Hi everyone,
Over the last few years, we at NCBI have seen the real value of peer support.
While many of us like to learn in structured environments, or we like to have
detailed material available to us, with step-by-step instructions, much of the
feedback we've received has told us that nothing quite beats the informal
sharing of knowledge, where everyone in a group learns from the experiences of
everyone else.
The Fighting Blindness Exchange group, under the expert guidance of Cearbhall
O'Meadhra and Albert Brown are already doing a magnificent job in this space,
and what I'm about to announce is hopefully going to add a new and exciting
dimension to this already valuable resource.
NCBI already supports vibrant computer clubs, most notably in Dublin, Kildare,
Galway and Dundalk. I've had the pleasure of being present at all these club
gatherings and they are certainly well worth attending. Now however, we'd like
to open this concept up to people and take away any geographic barriers.
To that effect we are launching NCBI's virtual computer support club. A virtual
computer support club is just like meeting in a room and talking, but you'll be
doing it from the comfort of your own computer, or mobile device, in the
comfort of your own home.
This is very new territory for us, and we'll all be learning together, but I
hope you'll be happy to learn with us and share your knowledge!
I'll post more information next week, with instructions on how the virtual room
will work, and how you can install the software necessary for you to
participate. Our first meeting will be at 7:00 pm on Thursday April 7th, and
we're really looking forward to it already.
I'll give more info on the topics for our first meeting nearer to the time,
but, needless to say, if anyone has any ideas at this point I'd love to hear
from you.
For now, please save the date, and as I say, I'll be in touch again very
shortly.
Happy St. Patrick's day everyone!
Regards,
Stuart
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Rehabilitation Centre Manager/Technology Specialist Team Lead
NCBI: Working For People With Sight Loss
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