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Why do we need it?Implementing Broadband
Linda TomosChair, BBC Education
Broadcasting Council for Wales
The Legacy
Changing times..
People needed to be pro-active to improve their knowledge base and skill level
Learning perceived to be mainly restricted to institutional regimes
Computer technology largely a scientific number crunching concern
Librarians ‘control’ access to information through proprietary systems
New Challenges..
Access to technology increasingly important to fully engage in daily lifePeople empowered by the Web (although not always to the desired effect)Lifelong learning becoming embedded into every day lifeInformation literacy an essential skill
Meeting the Challenges
Establishing the strategy – Cymru Ar LeinCapturing the needs of usersIdentifying the stakeholdersCreating the infrastructureDeveloping the partnershipsSupporting the players to develop and sustain services
Identifying Needs
Why broadband?
High quality learning services
Interactive e-government transactional services
Community regeneration and capacity building
Driving the Demand
Strategic approach facilitating effective use of the broadband lifelong learning networkBreaking down barriers to creating interoperable services providing seamless access to usersEngaging users through innovative, interesting and relevant servicesRe-engineering organisational partnerships to support e-users
National Grid for Learning
Portal for lifelong long learning initially focused on the needs of schools
Developing high quality bilingual content
Supporting the take up of technology by teachers and mentors
Encouraging the use of interoperable systems and standards
Disseminating best practice on e-learning
Rhwydwaith y BoblPeople’s Network
£6.5m NOF lottery fundingFrom 200 (1999) to 2000 (2003) free Internet access computers in Welsh public libraries connected at least 2MB Oxford Reference Online available to all library members in Wales at home, school and the workplaceAll Welsh public librarians to receive ICT training by March 2004
Culturenet Cymru
Agency to encourage the innovative use of ICT by the cultural sector based on Kulturnet DanmarkCommission new contentDevelop existing content (Gathering the Jewels, Cymryd Rhan)Provide training, support and capacity building for organisations
International Women February 2003
“I find television very
educational. The minute
somebody turns it on, I go to
the library and take out a
good book”…Groucho Marx
BBC Cymru Wales
Digital storytelling
Encouraging a sense of place and community
Helping to learn about technology without the baggage (learn by stealth)
Developing Learning Journeys
Careers Wales Online
Virtual information, advice and guidance environmentEncouraging everyone to reflect on their progression needs Engaging users through interactive games, free storage space for CV. EtcFocal point for employers and potential employees
Linc y Gogledd
Partnership between lifelong learning institutions in North Wales
Access to e-learning services, resources through the Web
Users can be supported via local public libraries
Widening participation in learning
What’s the Potential?
We succeed in widening opportunities for all in WalesWe enable Welsh public services to work more effectively and achieve moreWe make people more ambitious in their expectationsWe encourage people to embrace technology because it gives them tangible benefits
