Case Study - Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE and the Wimba Voice Tools:

Table of Contents

1. Case Study - Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE and the Wimba Voice Tools
   1. Context
   2. Learning Community - Analysis
   3. Issues
   4. Issue Analysis and Solutions
   5. Teaching illustrations - Medical Terminology course
   6. More Teaching illustrations
   7. Skills development and Technology issues
   8. Working with in the WebCT Learning Management System
2. Further Information

Context

This case study was prepared with the assistance of Brad Beach (Manager Innovation & Organisational Development) and Vanessa Marsh (Innovation and Organisational Development) GippsTAFE (pictured left).

The Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE (GippsTAFE) is a rurally based institute in Victoria with 5 campuses (1 in Melbourne). Although a relatively small institute it delivers around 1 million student contact hours per year.

The Online programmes caters for approximately 3,000 students.

Approximately half of these students learn in a blended environment. That is, these students have face-to-face classes which are supplemented with online technologies.

The other half of GippsTAFE students, numbering approximately 1,500, study solely online. They may be doing an entire certificate course or a short course designed specifically for their industry. GippsTAFE online courses attract students from all over Australia, New Zealand, the USA and Singapore.