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e-learning - is it for you?
Potentials of and barriers to e-learning in the voluntary
sector
Aims of the project
• Explore potentials of and barriers to e-learning in the voluntary sector
• Identify stakeholders • Find examples of good practice• How can e-learning widen access to
lifelong learning?• Raise profile of e-learning
This presentation
• What is e-learning?• Potentials• Barriers• What could you do? Examples from
the voluntary sectorlearn – help others learn – create e-learning material - promote e-learning
• Discussion: What would you like to do?
What is e-learning?
• “the use of electronic technology to support, enhance or deliver learning.” (Welsh Assembly Government)
• Learning on-line, using CD-Roms, videos, tapes, PDAs, mobile phones
Where can you do it?
• At home• At work• At the college• At the library• Community centres• Internet cafés• Anywhere?
m-learning
Using mobile phones or PDAs (personal digital assistants)
Why would you do it?
• Multimedia: more interesting learning
• Flexible: learn in your own time
• Convenient: learn wherever suits you
• Choice: wealth of courses via internet
Who can do it?
• Everyone• Widen access to
learning: groups that have problems accessing conventional learning
Why shouldn't e-Learning be as easy as shopping in a supermarket?
The Learning Citizen
Barriers
• Lack of equipment• Lack of internet/
broadband connections
• Lack of knowledge and skills
• Fear of computers• Different learning
style
And what can you do?
learn
help others learn
create e-learning material
promote e-learning
Examples of e-learning in the voluntary sector
Learn - together or individually
• learndirect – wide range of courses – low cost• BBC - Learning – free• Learn Welsh – BBC, free• E-College Wales – free for Objective One
residents (Pembrokeshire and most of Wales)• Coleg Sir Gâr Virtual College – £30• Wales Digital College - free• University of the Third Age – low cost £15/£7.50• Jobsite: computer courses – free
Use of the internet for communication and information
sharing• PAVS Information
Hub
Help others learnPAVS hosts the City and Guilds course ‘Learning for living’ – a course for unpaid
carers
• Age Concern Pembrokeshire: IT Resource Desk – 1:1 support to use computers and the internet
• Offer learning to use IT equipment in community centres (learn in groups, ask in tutors to run courses – e.g. Pembrokeshire College Community Learning)
Create e-learning materials
• Milking It Oxfam e-learning material
• Community Care have produced an e-learning package which aims at helping staff communicate more effectively with people with learning disabilities. The package lasts 30 minutes and is free. It can be found at: www.communitycare.co.uk/elearning
• Ask Mencap launched www.askmencap.info - a new information website for people with learning disabilities. A range of information about learning disability issues for use by people with learning disabilities, parents and carers, professionals and the general public.
Be Me Wolverhampton
And what would you like to do?
• Let us know your views, experiences and wishes!
For more information:• E-learning at www.PAVS.org.uk • Email
[email protected]• Telephone 01437 769422
PAVS, 36-38 High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DA