
Links Partner feature Partners AOC are Agents for? Networks and Associations Small Business Online Learning Communities Links to Mobile Learning Partner Feature This month's partner feature is of our IT support company Combo IT. Since we met at a business building seminar we have worked closely to help each other develop and implement our business strategies. David and Rachel who run Combo are totally focused on becoming your company's IT Department. Unlike PC fix it companies they have a strong focus on long term planning and quality systems with a view to minimising the total cost of IT over the systems life span. David, Rachel and the rest of the team at Combo are seasoned experts in their fields of systems infrastructure and software implementation. They can assist with analysis of the best systems, recommendations of equipment, sales of hardware and installation. Once all your systems are fixed and running well, they can set up a maintenance schedule and make sure your systems stay at peak performance. Let them worry about security, virus protection, backup and the other headaches of IT so you can focus on your core business. Of course if you already have systems and they just don't work, don't put up with it! Call the team at Combo and they will come out and troubleshoot the problems and get things back on an even keel. Combo is our IT Department - we recommend you make them yours. Partners Thompson Nightingale International TNI and AOC work together on Going Virtual - The Future of Work conferences and projects of the health industry, plus other industries needing a combination of corporate and nationally accredited training, plus event management. The team worked together on the 8th National Chemical Diversion Congress, which was presented in 2004 by Victoria Police. I and J Management In 2004 we completed the evaluation of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework with the I and J Management team. Click here to read the report go to the Australian National Training Authority Dynamic Outcomes Dynamic Outcomes Pty Ltd has expertise in the provision of the following services to its clients: evaluation and market research development of education and community resources and programs development of policy and strategic documents design of training materials delivery of training programs web site development development of planning and implementation strategies for the use of ICT project management design and desktop publishing. Back to top AOC are agents for Knowledge Ability UK AOC is the Australasian agent for KnowledgeAbility UK. AOC hold the Australian and New Zealand licence to deliver Mastering Virtual Work, Managing Virtual Teams and Virtual Team Builder to educators and trainers, part of AOC's The Edge Series. Click to read the pdf version of the education and training brochure. Back to top Networks and Associations Flexible Learning Leaders Flexible Learning Leaders are selected by the Australian National Training Authority as the Australian leaders in eLearning and Change Management. Margaret Aspin was Flexible Learning Leader in 2000 and focussed on large internationally distributed companies who were using new management theories and practices, in particular Virtual Organisation and Virtual Team theories developed in Europe in the 90s. These companies were using elearning as part of workforce development strategies, and were examples of distributed teams and virtual workers,plus robust partnerships. Therefore Margaret's visits were to the key virtual organisation management theorists in Switzerland, European teleworking experts in Sweden, the European companies, and the Virtual Teaming/Virtual Work specialists in the UK. A visit to the Scottish University for Industry was very valuable for focussing on industry/training partnerships models. Margaret wrote the Victorian State report and a critique for the Flexible Learning Leaders Allumni journal 'Wollemi Ringleaders'. http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/knowledgetree/index.html Critique of 2002 RTO case studies can be found at http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/knowledgetree/edition03/html/cri_rto.html VISTA Association of VET Professionals VISTA supports managers and leaders in vocational education and training. Margaret was a Board Member 2003 - 2004. Contact: Dr.Jackie Watts VISTA - Association of VET Professionals Tel. 9347 8699 Fax. 9347 8933 email : watts@labyrinth.net.au GOING VIRTUAL NETWORK This network was set up as a result of the Going-Virtual Conference 2004. It is hosted by Worley International. Delegates at Going Virtual conferences get automatic access to the network. http://www.goingvirtual.com.au Back to top E-PERFORMANCE NETWORK E-performance Network - Exploring E-tools for improving business results for training Electronic tools are providing new opportunities for integrating learning and work. There are now collaborative web-based approaches for identifying skill gaps, matching individual and organisational needs, planning and providing learning environments, supporting application of outcomes in the workflow, and tracking impact on the organisation's performance. This network will explore emerging models, systems and tools for supporting the transfer of learning outcomes from training into performance improvement results in the workplace. The group will identify available e-performance tools, arrange online demonstrations and discussions, and gather case studies and lessons learned from organisations who are using these approaches. The network will be of value to anyone interested in planning, supporting and evaluating performance improvement strategies in their organisation. Contact Margaret at marasp@aspinonlineconsulting.com.au to find out more. You may also like to go to the network at http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=439 You may be asked to register before being able to log in. Back to top Small business online learning communities Home-Based Business Online A SME online network which provides marketing, networking and training opportunties in Melbourne. Back to top Mobile Learning Interesting research into mobile learning can be found at these addresses: What research says about portable ICT devices in teaching and learning DEEP Using PDAs in Africa for learning Adaptive Mobile Learning Technologies Back to top

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Partner feature
Partners
AOC are Agents for?
Networks and Associations
Small Business Online Learning Communities
Links to Mobile Learning

Partner Feature

This month's partner feature is of our IT support company Combo IT. Since we met at a business building seminar we have worked closely to help each other develop and implement our business strategies. David and Rachel who run Combo are totally focused on becoming your company's IT Department. Unlike PC fix it companies they have a strong focus on long term planning and quality systems with a view to minimising the total cost of IT over the systems life span.

