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THis is everything I have been sent, use and abuse as necessary Intro What’s out there now? e- learning to support Kinesthetic learning 1   Definition //E-learning involves the use of a computer or electronic device, in some way to provide training, educational or learning material.// Stockley,D. 2003   2    The organisation we are representing is Tafe/Vet sector in skills based trades Australian Flexible Learning Framework, 2003 The term “e-learning” is now used in the Framework to capture the general intent to support a broad range of electronic media, to make vocational learning more flexible for clients.” 3   Investigation into technology to support the learning environment What is available now? What challenges do we face? Can and how will the support improve? What does the future hold? 4

is providing funds for e-learning projects which stimulate innovative approaches to increasing participation in training
consequentley “improveing the skill levels of the Australian workforce”. 5   Investment of 11.5 millon
 * Capitalize on the roll-out of the National Broadband Network (NBN)
 * Large-scale industry collaboration
 * Access for individuals and support for e-literacy

(National VET E-Learning Strategy 2012-15)
6   Why utilise e Learning? 7   Technology & e-learning “ has the potential to permeate our lives and make a huge impact. Why would we want to limit this experience to a selected few?” “It is now sophisticated enough to be combined to create meaningful learning events for people.” Burns, S (2012) 8   “We Don’t Need No Stink’n Textbooks” “The internet not only delivers text, but allows it to be   manipulated, transformed, evaluated, analyzed, merged with video and audio, created, and published” going beyond what can be accomplished by printed text. Whitby (2012) 9 = The Classroom in the Palm of Your Hand = GenY & Z   “it's not about learning something until it sticks in long-term memory, it's about being able to find the resource to answer the question when needed” “ it is more important to be able to find the answer to a thousand questions, than to be able to answer one question from memory” Iffland, A**.** (2012) 10   Implementation of e learning in skills base education 11   Blended learning possible to design and utilise new generation learning environments that are realistic, authentic, and engaging (Caner,M. 2012) 12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Provides flexibility <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">13 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">However…..wise words from Stephan Burns (2012) “Remember though there is a difference between flexible and self-paced. Self-paced is generally so flexible that people don't actually do the work that is required.”

**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Introduction from Mat and Jim ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pallott and Pratt (2001 p. 35) states 'to make it all happen instructors need good training and technical support' which at this stage could be viewed by our teaching staff as a barrier that is restricting their adoption of this new and innovative method of teaching. **   **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1.Current choices of learning ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 that is available to our current TAFE learners. **   **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 Your learning options include: ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Workplace training - practical training and assessment delivered in the workplace by industry specialists. **   1    **Case Study** **1 dimensional** Innovation project 2011 My Profiling meets Hairdressing 2   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This project came about by a desire to collaborate with E-Learning Australia to provide the drive needed to embed <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">'My Profiling' technology and innovation into workplace training and assessment for the <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Skills Institute <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">3 This project provides a program that enables apprentices to record on-the-job tasks in an innovative, auditable & fun way!!! <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">ELearning Australia has proven expertise in developing resources for trade areas. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">'My Profiling' is innovative and urbane <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Skills Institute does not have the capability to produce a resource of this calibre <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">in-house <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">(E-learning innovations Tasmania, 2011) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">'My Profiling' has been customised to align with the skills required to achieve units of competency from the WRH06 Hairdressing Training Package. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">'My Profiling' with hairdressing apprentices will facilitate assessment of units <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">by providing a validated record of skills achieved on –the-job and evidence required for RPL
 * 1) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Firstly, a brief outline of our current TAFE workforce **
 * 2) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Productivity Commission, 2008 estimates: The average age of the NSW TAFE workforce is 49.6 years, with 17.2% over the age of 60. On current figures, this requires the replacement of nearly 13,000 employees in the coming five years, and with 34% of the workforce in the 50-59 age bracket which equals 38,000 workers and represents that almost half the workforce will be replaced in the next 15 years and.... **
 * 3) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">furthermore, in 2009 the NSW Department of Education and Training changed the teacher qualification policy and now only requires all new teachers to complete a Certificate IV in Training and Assessment, prior to commencement of teaching, now a TAE 10 is required. **
 * 4) **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">It is unfortunate that these courses only contain minimal structure towards upskilling the computer skills and knowledge that is required for today's learning environment because..... **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Face to face learning - on Campus learning allows you to learn in a tradional class room environment. This form of learning gives you the opportunity to bounce ideas off your facilitator and others within your learning group. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Block release - block release is a form of scheduled learning structure to support learners, employers and industry to reinforce individual development. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Flexible delivery - a combination of the above teaching methods may suit you better. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Flexible eLearning - study when and where it is convenient by utalising online technology, while being supported by teaching staff. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Full time - allows you to complete your course in a shorter period of time. **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">•Part time - may be offered part time day or part time evening to suit your lifestyle. **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Apprentice hairdressing students currently experience little or no innovative technologies in their training and assessment. Recording of daily activities is currently nonexistent or at best is written in an exercise book...    <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“if they remember to bring it to work that is.” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">(E-learning innovations Tasmania, 2011) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Insert youtube link <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Embedded code for my profiling [|http://youtu.be/] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">timing <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">.13 to 1.03 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Lessons learnt <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Technology issues <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Designed to use a Android 3.0 large screen tablet not released in Australia <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Instead used the iPad <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This provided awareness in the possibility for use of tablet PC's in volatile trade environments in both assessment and with a view to delivering training also. