About the 2011 Learning Place Affiliate program

The Learning Place Affiliate program offers Queensland non-state school institutions and Queensland Universities opportunities to learn, teach and collaborate in the Department of Education and Training's secure online learning environment. The Learning Place is a comprehensive secure eLearning environment providing access to an innovative range of digital tools, resources and eSpaces for teaching and learning, collaborating and networking.

Annual membership and subscription

There are two types of affiliate memberships: Queensland non-state schools and Queensland universities. The Department's eLearning environment has recently been updated and expanded to provide improved access to digital resources, web 2.0 tools and eLearning spaces for staff and students. With these upgrades the Learning Place offers a single level of membership at an annual cost of $27.00 per affiliate member from February 2011.

Note: Membership costs are reviewed annually and may change. Notification of any changes will be published on this website.

What's changed?

We can no longer differentiate affiliate access because of single sign-on, therefore Level 1 affiliate membership is no longer available.

To become a Learning Place Affiliate Subscriber, you must represent a legal entity who can enter into contractual arrangements on behalf of either a:

• Queensland university with an education faculty, offering a pre-service program
• Queensland primary or secondary school, accredited by the Non-State School Accreditation Board.

The Learning Place Affiliate Agreement is executed by:

• University subscriber who enrols all education faculty who support the Pre-service Program, and those pre-service education students, who self-nominate interest in affiliation
• head of school who must enrol a minimum of one classroom, including the teacher and all students. Affiliation of any teaching staff must include all their students.

Membership is offered on an annual basis (February-February) with archiving and storage taking place two weeks before Christmas holidays.

What do I have access to?

Learning Place Affiliates have access to:

• New Learning Place staff and student spaces
• On-demand programs offered through the department's web broadcast channel, OneChannel
• Blackboard learning management system with Virtual Classrooms and Ready-to-go courses
• Collaborative Online Projects including Travel Buddies, RAPS and Virtual Field Trips
• Over 20,000 quality assured digital resources
• Resource collections (Learning Pathways) to enhance and support teachers' and students' learning
• Learning Place business support team.

What don't I have access to?

Learning Place Affiliates do not have access to:

• iConnect (web conferencing) including the live educational programs in OneChannel. Due to the restrictions of our vendor licence, Learning Place Affiliates will not include access to iConnect (web conferencing) or the live educational programs in OneChannel.
• eLearn courses marked for Education Queensland only.
• Professional communities.
• Technical support. Participating schools institutions will be responsible for providing their own technical support and connectivity requirements. Learning Place business support will be offered to one nominated staff member from the affiliated institution. This person is referred to as the Learning Place Local Administrator.

Affiliate membership requirements

The school, university or other affiliate groups needs to enter into a contractual arrangement with the Department. The Learning Place Affiliate Subscription Agreement provides the terms and conditions for acceptable use of the Learning Place. All the Subscriber's users must abide by these terms and conditions including acceptable use, copyright, and privacy within the Department of Education and Training's broader policy framework.

Further users requirements:

• University students must have a valid blue card.
• Teachers, staff and faculty members must be currently registered with the Queensland College of Teachers or have a valid blue card.
• Affiliate institutions must have a The Learning Federation (TLF) licence D
• Use of the Learning Place can only be for educational purposes.
• eLearn standards must be used when creating courses.
• Affiliates must comply with the relevant sections of the Department of Education and Training's Code of Conduct at all times.

Become an Affiliate

1. Complete the online subscription form.
2. On approval, we will email your institution a legal agreement, user instructions and an invoice.
3. On receipt of the signed legal agreement and payment, we will activate your institution's access.
4. Your Learning Place Local Administrator (LPLA) will be emailed their credentials. The Learning Place will contact the LPLA to obtain details for member access.
5. The Learning Place will notify individual members of their Departmental logon ID and password.

Read the FAQs for further information.

Please contact the Learning Place or tel: 07 3421 6656 to discuss your particular eLearning needs.

Disclaimer

The information contained within this webpage is subject to change without notice. Please refer to the Learning Place disclaimer for further details.