Category: Lifelong Learning

Literacy Volunteers needs more tutors! Training – July 13 – Call 434-977-3838

Next training will be on July 13 at the Jefferson School City Center. Call Literacy Volunteers at 434-977-3838 for more information.

June 25, 2013
About Open in MOOC

Originally posted on Questions: “Open in the sense that all of the work gets done in areas that make the work accessible for people to read and reflect and make comment on. The course is open in the sense that you can go ahead and take the course without paying for it you might pay…

June 19, 2013
Google Maps and Google Earth MOOC – lots of new things to learn!

This is fun! I am finishing up the first week of Google’s Maps and Earth MOOC. Here is the link to the map I am working on for the Week 1 assignment: Vinegar Hill Cafe – the HEART of Charlottesville This map highlights the Vinegar Hill Cafe in the Jefferson School City Center and shows…

June 17, 2013
ALL THINGS DIGITAL – UVA’s Library | Senior Center, June 10 | Free and open to all

“UVA’s Library, Its Collections, and How You Can Use Them” Monday, June 10, 1:00 pm Todd Burks, UVA Library Specialist Senior, will provide a general overview of the UVA library, explain how the community can use

June 5, 2013
MOOC Experiences – my storytelling approach using WordPress and Twitter

I will continue to use WordPress and Twitter as my chosen social media tools for reflecting on my MOOC learning. I have enjoyed my experiences as a MOOC student in several courses, and I am looking forward to those to come. It was apparent to me from the beginning, however, that

May 28, 2013
An Intergenerational Group of Lifelong Learners

Literacy Volunteers (LVCA) Training, May 18, 2013 A truly intergenerational (20’s through 70’s !!!) group of very friendly, warm, enthusiastic trainers and trainees gathered on Saturday morning in JABA‘s bright Martha Williams Community Center in the beautifully restored Jefferson School for a full day of training.

May 20, 2013