Re: [Fsfe-uk] Re: [centres] Free Libre Open Source Software

[Tom Coady]

Adam Moran said the following on 12/01/2004 02:46:

> The content of this site is determined in main by the UK Online 
> centres themselves. The Community Programmes team of Becta [1] run 
> this job; as I understand things, what ever information the centres 
> require goes on the site. (This site does not provide learning 
> materials though. The C-M team have recently launched 
> http://www.aclearn.net/ which is hoped to remedy this in part).


Ah BECTA! I never knew they were so useful! And I am so glad I found 
aclearn.net - how useful is this?

> "As a team the Community Programmes, thinks that the web is a 
> publishing medium and that it enables the development of 'androgogy', 
> that is self-directed learning. We feel that we should be involved in 
> the development of tools that people can deploy for their own 
> purposes." [2]


Andragogy? I am way out of my depth here! Sorry, I feel like I am 
unlearning now!

> The team encourage centres to publish web content, and offers 
> pragmatic help and support.


Does that explain why it appears to contain a lot of random material 
that widely available elsewhere on the web?

> The team support the [centres] email list and may be able to construct 
> something useful out of our discussions.


Perhaps they would consider supporting the FSFE list as well. I am sure 
we could really use their help, when we are not learning androgogiously.

> > ...and what could you provide community ICT projects in future?
>
> I am unsure how long this infrastructure will last in its present 
> form. I trust that the lessons learnt by the ICT sector in these 
> centres will be refined in future community activity.


Sounds like a really well sorted strategy. Congratulations on creative 
use of taxation. Makes me feel happy to pay tax.