User guide - Auto Skills Australia
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1. Unit AURP322776A Test and service 240V portable generators Activities Resource topics Service principles Introduction Safety Test and service Servicing Testing Commonwealth of Australia 2010 9 OPEA on line resources user guide Navigating the e learning materials On entry to the e learning materials the following Home Page is displayed From this page access to the Training activities for any of the three units of competence is achieved by selecting one of the large associated images at the bottom of the page Alternatively the Resources available for any of the three units are accessed by selecting the resources link at the top right hand side Outdoor Power Equipment Windows Internet Explorer N 6 lt gt ed Ee W 1000 LRD FILE 20064300 399 Projects 310 319 315 Outdoor power equip 01 _deliverables opeasiteicontentiindex htm File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Convert X Pb Select M D ah Eae lt Tak k amp Outdoor Power Equipment RESOURCES Welcome to the Outdoor Power Equipment OPE on line training resource These materials relate to units of competence for the qualification AUR30705 Certificate Ill in Outdoor Power Equipment e Select an image below to go to training activities designed to check your knowledge and understanding for a unit of competence Select RESOURCES from the top menu to access2. Austraitan F ex b e Learning Framework supporting e learning opportunities SHINED a U ENTRESOURCES TENIA UIPMENTRAINING User guide Australian Government flexiblelearning net au Department of Education Employment and Workplace Relations OPEA on line resources user guide Acknowledgement This Industry Integration of E learning industry sector outcome has been developed for the Outdoor Power Equipment Association by Kangan Institute with seed funding from the national training system s e learning strategy the Australian Flexible Learning Framework For more information on the Australian Flexible Learning Framework Phone 07 3307 4700 Fax 07 3259 4371 Email enquiries flexiblelearning net au Website flexiblelearning net au GPO Box 1326 Brisbane QLD 4001 Commonwealth of Australia 2010 OPEA on line resources user guide Contents User g ide H 1 limes lenis 4 Units Of COMPETENCE ae ea ade da gent evautas aeactladedusemsursbevebbdsdee ds a AE e E deedabencertes 4 Learning Ka Te la 5 The e learning materials i ii ill ill iii i inane aaa 6 TFainiInGs activities sai2frg oo avis eee an GA eee a ee on 6 Learner TESOUICES Aisa Saale i ade eee eee areata i ee as Aa ae 7 Activity and resource topic IIS eee eee eee 7 Navigating the e learning materials sse eee eee eee eee eee eee 10 ACUIVILY eTel LT 11 RESOULCE page Shier ee ns Seen teanen ea area oo ae a aiaa aiaia 13 Hardware
3. activities are customisable depending on requirements For example you might set up a discussion board topic that includes a start and finish date anda proportion of final assessment weighted to participation You might notify your learners of these requirements by email as well as through an initial posting on the discussion board The discussion board along with other tools is a useful record of learner contributions for assessment purposes Online discussions will only work if there is a sense of team collaboration so it is important that you consider how to develop this team environment Here are a few tips Commonwealth of Australia 2010 16 OPEA on line resources user guide Starting together as a group online icebreakers You can use an online icebreaker in a computer training room or with learners who are at different locations If you intend your learners to collaborate online using email a learning management system or a web discussion board it is important to give them a chance to become familiar with each other by using the medium before they get down to the serious part Go to http www thiagi com for some ideas Follow the link from Free Resources to the Freebies page then choose Training games Set group projects based on the worksheets and journals There are downloadable worksheets throughout the e learning materials A small group could work together to complete a practical task Some advantag
4. information relative to OPE units of competence Select to begin Select to begin Select to begin 010 Licensed under AEShareNet S Licence Acknowledgments Local intranet 100 Commonwealth of Australia 2010 10 OPEA on line resources user guide Activity pages After selecting the training activities for the unit Service engines the following introduction page is shown This page allows navigation using the LHS menu to all the learning activities associated to service engines Untitled Document Windows Internet Explorer 6 EJ 7 G W 000 LRD FILE 2006 300 399 Projects 310 319 315 Outdoor power equip 01_deliverables opeasite content activities service_engine intro_engine_service t x 4t X File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Convert P Select k k Untitled Document M Do o Eae rade lt TIENI i ENTRAINING HONE RESOURCES Service engines Introduction F Activities are provided in this section supporting the unit AUR201570A Service engines and associated engine Safety components outdoor power equipment Engine principles Use the activities to test your knowledge Service procedures Lubricants To find information about a topic use RESOURCES from the top menu Carry out service A Select a topic from the left side menu Commonwealth of Australia 2010 Licensed under AEShareNet S Licence Local intranet 10 Co
