Hi Stuart, & All, Thank you for that very helpful response! Now I have a question which I was wondering about! Suppose a person takes up an actual course, with all the necessary supports in place, would it be a good idea or not to combine that with an online course, or might that be potentially confusing, or might it involve a lot of duplication? I would love to hear from an ECDL-student or former student on what you feel about this. I think after consideration of all I know in my research and from this list in particular, that I may creep before I walk, with a pre ECDL course and then take it from there! As I am employed I will have to pay so I think I will play it a little safe for starters! I will contact you in the autumn Stuart to see about acquiring the Ace notes from you. I happen to use Jaws 4. I think that I am about sorted now, with my head firmly on the block!! All the best, Tony Sweeney.---- Original Message ----- From: Stuart Lawler To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2007 11:19 AM Subject: [vip_students] Re: ECDL& thanks Hi Tony, The course Petrina mentions is run through Fas Net College, which is the on-line or E-Learning arm of Fas. They are expanding what they offer on line at the moment and are also gaining an increasing awareness of accessibility. Saying that though, I am not certain how accessible their ECDl material might be just now. You could also use the material that we at NCBI created a couple of years ago for the Ace project, which sought to provide on-line instruction in part of the ECDL syllabus. While the material refers to Jaws version 4/5, it is still relevant in the main and might be a resource worth checking out, at least until you have a course proper that you can start on. Regards, Stuart. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From: vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:vip_students-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tonysweeney Sent: 23 June 2007 02:45 To: vip_students@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [vip_students] ECDL& thanks Hi All, I don't wish to close as yet on the ECDL info I am asking of! Any further info gratefully appreciated I assure you! I am very much taken by the responses that I have and am receiving to my query regarding such courses! Thank you for taking the trouble of making contact. During the course of my search I came across one or two people in that area who I know, so because of that, I think that I could be left waiting!! but perhaps for not too long! Well done to you all for coming to the rescue with your suggestions and pointers. Much appreciated! Happy Studying and good weather or no have a great summer! Thank you moderator too! All the bbest, Tony Sweeney. ******************************************************************** NOTICE: The information contained in this email and any attachments is confidential and may be privileged. If you are not the intended recipient you should not use, disclose, distribute or copy any of the content of it or of any attachment; you are requested to notify the sender immediately of your receipt of the email and then to delete it and any attachments from your system. NCBI endeavours to ensure that emails and any attachments generated by its staff are free from viruses or other contaminants. However, it cannot accept any responsibility for any such which are transmitted. We therefore recommend you scan all attachments. Please note that the statements and views expressed in this email and any attachments are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of NCBI ********************************************************************