Remote Learning in the Age of Coronavirus
Hi. I run an in school Earn-A-Bike and open workshop program in Lowell, Massachusetts. All schools in Massachusetts, including the Lowell Public Schools, are closed for the remainder of the school year. Schools are moving to remote learning plans.
How to adapt? What are your suggestions on creating remote learning programs and activities that engage students in cycling during the summer months (and possibly during the next school year)?
Some students have access to bikes. Some do not. For students that do have bikes, many of their bikes are in disrepair. I'm sitting on a sizable inventory of donated bicycles that need refurbishment.
Most students have access to a SmartPhone and/or other digital device (laptop, Chromebook, tablet).
Many thanks for your input.
Wade The Bike Connector Lowell, Massachusetts
I spent April putting together an *online bicycle education class* for Charlie's Freewheels in Toronto. It does not teach "mechanics" as I don't believe we can teach repair to people who a) likely know nothing or very little about bicycles b) do not have access to tools c) do not have access to parts.
The program is made up of 3 classes, each of which covers 3 topics:
- Bicycle anatomy, types of bikes and fit, safe tool use
- Mechanical systems - bearings, brakes, drivetrain
- Safety - Safety Checks, road safety (Ontario), Safety equipment
(including helmet fit/adjustment) All of the material is presented as introductory information.
The program is available through our website and includes a quiz for each class hosted on the Google Classroom platform. We ask youth to register, then I send them the information on the class and the login to access the website pages. *For those who indicate they do not have a bike* I will be tuning up donated bikes in our workspace and matching them to the students, then arranging for a no-contact pick up.
*We launched the class yesterday, already have 22 students signed up, with 12 indicating need for a bicycle.* One person finished the classes in one evening so I have to find a bike to build for them tomorrow, haha!
If this goes well, I will be working on more involved classes that use the same framework and platform for teaching. Again, focussing on teaching people about bikes and how they work, not necessarily trying to teach them *how to fix their own bike*.
If anyone would like to view the material send me a message and I will send you the website/login.
Thanks, Ainsley (Bike Pirates/Charlie's Freewheels, Toronto)
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:09 AM Wade Rubinstein wade@bikeconnector.org wrote:
Hi. I run an in school Earn-A-Bike and open workshop program in Lowell, Massachusetts. All schools in Massachusetts, including the Lowell Public Schools, are closed for the remainder of the school year. Schools are moving to remote learning plans.
How to adapt? What are your suggestions on creating remote learning programs and activities that engage students in cycling during the summer months (and possibly during the next school year)?
Some students have access to bikes. Some do not. For students that do have bikes, many of their bikes are in disrepair. I'm sitting on a sizable inventory of donated bicycles that need refurbishment.
Most students have access to a SmartPhone and/or other digital device (laptop, Chromebook, tablet).
Many thanks for your input.
Wade The Bike Connector Lowell, Massachusetts
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Ainsley,
Your principles for your class sound really solid. We're pretty busy over here with sales and customer repairs, but I've been thinking on doing e-learning anyway and would love to see what you've built.
In particular, the idea of there being a quiz on the information seems good for our mission, so I'm excited to see how you've laid that out.
~cyclista Nicholas
On 2020-05-05 20:47, Ainsley Naylor wrote:
I spent April putting together an *online bicycle education class* for Charlie's Freewheels in Toronto. It does not teach "mechanics" as I don't believe we can teach repair to people who a) likely know nothing or very little about bicycles b) do not have access to tools c) do not have access to parts.
The program is made up of 3 classes, each of which covers 3 topics:
- Bicycle anatomy, types of bikes and fit, safe tool use
- Mechanical systems - bearings, brakes, drivetrain
- Safety - Safety Checks, road safety (Ontario), Safety equipment
(including helmet fit/adjustment) All of the material is presented as introductory information.
The program is available through our website and includes a quiz for each class hosted on the Google Classroom platform. We ask youth to register, then I send them the information on the class and the login to access the website pages. *For those who indicate they do not have a bike* I will be tuning up donated bikes in our workspace and matching them to the students, then arranging for a no-contact pick up.
