https://news.elearninginside.com/elearning-makes-fits-and-starts-in-u-s-prisons/ News for eLearning Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:32:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://news.elearninginside.com/elearning-makes-fits-and-starts-in-u-s-prisons/#comment-7826 Tue, 17 Jul 2018 21:32:14 +0000 https://news.elearninginside.com/?p=7201#comment-7826 The issue of on-line learning for offenders will occur. But it is going to take people to understand that you cannot effect an escape if a properly set up security process is provided. Of course as soon as I say that someone will point to a case of 10-20 years ago. Institutional memories are hard to suppress. What has to happen is that those interested in providing e-learning to inmates have to make it attractive to both inmates and staff. Some staff feel threatened as they have had long time jobs teaching. The other issue is upfronting the costs of developing secure servers where information from classes may be sent before it is transmitted to the educational entity. This also takes staff to review and make the transfer. People (staff) often just do not see the benefit of taking on that extra work. So there are a lot of obstacles to overcome, but it can work. You have to have a champion on the outside and on the inside.

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