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A presentation from Volunteering in a Digital Age, Swansea, September 2012 on how texting is a cheap, accessible form of communicating with volunteers.
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texting
Who texts? Why?
Who doesn’t? Why not?
Help or hindrance?
Who is using texting for work?
Engagement
Retention
Organising meetings and appointments
Fundraising
Marketing and publicity
Discrete support
Polls / evaluation
Project Background
12 month project
JISC Funded
SWaNINations
FE focussed
Retention issue
GCSE
Using SMS to support
learners
Own device
SMS at their own
cost
Encouragingprepfordiscussion
Mid-weekBetweenclasses
Se ngreadingtasks
Classreminders
MathsQues ons
TutorUse
Examples:
• An electricity bill costs £120 inc VAT at 5% - What was the bill before VAT was added? Reply starting with the code xxxx
• Don't forget your rough notes on 'About A Boy' on 1 side A4 please. I have to send them off with your essays. See you later, Derek
• You will have to give your talk on Thurs. Read Alan Sugar script and look at what he says and how he says it. What mood is he in? Derek
Respondtoques ons
Discreetsupport
Apologies
GeneralQueries
LearnerUse
Findings
Qualitative Findings from Focus Groups
Inside / Outside Code issues
Did not feel excluded
Bridged Classes
No benefit to me...but...
Loved getting tasks
Encouraged to return to class
Positive reaction from
tutors
07624 80 35 23
Get ready to txt…..
I could use texting for
A Organising meetings and appointmentsB Letting people know about eventsC Sharing information with colleaguesD Providing a hotline to supportE Polling and evaluationF OtherG None
mattsmeeth motivateCG
matt.smith1977
http://Ilt.coleggwent.ac.uk/swani
Txt SWANI to: 07624 80 35 23
estherbarrett rscwales
esther.barrett
www.jiscrsc.ac.uk/wales
