Learner Stories
We have heard numerous inspiring, and amusing stories about the journeys of discovery that Get Digital learners are making. Many people are finding that PCs and other digital gadgets – and especially access to the internet – are opening new vistas and offering new opportunities with all sorts of benefits – as well as lots of surprises! On this page you will find stories that illustrate the impact that the Get Gigital programme is making on learners… as well as the impact they are having on us!
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by getdigital
on 31. Mar, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, News, Partnership Stories, Scheme stories, Schemes, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
Get Digital Tutor Anne Donnelly writes as follows in her blog: Celebrating our success On Friday I was invited to the “Tea-Time Treat” at Johnson House, Longhoughton. This is a regularly monthly event attended by neighbours and friends as well as residents. This month, as well as the usual bingo, we celebrated the success of Read more…
by getdigital
on 28. Mar, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, Partnership Stories, Pictures, Press Release, Scheme stories, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
A recent press release fron Housing 21 reveals a great all-round success story: Residents at Alan Hilton Court in Ottershaw have been celebrating their new found computing skills with a certificate presentation. 50 residents of the Housing 21 sheltered housing scheme, along with several other older people from the local community, have joined the growing Read more…
by getdigital
on 22. Mar, 2011
in Learner Stories, News, Stories and Case Studies
21 – 27 March is MyFriends Online Week… …dedicated to helping people in later life to discover the social side of the internet and learn the latest ways to make new friends and keep in touch with old friends and family. Find out more here. You can also read about the way in which the Get Digital Read more…
by getdigital
on 21. Mar, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, News, Pictures, Scheme stories, Schemes, Stories and Case Studies
The article below is featured in the “Testway Together” magazine for this month. It is great to hear that Gainsborough Court and the Bits and Bytes club are keeping up their activities and developing a presence on Facebook:
by getdigital
on 21. Mar, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, News, Partnership Stories, Photos, Pictures, Scheme stories, Schemes, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
On Friday 18 March Brian McCausland, Partnerships & Sustainability with Get Digital, presented certificates to learners and to resident mentors who have been helping them during the Get Digital course alongside tutor Caron Fuller. Brian gave a short speech congratulating everyone on the success of the programme and telling some of the remarkable stories that Read more…
by getdigital
on 02. Mar, 2011
in Learner Stories, News, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
From a Get Digital tutor: Here’s a GREAT story! One of the Get Digital learners has been really enthusiastic about the course. He has now got his own PC and downloaded the free learning materials from the Get Digital website – and he is helping others to get online too. He uses Facebook and email Read more…
by getdigital
on 28. Feb, 2011
in Learner Stories, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
A Get Digital tutor had a rather nice surprise during a recent lesson. Here is an extract from his report: Found out this week that one of the learners was brought up in Dorset, less than a mile away from where I and my wife come from! We also realised that his surname is the same Read more…
by getdigital
on 25. Feb, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, News, Scheme stories, Stories and Case Studies, Video
This short video features excellent personal testimony from a Get Digital learner who is a resident in Tudor Rose Court – a sheltered housing scheme that recently won the Bronze at the EAC National Housing for Older People Awards 2011 for Digital Inclusion.
by getdigital
on 25. Feb, 2011
in Landlord Stories, Learner Stories, News, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
Good news from one of our tutors today… I have just got back from the scheme at Warwick. The scheme warden gave me a sequel to a story from when we first started . One of the learners there signed up to start on the course, but when it came to the time for her first lesson, she did Read more…
by getdigital
on 23. Feb, 2011
in Learner Stories, Stories and Case Studies, Tutor Stories
One of our tutors has been delighted to receive a “Thank You” card containing the following rhyme… Thank you for your patience And thank you for giving me your time. For teaching me the basics Please accept this rhyme. I now can surf the internet And get in touch with friends Facebook and the webcam Read more…
