Introduction to the Look after the pennies course
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The document discusses the development of a new online money management course called "Look after the Pennies". Key points include that it was funded through a partnership between Comic Relief and UK online centers, involved centers in its creation, and focuses on high-level topics and skills rather than detailed information. The course is designed to be broken into topics and include offline activities, and users are encouraged to use additional supporting resources and repeat the course until comfortable. Future plans include improving accessibility, adapting it for use on mobile devices, and incorporating feedback.
Introduction to the Look after the pennies course
- 1. Look after the pennies Money with Tom & Betty By Kevin Maye, Product Development Manager, OCF
- 2. About Look after the Pennies ● Development ○ Funding: New funding model - matched between Comic Relief and UK online centres. ○ Partners: Built on partnerships from 'Making Money Work' with some new partnerships too. ○ Centres: Centres involved at all levels, from mapping content to testing with learners ○ Experts: Experts used where we need them as we're not always experts
- 3. Inclusions ○ Deciding what's in: High level topics, skills to do things, simple tasks to build confidence Exclusions ○ Deciding what to leave out: The detail About Look after the Pennies
- 4. Using Look after the Pennies ● Delivering the course: break down to topics, relate them to learners, include offline activities ○ Not rocket science ● Supporting resources: Use the tools that exist. Don't stick to ones picked out, there are more. If you find others that beat the ones we link to - tell us! ○ Use partners tools ○ Share what you find useful ● Continuing learning: Intend for learners to repeat till they feel comfortable ○ Designed to provide practice
- 5. Future changes ● Accessibility: Flash engine limits, identified immediate improvements if we can change ○ Image sizing and tags ● Other form factors: leading on from those accessibility issues, using HTML also opens up other forms, expected soon. ○ Tablets and smart phones ● Feedback: any thoughts, problems, ideas or requests we do have a 'wish list' so get them in to us ○ help@ukonlinecentres.com