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REFRAMING THE FUTURE PROJECTREFRAMING THE FUTURE PROJECT
Developing a research culture in VETDeveloping a research culture in VET
Presentation by Jan PobjoyUser Services Librarian
Gordon Institute of TAFE LibraryVATL TRIG November 2005
Expressions of Interest 2005 Reframing the Future team
Resume submitted highlighting the “research expertise” of Librarians
Invited to speak at initial workshop about Searching the Internet
Changed the topic to VET Research Strategies
Reframing the Future website www.reframingthefuture.net
Explore the parts of the website eg. Overview, Publications, Sub-programs,
Browse the Periodicals in the Gordon TAFE Library
Australian Journal of Education See APAFT Database Australian TAFE Teacher PER 378.12 A883 Australian Training Magazine PER 378.013 A822 Australian Training Review 1991-2001 PER 378 A882 Campus Review (Paddington, NSW) PER 378 C199 English in Australia PER 420 E34 Fast Facts See link to DEST website www.anta.gov.au Fine print (Victorian Adult Literacy Council) PER 374.012 F495 Insight : news and information from NCVER PER 378.94 V872 International Journal of Training Research (Charles Sturt) PER 378.0072 I61 Newsletter (Victorian Assn. of TESOL & Multicultural Education) PER 371.97 N992 Research developments (Australian Council for Educ. Research) PER 370.78 R432 Success : showcasing excellence in VET (OTTE) PER 378.94 S942 See also OTTE website at www.otte.vic.gov.au/publications/success TESOL in context. PER 371.97 T55 Training Agenda (TAFE NSW) PER 378.94 T135 Training and Development in Australia PER 378.94 T121 V.A.T.E. Newsletter (Victorian Association for the Teaching of English) PER 428 V871 Vetassess news PER 378.945 V585
You can also search NCVER’s VOCED database at www.voced.edu.au
Search the Library Catalogue at http://library.gordontafe.edu.au
Search COOLCAT from the Library Catalogue to see other Vic holdings
Coolcat simultaneously searches the Library Catalogues of RMIT, VUT, Latrobe, Deakin, Melb Uni, etc.
To search Coolcat
• Go to the Gordon Library website at http://library.gordontafe.edu.au
• Click on Library Catalogue
• Click on OTHER LIBRARIES in the top yellow bar
• Then click on Coolcat
• Click on Advanced Search
• Type in search term/s eg. Subject Heading Adult learning
Gordon Library Website http://library.gordontafe.edu.au You can also search the online databases for journal
articles. Just go to the Library website and click on Databases & Resources
The APAFT database has full text articles from “Australian Educational Researcher,” “Training & Development in Australia,” “Campus Review,” etc
AEI (Australian Education Database) indexes a wide range of journals.
Australia/NZ Reference Centre is quick and easy to search. It has full text articles from “The Age”, The Australian”, “The Herald Sun”, “Geelong Advertiser” & “Geelong News.” It also has full text journal articles from titles such as “Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education”
Explore the Library’s Internet Gateway and key Internet sites listed under the headings :
Education Education & Training
Educational e-newsletters Think about subscribing to these email services
Stay up-to-date with VET news by subscribing to the fortnightly email Fast Facts. Contact DEST on Tel. 02 6240 8111 or email [email protected]
Look also at DEST’s Training Talk
NCVER News keeps you in touch with NCVER’s latest research and statistical publications. To subscribe just forward your name and email address to [email protected]
Email [email protected] to receive Australian Training Products monthly e-newsletter Trainesier
Go to http://flexiblelearning.net.au/newsandevents/flexenews.htm to subscribe to the Australian Flexible Learning Framework Flex e-News
Ask the Library to forward the AVETRA email alert to you
National Training Information Service
www.ntis.gov.au NTIS has Training Package information. Click on Competencies and search by Keyword
Australian Training Products www.atpl.net.au
Browse Catalogues or do a Product search. There are many sample resources
Resources can be purchased and licensed
Develop and Update Hospitality Knowledge - THHHCO01A $28.14
Trainer Resource (Unit of Competency)
Provides suggested approaches to on and off the job training for the
unit THHHCO01A Develop and Update Hospitality Industry Knowledge
Tourism Training Australia
Copyright & Licensing
Owner: Australian National Training Authority (ANTA) -Melb Office
Licensing: When you buy one copy of this product you automatically get a licence to reproduce and in some cases adapt. Ask Luanne at the Gordon Library about using these AESHareNET licences.
