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What is the Birmingham
e-Learning Foundation?
A key plank in the AAL strategy was
the establishment of a charitable trust, called the Birmingham
e-Learning Foundation, so that new sources of funding could be
accessed and the taxable element of charitable donations could be
reclaimed. This trust will enable the charitable advancement of
education within the community of the City of Birmingham. In
particular, it will focus on those who have social or economic
disadvantage, or who have disability through the provision and
assistance in the provision of information, learning and
communications technology (ILCT).
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How will your money benefit Young Learners...?
To date, the Birmingham e-Learning Foundation has
enabled the purchase of class sets of Portable Learning Devices
i.e., Sharp A5 Windows Pocket PC machines and Fujitsu Lifebook
(small footprint) notebook PC’s. These will be loaned to AAL
pilot schools on a term-by-term basis. The
Birmingham e-Learning Foundation Charity Seeks to promote:
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THE
PROVISION OF A POWERFUL PORTABLE or
mobile ILCT device for every teacher, student, pupil or other
learner enabling
universal access to powerful learning tools
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EQUALITY
OF ACCESS to
innovations in ILCT, which facilitate teaching and lifelong
learning, irrespective of individual and
community financial and social circumstances;
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COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS and
partnerings, which establish and foster relationships between
schools, parents, within
the community and within the wider community that access and
promote best practice in education.
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CONNECTED
LEARNING COMMUNITIES linking
schools, homes, individuals, workplaces and government into a
collective
commitment to lifelong e-learning environments.
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SUPPORT
FOR INNOVATION in
and commitment to ILCT based teaching, learning and
educational establishments
in connected learning communities for the benefit of the
communities and those within them.
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There
are a number of Birmingham Schools who are now ready to begin
laptop learning initiatives, and the existence of the Birmingham
e-Learning Foundation will allow the Education Service to take
advantage of tax incentives and also to attempt to
access funding sources not normally available to Schools. |
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