Sharing information
The farming co-operative in the Using IT to develop a farm enterprise multimedia presentation shares information by email. Crop reports, weather station data, quality assurance data and sales figures are all distributed to managers, often daily. All sites within the co-operative have broadband connections or small network systems.
This challenge encourages learners to investigate whether there might be a better way to share information.
Learning objectives
Learners should be able to:
- develop their problem solving skills
- develop their understanding of effective communication.
Downloads
Sharing information – activity (PDF, 123KB)
Sharing information – briefing sheet (PDF, 24.4KB)
Sharing information – briefing sheet (RTF, 669KB)
Using IT to develop a farm enterprise – complete resource (PDF, 195KB)
Related resources
Learners can use the Graffiti wall – one of the Four team discussion tools in the Co-operative learning area, to collect their information together in this activity.