5. 0 OPEA on line resources user guide Learning design Many of the learners who participate in the Certificate II or III in Outdoor power equipment are young often under 21 and are undertaking an apprenticeship They are increasingly demanding the option to undertake parts of their course using interactive screen based delivery Increasingly computer literate they often chose technology as a means for communication entertainment and information and expect an element of their learning to also reflect this This learner group can be characterised as Generation Y learners They are technologically astute impatient and street smart They are often turned off by anything without a technology component They are stimulated by real life learning situations where they are able to experience the learning rather than it being explained to them The explanation of theory generally uses language and terminology unfamiliar to many learners To assist in the learning process where possible the information in this resource is provided in simple terms using clear English The terminology used in the delivery of information mirrors terminology used in the workplace To meet the needs of these learners the learning design features e immediate engagement of the learner in the learning process This is achieved by the presentation of questions that challenge the learner s existing knowledge and provide constructive feedback e Interactive activities tha
6. Australia 2010 15 OPEA on line resources user guide Online teaching strategies Hints for online activities e If you are delivering the program online email may be the primary method of communication with your learners so ensure that you have a clear system of email folders for managing the traffic e If you are not meeting learners face to face on a regular basis keep in contact using your agreed communication method e Be clear about timeframes by setting targets for learning These can help you with your online lesson planning You will need to set frameworks so your learners know what to do and when to do it e Be aware that some learners may be uncomfortable about sharing ideas with other learners Collaboration and interaction Teaching in an online environment focuses on facilitating and guiding the learner s progress Learners have significant learning resources available to them in e learning materials in the workplace and on the internet Helping your learners to navigate this information and pinpoint the relevant materials to meet performance criteria is your central role It requires a clear statement of learning objectives and regular feedback from you on learner progress Email and discussion boards and Web 2 0 technologies are powerful communication tools when applied in this context E learning materials are designed to encourage learner collaboration and you should decide how to facilitate this collaboration The
7. acilitate this e Role play use this where practising a skill is relevant such as how you would deal with a situation where you ve found a co worker unconscious surrounded by electrical wires Use role plays carefully They require some skill on the part of the facilitator Ensure that debriefing occurs to deal with any issues that come up as the group reflects on and evaluates the interactions Much of the actual learning comes from this post role play session e Blogs A blog short for weblog is a person s online diary It is regularly updated and postings appear in chronological order Some blogs allow visitors to make comments or ask questions e Wiki s A Wiki is used as a group online communication tool Learners can individually contribute in group discussions recording business ideas and opportunities Each learner can add to or change what is posted on the Wiki and learners can set up an alert that sends an email telling them someone has made a new contribution Commonwealth of Australia 2010 18 OPEA on line resources user guide Social networking for collaboration and interaction Every day your learners communicate with each other in new and different ways Email mobile phones text messaging and podcasts are common forms of communication young people use They are powerful tools and it stands to reason that if they can be used in everyday communication they can be used in education too Social networki