Resource Generatorwww.resourcegenerator.gov.au
Register as a user and click on units of competency to search for resources
Resource Generator allows you to download and edit material free of charge
NCVER website www.ncver.edu.au
Click here to see NCVER News Click here to see NCVER Publications Search VOCED
Click here to see NCVER Publications
VOCED is the UNESCO / NCVER research database for technical and vocational education and training, an international database of research abstracts, in English
Sample of VOCED Search results
Australian Flexible Learning Framework http://flexiblelearning.net.au
Click on Case Studies & Projects to see current flexible learning & Learnscope projects
Flexible Learning Toolboxes www.flexiblelearning.net.au/toolbox
Click on Resource Collection, then on Select and download pages from the Resource Collection and do a Repository Search. Click on Add to Collection, then Proceed, then Download, then Save to disk. You can then right click the file, winzip it and edit it in Frontpage
OTTE www.otte.vic.gov.au Click on Training Providers, Search etc
OTTE Training Support Networkhttp://trainingsupport.otte.vic.gov.au
Check this site often to source the latest info about Training Packages and support resources. Check CMM Contacts for links to Industry Training Boards & Industry Skills Councils.
Explore the DEST website (Dept of Education, Science &
Training) at www.dest.gov.au/sectors/training_skills
TAFE Development Centrewww.tafecentre.vic.edu.au/publications.php
VISTA is the peak professional association for
managers and leaders in the Victorian VET sector www.vista.org.au
ERIC Database www.eric.ed.gov
AVETRA website www.avetra.org.au
AVETRA is a national, independent association of researchers in Australian vocational education and training (VET).The Gordon Library is an AVETRA member and receives the AVETRA e-newsletter
ACER EdResearch Online http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/dbtw-wpd/sample/edresearch.htm * * In many cases the Gordon Library can obtain free of charge a copy of articles from its online databases or from Deakin University **
ACER Cunningham Library Look at their listings of Recent Acquisitions at
http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/inted/display/list.htm
CEET (Monash)www.education.monash.edu.au/centres/ceet
The Centre undertakes research, research training, consultancies and dissemination on the economics and finance of education and training.
UTS OVAL Research www.oval.uts.edu.au
Click here to search the OVAL database (University of Technology, Sydney)
CIT CURVE Database www.cit.act.edu.au/curve CURVE has a strong focus on practice and practitioners and focusses on teaching, learning and assessment research. Click here to search CURVE
RIVET Research in Vocational Education & Training (Charles Sturt Uni)
www.csu.edu.au/faculty/educat/edu/vetfolder/research
Google Advanced Search - Go to
www.google.com and click on Advanced Search
exact phrase .au limits results to Oz sites 100 results
When in doubt? Ask a Librarian and we’ll research for you
The Gordon Institute of TAFE Library has a “WHAT’S
NEW IN VET” collection of recent education & training
reports, books & articles
A bi monthly VET newsletter is sent via email to all
teaching staff
For more information contact
Jan Pobjoy Ph. (03) 5225 0815
Benefits of participating in the Reframing the Future project
Teaching staff valued the Library’s research skills and literature reviews
Able to promote the idea that research involves more than just doing a Google search
Lots of collaboration and networking with the teachers
Invited to present the introductory Research session for the Gordon Diploma of VET course
Learnt heaps and raised the profile of the Library
Interesting speakers at the Gordon’s Reframing the Future Workshop
Hugh Guthrie from NCVER
Damon Anderson (Monash Uni)
John Mitchell
The many uses of the Library Fashion students at work