Family History Online
Digital Skills through Family History Online
Course Aims – What you will learn?
As part of our approach to supporting learners to develop skills for life, our family history online course is designed to help you build digital skills. You will work individually, in small groups and with your tutor gaining new wider skills including:
In order to ensure you can develop your digital skills and research family history online you will be able to start from the beginning and will learn about:
- Problem solving.
- Team working.
- Communication skills.
- Study skills.
The classes will also introduce you to some of the skills needed to be able to create, save and update family tree documents.
- Building a 5-generation family tree.
- Your family history.
- Using available resources online, hints and tips for using the main subscription websites.
- Getting the most from birth, marriage and death records, censuses and military, immigration and employment records online.
How you will be taught, and your understanding checked?
Your tutor will work with you to understand what you know already and what you want to be able to do. They will agree a learning plan for you to work towards. The classes will be a mixture of whole class teaching, independent study activity and small group work, all supported by your tutor. Your tutor will talk to you about your progress and will give you feedback to help you continue to develop your confidence, skills and knowledge.
Progression – What you will be able to do next?
On successful competition of the core modules, your tutor will talk to you about your progress and achievements. They will help you to decide what to do next, for example:
- Continue your studies.
- Start to learn another subject.
- Look for work or volunteering opportunities.
- Use your new skills in everyday life.
This course starts on Tue, Oct 01, 2024
and ends on Tue, Dec 10 2024
The start time is 02:00 PM and the finish time is 05:00 PM
(3 hours)
At: Groundwork
Merlyn Rees Avenue
Morley
Leeds
LS27 9SL
This course is provided by Groundwork Yorkshire
Telephone Groundwork Yorkshire on 07730 765564
Email Groundwork Yorkshire: skills@groundwork.org.uk
View a list of courses near Groundwork's area
Who is it for?
Learners 19+ who wish to build digital skills and research family history.
Often courses are open to everyone, so please contact the course provider to ask.
Journey Plan to Arrive At 02:00 PM
From -1.539144,53.79684 to Groundwork
30 minutes by Bus.(
Walking Directions)
Start: 12:50 PM End: 01:20 PM Duration: 30 minutes. Distance: 7.892 km
| Directions | Distance and time | |
|---|---|---|
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Walk from starting location to Leeds approx 9 minutes |
10 minutes 0.8 km |
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Bus Transpennine Express.
Hull - Manchester Piccadilly From Leeds to Morley approx 8 minutes |
8 minutes 6.0 km |
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Walk from Morley to destination location approx 12 minutes |
12 minutes 1.0 km |
For walking, driving directions visit: Google Maps