From: The North West Open Learning Group
This national event may be of interest to you, please do not hesitate to
contact me for more information.
Learning On-Line
Empowering your community
Will take place at:
The Woodbury Centre
Bury College
Market Street
Bury
Wednesday 15th November 2000
The conference centre is located next to the Ufi Learning Centre and Bury
College will be pleased for delegates to look around during the course of
the day.
Bury College is conveniently located on the Metrolink Tram System, which
runs between the mainline stations in Manchester City Centre to Bury Town
Centre.
Maps and parking instructions will be mailed with confirmation of booking.
The conference will be of interest to librarians, providers of on-line
education, careers tutors, teachers, community education, DfEE
~~ PROGRAMME ~~
9.30 Coffee & registration
9.50 Welcome: Chair: Nancy Cookson: Vice Principal, Bury College
10.00 The learndirect Experience: Janet Houghton: Ufi NW Development
Manager
University for Industry
This session will explore how Ufi’s learning services are being promoted
through learndirect.
This session will explore how learndirect aim to change the face of learning
for many people enabling them to learn for fun or work to gain the knowledge
and skills necessary to enhance their employability, their business
competitiveness and take control of their futures.
11.00 SMILE Project/What is BAOL?: Tim Cappelli: SMILE Project Manager at
the M/C Institute of Telematics & Employment Research (MITER), MMU
An outline of the SMILE project
Skills for the Missing Industry’s Leaders and Enterprises, an ESF funded
project which aims to identify the skills gap in the educational multimedia
industry and improve the quality of online learning.
Followed by The Services of BAOL
~~ 12.00 - 13.00 LUNCH ~~
Opportunity to visit the Ufi Learning Centre Launched today!
13.00 The Local Perspective: Jill Bartram: N & E Manchester Hub Manager
(Bolton, Bury, Oldham & Rochdale Hub)
The speaker will share her practical experience of developing and
implementing learndirect in learning centres in a variety of venues in
Rochdale, Oldham, Bury and Bolton.
13.45 The Bury Experience: Christine Almond: Learning Support Librarian,
Bury & Nancy Cookson, Vice Principal, Bury College
The speakers will share best practice and experience of developing a
partnership between the Public and Academic sectors which aims to provide
easier access to learning opportunities and facilities in both colleges and
libraries.
14.45 TEA
15.00 Speakers Panel - Question time
An opportunity to put questions to the panel
15.45 Chair’s summing up
16.00 Finish
BOOKING FORM
Cost including lunch:
£50 NWRLS Members
£65 Non NWRLS members
Name(s):
No. of places:
Organisation:
Address:
Phone No: Fax No:
E-mail:
Invoice address if different from above:
Please indicate any dietary requirements:
Please return by 1st November 2000 to
S. Walsh,
Customer Liaison Officer,
NWRLS,
Central Library,
St. Peters Square,
Manchester M2 5PD
Phone No: 0161 234 1947 Fax No: 0161 236 3813
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Susan Walsh
Customer Liaison Officer
NWRLS
Central Library
St. Peter's Square
Manchester
M2 5 PD
Tel: 0161 234 1947
Fax: 0161 236 3813
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