Hairdressing on the go, mobile solution

Presenter: Annette Winch

Gold Coast Institute of TAFE

30th May 2013

This case study was developed by Gold Coast Institute of TAFE in conjunction with Marcus Edward Salons and Next International Salons with funding and support from the national training system’s e-learning strategy, the National VET E-learning Strategy (Strategy).

The 2012-2015 National VET E-learning Strategy (‘the Strategy’) is aimed at strengthening the Australian training sector’s use of new learning technologies, stimulating innovative approaches to increasing participation in training and employment, and improving the skill levels of the Australian workforce (http://flexiblelearning.net.au).

Training

Hairdressers

how training used to be…

ALL abilities

ALL levels

ALL on paper

ALL on campus Hairdressing training on campus @ GCIT

Our goal was to incorporate the use of high speed broadband and emerging technologies to enable work based hairdressing apprentices to :

• “access” interactive learning material • “collect” authentic assessment evidence• “connect” with their peers and teachers

now transformed into …

ALL abilities

ALL levels

ALL on the iPad

ALL in the workplace Hairdressing training delivered in the workplace

how did we do that …

Trained our hairdressing teachers to:

• Format shift existing word learning resources and assessments

workbooks to interactive PDF using adobe acrobat Pro X

• Use iPads to connect, access, collect evidence , and authenticate assessments tasks

• Use the following apps– PDF Expert: to complete forms and sign directly onto iPad– Evernote : e-portfolio tool to gather formative assessment and

journal salon visits

what does that look like …

Using Evernote and PDF Expert on the iPad http://youtu.be/l8M81BLduvk

the launch…

Project launch March 5th 2013 http://youtu.be/-jwaXylN1dI

project impact …

What did all the participants have to say? http://youtu.be/UECfRSpbluk

questions…

For further information about this business activity, please contact the Business Manager:

Annette Winch

07 55818516

Annette.winch@gcit.edu.au

http://flexible lerning.net.au

For further information on the National VET E-Learning Strategy, please contact the FLAG Secretariat:

03 99542700

Flag_enquiries@NATESE.gov.au

http://flexible lerning.net.au