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Twitterfiction: Literacy and digital literacy As part of Adult Learning Week, Get IT Together embarked on a voyage combining literacy and digital literacy, supporting our local learning centre in the promotion of world book night, taking reading to the masses and then working with Highlife Highland to pull together an innovative Creative Writing Conference, the first of its type in Sutherland.
The Conference was held in Brora Learning Centre, and our role, as digital fanatics was to enthuse folk about the world of blogging as a means of providing a public, creative space, where folk will actually read your work: a platform for budding writers to share their stories, poems or Dr. Who passions.
In a room of 25, only one person had ever read a blog, never mind thought of writing one themselves. .
And then we came to microblogging, and to Twitter in particular. We talked about Twitter as a public forum, a connecting space- and tasked our creative bunch, each one, to write their own Twitter Fiction. below.
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The results were inspiring, creative and undoubtedly brilliant and are listed Those attending spoke positively about the training, and asked for further groups on writing online, and Get IT Together is now working with both the Adult Learning Co-ordinator and Brora Learning Centre in several new projects which will combine literacy and digital literacy. The TwitterFiction stories were shared widely, by our local councillor (@deirdemackay) and by influential blogger and creative digital inclusion enthusiast John Popham (@johnpopham) to name a few. Read, share and enjoy! Empty throne, alone, ruined dress, Forgotten damsel, delightful distress. There is no armoured angel, I am no princess
#twitterfiction
Went to the Learning Centre. Thought it was a different course. I'm the only guy looking for the emergency exit. #twitterfiction
Carers Online Success
Get IT Together worked with Connecting Carers co-ordinator Jo Chenhall to provide a service for stay at home carers and allow them access to internet and digital inclusion training.
What Happened
Connecting Carers delivers the Carers Centre Services of HCCF across the Highlands. Connecting Carers works in both urban and rural areas have built a strong reputation, both locally and nationally, for being the natural place to go to find out about issues affecting users of health and community care services and carers
Connecting Carers work with carers and young carers and are committed to reaching out to them wherever they may live in the Highlands. CC also reaches out to local businesses to ensure that carers within their organisation can be directed to us for help, support and information
Irene worked in partnership with Jo to ensure Get It Together could provide training right across the highland area, as and when the carers needed it and could attend. Training sessions were organised in various locations, including Thurso, Tain, Dingwall and Inverness.
Due to the nature of the carers commitments our tutors have had to be flexible to their needs but it is because of this that the session have been a success. We have been able to work around the needs and ensure they are receiving training which fits around their demands. The sessions have now been running for a few weeks and have been a success, the carers group in Thurso have really enjoyed their session and progressing well. Heather, the groups tutor, highlights the benefits of such training ‘it’s a really great group to train, they have been really getting into the internet and loving learning all the benefits which has to offer for them.’
Key Achievements
Targeting a new group of learners
Working with new partner
Diversifying from the normal groups worked with
Providing training for groups who otherwise would struggle to gain access
Connecting Carers being able to provide a new service to clients
Promoting the project across Highland
Delivering across Highland region
via a pan Highland partner
Project Locations & Social Media Contacts
Brigitte Vallance - Project Coordinator, Nairn
Tel: 07824 143034
Jane Beaton- Regional Digital Participation Manager -
Skye, Wester Ross and Lochaber
Tel: 07557 97 31 38
Janette Mackie - Project Coordinator, Orkney
Tel: 07788 395859
Irene Warner-Mackintosh -Tel: 07785 462010
Shona Munro - Tel: 07827 240452
Project Coordinators, North West Sutherland