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The key questions below are considered in the comments and ideas discussed freely in this site.

This feedback has been used to help generate some key opportunities for discussion.

**Questions for consideration ** The Toolbox product is undoubtedly strong and its support base growing. The work of the Toolbox champions has developed into a key tool for embedding not just Toolbox use, but e-learning in the VET sector more broadly.  **Key Opportunities **
 * Your comments are desired, welcomed and appreciated and will be considered carefully in the review process. **
 * 1) What are the most widespread digital literacies held by teaching and learning staff in Australia?
 * 2) What kind of product will support the needs of the base digital literacies, but also engage the leading edge, thus creating a ‘life-long learning product’.
 * 3) How can Toolboxes provide a structure that accepts user-generated content?
 * 4) Given that training packages change frequently, what kind of Toolbox structure will allow for a simplified export of old content, and import of new.
 * 5) Is a more standardised approach to back end development (i.e. template based/CSS design) a way to simplify the development process?
 * 6) If a more standardised approach simplifies the development process, would this:
 * allow an increase in the numbers of Toolboxes produced each year
 * encourage a broader range of development partners?
 * streamline the process of applying Standards based accessibility/usability and interoperability?
 * free up greater funding for top quality content and instructional design production?
 * 1) What are the implications of Toolbox revision for the substantial back catalogue?
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Is there a way of easily transferring older content to a new platform?
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">How can a learning object model support user generated content? Learner generated content? This is easily included if customisation includes building liinkts to Web2 applications on the Tbx webpage. Looking to Web services that can be added to tbx pages by the customiser might be a simpler way to go.
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Streamline development model to reduce cost of maintenance and upgrade of Toolboxes as technology evolves <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 10pt;">and training packages change. (MelB, NT).
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Develop functional specifications to improve Quality Management.
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Use functional specifications to automate testing processes and provide greater content accuracy.
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Increase penetration of Toolbox brand across commercial and VET/RTO sectors.
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Simplify Toolbox interface and provide simple customisation/personalisation pathways to encourage customization and return of Toolbox content. This will in turn enrich Toolbox Repository resources through availability of new content products.
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;"> Simplify development and project management model attracting greater interest from RTOs and developers.
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Use simplifed model to produce greater output, measured by Toolbox numbers.
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Develop ways to contextualise <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">'off the shelf' Toolbox content supporting use with specific client groups, i.e. low literacy learners and Indigenous learners. (MelB NT)
 * 9) Develop strategies to respond to legislative changes around WCAG 2.0 implementation.
 * 10) Find ways to build on success by increasing output of Toolbox content annually.
 * 11) Support additional Framework products by creating tools and development models which support quality content development.
 * 12) Develop incentives for customisation.
 * 13) Produce acceptable definition for user generated content.
 * 14) Use LORN and repository stats to inform on most successful Toolbox content.
 * 15) Review the Learning Object model to define data on:
 * 16) what is successful around the learning object model.
 * 17) what more we can learn about learning design from uptake of the learning object model.\