Independence Inc. is offering beginner's computer classes for the month of February in the areas of typing and Microsoft Word. The course will focus on teaching the basics of computers. The course will be Ryan McHugh, who is a rehabilitation services education major at Emporia State University. Typing courses will be held in the mornings from 10-11:30. Microsoft Word will be taught in the afternoons from 1:00-2:30pm. They will be held on Tuesday and Thursday's. Classes will begin on February 2nd.
The class is a $10 charge for one course or $15 for both. Registration is required and space is limited. Please, call by January 31st to enroll. To register, please call 785-841-0333 ext. 146. If transportation is required, please mention this when calling to register. Rides cost $2 a donation each way.
We do except late enrollment.
We also will be offering more classes on a month by month basis until May. If you have any ideas for different kinds of computer classes please comment below. We would love to know what you want to learn!
Computer Classes Flyer by rmchugh1
Comments
kansasplains1 (Lawrence Morgan) says…
This is a very good idea. But courses in typing and basic computers should be offered throughout the year, not just in February. And typically many mothers or fathers who want to learn typing or basic computer skills often don't have a lot of money, so the rides should be shared and cost less.
Also, used computers that work fine should be offered, with monitors. There are a lot of these around that would serve people well.
mkinley (Meghan Spreer) says…
Lawrence,
Thank you for your comment, we are happy to have Ryan McHugh, our new intern on board to teach classes. We do not have the funds to permanently employ a staff position throughout the year, so we rely on interns, like Ryan, and other community volunteers to help teach computer classes. We agree that classes should be offered more often, and we would love to do so. Do you know anyone interested in teaching classes? If so, please pass me their information.
As for the rides, consumers of the class do not have to use our accessible transportation, it is one of many options they have in the community (others include the T, T-lift, Douglas County Senior Services, etc...) to get to the class. The standard $2 donation is how our transportation system keeps running.
I am unsure what your last comment means, do you know where there are computers that would be able to be donated? We certainly do not have computers like you mention available. The only computers we have our the ones our staff use, and then the computers in the computer lab-used for classes and open use. If you know where these are offered, again, please let me know.
Thank you!
Meghan Spreer
Development Director
841-0333 ext. 143
mspreer@independenceinc.org
mkinley (Meghan Spreer) says…
Lawrence,
Thank you for your comment, we are happy to have Ryan McHugh, our new intern on board to teach classes. We do not have the funds to permanently employ a staff position throughout the year, so we rely on interns, like Ryan, and other community volunteers to help teach computer classes. We agree that classes should be offered more often, and we would love to do so. Do you know anyone interested in teaching classes? If so, please pass me their information.
As for the rides, consumers of the class do not have to use our accessible transportation, it is one of many options they have in the community (others include the T, T-lift, Douglas County Senior Services, etc...) to get to the class. The standard $2 donation is how our transportation system keeps running.
I am unsure what your last comment means, do you know where there are computers that would be able to be donated? We certainly do not have computers like you mention available. The only computers we have our the ones our staff use, and then the computers in the computer lab-used for classes and open use. If you know where these are offered, again, please let me know.
Thank you!
Meghan Spreer
Development Director
841-0333 ext. 143
mspreer@independenceinc.org