Linking regional women onlineUsing e-learning to increase the access and participation in vocational education and training for isolated mature aged women who support arts, culture and community development within their rural and remote Queensland locations.

• authors, publishers

• Artists in all art forms

• radio presenters,

• Community developers and artsworkers

• Community Cultural Development (CCD)practitioners and

• farmers/station owners who work voluntarily for the well-being of their communities.

The chosen CultureLink participants

come from diverse backgrounds:

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Lasting quotes from participant survey:“Very rich exchange”“Changed my whole attitude to all online activity”“Really exciting”

Denise Wild: Juniors (acrylic)

100% reported being encouraged to study further online in future

E-learning has provided access to:

• Two accredited training courses

• Cultural planning resources

• Information and research

• Larger and diverse networks state-wideArtwork by Richard Moffatt: Eagle

Photo: Julianne Doonar

Connecting Communities: ‘Maintain effective networks’

Intercultural Exchange:‘Work effectively in a cross cultural context with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and organisations’

Uncle Sam Chambers and grandson at Cherbourg

At Arts Nexus: Carol Coates, Christine Eyres and Debra Eldemire

Regional Cluster groups were established to support the participants with the accredited training assessment tasks.

Outcome: CultureLink’s Chat Womb

• Chat group through Yahoo!

• Gentle and informal process of sharing knowledge and learning from each other

• Coined this space the Chat Womb • Ability to share photos, stories of day-

to-day life, of work and fun The Bather- sculpture of Janice Kent-MacKenzie

by Alison McDonald

Outcome: Examples

1. An artist is displaying her artwork and describing her motivations.

2. An author is sharing her insight into the writing business of publishers and illustrators.

Alice in the Interface, 1998, by artist Sasi VictoireTitle: Exotic Alice

Challenges

• Time

• Technology

• Software • Education

• Friendships

• Distances

Whiteboard screen shot: artwork by CL 07 participants

Outcome: www.culturelink.net.au

• user friendly website • ongoing capacity• across borders, nationally and internationally • using Joomla (a free source content management system)

together with Moodle (a free source student management system)• information, resources, professional

development, and online discussions

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