e-learning @ the library

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Work Profile: Olivia Moran

FÁSE-Learning

@ The Library

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An part of my role at CMD Training Institute, I worked on the E-Learning @ The Library pilot scheme for Sligo, Leitrim and Donegal.

This was a project which was an initiative between FÁS and participating local county libraries which enabled people to up skill and train for free in their local libraries and online.

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• Promote and establish interest in the initiative at local level

• Recruit participants• Establish workshops in participating local

libraries

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Aim of Pilot

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• Provide basic IT training for those with little or no IT skills

• Refer learners to appropriate online training courses

• Promote the concept and advantages of online learning

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Aim of Pilot …

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• My strategy feel into four main categories Administration strategy Promotion strategy Learner support strategy In Library

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My Strategy & Tactics

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Administration• Training support staff on Moodle and the

E-Learning @ the Library website• Creating learner accounts online and

registering learners on appropriate courses• Scheduled workshops• Produced syllabus for library workshops

and created support material for learners

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Promotion• Established relationships with local

librarians and created rapport• Organised information evenings in local

libraries where learners could learn more and sign up for the service

• Created a promotional strategy involving telephone calls, emails and text messages

• Notified relevant bodies of the initiativei.e. citizens information, jobs centre

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Learner Support• Once enrolled on an online course I was

able to support learners through Video call support [Skype] Phone support Email support Instant messaging [Moodle] Learner forums [Moodle] Technical support

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Library Workshops• Learners were instructed in basic IT Skills• Learners were shown how to access and

use online course materials via an online learning management system called Moodle

• Learners were taught how to utilise common E-learning tools such as instant messaging and online forums

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Library Workshops …• Learners mastered technologies such as

Internet and Email, tools commonly used within the workplace

• Learners were given the opportunity to take information learned in the workshop and apply it in a practical situation or at homei.e. booking airline tickets online

• Learners were encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning

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Library Workshops …• Learners were shown how to develop

methods for tracking their course work, schedules and progress independently of a tutor

• Learners were encouraged to embrace the idea of independent online learning with the workshops giving them the combined effect of boosting their confidence and making them more employable

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• Established workshops in 8 local libraries• Recruited 320 learners [Over 4 Months]• Identified and provided FÁS with common

factors influencing success on the pilot for the purpose of continuous improvement• Generated local awareness of the initiative

in 3 counties [Sligo, Leitrim, Donegal]

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Results

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