David, Rachel and the rest of the team at Combo are seasoned experts in their fields of systems infrastructure and software implementation. They can assist with analysis of the best systems, recommendations of equipment, sales of hardware and installation. Once all your systems are fixed and running well, they can set up a maintenance schedule and make sure your systems stay at peak performance. Let them worry about security, virus protection, backup and the other headaches of IT so you can focus on your core business.

Of course if you already have systems and they just don't work, don't put up with it! Call the team at Combo and they will come out and troubleshoot the problems and get things back on an even keel.

Combo is our IT Department - we recommend you make them yours.

Partners

Thompson Nightingale International
TNI and AOC work together on Going Virtual - The Future of Work conferences and projects of the health industry, plus other industries needing a combination of corporate and nationally accredited training, plus event management. The team worked together on the 8th National Chemical Diversion Congress, which was presented in 2004 by Victoria Police.

I and J Management
In 2004 we completed the evaluation of the Australian Flexible Learning Framework with the I and J Management team. Click here to read the report go to the Australian National Training Authority

Dynamic Outcomes
Dynamic Outcomes Pty Ltd has expertise in the provision of the following services to its clients:

evaluation and market research
development of education and community resources and programs
development of policy and strategic documents
design of training materials
delivery of training programs
web site development
development of planning and implementation strategies for the use of ICT
project management
design and desktop publishing.

AOC are agents for

Knowledge Ability UK
AOC is the Australasian agent for KnowledgeAbility UK.

AOC hold the Australian and New Zealand licence to deliver Mastering Virtual Work, Managing Virtual Teams and Virtual Team Builder to educators and trainers, part of AOC's The Edge Series. Click to read the pdf version of the education and training brochure.

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Networks and Associations

Flexible Learning Leaders
Flexible Learning Leaders are selected by the Australian National Training Authority as the Australian leaders in eLearning and Change Management. Margaret Aspin was Flexible Learning Leader in 2000 and focussed on large internationally distributed companies who were
using new management theories and practices, in particular Virtual Organisation and Virtual Team theories developed in Europe in the 90s.

These companies were using elearning as part of workforce development strategies, and were examples of distributed teams and virtual workers,plus robust partnerships. Therefore Margaret's visits were to the key virtual organisation management theorists in Switzerland, European teleworking experts in Sweden, the European companies, and the Virtual Teaming/Virtual Work specialists in the UK. A visit to the Scottish University for Industry was very valuable for focussing on industry/training partnerships models.

Margaret wrote the Victorian State report and a critique for the Flexible Learning Leaders Allumni journal 'Wollemi Ringleaders'.
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/knowledgetree/index.html

Critique of 2002 RTO case studies can be found at
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/knowledgetree/edition03/html/cri_rto.html

VISTA Association of VET Professionals
VISTA supports managers and leaders in vocational education and training. Margaret was a Board Member 2003 - 2004.
Contact:
Dr.Jackie Watts
VISTA - Association of VET Professionals
Tel. 9347 8699
Fax. 9347 8933
email : watts@labyrinth.net.au

GOING VIRTUAL NETWORK
This network was set up as a result of the Going-Virtual Conference 2004. It is hosted by Worley International. Delegates at Going Virtual conferences get automatic access to the network. http://www.goingvirtual.com.au

E-PERFORMANCE NETWORK

E-performance Network - Exploring E-tools for improving business results for training
Electronic tools are providing new opportunities for integrating learning and work. There are now collaborative web-based approaches for identifying skill gaps, matching individual and organisational needs, planning and providing learning environments, supporting application of outcomes in the workflow, and tracking impact on the organisation's performance.

This network will explore emerging models, systems and tools for supporting the transfer of learning outcomes from training into performance improvement results in the workplace.

The group will identify available e-performance tools, arrange online demonstrations and discussions, and gather case studies and lessons learned from organisations who are using these approaches. The network will be of value to anyone interested in planning, supporting and evaluating performance improvement strategies in their organisation.

Contact Margaret at marasp@aspinonlineconsulting.com.au to find out more. You may also like to go to the network at http://www.groups.edna.edu.au/course/view.php?id=439

You may be asked to register before being able to log in.

Small business online learning communities

Home-Based Business Online
A SME online network which provides marketing, networking and training opportunties in Melbourne.

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Mobile Learning

Interesting research into mobile learning can be found at these addresses:

What research says about portable ICT devices in teaching and learning

DEEP
Using PDAs in Africa for learning

Adaptive Mobile Learning Technologies