AUSTRALIA & ASIA most needed .” Apart from helping students keep on track the platform is benefiting them in unlookedfor ways – from the way students were using the note-taking aspect of the discussion widget it was possible to isolate that portion of content together with their creative adaptation of it in a way the students can use externally – for example to augment their LinkedIn profile or in a job application . A great advantage of OS is that there is no end to its evolution – over the next six months , he says , the team will be looking closely at social networking and the development of an ‘ e-portfolio ’ of work , endorsed by the college . The value of this to a design student , for example , is obvious but it can be applied in most other disciplines , he believes .
With OpenSpace 2 successfully embedded , McDougall is now turning his attention to the next big things for OC . For the time being it is tied to the Australian market because it is delivering largely Australian vocational courses , but there is no reason why the platform can ’ t be adapted to any course , so international expansion is one thing that is happening , with over 300
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