Learning "Digital Skills for the Workplace" sessions. These are in person workshops in Rochdale, sponsored by RBH and New Pioneers and delivered by No Worries IT Ltd

1. A Journey Of A Thousand Miles
Starts With A Single Step
chaperoned by
Paul Woodhead
No Worries IT Ltd

2. Who Do I Think I Am?
Personal Validation
Got My First Computer In 1980 - Sinclair
ZX80, then ZX81, Then Commodore Vic 20,
Then Commodore 64, Then Amstrad PCW,
Then Olivetti 8086 in 1992 &
THE
INTERNET
Three years before Bill Gates

3. Who Do I Think I Am, Part Two?
Personal Validation
● Been In Business Since
1991.
● Worked in IT since 2003
● Numerous
Certifications
● Numerous Mentor
Programs
● Avid educationalist
● Open Source
Evangelist

4. It’s your own experiences, projects,
creations, that will educate you.
“If you tell somebody something,
you've forever robbed them of the
opportunity to discover it for
themselves.” - Curt Gabrielson
There is no better lesson that the
lesson of experience..
Constructivism

5. You Are The
Teacher!
No Worries IT are the facilitators,
providing access to resources you need
to educate yourselves.

6. Give A Man A Fish
Give a Man a fish and you’ll feed him for a day, but teach a Man to fish and you’ll feed him for life!
Open and honest
discussion leads to better
outcomes.
Trust and respect are
more implicit with
communities
Sharing knowledge
embeds it in your own
cognitive circuits, and
promotes continuous
improvement and
integration.
We all have unique skills
that are different to each
others.
We traditionally have
learned from our elders:
from the experienced and
the wise.
The hive mind is the
biggest most powerful
computer in the world!
A problem shared is a
problem halved.
Community
As a community we can
accomplish anything.
Knowledge
Knowledge is strength,
community knowledge is
Power.

7. Let’s Go Fishing!
Learning skills and acquiring knowledge is similar to fishing. It requires patience and knowledge.
Patience
You can’t just catch a fish.
There is a process, and a
method.
We need to make mistakes, we
need to understand those
mistakes..
Education
Experienced fishers give us
information about how and
where to catch fish.
We need to learn/teach others
by highlighting their mistakes,
and praising their
achievements.
Time Wisdom
Common features
Learning Journey
Time
Available
Knowledge
Ego Is The Enemy Slow And Steady Teaching Is
Understanding

8. A Journey Of A Thousand Miles
Starts With A Single Step
Industry 4.0
Everything connected
everywhere.
Connected
Business life is anywhere
and everywhere: with
relatively low start up
effort.
The Backend
Millions and Millions Of
Opportunities
Access To Digital
Digital access is now a
vital utility.
The Internet
875k New Users Per Day

9. Napier
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Bones
How Did We Get Here?
A whistle stop tour of computing.
Computers are just really good counting devices. Everything you do/see on your computer is the result of a series of numerical algorithms and their outputs.

10. John Napier 1550-1617
Napier’s Bones - Sliding Log Tables
Groundbreaking Technology Of Its
Time (lasted 500 years)
Napier
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Bones
How Did We Get Here?
A whistle stop tour of computing.

11. Charles Babbage 1791-1871
First Digital Programmable Computer
Mechanical Computing Machine
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Bones
How Did We Get Here?
A whistle stop tour of computing.

12. Ada Lovelace 1815-1852
World's First Computer Programmer
The birth of computer CODE
Napier
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Bones
How Did We Get Here?
A whistle stop tour of computing.

13. Alan Turing 1912-1954
World's First Electronic Computer
All computer are still Turing
Computers
Napier
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Bones
How Did We Get Here?
A whistle stop tour of computing.

14. Learning Ladder
We tend to learn on a need to know basis. This can often leave gaps that are quite easy to identify, and fill!
RM Expert
Proficient
Trial and Error Success
Occasional Specific
Tasks
The Odd Stressful Task
Basic Understanding
Our learning journeys often have connected paths that we cannot see. The solutions we often conclude are part of a wider skill set that can lead to competence and proficiency in a particular field of knowledge.

