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HelloFlemington Reading and Writing Program
has amalgamated with Flemington Neighbourhood House
We are now the Farnham StreetNeighbourhood Learning Centre
computer skills
We do many things
including teaching
and multimedia
to adults
in the community
Our most popular
are Multimedia 1
and Office Skills 1
computer classes
Some of our best students are women who have young children...
But we had a problem:
They miss some classes and fall behind...
so they get discouraged...
and they don’t come back to class...
AccessACE came to the rescue:
with some funding & some advice...
we made our plan
to help retain our students
Our plan was approved:
Tutorials on line
ESL
Linux for Sale
Open Source
Logins
VPNProject Photostory by our Multimedia 3 students:http://users.tpg.com.au/adslsrxj/accessACE/index.html
Tutorials on line
Our best tutorials
are now accessed
from our website:
frwp.org.au
Status: Completed Value to the project : Very high
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We now have a separate virtual network
with ESL logins, ESL software and laser printer
just for ESL students.
This keeps the work of all computer and ESL students safe
Status: Completed Value to the project : Very high
Linux 4 Sale
Open Source software
Our Wokshop class rebuilds old computers into Puppy or Ubuntu Linux desktops. We sell them to students for $20 each
We give Open Source software discs to our students, with advice on installation. We don’t encourage them doing OSS downloads because they are just too big
Status: Completed Value to the project : Moderate
Logins
We set up different logins for teachers and for different student levels
Each login provides a different desktop configuration,
and different software, appropriate admin authority and preferences
with access to their separate folders on a network server
sysadmin fnh adv student esl
Status: Completed Value to the project : Very high
VPN: Virtual Private Network
To give students access to their work on our server from home or anywhere
But there are major security issues:
We don’t want our server attacked
So we are building a new Linux server just for student VPN access
Status: In progress Value to the project : High
Some other results from this project:
PhotoStory very popular with students
Status: In progress Value to the project : Very high
More video editing
More complex student projects
Better performances, higher expectations
Better employment prospects
How did we do? Did we retain our target students ? Yes !
How did we achieve this? Some preliminary ideas...
We had more time for teachers to plan lessons. Each lesson now has clearer objectives
Tutorials and homework class have proven very popular at all student levels
AccessACE gave us some extra teacher time resources...
Students have understood our project aim and they feel more supported. They are less afraid to return to class.
There is a stronger community understanding that we care for our students and that we want them to succeed
Students have understood our project aim and they feel more supported. They are less afraid to return to class.
Thank you for your help & support
Robbie, Manrico & Chiemi
Farnham Street Neighbourhood Learning Centre
frwp.org.au fnhouse.org.au November 2007