Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Discussions with Patrick and Justin on Construction/Blg Design Project
Had a chat with Patrick yesterday.
We worked out that:
- 6-10 building design student volunteers would do two virtual world sessions of two hours over consecutive weeks: Weds Nov 10 and 17.
- they will focus on the OH&S stuff in the first, and the house building/design in the second.
- this won't involve any assessment since they have already been assessed on OH&S earlier in the year, plus it's getting to exam time then (too late in the year, too much else on). As a result we will have to treat the Building Design activity as a kind of feeler or tester, as we did with Construction last year. We will just look at if it increases engagement levels or not. It's not ideal for reporting, research etc, but is the best we can do at this stage.
Patrick would like to roll this out as an assessable activity in 2011. But this depends on if we can get it funded, since the current project funding runs out this year.
Also spoke with Justin. We will use the existing assessment tests given to the construction guys for our pre and post tests for OH&S and workplace docs. For sustainability, Justin will compile a short test this week based on his longer assessment task.
We worked out that:
- 6-10 building design student volunteers would do two virtual world sessions of two hours over consecutive weeks: Weds Nov 10 and 17.
- they will focus on the OH&S stuff in the first, and the house building/design in the second.
- this won't involve any assessment since they have already been assessed on OH&S earlier in the year, plus it's getting to exam time then (too late in the year, too much else on). As a result we will have to treat the Building Design activity as a kind of feeler or tester, as we did with Construction last year. We will just look at if it increases engagement levels or not. It's not ideal for reporting, research etc, but is the best we can do at this stage.
Patrick would like to roll this out as an assessable activity in 2011. But this depends on if we can get it funded, since the current project funding runs out this year.
Also spoke with Justin. We will use the existing assessment tests given to the construction guys for our pre and post tests for OH&S and workplace docs. For sustainability, Justin will compile a short test this week based on his longer assessment task.
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Latest on construction/building design OpenSim project
Summary of latest meetings and technical developments:
- Construction trial now to take place over 2 weeks: weeks of November 29 and December 6:
- Construction trial now to take place over 2 weeks: weeks of November 29 and December 6:
- 3 groups of 5/6 students each from the Cert II in General Construction Pre-Apprenticeship program
- each group undertakes one on the three virtual world-based activity sets from the three competencies: OH&S/sustainability/workplace documents
- For pre-test, use existing theory assessment exercises. Give it to all sts before they do the study (to get baseline knowledge), then again at end (Note: only some pre-App sts do this as part of their training, some are assessed in integrated way, building houses etc...it depends on the circumstances - but in this case they will all get the sheets)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Today's meeting with Construction teachers and Dale on delivery of virtual world workshops
Lots has come out of today's meeting:
Delivery;
- Push LMS system still being developed. Some issues with staffing (Will has bowed out, Craig has taken over, has meant some delays)
- also some issues with OpenSim viewers (Hippo) not displaying some OpenSim textures etc, now using Kirsten's Viewer)
- looking at delivering to the Cert II Construction pre-apps only (VET in Schools students leave next week, so have missed chance to work with them, but pre-apps still around until mid-December)
- Justin away for first 3 weeks of November, so looking at doing workshops weeks of Nov 29 and Dec 6 (Daniel to confirm)
- computers in Newport labs: graphics cards aren't up to displaying some OpenSim content (eg gum trees, figures). May need to upgrade cards to 512k (as initially listed in specs!)
- need to work out revised time for delivery with Building Design guys
- process of developing software is, in Dale's words, 'predictably unpredictable'...never really know if plans will translate into reality, especially in areas like this that nobody has done before
Assessment and research:
Chatted at length to Justin and Jason today. Notes:
- Workplace safety and env. sust. (OHS)/Workplace procedures for env. sust (Sust.): these competencies are delivered and assessed throughout course, not standalone (embedded in other subjets). Not formally assessed at Cert II level, more observational etc throughout year. Similar for Cert II and Cert III...can be applied across both (though Cert II is more practical and Cert II Ihas more design elements)
- Workplace documents: this one is assessed 'stand-alone'
- OH&S: OpenSim activities based closely on A3 sheet given to students to break up day of theory connected with assessment for 'white card':
- Daniel: refer to 'scenario based delivery'
- suggestion from Shelley re research: work within one group. Do OH&S baseline test pre-day, then again afterwards. Some sts to use A3 sheets, others OpenSim. (former have option of using OpenSim too if they want, to be ethical)
Delivery;
- Push LMS system still being developed. Some issues with staffing (Will has bowed out, Craig has taken over, has meant some delays)
- also some issues with OpenSim viewers (Hippo) not displaying some OpenSim textures etc, now using Kirsten's Viewer)
- looking at delivering to the Cert II Construction pre-apps only (VET in Schools students leave next week, so have missed chance to work with them, but pre-apps still around until mid-December)
- Justin away for first 3 weeks of November, so looking at doing workshops weeks of Nov 29 and Dec 6 (Daniel to confirm)
- computers in Newport labs: graphics cards aren't up to displaying some OpenSim content (eg gum trees, figures). May need to upgrade cards to 512k (as initially listed in specs!)
- need to work out revised time for delivery with Building Design guys
- process of developing software is, in Dale's words, 'predictably unpredictable'...never really know if plans will translate into reality, especially in areas like this that nobody has done before
Assessment and research:
Chatted at length to Justin and Jason today. Notes:
- Workplace safety and env. sust. (OHS)/Workplace procedures for env. sust (Sust.): these competencies are delivered and assessed throughout course, not standalone (embedded in other subjets). Not formally assessed at Cert II level, more observational etc throughout year. Similar for Cert II and Cert III...can be applied across both (though Cert II is more practical and Cert II Ihas more design elements)
- Workplace documents: this one is assessed 'stand-alone'
- OH&S: OpenSim activities based closely on A3 sheet given to students to break up day of theory connected with assessment for 'white card':
- Daniel: refer to 'scenario based delivery'
- suggestion from Shelley re research: work within one group. Do OH&S baseline test pre-day, then again afterwards. Some sts to use A3 sheets, others OpenSim. (former have option of using OpenSim too if they want, to be ethical)
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