8. and software requirements Colin taken from toolbox sese eee 15 ENKO U T ET 15 SOMWAME eh L E ac E A R ALA T 15 Online teaching strategies sees e eee eree 16 Collaboration and Interactions sees eee eee eee 16 Tips fOr iIMPlEMENtAliON isee raa eee a a a a obbees deans E HT TT day 18 Preparing the learners eee eee e eee ee eee yeee eee ee 20 Commonwealth of Australia 2010 3 OPEA on line resources user guide Introduction These e learning materials have been developed to help promote the uptake of apprenticeships in the outdoor power equipment industry nationally by providing high quality learning materials that can be shared by RTOs around Australia The materials are designed for students studying Certificate II and III in Outdoor Power Equipment OPE and are suitable for web based delivery within a learning management system that can track user progress and maintain records of completion Units of competence Three units of competency are covered by these online learning materials e AUR201570A Service engines and associated engine components outdoor power equipment e AURP245171A Service and repair faults in rotary cutting systems e AURP322776A Test and service 240V portable generators These three units are Group A Specialist electives in the following qualifications e AUR20810 Certificate Il in Outdoor Power Equipment e AUR30710 Certificate III in Outdoor Power Equipment Commonwealth of Australia 201
9. ervice procedures Lubricants Carry out serice Workshop safety How well do you know workshop safety Following are images of hazards and work practices that can be dangerous View each image and ask yourself what is the safety issue here Then move over the image to see the safety issue explained Select the arrow to begin YA Local intranet Commonwealth of Australia 2010 12 OPEA on line resources user guide Resource pages In the below example Resources have been selected from the top right hand link A menu on the LHS shows the topics that are available Untitled Document Windows Internet Explorer gt Gy E Ww 000 LRD FILE 2006 300 399 Projects 310 319 315 Outdoor power equip 01_deliverables opeasite content resources intro_resources htm File Edit View Favorites Tools Help caret P select Oo R k k Untitled Document Ep E de i Page 7 Tools GES he U ENTRESOURCES Engines B Introduction Engine principles E Use these resource pages to support your learning of outdoor power equipment topics Two stroke engines Four stroke engines i To begin select a topic from the left side menu Engine servicing You can also choose to use other resources including Lubrication text books Rotary cutting systems the memet 240V generators e your teacher instructor e work colleagues Close this window to return to OPE Training Common
10. es of this approach are it can facilitate social learning especially useful if learners are geographically dispersed or isolated learners practice using online communication tools in a practical task focused way it can allow learners to practice planning collaboration consultation and networking skills it can be integrated with assessment of underpinning skills such as communication skills and also the key competencies Here are some practical suggestions for implementing group projects Limit teams to no more than three or four learners Set a date for completion of the group project Consider asking learners to write a self assessment of their contribution to the group process This will encourage learners to reflect on their collaborative skills and provide you with more information if you are considering using the group work as an assessment item Provide guidelines on how you expect your learners to collaborate for example entirely online or through a mix of face to face meetings and online communication Keep track of learners who are not contributing in group or online activities they may still be absorbing the information that other learners offer into these conversations and need further encouragement to get involved Commonwealth of Australia 2010 17 OPEA on line resources user guide Tips for implementation Here are some other types of group activities that you may like to adapt They are in a very roug
11. h order from easiest to hardest for learners to do online e At the coalface focusing on a particular topic learners tell each other about their own past experiences It is usually easy for most people to talk about their own experiences The questions you set for the group should also encourage some critical reflection for example What type of workplace accidents or injuries have you witnessed and how could they have been avoided e WebQuest learners find good websites on a particular topic The chief idea of a web quest is to search for answers to a problem or a quest on the net and then feed the information back to the group either informally or in a report This can be through discussion contributions to a wiki or a group report assembled via instant messaging or emailing contributions in a text document The facilitator can set different groups to research different aspects of a problem or workplace practice This is a good way to develop web research skills and collaboration skills at the same time This would be particularly useful in the tasks relating to finding information on methods of generating electricity e Peer review learner s team up with a study buddy and give structured feedback on each other s work on a given task This is useful for encouraging group collaboration and support and to practise the important skill of giving and receiving feedback Use the process of Praise Improvement Praise to f
