Can you believe that the holidays are already upon us?  Oscar had the idea to teach our RWWL staff members how to use iPhoto by having them create a personalized holiday calendar.  This way, they’d have a very nice take-away for themselves or a special calendar they can give as a gift and they’d be learning a new skill in iPhoto!

Oscar created a step-by-step instructional handout for how to create a calendar by using personal photos.  The handout served not only as a guide for how to do this particular project, but it will also serve as a useful reminder to those who would like to attempt the project again, at a later date.

All of the session attendees enjoyed the project – what’s more fun that reminiscing with favorite photos and spending an afternoon working on a customized computer project?!  The results were great, too.  Staff member created calendars featuring their families, pets, friends, hobbies, special events, and the like.

Hosting instruction sessions that allow attendees to have a hands on experience really helps solidify the learning process.  A project that allows them to create something for themselves is also an excellent way to keep the audience engaged.  The success of this format – creating a project and doing something hands on – encouraged our Unit to try to structure our upcoming instruction sessions using this method.