Training Page from the DELSA Project Website
Friday, October 30, 2020 - 18:30 to Monday, November 30, 2020 - 18:30
The DELSA (Digital Education to Upskill Adults) drew on the experience of 5 European partners to:
- Assess specific capacity and training gaps in digital skills for low-adults, and
- Develop an Open Educational Resource (OER) Platform for FREE and OPEN access to digital skill learning for adults deficient in digital skills and competencies.
Project outputs
The DELSA Project partners launched the training materials on the DELSA website (http://www.digitaldelsa.eu/training.php) today October 30th 2020. Following you will find a list of free and open courses prepared by the project partners to make digital upskilling resources available to those who seek to upskill adults in digital familiarity, digital confidence, and digital competencies.
The resources are:
| 1A Using the internet and managing information We will learn what the internet is and how to use it to improve our daily lives. Exercises will help us learn to use the internet and to find information that will help us in our lives. ... Go to course |
| 1B Using the internet and managing information In this is the second part of the course we will find how to manage information from the internet so it can be useful to us. We will receive some tips about how to find documents on the internet and how to save them. We will learn how to save documents that are attached to Emails We will learn how to create folders so we can save documents and other files and be able to find them again when we need them. Exercises will help to find and store ... Go to course |
| 1C Basic computing, using the internet and managing information This section of the DELSA programme deals with the very basics of computing and shows how to turn on a computer, how to use a mouse and a keyboard. It also shows participants what hardware and software are. ... Go to course |
| 1D Basic computing, using the internet and managing information This section of the DELSA programme deals with setting up an email account that may be used in some of the exercises in the rest of the DELSA Programme.... Go to course |
| 2A Digital Technologies for Communication and Collaboration This module introduces the main technologies used for communication and collaboration between individuals: WhatsApp for messaging, Outlook for emails and Skype for video chats. In each of these platforms and tools, it is necessary to maintain correct behavior, illustrated by the netiquette discussed in Unit 2. In Unit 3 the functioning of the main Social Media is dealt with in detail (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube). Finally, the topic... Go to course |
| 2B Digital Citizenship In this module, you will learn how to apply digital citizenship to oneself. Engage positively, critically and competently in the digital environment Able to practice forms of social participation that are respectful of human rights and dignity through the responsible use of technology List ways digital literacy adds quality to your life ... Go to course |
| 3A Developing digital content - Integrating and re-elaborating digital content In the first part of the course, we will help you to create a word document. At the end of the course, you will find a website that can help you further. In the second part of the course, we will help you to create an excel spreadsheet. At the end of the course, you will find a website that can help you further. In the third part of the course, we will help you to create a PowerPoint Presentation. At the end of the course you will find a website that... Go to course |
| 3B Using the internet and managing information In this module you will learn how to use apps that will assist you in your daily life. You will learn how to set up accounts on Skype, Twitter and Facebook as the main social media apps that are in use today. ... Go to course |
| 3B2 Using the internet and managing information In this module, you will learn how to use apps that will assist you in your daily life. You will learn how to set up accounts on Skype, Twitter, and Facebook as the main social media apps that are in use today. Finally, you will look at specific subjects (travel and language) and learn how to put the skills that you have learned into practice. ... Go to course |
| 4A Protecting devices In this course, we will learn how to install and configure an antivirus in PCs with Windows, MacOS or Ubuntu. We will find some guidelines to increase security in the operative system in both smartphones and PC. We will receive some tips about how to keep the integrity of our computer with a set of simple actions. We will finally install different antivirus in several mobile systems. ... Go to course |
| 4B Protecting Personal Data and Privacy This unit indicates the main topics on digital privacy, digital safety and digital privacy normative... Go to course |
| 5A Solving technical problems: Identifying needs and technological responses In this course we are going to learn how to distinguish among different failures or errors that an OS can present. We will learn several methods to correct them as long as possible. We will also learn some apps that help improve our PC’s efficiency. ... Go to course |
| 5B Identifying Alternatives: messaging, email, video chat This unit indicates all the alternatives to communicating applications and platforms used for online communication. When it is not possible to use WhatsApp for messaging, Outlook for emails, and Skype for video chat, various alternatives are available: Viber, Facebook Messenger, WeChat, Hangouts Meet.... Go to course |
| Additional Module: Common online misinformation related to COVID-19: Overview of fact-checking and debunking the hoaxes Go to course |
You are invited to:
- Use the DELSA project resources.
- Distribute information about the resources to colleagues.
- Note the resource in your organisation, agency, or ETB newsletter.
For more information contact Michael Kenny, lecturer, Department of Adult & Community Education, Maynooth University. e-mail: [email protected]