Session 2 – 11th April – 14.30-15.20
Presenter: Paul Nagle
Organisation: Telecentre & Business School, Porth
Rhondda, Wales
The presentation links to the conference theme of Changing Communities, with a focus on e-learning and e-community developments.
It will report on voluntary sector research funded by the government agency, Education & Learning Wales (ELWa) which is aimed at facilitating and championing the use of e-learning within voluntary sector organisations within Rhondda Cynon Taff region of Wales.
The development has been termed E-Champion and is focused on strengthening the capacity of voluntary sector organisations through the development of IT skills and resources.
The main research tasks identified and discussed are the:
1. Mapping of providers of e-learning in the voluntary sector and the nature of provision.
2. Analysis of the voluntary sector’s use of and access to ICT and its awareness of how e-learning can assist its own effectiveness.
3. Assessment of ICT initiatives which impact on e-learning
4. Consideration of existing e-learning initiatives outside the voluntary sector which may be beneficial to link to or adopt