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">The apprentices overwhelmingly preferred to us a tablet PC to record workplace tasks over a written record in a Log Book. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Use of iPad by apprentices <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">“oh yeah…. It’s just a big phone without the phone” <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">10 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Successful outcomes <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">'My Profiling' uses a series of pictures that depict regular work place activities <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">To develop this tool the apprentices themselves were involved in taking pictures <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">This was invaluable as students were involved in the creation of the product which established ownership. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">12 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">No more where am I up to in my training!! **   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">13 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Been implemented in   Electro Technology, Autobody, Brick & Plaster as well as Hair & Beauty with interest from other trade areas such as Mining <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">14 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Supports kinaesthetic learning the key is that people who prefer this mode are connected to reality, either through concrete personal experiences, examples, practice or simulation"   (Fleming & Mills, 1992, cited in VARK, 2011)    If it can be grasped, held, tasted, or felt it will probably be included.    (VARK, 2011)    Kerry’s case study    1  =  Interactive Scaffold Training  =   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">http://tasinnovations.wikispaces.com/Case+Study   2    <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Specialist occupations are under governmental pressure to increase skill utilisation and maximise workforce participation and meet the economic needs of Australia     <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3     <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The case study e-learning application     <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">This research analysis’s whether the two-dimensional world of video and simulation can support kinaesthetic skill development. The focus will be towards e-learning in a tertiary organisational context and current issues being experienced in e-learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Video and simulation in an organisational context ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Video ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Simulation ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7 An effective method to support the cognitive load caused by new terminology and concepts in learning 8   Cognitive load video http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/%28ISSN%291467-8535 **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">time 53 - 1.20 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Project Manager Sean Crane ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Crane’s view of good pedagogical learning is in agreement with Heppell (2009), learners have pockets full of technology so why not use it to engage them **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Benefits ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12 ** **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Issues ** > In retrospect, one person with expert camera knowledge should had observed, like a fly on the wall, to give us visual feedback (Project Manager Sean Crane) **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">13 ** **<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Conclusion ** = We need a new way to design learning to appeal to a digital age (Whitby 2007). The principles of good video and simulated learning do not differ greatly from good classroom design. A kinaesthetic learner needs effective and realistic hands-on training to foster engagement and encourage high performance. In this 2-dimension e-learning world a ** successful e-learning experience ** will need to use a combination of technologies and traditional methods to support kinaesthetic skill development. =  <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Matthew Case Study <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Australian Flexible Learning Framework supported a course called 'Building Blocks to Reality'. They offered a free instructional framework that teach building and construction apprentices and pre-vocational learners how to build a virtual timber framed dwelling using computer software. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[] 2   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">As the learners build the singular timber frame dwelling, they visualise the structure in 3D and draw components in 2D. PICTURE <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The frameworks provided learners with the basic skills necessary to use an industry-standard architectural drawing package. The framework also enables learners to identify and rectify their mistakes to produce a structurally sound virtual building. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Learners who have trialled these frameworks have been impressed with their visual aspect, while others have asked, ‘When can we get started?’ Brian Gepp, Douglas Mawson Institute of Technology, South Australia <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">An argument is, are TAFE teachers ready to design and deliver trade e-courses? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Are current teachers ready to teach on-line and go from <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Picture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Picture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Pallott and Pratt (2001, p. 26) discussed that 'an instructor needs to be knowledgeable about the technology in use and comfortable enough with it to assist a student should difficulty be encountered'. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Downes (2010, p. 2) agreed and commented that 'the educator is now expected to have up-to-date and relevant knowledge and experience'. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">8 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Suggestions <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To support teachers TAFE could develop and support a national community of practice in order for all TAFE teachers to share their knowledge and experiences with e-learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To support positive pedagogical practice and successful outcomes within the trades it is suggested that this course could interact with learners in an entire 3D mode making it closer to a real life experience. PICTURE <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">To support this, an improved national broadband network (NBN) could allow our learners to experience and interact with kinaesthetic skill requirements in a safe online environment <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12px;">'The Australian Government has several initiatives designed to prepare Australia's education system for the future and are investing over $2.4 billion in the digital education revolution' (The Australian Government Department of Broadband www.nbn.gov.au/nbn-benefits/education/ 2010, p. 1). <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">In this case, the NBN could enable more intensive and immersive online interactions for learners through the increased use of applications such as high-definition instruction and learning. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Conclusion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">With 'WEBNARS' and 'SOCIAL MEDIA' waiting to be implemented within our trades, lets 'UP SKILL' our current staff and prepare the next generation of TAFE teachers. