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Learner Profiles/Characteristics:
I am doing my analysis for my kindergarten colleagues. In the parenthesis, I am doing an analysis of the school itself because I would like it to lend itself to others in need at the school.

Age range: 34-55 (23-65) Sex distribution: 4 females (60 teachers/staff, 58 female, 2 male) Nature and range of educational background: All have M, Ed. (All teachers have BA, most MA. aides-some college.) Reasons for attending: self-sufficiency Attitude: pessimistic Bias/Beliefs: "Technology is a fad", "I can't do this." "I'm not good at this like you." "Won't you just fix it?" Need-Gratifiers: acknowledgement of "craftiness/cleverness", implementation of easier workload Specific prerequisites: access to computer, keyboarding skills, MS Office knowledge, basic computer skills

Jane, 40, is a kindergarten teacher with 12 years of experience. She has a BA in Early Childhood Education and her M, Ed. in Early Childhood Education. She has two children. She can read emails and create basic MS word documents. She can open programs and conduct basic functions. She is easily intimidated by new technology and if it does not work the first time, she will stop. She does not remember steps immediately, and sometimes needs to write steps down to remember them or to refer back to when she forgets. She is already bogged down with meetings and does not want to attend an after school workshop.