TITLE  Learn More about IT Network
 
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  Summary/ Description of Activity
  Nation wide network for ICT teachers, teaching basic ICT skills to computer users at beginners level. The network is founded on the pedagogical principles of the Danish psychologist Bjarne Herskin (http://www.teachtoteach.dk/).
  Learning objectives:
  Giving a wide range of educators from different partner organisations a shared pedagogical approach, a shared set of tools and the opportunity to create and/or share new ICT skill-teaching course modules aimed at seniors and other un-trained computer users (i.e skills such as using e-mail, buying tickets online, using digital self-service solutions from various public offices, finding information…)
 
DESCRIPTION OF ACTIVITY
Date [dd/mm/yyyy]   Sept. 2008 -
Length of activity  On-going project
Frequency  Network meetings once or twice a year, - plus various regional contact activities.
Organiser  National IT and Telecom Agency. Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. Consultant: Bjarne Herskin
Tutor  Bjarne Herskin. Responsible for 4 6-day theoretical and practical trainer seminars in teaching basic IT-skills to beginners.
Group Size  35 librarians from Danish public libraries + participants from other project partner organisations. (see list under Partnerships)
Venue  Trainer seminars in Copenhagen and Aarhus, Denmark
Location  Denmark DK
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Partnerships  Aeldremobiliseringen (assocition for senior volunteers)- Aeldresage (assocition for senior volunteers) - Undervisningsministeriets Voksenvejledningsnetværk (Adult training network under the Danish Ministry of Education) - Danish Agency for Libraries and Media - Bibliotekarforbundet (Union of Danish librarians and Information Specialitst) - Danish Libarary Association - National Association of Public Library Managers - Odense Central Library. - Odense Citizen Service - Svendborg Citizen Service - Dansk IT - Dansk Metal (workers union) - AOF Danmark (Adult education association) - LOF Danmark (Adult education association) - Partnershiplist is still open for new members.
Target group  Professional and volunteer educators
Contact  Lis Pedersen – lisp@roskilde.dk - Hanne Bjørn – hannebjorn@roskilde.dk - Christine Bruun – christinebru@roskilde.dk
Marketing  Folders, flyers, posters nationally produced and distributed by National IT and Telecom Agency. Up-comming TV- and radio commercial series in connection with nation wide campaign once a year 2009. Mails and newsletters distributed through usual inter-library networks. Marketing through relevant websites. Locally and regionally held introductions organised by network members.
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Equipment required  Teaching fascilities with PCs and internet access and flip over, black board or other equivalent.
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Tasks  (Task4) Maintain and increase seniors competences
 
EVALUATION OF ACTIVITY
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  A new theoretical and practical approach to teaching ICT to absolute beginners. Method to create re-usable teaching materials using shared templates.
  Keywords
  seniors; volunteer; adult education; ICT skills; IT; teaching; librarians; digital self-service solutions
 
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  Transferability:
  The teacher network can be reproduced in all countries.