[ubuntu-uk] Ubuntu beginners course in North Tyneside

[alan c]

On 06/05/12 18:26, John Bottomley wrote:
> Hi reading your comments on introducing Ubuntu I thought you might be
> interested in our experiences of Ubuntu as a training medium.
>
> We have been running a project in South Cheshire for 4 years.
>
> The aim of the project is to support local communities by improving
> access to IT.  We run a range of activities including 'drop in help
> sessions, loan of recycled pcs and free internet access at both local
> and neighbourhood levels.
>
> Central to our activities is use of Ubuntu, we have about 250 Pcs on
> loan all of which are Ubuntu based.  Many of our loan PCs are used by
> school children and FE/HE students for their home studies.
>
> All our workshop PCs/Laptops (about 25) are Ubuntu based.
>
> We expect to see about 500 people per month in our workshops held at
> community centres and rural village halls.

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Really good to hear about this John, thank you for posting. (I would 
love to be able to help or support in some way, from distant 
Berkshire....)
-- 
alan cocks