e-learning @ the library
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An part of my role at work, 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.TRANSCRIPT
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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.
FÁS E-Learning @ The Library
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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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FÁS E-Learning @ The Library
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
Pictures From E-Learning @ The Library Events
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