eLearning Catalyst is a creative elearning company specialising in innovative and engaging elearning solutions for teachers, schools and corporate organisations.
We have expertise in:
- planning and implementation of elearning strategies for your educational organisation
- design & development of interactive and engaging elearning products
- staff training in elearning administration, development, and facilitation
- Moodle Learning Management System installation, customisation, and hosting.
eLearning Catalyst offers:
- cost-effective solutions
- professional friendly service
- reliability and dependability
- educational and technical expertise
- experience in Australian and South-East Asian markets
- access to specialist content, development and technical staff
- on-going support.
At eLearning Catalyst, we believe that quality elearning content is produced by merging sound educational principles and philosophies with technical skills and expertise. We can offer both the educational and the technical components.
With extensive experience in educational and technical settings, staff at eLearning Catalyst have the ability to provide expert assistance during all phases of the design, development, and implementation of your elearning solutions.
Catriona Ward (Managing Director - eLearning Consultant and Developer)
Catriona has extensive experience in the design and delivery of ICT/elearning products and professional development to a wide range of client groups including educators and corporate trainers. Her problem solving skills, attention to detail, understanding of elearning management systems and pedagogy, and strong educational background enables her to develop meaningful, interactive and engaging content.
Catriona currently lives in and works out of South-East Asia, making her accessible to both the Australian and South-East Asian markets.
Further details can be found on Catriona's LinkedIN Profile.
Leo Gaggl (Technical Expert)
Leo is the Managing Director and owner of Brightcookie Educational Technologies and it's parent organisation, g3 international. He has over 12 years of experience in the field of database and web-application development, with a variety of government and commercial clients. Over the last few years he has developed expertise in the area of mobile device interfaces such as PDAs and mobile phones. Leo also has extensive experience in programming languages, web technologies, databases, WebCT and Janison LMS, and system administration.
Further details can be found on Leo's LinkedIN Profile.
Other Staff
eLearning Catalyst has the capacity to draw on the expertise of other specialist staff from Australia and Indonesia including content writers, Flash animation developers and graphic artists.
eLearning Catalyst will assist you in identifying and establishing elearning strategies that enable the implementation of elearning technologies and methodologies within your school or organisation.
We will work with you and help you to:
identify cost-effective elearning solutions- analyse your current use of ICT
- analyse hardware and software requirements
- identify key elearning roles and responsibilities
- assess your student/learner ICT profile
- assess staff ICT competency levels
- identify professional development requirements
- identify opportunities for elearning resources
- identify appropriate and suitable elearning delivery models
- select an appropriate Learning Management System (LMS)
- develop supporting ICT/elearning policies and procedures
- implement evaluation strategies.
In conjunction with our partner Brightcookie.com, eLearning Catalyst can provide you with Learning Management System installation. This service includes maintaining the system, implementing upgrades, and helping LMS Administrators in the performance of their tasks.
Using sound instructional design strategies and engaging multimedia, we can create effective learning and assessment tools to support and enhance your educational and staff training programs.
We can create:
- interactive learning objects
- online assessment tools
- online courses.
Whether it is a single learning object, a group of learning objects, or an online course, we can design elearning content to suit your needs.
Interactive Learning Objects
Interactive learning objects are ideal for use with interactive whiteboards. Learning objects can be used to support your classroom delivery. Group learning objects together with an assessment tool to create a scheme of work.
Online Assessment Tools
Interactive quizzes and surveys can be designed to include images, audio, hyperlinks, animation and movie clips. Questions can be presented using a range of different question type, randomised from a question pool, preset to take the user to different questions depending on their answers (branching,) and set to include feedback. Results from both quizzes and surveys can be collated using your Learning Management System (LMS).
Online Courses
An online course is a course where content is delivered through the Internet (or your intranet) via a LMS. Using a LMS, the teacher can create a whole spectrum of online courses - from those that use a limited amount of online activities and tools to support classroom delivery, to those that use a whole variety of online activities and tools to create a totally online course.
At eLearning Catalyst, we specialise in the use of Moodle as a LMS. With Moodle, teachers and trainers have control over the content, the format and the administration settings of their online course. We will work with you and help you design your online course so that you get the best possible use of the features that Moodle offers.
eLearning Catalyst offers engaging, creative and interactive training opportunities for educational and support staff. During the initial consultation process, we will work closely with you to help you identify your training requirements. All training programs are customised to suit your requirements.
Our training programs are designed with clear learning objectives and based on proven educational and instructional design principles.
