National Flexible Toolbox Project
Evaluating the processes and outcomes from the ANTA Flexible Toolbox Project. Activities involve mentoring, scaffolding, evaluating and advising development and management teams. The mentoring for the Series 6 Toolboxes is being carried out by a team comprising Ron Oliver (Lead Mentor), Mark McMahon and Ms Jo Murray.

Some papers from this project include:

	Oliver, R. (2001). Seeking best practice in online learning: Flexible Learning Toolboxes in the Australian VET sector. Australian Journal Of Educational Technology, 17(2), 204-222.
	Oliver, R., Towers, S. & Pearl, N. (2000). The ANTA Flexible Toolbox Project: Developing Sustainable and Scalable On-Line Learning Materials for Vocational Education and Training. In J. Bordeau & S. Heller (Eds.) Proceedings of ED-MEDIA 2000. World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia and Telecommunications. Virginia: Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education.
	Oliver, R. & Blanksby, V. (2003). Online learning designs in the training sector. In G.Crisp, D. Thiele, I. Scholten, S. Barker & J. Baron (Eds.) Interact, Integrate, Impact: Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of ASCILITE (pp 364-374). Adelaide, ASCILITE.

Information and Communication Technologies and Their Role in Flexible Learning
A project seeking to identify and isolate effective learning designs in successful technology-based learning settings leading to the development of generic shells and templates. A joint ECU and University of Wollongong Project undertaken by Barry Harper, Ron Oliver, John Hedberg and Sandra Wills.

Some papers from this project include:

	Oliver, R. & Harper, B., Hedberg, J., Wills, S., & Agostinho, S. (2002). Exploring strategies to formalise the description of learning designs. In J. Herrington (Eds.) Proceedings of HERDSA. Joondalup: Edith Cowan University.
	Agostinho, S., Oliver, R., Harper, B., Hedberg, J. & Wills, S. (2002). A tool to evaluate the potential for an ICT-based learning design to foster high quality learning. In A. Williams, C. Gunn, A. Young & T. Clear (Eds.), Proceedings of the 19th Annual Conference of ASCILITE. Auckland, NZ: UNITEC University of Auckland, (pp 29-38).

Authentic Learning Environments in Web-based learning
A project seeking to explore the characteristics of authentic Web-based learning environments. This project team comprises Jan Herrington (leader), Ron Oliver and Tom Reeves.

Some papers from this project include:

	Reeves, T. Herrington, J. & Oliver, R. (2002). Authentic Activities and online learning. In J. Herrington (Eds.) Proceedings of HERDSA. Joondalup: Edith Cowan University.
	Oliver, R. & Herrington, J. (2001). Teaching and Learning Online: A guide for the beginning teacher and learner. Mt Lawley, Perth: Edith Cowan University. (2.5Mb file!)

Development of a Digital Repository
A research project designed to explore the capabilities and design specifications for a digital repository for the Flexible Learning Toolbox resources. A joint ECU-ANTA project. The project is being undertaken by Ron Oliver (leader), Ralph Wirski, Graeme Brownfield. Arshad Omari, Phillip Hingston & Ralph Wirski.

Some papers from this project include:

	Wirski, R., Oliver, R., Brownfield, G., Hingston, P. & Omari, A.(2002). Considerations for a Digital Repository.
	Oliver, R., Wirski, R., Hingston, P., Omari, A. & Brownfield, G. (2003). Exploring the reusability of Web-based learning resources. Paper presented at Ed-Media 2003, Hawaii.
	Brownfield, G. & Oliver, R. (2003). Factors influencing the discovery and reusability of digital resources for teaching and learning. In G.Crisp, D. Thiele, I. Scholten, S. Barker & J. Baron (Eds.) Interact, Integrate, Impact: Proceedings of the 20th Annual Conference of ASCILITE (pp 74-83). Adelaide, ASCILITE.

This project won the best the Web site award in the 2003 ASCILITE awards presented in Adealaide in December 2003.

Tools for the online Teacher: RonLine
This project has been going on for some years and has involved the development of a raft of tools for the online teacher. The tools are database driven entities and can be customised by teachers to support dome aspect of their online delivery. The teacher chooses a tool and is given an admin link which is used to make and manage the customised tool. A student link is provided which is given to the students to let them access the tool. The tools are served from a server at ECU and have been used by a number of teachers in quiteb innovative ways. Feel free to use them yourself!

In 2004, these tools and the site are being updated. Watch this space for the new link.

Some papers from this project include:

	Oliver, R. & Omari. A. (2001). Exploring Student Responses to Collaborating and Learning in a Web-Based Environment. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 17(1), 34-47.
	Oliver, R., Omari, A., Herrington, J. & Herrington, A. (2000). Database-driven activities to support Web-based learning. In R. Sims, M. O'Reilly & S. Sawkins (Eds). Learning to choose; Choosing to learn. Proceedings of the 17th Annual ASCILITE Conference (pp 551-560). Lismore, NSW: Southern Cross University Press.