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIYMapTiMko 13   <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">[] <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Don’s case study <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Jim’s Case Study <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">1 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">From the TAFE organsational perspective, the question is: Are our Learners ready to adopt this style of E-learning? <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">2 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Collis and Moonens (????) suggest the ' the 4-Es' predicts an individual's likelihood of voluntarily using technology tool or resource for supporting learning. They are: <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">3 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">They offer a conceptual model for technology integration called "The Learning Workbench" <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">‘For us, technology is not for 'delivering' learning or taking the humans out of learning, but it is rather a set of a tools, a locally tailorable workbench, which offers affordances to empower people to share, build, support and manage their learning together, in their common context’ (Collis and Moonens ????) <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">4 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Technology has developed at an incredible pace. Resources previously considered science fiction are now being used in our daily lives. Today the technology experience provides greater personalisation, is more mobile and convergent, and offer further control to users. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">5 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Young people are the forefront of this 'contributor not consumer' revolution. With Twitter boasting 23.5 million users and YouTube reporting that 24 hours of video content per minute are uploaded to its site, the power of these resources cannot be underestimated <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">6 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Both technological change and education are becoming more personalised, more ' user led' and increasingly participatory and collaborative. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Augmented reality (AR) is a key example of a more participatory technology. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">7 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> picture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Case Study <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Augmented Learning <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Picture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">9 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Augmented Reality <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">10 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Positives <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">11 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The Military has long been a leader in the use of augmented reality especially in the area of training. Virtual displays layered over the field of vision of the user to enhance scenes using wearable head gear have become common <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">12 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">picture <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The 36 Million dollar experiment allows soldiers to train at home to prepare for small, urban and borderless conflicts around the world. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">13 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Fire Departments are using a mobile Augmented Reality Training Unit made by Resolve Fire & Hazard Response, Inc. to train participants to fight fires. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">14 <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Conclusion <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The potential of AR is limitless the only barrier being the imagination of the content creators and educators. As a powerful pedagogical tool it adds value to the learning experience and certainly has an important place in our educational environment.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">qualifications awarded are consistent and high standard
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Providing critical workplace information
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Providing all stakeholders reliable information about an apprentice's overall performance and competency development
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ensuring apprentices are more engaged in on-the-job training through the introduction of technology
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">An instructional video shot on location
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Capturing authentic scaffolding procedures
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">A simulated interactive scaffold resource
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Drag and drop
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Allows teachers to demonstrate to a large audience
 * Successful as synchronous or asynchronous demonstration
 * Add verbal instructions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Provides the learners with the opportunity to practice prior to attempting the actual practical tasks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Complete their studies online or in the workplace
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Respond to a variety of learning needs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Simulations can be culturally based and biased, gen-y
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Old recourses were outdated
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Wanted it authentic and engaging
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The video used industry experts to demonstrate real situations and techniques
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Drag and drop was used as a pre-class activity to rehearse skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Especially advantageous for remote and younger learners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">‘We see it as training tool, they saw it as a game and didn’t realise they were learning’
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Networking and knowledge sharing within our organisation and beyond
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Customised resource available for teachers and students
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Potential recognised to apply similar outcomes and outputs to other skilled areas
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">The story boarding and actual video shoot were not as related as they could be
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Institutions must have the necessary people, processes, policies and tools in place before embarking on skills focused e-learning <span style="color: #33339b; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> ( <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Hill 2007, p. 5)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Skills focused e-learning must to relate to real-life/on-the-job practices <span style="color: #33339b; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">( <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Hill 2007, p. 2)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Environment- the context in which an individual is a part
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Educational effectiveness- perceived or expected benefit to a user's own problem
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Ease of use- the easier the better
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Engagement with technology- a personal response to technology and to change.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">students take control of their own learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">interact with the real and virtual environments
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">students can manipulate objects that are not real to learn tasks and skills
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Provides rich contextual learning for individuals learning a skill
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Virtual reality and augmented reality applications are used for training in fields as trades, military and medicine.