Training is offered through:
- face-to-face workshops and seminars
- facilitated online courses for individual teachers or groups
- combination of both.
Examples of training programs include:
- Introduction to online learning
- Implementing elearning in your organisation
- Designing elearning content
- Online facilitation strategies
- Engaging students online
- Moodle LMS administration
- Using Moodle LMS to deliver content.
Hosting
eLearning Catalyst can set-up and host your online course using Moodle as the delivery platform, eliminating your need for a large, upfront capital outlay. Moodle is a Learning Management System (LMS) designed to help educators and trainers create online courses with a focus on interaction and collaborative content.
A streamlined implementation process will ensure that you have quick access to your online course. We provide you with a variety of resources to help you use your online course effectively. These include user guides, online help, and an online course for facilitators. We also cater for individual and organisational needs by offering customised onsite training programs as well as ongoing administrative and technical support.
Advantages of letting eLearning Catalyst help you create and/or host your online course:
- inexpensive way to test the educational effectiveness of online learning
- access to expert staff with experience in online development and delivery
- streamlined implementation process
- your own private course areas that are visible only to your own users
- control and flexibility over your content and course area
- ongoing support and system maintenance.
Installation
Our mission is to help you become self-sufficient and take control in designing and creating your own online courses. In conjunction with our partner Brightcookie Educational Technologies (Brightcookie.com), eLearning Catalyst can provide you with Learning Management System installation.
Should you decide to install Moodle or any other LMS on your own internal server, Brightcookie.com specialises in LMS installation, customisation and maintenance. This service includes maintaining the system, implementing upgrades, and helping LMS Administrators in the performance of their tasks.
Local Government Association of South Australia
The Local Government Association of South Australia (LGA) commissioned eLearning Catalyst to provide six online training modules to assist new Council Members to quickly gain the skills required to function well in their new roles. The LGA has an Education Service that provides an annual program of face to face training for both Council Members and Council Staff but this was the first time we have provided online training.
Through this project Catriona has demonstrated herself to be an experienced instructional designer and was of great assistance to us when converting our existing topic information guidelines into interactive online training modules. She provided great suggestions and workable solutions suited to our needs and also worked within our time constraints. We are very happy with the resultant training modules and would recommend eLearning Catalyst as the provider of a very professional service.
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Australian Flexible Learning Framework Toolbox
Squeak eClean - Certificate II and III in Asset Maintenance
Flexible Learning Toolboxes are high quality, cost effective interactive elearning and assessment resources featuring scenarios, images and activities. Designed for use by training providers, industry and business, they support online delivery of recognised training packages for the vocational education and training sector.
The Squeak eClean Toolbox was developed to support PRM30104 Certificate III in Asset Maintenance (Cleaning Operations). The Toolbox objects are contextualised to relate directly to the knowledge, skills and activities covered in industry based inductions for staff. This Toolbox provides flexible learning opportunities and it is designed so that it can be delivered in conjunction with practical on-the-job training. Toolbox learning objects can be accessed as stand-alone resources or combined to form a learning pathway specific to learner needs.
Adelaide to Outback General Practitioner Training Program
Adelaide to Outback GP Training Program (AOGP) delivers the training program for doctors who have been selected to specialise in General Practice.
The Online Learning Environment (OLLE) compliments out-of-practice, in-practice and external education and learning activities currently provided by using a virtual space and technology to offer easy access to quality education, training and support to a wide range of groups across our training region.
Shift Foundation
Melbourne-based SHIFT Foundation is a not-for-profit registered charity. The Foundation provides consulting, advisory and coaching services, and training programs and events to business, community and government leaders around the world.
Garden International School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Garden International School is the largest private, co-educational, international school in Malaysia. The school has over 2000 students representing over fifty nationalities and provides a British-style education to the expatriate and local community in Kuala Lumpur.
Brightcookie.com
Our partner, Brightcookie Educational Technologies, specialises in installation, customisation and maintenance of Moodle on your organisation's server.
The Strategic Learning Curve
The Strategic Learning Curve is an energetic, high impact business that works with clients to create a vibrant culture of learning, collaboration and innovation in the organisation and brings outside-the-box thinking to any scenario.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions. We would enjoy the opportunity to work with you in creating innovative and engaging elearning solutions for your school or organisation.
Email
enquiries@elearningcatalyst.com
Voice
m: +61 402 001 463
t: +61 8 6143 8369
Business Details
Registration Number: 201010693R