12. lacement e Compression ratio e Ignition timing e Engine configuration e Engine identification Two stroke engines e Two stroke design e Engine components e Two stroke operation e Reed valve Four stroke engines e Four stroke design e Engine components e Four stroke operation e Valve configuration e Valve actuation Commonwealth of Australia 2010 OPEA on line resources user guide Engine servicing e Introduction e Safety e Oil change e Air filter s Fuel filter e Spark plug e Adjustments e Testing Lubrication e Introduction e Function e Viscosity e Additives e Oil classification e Why change oil e Oil change intervals e Petrol engine oil e Diesel engine oil e Two stroke engine oil Unit AURP245171A Service and repair faults in rotary cutting systems Activities Resource topics and subtopics Principles Introduction Safety Service and repair Mowers e Introduction s Push mower e Ride on mower Drive systems Belt and pulley Servicing e Introduction e Mower blades e Blade removal refit e Blade cutting angle e Adjusting blade angle Four stroke engines e Four stroke design e Engine components Commonwealth of Australia 2010 8 OPEA on line resources user guide e Four stroke operation e Valve configuration e Valve actuation Rotary hoe tiller Lawn garden edger Brush cutter line trimmer Mulcher
13. less support Beside the resources that are located in the e learning materials it is highly recommended that you refer your learners to a range of other resources including textbooks websites video etc Commonwealth of Australia 2010 20
14. mmonwealth of Australia 2010 11 OPEA on line resources user guide In the below example the training activity Safety Hazards has been selected The learner is now presented with an activity that will challenge their understanding of workshop hazards All instructions necessary to complete the activity are presented to the learner If at anytime the learner wishes to access resources information to assist them complete the activity they can choose Resources from the top right hand link These resources will open in a new window allowing both the activities and resources to be available simultaneously Alternatively the learner can select Home from the top right hand link to return to the Home page and choose a different unit Untitled Document Windows Internet Explorer E lt 9 v w 000 LRD FILE 20064300 399 Projects 310 3191315 Outdoor power equip 01_deliverables opeasite content activities service_engine 01_safety 01_hazard x 4t X File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Convert X P Select k k Untitled Document Kr B ae G Tools 7 Te U b ENTRAINING HOME RESOURCES Safety Introduction Hazards Safety Hazards Do you already know to identify hazards in an outdoor power equipment environment Personal protective equipment If yes do this activity now Workshop equipment If no you can choose Resources and look in Engines and Rotary cutting systems or see your trainer Engine principles S
15. ng tools allow you to assist learners to network with other learners as they complete e learning activities For example you can ask learners to create networks by sharing their work in weblogs for example writing in their own blog or sharing mobile phone photos in moblogs mobile weblogs collaborating with others to develop documents for example using wikis to put together a response to a problem creating and sharing photos of their work using photo sharing software creating and sharing bookmarks of sites they have found useful in research creating and sharing media files capturing their work for example MP3s or video files sharing their evidence for assessment in social networking spaces on the internet sharing ideas and information via a virtual conference Commonwealth of Australia 2010 19 OPEA on line resources user guide Preparing the learners It is recommended that you provide an orientation to the e learning materials in a practical face to face session with learners actually using the materials In this session include clear directions on how you want the learners to work through the learning and define the methods of communication that will be used throughout the course if applicable Using e learning materials is not about leaving learners alone to learn for themselves but about using a new medium as a part of an overall teaching delivery strategy Once learners are used to using the medium they will require
