> How do you ensure this? Do you just clarify that such knowledg is required, and people self-discipline themselves well enough? How do you describe them what is "good knowledge"? Do you test it?

We just state the requirements and the potential participants are disciplined enough not to attend our courses when they don't know how to switch the Internet on. We just need the basics of using Windows and the Internet browser. Of course there is diversity in their PC skills but none of the participants are beginners.

> Was synchronous communication tested and was/would it be valuable?

What do you mean? I consider our Wikipedia classes to be a means of synchronous communication.

thanks for your interest!






Vojtěch Dostál

předseda rady / chairman of the board
Wikimedia Česká republika / Wikimedia Czech Republic
http://www.wikimedia.cz

2015-10-04 18:40 GMT+02:00 Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemowiki@gmail.com>:
Vojtěch Dostál, 23/05/2015 11:43:
there are several keys to the success that my colleague Vojtech Vesely
is having with senior citizens. First, he carefully looks for motivated
and talented senior citizens - we only accept those who have good
knowledge of PC and Internet.

How do you ensure this? Do you just clarify that such knowledg is required, and people self-discipline themselves well enough? How do you describe them what is "good knowledge"? Do you test it?

We do not try to replace standard PC
courses. Secondly, we have to devote enough time to them - we make sure
that there is an elementary and an advanced course open to everyone. One
person organizes the program, runs three courses a week and answers
e-mails, which is almost a full-time job.

Was synchronous communication tested and was/would it be valuable?

Nemo

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