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ICT MENTOR VOLUNTEER
ABERDEENSHIRE LIBRARIES
Katie Coroon
About myself
16 years old
Dyce Academy -English
-Modern Studies -History -Geography -Hospitality
Volunteered with Aberdeenshire libraries for one year
Currently raising funds to volunteer in Zambia with the Book Bus Foundation
How I got started
DofE Bronze
Saltire Award
ICT Mentor Volunteering with Aberdeenshire Libraries
My Mum co-ordinates the project
Heard positive things about the project
Wanted to get involved
Training
4 hours of training
Learning styles
Administration element
Scenarios
Role play
First volunteering experience
Met with volunteer along with co-ordinator
Learner also accompanied by carer as she suffered a brain injury
Nervous but eager to get started (both volunteer and learner)
Excited to help someone who needed support
My learner
Not as old as I expected
Suffered a brain injury and was ill
Forgotten how to use a computer
Poor memory
Communication problems to begin
Achievements with Learner
Started to use E-mail again
Memory started to improve
Speech improved
Perceptions of older people
Not able to learn new things
Wary of young people – negative view
Not interested in any hobbies
Grumpy
Set in their ways
Never judge a book by its cover…
Never assume that just because someone is older they can’t learn new things
They have many hobbies such as volunteering
Very appreciative
Have things in common with every learner I supported
My experience
Volunteering is very fulfilling
Recommend volunteering to anyone who enjoys helping others
My perceptions of older people have been changed
- Interested in technology - Busy people - Interesting things to share each lesson
I am currently…
Training volunteers to be ICT mentors in other Aberdeenshire library branches
Share my experience with other volunteers
Continue to assist other learners
Help with other library activities- Craft sessions- Story time
Generations Working TogetherCompetition Entry 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr6eDd_31n8&list=FLeXrqQCby8fPMEMt9Z1YoWA