Unit 2: Benefits of ICT

Thursday, April 20, 2023

Unit Overview

• Made up of the following sections:– Communicating– Collaborating– Achieving Visibility– Information Access– Online Learning– Creating Online Communities– Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating– This module aims to raise the awareness of the practitioner

to the ways in which ICT can facilitate communication for community work, both within professional practice and in practitioners work within the community.

• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility• Information Access• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating

– This module aims to introduce the participant to ways in which ICT can be used to facilitate collaboration in the work of community practitioners and community groups.

• Achieving Visibility• Information Access• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility

– This module aims to raise awareness of the participant to the ways in which ICT can be used to achieve visibility for a community group

• Information Access• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility• Information Access

– This module aims to introduce the participant to the benefits of using ICT for efficient access to information.

• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility• Information Access• Online Learning

– This section introduces learning opportunities available online

• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility• Information Access• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities

– This section hopes to give you enough background information to decide if you should (not could) create an online community – and how you can sustain a virtual community.

• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

Benefits Of ICT

• Communicating• Collaborating• Achieving Visibility• Information Access• Online Learning• Creating Online Communities• Supporting Inclusion Through ICT

– ICT has the potential to be of great benefit to people with disabilities, allowing them to participate in society in a full and meaningful manner.