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a delightful experience enlightening the enthusiastic participants on the wonders
of the computers. Many were nervous on the first day. However, my fellow coordinators
were indeed admirable in their ability to transform these anxieties to
appreciation and proficiency. A perfect combination of theory and practical was
integrated into the lessons. The participants were given a great amount of
encouragement to experiment the assignments distributed for the daily lessons.
The handouts contained instructions to perform the required task. The participants
were able to master the task in a swift manner and the co-ordinators extended
their expertise to provide additional knowledge to the participants. Each topic was
covered for a period of two days. In total there were six (6) sessions. Each session
was conducted for duration of one hour and a half from 2 pm to 3.30 pm.
The participants of the Workshop are as follows: Laila Elamrani, Morocco;
Jullien Owezime, Seychelles; Mohsem Hallajj, Iran; Alim Soad, Algeria; Jankovic
Nevena, Yugoslavia; Oloruntoyin Mariam, Nigeria; Niki Leridou, Cyprus; Gugu
Radebe, Swaziland; N. Nocua Arfred, Seychelles; Sayya Khiengphe, Laos;
Sonnyboy Mabuza, Swaziland; Christelle Houndonoagzo, Benin; Abdul Kader
Dabo, Mari; Amra, Mongolia
The coordinators who assisted in the Workshop enabled a personalised
approach to be applied. This complemented my initial briefing, which was
conducted on the topic to be discussed. The Workshop was fortunate to acquire
the assistance of the French group co-ordinators to assist the two participants who
were French speaking: Laurel Brassey, Carlo Farrugia, Silvia, Elly, Kemo, George.
The lessons conducted were based on the following topics:
Introduction to computers (24 th and 25 th June 2001)
The topic provided the participants with an overview on the various elements of
the computer. A theoretical and practical approach was utilised. The participants
were educated on the hardware and software. The functionality of the various
hardware (i.e. monitor, mouse, central processing unit (CPU), keyboard, the printer
and the various software). The basics from switching on & off the computer to the
Windows 98 was conducted. Upon the completion of the briefing, the co-ordinators
were given each two participants to experiment on the initiating of the computer
system. The co-ordinators were confronted with a lot of questions that they were
able to respond with many examples and analogies.
Microsoft (MS) Word (27 th and 28 th June 2001)
This session encompassed the details of using a word processor tool. The
participants were educated on creating new files, saving files, typing documents,
integrating pictures, changing fonts, inserting tables, changing table formats,
drawing pictures with the drawing tool bar and printing the documents.
Microsofl (MS) Power Point & Internet (29 th and 30 th June 2001) This session truly
attracted the attention of the participants. They were amazed by the many
features of this software. The session incorporated the following
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