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=**Project name>**= E Connect & Grow (ECG)

=**RTO**= Illawarra ITeC

=Contact= Gillian Walker E: gillian@illawarraitec.com.au

ECG Team Blog: - [|http://econnectgrow.wordpress.com]

**Category**
Empowering learners

Executive summary
 E-Connect & Grow (ECG) through e-learning Pilot strategy will initially focus on the adoption and integration of E-Learning into our curriculum of delivery methods. By integrating this learning medium it will assist small business operators who are either in the initial start up phase of their business and who may be isolated by distance or circumstance from attending in class training have the opportunity to continue their education and/or personal development. The “ECG” project will provide the portal and deliver the opportunity for, on-line learning to these small businesses. It is expected that small business owners will benefit by utilising distant education through E-Learning technology as an additional opportunity to connect like minded small business people from local and regional areas on a regular basis for networking opportunities. ECG will provide them with ongoing motivation and training that will boost moral and stimulate action orientated outcomes for the small business provider and increase their opportunities for connecting ideas & assisting us to provide learner specific individual customised programs. The plan is to develop and test a model that can connect small business distance learners and link these businesses together via the new ECG on-line learning project via a trial in-class learning session. This session will then be used to adapt the technology and outcomes to provide increased opportunity for specific business customised programs.

=Mid Report - Phase 1= Research components of E-learning have been undertaken, so much to know and learn and it is amazing how HUGE this area is. Very exciting and brings to mind more ideas, and grateful we have been selected to take part in this project. Trial Survey has been tested and we are now ready to send out formal survey to obtain necessary information to action our Stage 2 strategies & implement tools & resources etc. Blog will be ready to launch by the end of the week. We will then be at a stage to converse and network with the project teams on a whole and will be implementing LMS in Phase 2. Our meeting with Gail is at the end of this week, so I will update our progress following this meeting. Looking forward to now getting out BYTES into the action and more development on phase 2 of the project.

=e-Connect & Grow Team (09-064) Final report=

Please find the Final Outputs for E-Connect & Grow available here

























e-Connect & Grow Blog