The University of Kent is teaming up with Kent County Council to support the local community in becoming comfortable with using digital technology.
As part of KCC’s Digital Champions campaign, the University of Kent is encouraging students and staff to volunteer for an hour or two to support people in accessing the digital world. Your efforts could help save people time and money, make people feel more connected and better informed. Despite this, many people have never been online.
A Digital Champion is someone who helps others to understand the benefits of being online and can spend some time showing them how. Digital Champions do a range of simple things like:
- Teaching someone to use Google or a web browser
- Showing a beginner how to set up an email account
- Helping someone to use the internet to research and plan care
- Explaining computer terms and internet jargon
In return you’ll get:
- The opportunity to develop your own skills and knowledge about digital technology
- Free online training so you know better how to work with others and what sort of things you could teach them
- The chance to part of a community of Champions who can help each other and share ideas
- Rewards and awards! You’ll receive a Certificate and an online Open Badge for each Digital Champion course you complete – you can put it on your CV and show others what you’ve done
- Immense satisfaction that you’ve made a difference to someone else
What are we looking for?
You need a good level of basic computer skills, but you don’t have to be an IT genius. Much more important is having enthusiasm and patience to spend some time helping others to get online.
To find out more, join the introductory zoom meeting on Tuesday 26 April between 16:00-17:00
For more information, please feel free to contact James Corbin on J.I.H.Corbin-2@kent.ac.uk
