Governor Robert Bentley
Ingram State Technical College E-Learning Center Opened for Inmates
Governor Robert Bentley, right, and state Banking Commissioner John Harrison share a laugh before a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Ingram State's E-Learning Center at Julia Tutwiler Prison, Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Wetumpka, Ala. The new center is an innovative pilot educational program which teaches computer skills to inmate students. Ingram State Technical College purchased 60 digital tablets from Edovo, which specializes in the learning devices for prisons. The tablets, purchased for $25,000 through a request for proposals, include access to adult education courses and other learning content through a secured server. The tablets cannot access the Internet.
Tutwiler's E-Learning Center includes seven desktop computers tied to the same closed network as the tablets and a larger "smart board" for a classroom type setting. The Ingram State Technical College Foundation gave almost $60,000 in private funds to outfit the E-Learning Center in what was previously a classroom for a commercial sewing course. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)
Ingram State Technical College E-Learning Center Opened for Inmates
Governor Robert Bentley, right, and state Banking Commissioner John Harrison share a laugh before a ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open Ingram State's E-Learning Center at Julia Tutwiler Prison, Thursday, August 20, 2015, in Wetumpka, Ala. The new center is an innovative pilot educational program which teaches computer skills to inmate students. Ingram State Technical College purchased 60 digital tablets from Edovo, which specializes in the learning devices for prisons. The tablets, purchased for $25,000 through a request for proposals, include access to adult education courses and other learning content through a secured server. The tablets cannot access the Internet.
Tutwiler's E-Learning Center includes seven desktop computers tied to the same closed network as the tablets and a larger "smart board" for a classroom type setting. The Ingram State Technical College Foundation gave almost $60,000 in private funds to outfit the E-Learning Center in what was previously a classroom for a commercial sewing course. (Governor's Office, Jamie Martin)