This year was the first year that eWorks both attended and sponsored the Learning@Work conference in Sydney in October 2014. We take conference sponsorship pretty seriously here at eWorks, as we feel that it is important to support events that promote the latest strategies, developments and technologies underpinning training. But eWorks consists of a bunch […]

Chris Dunkley is part of the talented team of multimedia designers at eWorks. He is particularly interested in graphic and user experience design. Here, Chris offers advice about the effective use of gamification in e-learning in order to improve the learning experience for students. Using gamification in learning program design It’s easy to dismiss gamification […]

Chris Boag is the acting operations manager at Penington Institute and has extensive experience managing distributed teams across large territories. Here Chris talks about Penington’s online drugs training program and the need for simple, evidence-based harm reduction information that can be disseminated widely.What is Penington’s online drugs training program?Penington’s online drugs training program consists of […]

Joanne is the content services manager at eWorks and a self-confessed e-learning geek. Specialising in learning solutions using digital technology, it is her job to stay up to date with the latest trends and innovations in this area. And that’s great - because then the rest of us can simply ask Jo. Here Jo shares […]

Helen Bitmead has already taught us about the power of video-based learning to educate. But what if your filming budget is minimal or non-existent? Does that mean giving up on the whole video idea altogether - or is there another way? With a little thought and preparation, you might find that your smartphone is…smarter than […]

Jo manages a range of e-learning content services including Flexible Learning Toolboxes and the VET Commons online community. It’s good news as usual from Jo today, with more excellent resources published in VET Commons. And, even better, they are all entirely free. New, interactive learning resources in VET Commons eWorks has recently published five brand new, free, interactive learning resources in VET Commons. Covering […]

At the recent ACPET National Conference, Australian Skills Quality Authority (ASQA) Chief Commissioner, Chris Robinson, said that registered training organisation’s (RTOs) in the vocational education and training (VET) sector train well but assess poorly. Allison Miller, who was in the audience, discusses this candid statement, breaks down the Standards for RTOs according to assessment requirements, […]

Darcy Nicolson is a learning and technology expert at eWorks. Passionate about lifelong learning, Darcy focuses on improving the use of media and technology to enable better personal development and learning outcomes. Here Darcy considers the popular trend of Massive Open Online Courses in educational technology, the history of this movement and the impact of online learning acronyms. […]

Elise Baldwin is the Sciences and Humanities Product Manager at Cengage Learning - a leading educational content, software and services provider. She has been happily working in the training sector for over 5 years - both in publishing and educational sales.. You might have met Elise during her sales stint on campus or more recently, at various digital […]

Lilian Austin is a member of the professional team of accredited consultants at eWorks. An e-learning consultant offering learning design advice and services to educational organisations and companies, she is well suited to this role. During her extensive experience working in a faculty of education, Lilian has seen the power of video blogs to encourage reflection and […]