e-learning - is it for you?

1. e-learning - is it for you? Potentials of and barriers to e-learning in the voluntary sector

2. 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

3. 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?

4. 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

5. Where can you do it? • At home • At work • At the college • At the library • Community centres • Internet cafés • Anywhere?

6. m-learning Using mobile phones or PDAs (personal digital assistants)

7. 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

8. 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

9. Barriers • Lack of equipment • Lack of internet/ broadband connections • Lack of knowledge and skills • Fear of computers • Different learning style

10. And what can you do? Examples of e-learning in the voluntary sector • learn • help others learn • create e-learning material • promote e-learning

11. 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

14. Use of the internet for communication and information sharing • PAVS Information Hub

16. Help others learn PAVS hosts the City and Guilds course ‘Learning for living’ – a course for unpaid carers

17. 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)

18. Create e-learning materials • Milking It Oxfam e-learning material

19. 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 Mencaplaunchedwww.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.

20. Be Me Wolverhampton

21. E-learning foundation Promote e-learning

22. 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 Bettina.Becker@pavs.org.uk • Telephone 01437 769422 PAVS, 36-38 High Street, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, SA61 2DA