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FE34: ICT as a contributory factor in changing adult lives
Author: Alan Skinner, Crook Community Learning Centre
Date: 2006
Summary
Alan uses both his own personal experiences, and those of two adult students, to demonstrate how the use of ICT in a community setting can have a positive effect on the lives of people who may otherwise be unwilling, or unable, to learn new skills.
Action
Alan explains how he used his own redundancy from a traditional job as a woodcutting machinist as a springboard to learning new skills in a community based ICT environment. He then explains how two adult students were able to learn new skills, one a 66 year old who wanted to be able to help his grandson with schoolwork but had no computer knowledge at all, the other a mother with a young family who was looking for a way back into the workforce. He also provides statistics from three classes at the community centre to demonstrate the success of this form of learning.
Outcomes
Both students are examples of how ICT in a community setting can be used to change the lives of people who would otherwise have no access to e-learning. The flexibility of the courses, and the less formal environment, are shown to produce many positive results, with many students finding new employment and others moving on to courses at the main college.
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FE > Interest > Self-esteem
FE34: ICT as a contributory factor in changing adult lives
Author: Alan Skinner, Crook Community Learning Centre
Date: 2006
Summary
Alan uses both his own personal experiences, and those of two adult students, to demonstrate how the use of ICT in a community setting can have a positive effect on the lives of people who may otherwise be unwilling, or unable, to learn new skills.
Action
Alan explains how he used his own redundancy from a traditional job as a woodcutting machinist as a springboard to learning new skills in a community based ICT environment. He then explains how two adult students were able to learn new skills, one a 66 year old who wanted to be able to help his grandson with schoolwork but had no computer knowledge at all, the other a mother with a young family who was looking for a way back into the workforce. He also provides statistics from three classes at the community centre to demonstrate the success of this form of learning.
Outcomes
Both students are examples of how ICT in a community setting can be used to change the lives of people who would otherwise have no access to e-learning. The flexibility of the courses, and the less formal environment, are shown to produce many positive results, with many students finding new employment and others moving on to courses at the main college.
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