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 Comments from people using ePEP Online

Youth Media are delighted to announce the EPEP project to be accessed via the Internet using the latest Multimedia technology.

The Electronic Personal Education Plan program will encourage Young People to participate in entering information from a home or school computer with support from an animated virtual character.  The online computer program will talk to the young person via the virtual character, which will make them feel that someone is really listening to them.

The virtual animated character will deliver questions about a young person’s education and also assist a Personal Advisor in providing an immediate response and an effective solution for the young person.  The file management program will be developed to link into existing databases to deliver factual information.

The Electronic Personal Education Plan will use artificial intelligence to gather information from supporting partners, who also benefit young people by providing vital and effective dynamic help relating to education.

Some Comments from the Recent EPEP Online Trial with Various Authorities in the North of England:

Comments from Service User 1 (Key Stage 3/4)

Q: How do you find it?

  • Simple – good, better than writing
  • I like the avatars – you can choose characters
  • Brilliant!

Q: Are there enough questions?

  • Yes!

Comments from Social Worker 1

  • Good that YP can use the PEP
  • Friendly
  • Good that you can choose individual questions
  • Good that you do not have to repeat information
  • An opportunity to engage the YP
  • It helps to use a medium the YP are familiar with.
  • More thorough
  • Like the avatars

Comments from Social Worker 2

  • Seems better than previous PEP

Comments from Social Worker 3

  • Very user friendly
  • Focus is more on the YP than the SW
  • Questions more defined & relevant
  • Gets more information for the YP
  • 3 way responsibility – not just needing the SW to do everything
  • Better participation
  • Because some areas can be greyed out schools have clearly defined area to complete
  • Like alert e-mail
  • YP can answer questions as fully or as little as they like
  • Better ownership for the children
  • More of an assessment and planning tool than before

Comments from Carers

  • Showed PEP at training.
  • They liked it
  • Overall, they thought it was a vast improvement on the previous paper one.

Comments from School

  • Very positive!
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