*We launched the class yesterday, already have 22 students signed up, with 12 indicating need for a bicycle.* One person finished the classes in one evening so I have to find a bike to build for them tomorrow, haha!
If this goes well, I will be working on more involved classes that use the same framework and platform for teaching. Again, focussing on teaching people about bikes and how they work, not necessarily trying to teach them *how to fix their own bike*.
If anyone would like to view the material send me a message and I will send you the website/login.
Thanks, Ainsley (Bike Pirates/Charlie's Freewheels, Toronto)
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:09 AM Wade Rubinstein wade@bikeconnector.org wrote:
Hi. I run an in school Earn-A-Bike and open workshop program in Lowell, Massachusetts. All schools in Massachusetts, including the Lowell Public Schools, are closed for the remainder of the school year. Schools are moving to remote learning plans.
How to adapt? What are your suggestions on creating remote learning programs and activities that engage students in cycling during the summer months (and possibly during the next school year)?
Some students have access to bikes. Some do not. For students that do have bikes, many of their bikes are in disrepair. I'm sitting on a sizable inventory of donated bicycles that need refurbishment.
Most students have access to a SmartPhone and/or other digital device (laptop, Chromebook, tablet).
Many thanks for your input.
Wade The Bike Connector Lowell, Massachusetts
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Hi Ainsley,
I'm restarting funding working alongside Youth Services in Bradford UK and need to pull together an online version of our earn-a-bike workshops. It's very much along the lines of your post. Some of the young people are in lockdown areas and some already have support with tablets and internet access. Will be a get to know your bike, bike gifting, group discussion over benefits of cycling, places to go, maybe some mapping and a quiz. It would be great to know more about how your courses have worked?
kind regards
Anthony
On Tue, 5 May 2020 at 21:47, Ainsley Naylor needleandthread@gmail.com wrote:
I spent April putting together an *online bicycle education class* for Charlie's Freewheels in Toronto. It does not teach "mechanics" as I don't believe we can teach repair to people who a) likely know nothing or very little about bicycles b) do not have access to tools c) do not have access to parts.
The program is made up of 3 classes, each of which covers 3 topics:
- Bicycle anatomy, types of bikes and fit, safe tool use
- Mechanical systems - bearings, brakes, drivetrain
- Safety - Safety Checks, road safety (Ontario), Safety equipment
(including helmet fit/adjustment) All of the material is presented as introductory information.
The program is available through our website and includes a quiz for each class hosted on the Google Classroom platform. We ask youth to register, then I send them the information on the class and the login to access the website pages. *For those who indicate they do not have a bike* I will be tuning up donated bikes in our workspace and matching them to the students, then arranging for a no-contact pick up.
*We launched the class yesterday, already have 22 students signed up, with 12 indicating need for a bicycle.* One person finished the classes in one evening so I have to find a bike to build for them tomorrow, haha!
If this goes well, I will be working on more involved classes that use the same framework and platform for teaching. Again, focussing on teaching people about bikes and how they work, not necessarily trying to teach them *how to fix their own bike*.
If anyone would like to view the material send me a message and I will send you the website/login.
Thanks, Ainsley (Bike Pirates/Charlie's Freewheels, Toronto)
On Tue, May 5, 2020 at 10:09 AM Wade Rubinstein wade@bikeconnector.org wrote:
Hi. I run an in school Earn-A-Bike and open workshop program in Lowell, Massachusetts. All schools in Massachusetts, including the Lowell Public Schools, are closed for the remainder of the school year. Schools are moving to remote learning plans.
How to adapt? What are your suggestions on creating remote learning programs and activities that engage students in cycling during the summer months (and possibly during the next school year)?
Some students have access to bikes. Some do not. For students that do have bikes, many of their bikes are in disrepair. I'm sitting on a sizable inventory of donated bicycles that need refurbishment.
Most students have access to a SmartPhone and/or other digital device (laptop, Chromebook, tablet).
Many thanks for your input.
Wade The Bike Connector Lowell, Massachusetts
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Ainsley Naylor -
Anthony Thomson -
Cyclista Nicholas -
Wade Rubinstein