise that we won our category and came home last night with the National Australian Safer Communities Education and Training Award.”  Helen advises.

“This is a great achievement for Queensland Fire and Rescue Service and for all the hard work that you have supported us in.”

Beyondedge Executive Producer, Duy Huynh comments:

“It’s a testament to the hard work and innovative thinking from the QFRS Rural Ops team that these outcomes have been achieved.  We’re just glad to be a part of the journey.”

Congratulation to the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service – Rural Operations for your commitment to excellence, and to keeping our communities safe.

For more on their work view the brief here. Queensland Rural Fire and Rescue Service

Laying down the Gauntlet for better eLearning

Beyondedge has been invited to keynote a number of eLearning Conferences around Australia, from Sydney to Perth, Cairns, Rockhampton and of course, Brisbane.   Our Executive Producer, Duy Huynh has been called upon to lay down the gauntlet for new thinking on eLearning through shifting the way we see information, and developing more engaging, compelling and ultimately more effective eLearning programs.

New trends in eLearning put the power back in the hands of learners, whilst delivering clear and immediate business benefits for organisations.  The results are clear and accolades such as our Client’s nomination for outstanding achievement at the QLD Premier’s Awards demonstrate that eLearning has a strong role in helping organisations bridge training challenges whilst at the same time being uncompromisingly ‘learner friendly’.

If you are attending the following events please come and say ‘hello’, or alternatively you can make an appointment to see us either side of the event days.  Just contact Bobby Garrett on 07 5665 6955.  Please be quick, as appointment spaces are limited.

TEAM2010: Technology Enabled Assessment Methodologies

  • Perth: 19 November

EyeQ: Insights into eLearning

  • Cairns 22nd November
  • Rockhampton 24th November
  • Brisbane 26th November

eLearning2010: Sustainable eLearning

  • Sydney 9th & 10th December
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