Emails fit for purpose

1. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Email
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

2. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Objective:
 Know how to send a short email that has a
meaningful subject, a salutation (greeting) and a
sign off
 Understand the importance of a meaningful
subject line
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

3. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Formal/semi-formal eg lecturer
Good morning
Hello Regards
Best regards
I Hi hey
Kind regards Bye!
gotta go now
Cheers!
catch ya
oy see ya
i
Informal/casual eg mates
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

4. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
Why do we need
a subject?
Saves time – we find
the email we want
easily.
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

5. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
What other reasons
for having a subject?
We can group emails on the
same subject into
“threads”, a timeline, a
“story”.
DO NOT just use the reply This student used
button to send an email “Reply” to the same
on a different subject. email to send emails
This makes it hard to find on SIX different
the subject you want! subjects.
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012

6. ELFADA – E-xtraordinary Learning For A Digital Age
Our project funded in 2012 through the National VET E-Learning
http://www.flexiblelearning.net.au/ Strategy, Partnerships for Participation initiative
We just took a quick look at:
 Sending emails that are fit for their purpose
 Ensuring that we use meaningful subject lines
Jo Hart – Email v2 Oct 2012