16. t require learner involvement and assist in the understanding of concepts and principles e the use of visual aids for example video images that require interaction from the learner e delivery of underpinning knowledge in small bite sized chunks of information available on a needs basis Commonwealth of Australia 2010 5 OPEA on line resources user guide The e learning materials The materials are designed to allow the learner flexibility to navigate to any area they choose to undertake learning A menu system provides this flexibility while also presenting the learning in a logical learning flow The e learning materials are presented in two sections e Training activities ka Learner resources Training activities Training activities exist for each of the three units of competency The activities are designed to challenge the learner s knowledge on topics associated to the unit of competency Activities types include e Presenting situations where the learners is asked to think and make a decision e Questioning knowledge with multiple choice questions e Providing feedback to inform why learner answers are right or wrong e Moving items on screen to complete a task e Rotating images on screen to view and make decisions e Identification of images showing real workshop tools equipment and processes e Provision of scoring of some question banks to allow learners to check their knowledge against themselves or o
17. thers e Using documents such as service schedules to answer questions e Completing practical workshop tasks Commonwealth of Australia 2010 OPEA on line resources user guide Learner resources Resources exist for each of the three units of competency and provide information in an easy to understand format Information is separated into topics and presented using images text and video Images and video all show people equipment and processes from real outdoor power equipment workplaces Learners can access these resources at any time E g Before attempting an activity while engaged in an activity or after completing an activity Activity and resource topic list The following table states the activities and resource topics available for each unit of competency Unit AUR201570A Service engines and associated engine components outdoor power equipment Activities Resource topics and subtopics Safety Engine principles e Hazards e Internal combustion engines e Personal protective equipment e Workshop equipment Engine principles e Engine identification e Two stroke operation e Four stroke operation e Ignition methods e Basic engine terms Service procedures e Service schedules Lubricants e Types of lubricants e Management of lubricants Carry out service e Basic components e Basic operation e Engine operation cycle e Spark ignition e Compression ignition s Bore and stroke e Disp
18. viewing activity pages are colour coded blue and resource pages are colour coded green Commonwealth of Australia 2010 14 OPEA on line resources user guide Hardware and software requirements Following are some hardware and software requirements Hardware To use the learning material in this unit learners will need a computer with the following features e IBM compatible with a 1000 MHz processor running Windows 2000 XP Vista or e Apple Macintosh with a 500 MHz processor running OSX v10 3 0 with 256 Mb of RAM 1024 x 768 pixel display CD ROM drive internet access sound card Software Learners will also need the following software plug ins installed on their computer e Internet Explorer 6 0 or above http www microsoft com OR e Firefox 3 0 or above http www mozilla com OR e Safari 3 0 4 or above http www apple com e Microsoft Word 97 or a similar word processing program to open and use downloadable forms checklists and worksheets e Adobe Flash Player 9 0 28 If you haven t got this plug in you can download and install the latest free version from www adobe com e Adobe PDF Reader 6 0 or above If you haven t got this plug in you can download and install the latest free version from www adobe com Incorrect versions of these applications could result in information being shown in an unreadable form or not shown at all Commonwealth of
19. wealth of Australia 2010 Licensed under AEShareNet S Licence X Local intranet 100 Commonwealth of Australia 2010 13 OPEA on line resources user guide In this example the resources for Engine servicing testing and inspection are shown Resources are presented using text images video and animations Untitled Document Windows Internet Explorer DER Ge gt w 000 LRD FILE 2006 300 399 Projects 310 319 315 Outdoor power equip 01_deliverables opeasite content resources 04_engine_service 08_testing htm x 4 X IB File Edit view Favorites Tools Help caret BC select Be untitled Document M Do hy Eee Gtoos BRENDA a UIPMENTRESOURCES Engines Engine servicing Engine principles Two stroke engines Testing and inspection Four stroke engines The following tests can be performed on an engine Engine servicin a S e compression test Introduction e engine start test Safety e engine speed test RPM Oil change The following inspections checks can be performed on an engine leaks oil fuel water exhaust blockage of air cooled engine fins and ducts e condition of coolant e condition of cables and wiring tension of bolts nuts or screws e operation of switches levers etc Lub D Rotary cutting T HT 7 240V generators E R v Local intranet A10 Note to help users easily identify what type of web page they are
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