15. What Is A Computer
From Your Phone To A Laptop to A Datacentre - They’re all the same!
RAM (random access memory)
This is the same as your desk/table and is
everything you’re working on. #everything
Processor
This is like you: who
gets stuff off your
desk and puts it
away, etc.
Hard Disk Drive
This is the filing
cabinet. CPU gets files
out at puts on your
desk etc.
CPU HDD
RA
M

16. It’s All About Files!
It’s either local (on your device) or remote (on the internet)
Folders - Directories
Folders are a neat way to store files
making them easier to retrieve.
File Extensions
The file extension tells the device
which application is needed to open
the file.
Internet Collaboration
Multiple users can collaborate on the
same file remotely.
Operating Systems
Operating systems are pretty much
invisible to the user. They allocate
resources to run the applications.

17. Operating
System
Webpages
HTML, .php .apsx, etc
Online resources
.ftp, jsp, js, py, pl
Email
POP, IMAP, SMTP.
Spreadsheet
What applications open
spreadsheets..
Operating systems
match the app’ to the
extension.
Applications!
An operating system is invisible. It merely allows you to run applications!

18. Digital Tech Economy Jobs
This is from 2016 TechNorth Report (Part Of TechNation Report)
283 553 £45 108
Jobs
Number of Tech Jobs in the
North of England in 2016. The
number is estimated to be
closer to 1 Million in 2022!
Average Pay
The average salary in Tech
Sector, in the North of
England in 2016. Average
salaries are about 10% more
in 2022.

19. Smartphone Use
Setting up smartphone, social
media accounts, email,
searching the web, etc.
Community Player
Getting groups together to
socialise, do a project, go for a
walk, exercise, cook.
Webwise
Been a victim of online/offline
scam. Aware of risks/dangers.
Repairing
Repairing/altering items:
clothes, changing plug,
upcycling.
Communicator
The ability to
communicate/articulate ideas,
Multilingualism, etc.
Organised
Organising things, making lists,
saving/storing information.
Connected Learning
All people have some skills in some things. They may not seem relevant right now, but they always are!

20. Video Conference
Talk to friends, family, work groups,
with a semi-physical presence..
Online Business Startup
Quickly and easily set up an online
business with very low startup costs..
Social Media
Connect with like minded people from
all over the World.
Collaborate
People need people: it’s how we have
evolved. Groups solve problems and
build the future..
A Connected World
Technology should, and does empower us all!

21. Read
Search, Navigate, Synthesise,
Evaluate..
Write
Design, Code, Compose, Revise,
Remix
Participate
Share, Connect, Contribute, Protect,
Open Practice.
Web Literacy
Let’s Start Our Thousand Mile Journey Then!
Read
Write
Join
In

22. What The World Needs Now….
Is love sweet love…. And practical knowledge of in demand applications.
Most people who left
schools after 1995 are
expected to have
basic IT skills
What applications,
platforms,
frameworks are
available, and for
what?.
It’s already obsolete!
You have to be able
to adapt and change
with the technology.
How to get gigs with
your new skills in the
21st Century.
Rare/Specialist skills
are incredibly
valuable, profitable,
when you find where
the demand is..
Basic Digital
Literacy
Knowledge Of
Digital Tools
Lifelong
learning
Self Promotion Rare & Valuable
Skills

23. Post-It Note Frenzy
Post what you think are in demand applications, either by name, or by function

24. Open Systems Interconnect
Gainful Employment Opportunities Exist On Every Layer!

25. I Need Your Feedback!
I have no ego, you can’t offend me. Your feedback can only help me get better at what I do.
Please take the time to leave an honest review of
today's session..
Improvement
It’s difficult to see how you
perform. Only other
people can do that: you
can’t improve without
somebody else's input.
Integration
Your input helps us deliver
better training to you. We
do listen, and we do learn,
and we do implement.

26. On Next Week’s Episode!
Digital/tech is the most inclusive work sector on Earth, and maybe beyond!
Imposter Syndrome
Don’t fool yourself that you can’t achieve fabulous,
creative, intelligent, things, and find you place
amongst equals.
Equality Of Opportunity
The internet is, and should remain
a democratising space. Protect it!
However, without devices to
access it, connectivity, and the
relevant skills, access is the main
stumbling block.
Cat Amongst The Pigeons
There is about 50 Zettabytes Of
Information available to you on the
internet. You can learn to do pretty
much anything that humanity is
capable of doing. Finding your niche
and not overreaching is key to a
successful and lifelong learning journey!
Go With Your Flow
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and the
art of FLOW. Don’t bite off more
than you can chew, and don’t do
things that don’t challenge you. If
it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t
change you. If it’s too heavy it will
injure you.